The definition of murder in the first degree is: any intentional murder that is willful and premeditated with‚ by the law of Massachusetts‚ malice aforethought. This means that one must have the intention to kill‚ and have thought about killing for enough time for one’s conscious to fully commit to the killing with an evil purpose. So simply by definition‚ it appears that Matt is a first degree murderer; As we see in the film‚ his plan was very intricate which shows his forethought‚ pan out on day
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The Snowtown murders‚ otherwise called the Bodies in Barrels killings‚ were the homicides of 12 individuals in South Australia‚ Australia between August 1992 and May 1999. The wrongdoings were revealed when the remaining parts of eight casualties were found in barrels of corrosive situated in a leased previous bank working in Snowtown‚ South Australia on 20 May 1999. The town of Snowtown is in the Mid North of South Australia‚ 145 km north of Adelaide. Despite the fact that Snowtown is every now
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One of the key players in the George Zimmerman murder trial wasn’t a witness or crime-scene photo‚ but something anyone interested in the case had equal access to‚ social media. Before during and after the trial‚ social media sites such as Twitter‚ Facebook‚ and YouTube were used by family members‚ supporters‚ media and lawyers of Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. Days after Trayvon’s death‚ celebrities‚ media personalities and activists used social media to demand the Sanford Police Department arrest
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devastating to the families left behind. Especially‚ since many cases are left open for many years families are left with the question “ Is he still alive? Is she being held somewhere against her will? Will she ever return home?” The Mcstay family murders and the disappearance of Natalee Holloway are examples of cases yet to be solved. Natalee Holloway‚ born on October 21‚ 1986 to parents David Edward Holloway and Elizabeth Ann Holloway. Since their parents divorced in 1993‚ Natalee and her brother
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everyone seems to be occupied doing something better then save someone’s life. Someone that every one knows‚ actually everyone knows every one in this village‚ the killers are described as the nicest people in town. Who is most to be blame for Santiago’s murder? The village and his social institution are. “Many of those who were on the docks knew that they were going to kill Santiago Nasar”(p.19). Could this be a new reality show‚ a comedy event with humor and
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Brenton Butler Murder Case In May 2000‚ two tourists from Georgia were outside the Ramada Inn. The wife was shot in the head in front of her husband and the killer fled. During this painstaking investigation‚ police picked up a 15-year-old student (Brenton Butler)‚ who was on his way to submit a job application to a local Blockbuster Video. Butler was brought to the victim’s husband‚ who identified him as the killer. Police brought Butler in for questioning‚ and he confessed to the murder‚ both orally
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Selena Quintanilla-Perez was a Mexican-American singer-songwriter‚ fashion designer‚ and entrepreneur‚ who loved life‚ and everything it brought to her. Selena was born on April 16‚ 1971‚ and she was the youngest of three children. She is simply known as Selena. No one knew‚ not even Selena herself‚ just how famous she would become; or the impact she would have on the world. Selena met her future husband Chris Perez‚ when he auditioned to be a part of her band Selena y Los Dinos. Unfortunately
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Miraj Patel Justice or Murder Imagine being isolated because of a blizzard‚ and being a store owner you need to get more supplies‚ but can’t. This is what was going on with Justin‚ general store owner‚ until he found the town’s only hope the town bully‚ Billy. Billy would do the job‚ but he would also “tax” them by taking their items. Justin was getting real tired of Billy’s “tax”. When Billy was found dead‚ it was murder by Justin. First of all‚ Justin killed Billy by knowing there was something
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Several days after 14 year old Emmett Till walked into a convenience store and supposedly harassed a white woman‚ his body was being fished out of the tallahatchie river. This young boy was brutally slain and was eventually held accountable in trial‚ while his white murderers walked away. In a time of immense racism these kinds of crimes were seen often‚ but not to this extent. Till‚ a Chicago native begged his mother to let him go down to Money to visit his family‚ knowing full well he was a northern
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Emmett Till was a 14 year old colored boy from Chicago‚ IL. He lived there with his mother who grew up in Mississippi‚ a very segregated state. His father was not around much because he was in the service‚ but he left his mother a ring that had his initials engraved into it. One of Emmett’s family members who still lived in Mississippi wanted Emmett to come stay with him for a little bit. Emmett’s mother was nervous because she knew of the segregated ways of the south‚ nothing like Chicago. She warned
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