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Suicide or Murder of Ophelia in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

the water by someone. As such her death is not an obvious murder. But, do we consider it murder if she was so distraught by the cr...

Trial of O.J. Simpson

the jury members were selected, they were not under any direction not to watch the local newscasts and so would have been exposed ...

DNA Testing and Joseph Wambaugh's The Blooding

tights, underpants and shoes were in a rolled-up heap about ten or fifteen feet away.2 She was naked from the waist down, with her...

Guilt or Innocence in Robert Blake's Murder Case

is important for the student to realize how the inherent fallibility of first-hand testimony has been the focus of myriad debates,...

Guilt and Motives in the Case of Lizzie Borden

was struck repeatedly with an axe-like instrument until his face was unrecognizable" (Goldman, 2003; Dorfman, 2001). The original...

Courtroom Audiences and Their Importance

lines firmly drawn. The title of the film is taken from the book of Proverbs in the Bible: He that troubleth his own house shall i...

Evidence Found in the 1996 Case of Jon Benet Ramsey

be suspects after many years of lingering doubt. Still, the timing is curious as Christmas Eve is a time that is usually associate...

Psychopathology and Aileen Wuornos

as theyre treated" (Burns, 2003). Human behavior is a complicated and curious equation. The answer to why a particular rea...

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Paradise Lost, and Cinema Verite

Paradise Lost In a review of "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills" Roger Ebert (1996) indicates that it "is uni...

Reasonable Doubt A True Story of Lust and Murder in the American Heartland by Steve Vogel

evidence at the trial. Hendricks was ultimately acquitted of the crime and released from prison in 1991. November 7, 1983 In t h...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Character of Gertrude

essence, this is seen as "feminine and shrewd" (Rusche). From this description we can begin to understand that Gertrude may wel...

Liability in Criminal Cases

case that the person above has caused the death, but the degree of liability would depend, amongst other issues, on how likely the...

Racism and On Being White, Female and Living in Bensonhurst by Marianna Torgovnick

- almost justifying it, to an extent (Mancuso, 2002). She attempts to explain the racism as going back to the machismo of Italian-...

Culpability and Motive in Macbeth by William Shakespeare

of Lady Macbeth. Some have termed her cold and calculating, others have said that she was mad, and terribly ambitious. It would ap...

Law and Psychology

Constitutional Conflicts 2001, see also Claiborne 2001,AO3). What came of this media circus was a process of review by the Supreme...

Cannon Murder Case Scenario

murder. Criminal homicide is generally differentiated from manslaughter by the elements of malice and, or, forethought. This bri...

Pro Choice Case

In six pages this paper supports freedom of choice in an argument supporting abortion legalization that refutes the murder argumen...

Interrogations and Law Enforcement

long investigation by the Washington Post into allegations that homicide detectives engaged in activities that in fact coerced mur...

1991's Crown Heights Riots in Brooklyn, NY

Not only was Cato killed, but the accident also hurt and actually critically injured his seven year old cousin Angela (1991). It...

Marquez' Chronicle of a Death Foretold

the community live, Angelas twin brothers, Pedro and Pablo, feel compelled to enact revenge on Santiago in order to redeem the fam...

Investigation of the Green River Serial Killer Gary Ridgway

decomposed and hard to identify. Although Ridgway had always been considered one of the top five suspects in the case, County sher...

Jasper, Texas' James Byrd Jr. Murder Case Investigation

(Bill) King, a building erector who had spent some time in prison for burglary, Lawrence Brewer, who had served seven years for a ...

Outline of a Play on Actor Robert Blake's Murder Case

to appear aloof, although his concerted effort belies the attempt. This sudden spot in the limelight has enhanced his lagging ego...

Murder and Postpartum Depression

In seven pages this paper argues that postpartum depression is not a justification for mothers murdering their babies. Six source...

Strategies in the 1777 Battle of Saratoga

This paper examines the American Revolution's Battle of Saratoga in 1777 and how its strategies resulted in this being a pivotal m...

The Enrique Camarena Case A Forensic Nightmare by Michael Malone

In seven pages this report examines the FBI Special Agent Michael P. Malone's 1989 account of the murder of DEA underground agent ...

Film Genres Thriller and Comedy

An analysis of these cinematic genres and how they are used are considered in an examination of Andrew Davies' A Perfect Murder an...

Murders in Beloved and Sula by Toni Morrison

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these novels by Toni Morrison in terms of how each feature murders. There are no ...

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

In six pages this paper discusses how Caesar's own ego and refusal to listen to cautionary voices that resulted in his murder. Th...

'The Candy Man' Dean Corll

In seven pages children serial killer Dean Corll of Pasadena, Texas is discussed in terms of his life, his children's party plann...