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The $1.79 Orange Juice Murder of Latasha Harlins
Two weeks after officers with the LAPD furiously beat Rodney King after a traffic stop, a 15-year-old girl named Latasha Harlins lost her life when a convenience store owner named Soon Ja Du shot her dead after an argument over a $1.79 bottle of orange juice. Like the officers involved in the beating of King, Jo Du did not serve any prison time for Latasha’s murder. These two events detonated the high racial tensions already present in Los Angeles, leading to the LA Riots that erupted the following year. This is the story of Latasha Harlins.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Sad Case of Rhoda Derry
Rhoda Derry grew up in a well-to-do farming family. She enjoyed a happy, normal childhood until she turned 16 and met a boy who lived on a neighboring farm with his family. The two began a courtship, although his parents did not approve of the relationship.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in FYI
16-Year-Old Brutally Beats, Sodomizes, Sets on Fire Man Mom Accused of Raping Her
Brothers Nathan Johnson, 16, Anthony Johnson, and Brian Johnson Jr. along with their friend, Michael Gunn, brutally beat, sodomized, and set on fire a man they suspected of raping their mother in January 2016. Robert Banks denied the allegations against him even while the teens brutally beat him.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
What Happened to Noah McIntosh?
Police suspect 8-year-old Noah McIntosh met a particularly gruesome death at the hands of his father, Bryce McIntosh sometime between March 3 and March 4, 2019. Surveillance footage obtained by police shows Bryce purchasing acidic drain cleaner, muriatic acid, drain cleaner, and other items from a Corona, CA, Home Depot.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
"Lion Mama" Attacks Three Men Who Were Raping Her Daughter, Killing One
In March 2019, BBC News South Africa reported the case of “Lion Mama,” a woman from Lady Frere, Eastern Cape, South Africa, who earned the moniker after she fought off three men who were raping her daughter, killing one of them.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Man Dies of Heart Attack While Burying Girlfriend He Murdered Moments Earlier
A man who strangled his girlfriend to death inside the home they shared on May 8, 2022, died from an apparent heart attack as he buried her body in the backyard in what most would call a case of poetic justice.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Mr. Rape Torture Kill
A man calling himself Mr. Rape Torture Kill spent 21 years in a psychiatric hospital after his wife discovered sexually disturbing letters he’d written saying he wanted to molest and kill a young boy and turned them over to the police. Shortly after his release from the hospital, Mr. RTK contacted the mother of the then 7-year-old victim that sent him away all those years ago with a disturbing message “I’m back.”
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
The Disappearance of Johnny Gosch
Johnny Gosch was 12-years-old when he disappeared in 1982 while running his paper route to earn extra money. Johnny woke up before sunrise to deliver his papers in West Des Moines, always making certain they arrived on time. Everyone in the neighborhood could depend on Johnny. Johnny’s parents knew something was amiss on September 5th when neighbors called their home to complain that their paper had not yet arrived.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Skin of Her Teeth: The Murder of Tina Mott
Tim Bradford used 19 knives and a meat cleaver to murder and dismember his girlfriend, Tina Mott. He removed all of her teeth from the skull and flushed her organs down the toilet, both acts committed to throw off investigators in identifying her body. Two teens fishing in a lake discovered the skull, flesh tissue still attached, which helped solve the case and send Bradford away for 25-years.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
Hoax Phone Call Leads to Sexual Assault of McDonald's Employee
Between 1994 and 2004, an unknown person claiming to be a police officer placed more than 30 hoax calls to McDonald’s and other restaurants. The caller instructed employees and managers to perform strip searches and sexual assaults against each other. Many of the hoax calls occurred in Kentucky.
By Criminal Matters4 years ago in Criminal
