Europol: First Online Murder to Happen in 2014

I saw the strangest story on MSN the other day, “First online murder to occur by end of 2014, Europol warns“.

I was perplexed. I scratched my head as I wondered what in the world are they talking about. Go ahead, and read the article. It’s rather chilling!  It’s like the stuff of science-fiction becoming reality!

If this surprises you, I have to ask have you heard of Stuxnet? It was a computer worm that was used to infiltrate Iran’s nuclear plants. NOVA had a special on it, “The Rise of the Hackers“, that was absolutely spellbinding. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it.

Murder Suspect Winks at Judge

 

This is one weird and sad story. Jessica Smith is accusing of killing her 2-year old daughter and injuring her teenage daughter after which she fled leaving the children behind.

In the video above, Jessica smiles and winks at the judge.

This could be because she suffers from some form of mental illness, but we cannot rule out that she might want us to believe she is mentally ill as well.

Strange behavior to say the least.

 

Expression of the Day

Reading the news this morning, I came across the story of  little Etan Kalil Patz who disappeared from lower Manhattan in 1979.

Apparently this man, Pedro Hernandez, was interviewed by police in 2012 and confessed to killing Etan.

The courts will determine this week  if Pedro Hernandez‘s statements are admissible in this case.

Statistically speaking, 25% of confessions made by people are false, so just because someone confesses, it does not  automatically mean they are one responsible for committing the crime.

When I saw this news story and I looked at this suspect shown in the article, his facial expression stopped me dead in my tracks.  Hernandez’s expression here is extremely threatening. If I saw him on the street, I would immediately look away and take actions to get as far away from him as I could. I would try to become invisible in the shortest amount of time.

What expression is Hernandez making here?  I will share my answer in my comments below (on the blog for those of you reading this elsewhere).

Oscar Pistorius Trial: Not Premeditated?

The judge’s opinion in this case is somewhat straddling two worlds if you ask me. Matt Gutman says the judge doesn’t believe that Oscar was trying to defend himself and Reeva, but that the prosecution’s claim that he intended to shoot her behind the bathroom door also don’t hold water.

What does she believe? I’m curious to hear!

Is she looking to set him free? I’m nervous.

I believe Oscar Pistorius by his own words and the evidence known got into an argument that night with Reeva, and he had a violent temper outburst and killed her in a heat of rage. Did he premeditate the killing as in plan it ahead? No. I don’t believe so.

I believe Oscar Pistorius snapped.

He also didn’t have immediate regrets either as he clearly had no urgency to get her to a hospital quickly. He doesn’t call the ambulance first. No, he calls his friend wasting precious time. That says everything. Did he even try CPR?

I believe Oscar willingly and knowingly murdered Reeva in a fit of rage, and I am very saddened that he will not be convicted of such.

To read more of my analysis of Oscar, click on the tags below.

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