Four Peruvians have been arrested for murder in which their victims' fat was sold to European cosmetics firms, while more suspects remain at-large. One murderer is thought to have made a 30-year career of murdering for fat!According to Peruvian police, a gang of murderers used job offers to lure victims to remote roads where they were killed. The killers then hung their bodies to extract their fat which police believe they sold, along with their tissue, to European cosmetic firms for about $1... Read Full Story
Like all cities, Oklahoma has a legal system which differs in some ways from that of the state and federal jurisdictions. Oklahoma city law is not to be taken lightly; the differences between the other areas of the legal system can be tricky. While the title is jocular, the truth is that criminal defense lawyers are the best way to go, even if you agree with the arrest and intend to plead guilty.While the old saw about having a "fool for a client" doesn't always apply (who needs a lawyer to f... Read Full Story
Does a sea creature live in the Madeira Beach, Florida waters? According to a number of eyewitnesses - including a man who has photographic and motion picture evidence - something does!78-year old Russ Sittloh has dubbed whatever it is people are seeing in the canal behind his home the "Normandy Nessie," after the name of the area. He first saw it in April of 2009 and has since captured a half-dozen pictures of the "Normandy Nessie."While a local biologist says the video and pictures he has s... Read Full Story
A 59-year old man and his wife of 40 years were vacationing in a camper. As they were getting ready for bed, some youths began racing outside. The couple moved their van to higher ground and bedded down.Early the next morning, an emergency operator received a phonecall from the man who said he had killed his wife "in a dream." During the phonecall, he explained that he had dreamt one of the racers had crawled across the bed and put him in a headlock. He fought the boy. When he awakened, his c... Read Full Story
A Swedish court has sentenced a man claiming to be Jesus, the son of God, to 30 days in jail and fined him just over $350 for driving without license. The Swedish man was picked-up by police four times in four months in 2008 for the offense. He even tried to falsify his expired tags by using cardboard!In the courtroom, the 46-year old defendant claimed he was Jesus, the son of God, and was therefore exempt from earthly law. He also claimed to rule the world. I do not know if his plea was iron... Read Full Story
Three homeless men with previous criminal records have been arrested in Russia on suspicion of having murdered a man, eaten him, and sold pieces of him to a local kebab house! Police say parts of a body were discovered which lead to the three men's capture. That is when police found out the men had apparently sold some of the body to the local restaurateur. The victim is thought to have been a 25-year old man.The site does not mention whether or not anyone was actually served human flesh.... Read Full Story
