Detroit, Michigan – The year 1974 marked a dark time for Detroit, as the city grappled with unprecedented levels of violence. A chilling article in The Detroit News highlighted the grim reality of routine bloodshed, painting a stark picture of a community plagued by senseless killings. Norman Sinclair, a reporter for The Detroit News, captured … Read more
Rockford, Illinois – Rakim Chaney, a senior at Rockford Auburn, achieved a remarkable feat by setting a new school record of 41 points in their recent home game against Hononegah. This victory also marked Chaney’s surpassing of the 1,000-point mark for his high school basketball career. The game was an emotional one for Chaney as … Read more
Maine broke its three-decade-old homicide record in 2023, due to a mass shooting that took place in Lewiston in October. The shooting left eighteen people dead and thirteen injured, contributing to the year’s total of 51 homicides, surpassing the previous record of 40 killings set in 1989. The lowest year on record was 2000, with … Read more
LONDON – A British serial killer, Robert Mawdsley, has set a world record by spending his 50th Christmas behind bars, most of which was in solitary confinement. Now 70 years old, Mawdsley has spent around 45 years in solitary confinement, the longest-serving inmate in the British penal system. He was jailed in 1974 and has … Read more