The Murder Of Susie Salmon

In 1836, the gruesome death of a prostitute encaptivated the public eye and began a newspaper frenzy that centered on a morbid fixation of the life and death of Helen Jewett. Patricia Cline Cohen's The Murder of Helen Jewett pieces together the facts of Helen's life and death in an attempt to describe gender inequality in America by giving a meticulous account of life in the 1830s. (Insert small biography) Around three in the morning on Sunday, April 10, 1836 Rosina Townsend, the madam of the brothel, was spurred from her bed at the south end of Thomas St by a man knocking on the front door.

John (Jack) Salmon was charged with the murder of his common-law wife, Maxine Ditchfield, a 28 year old dog groomer and mother of three who had died due to fatal brain injuries on September 22th, 1970. John, a welder, met Maxine in 1967 and they started dating each other in 1970, and then moved in together. Following the couple’s time at a local hotel drinking beer, and later returning to their friends, Don and Mary Claydon’s residence where they continued to drink before deciding to go back to their house. That night and the following morning, Maxine experienced several falls with the associated bruising and marks on her face and body from hitting the floor and washroom features, resulting in evident changes in her movements. John

Susan’s own husband seemed to be the only person in the state that didn’t care about finding her. Josh actively avoided the police and every attempt made by the media to interview him. Even when the media succeeded in getting an interview with him and his two sons, Josh avoided any kind of question that would place him under further suspicion. The same cannot be said about Braden and Charlie. When asked about his mom, Charlie said, “My mom is staying where the crystals are”.

Pow” “Pow” here comes Bonnie and Clyde running from the cops. Bonnie and Clyde are one of the most well known criminal couple in all history. They even have and oscar winning movie, and a Broadway musical. Bonnie and Clyde’s almost two-year crime spree spanned over several states, with a gang responsible for the murder of several people that included law enforcement officials.

Marie Delphine LaLaurie tortured innocent slaves due to her family’s murders during the slave uprising of 1811. After her family’s deaths all three of her husband’s mysteriously died or disappeared. Her first husband, Don Ramon De Lopez y Angullo was a high ranking Spanish officer and died on March 26, 1804 mysteriously during a falling out with the king of Spain. Her second husband Jean Blanque was a prominent banker, merchant, lawyer, legislator, and well-known slave trader. They were married for two years before he died unexpectedly reasons as to why are unknown (A Portrait of Cruelty).

A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial By Suzanne Lebsock ((New York: W.W. Norton, 2003) Suzanne Lebsock is a historic author that enjoys digging into the past events of the American South. When Suzanne finds something interesting she dives into the history of the event and creates a historic fiction novel, that includes her own ideas and historical facts. Suzanne Lebsock has created more works of art like, “Visible Women: New Essays on American Activism”, “A Share of Honour”, “The Free Women of Petersburg: Status and Culture in a Southern Town”, and finally, “A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial”. “A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial” takes place in Lunenburg, Virginia in the year of 1895, where a white woman,

A case study of Phryne Fisher from “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” as shown on the Australian Broadcasting Company. Phryne Fisher is a private citizen who returns to Australia from travelling around the world to ensure that her sister’s murderer is not released from prison. Her broad world-view from her travels and intuition gives her insight into helping the local constabulary in solving murders in 1920’s Melbourne. Miss Fisher is an example of a “Private Citizen” crime fighter combined with aspects of a “Private Investigator.”

On June 5, Aruban police detained Nick John and Abraham Jones, former security guards from the nearby Allegro Hotel which was then closed for renovation, on suspicion of murder and kidnapping. Reports indicate that the two former guards were known for cruising hotels to pick up women, and at least one of them had a prior incident with law enforcement. John and Jones were released on June 13 without being charged. (Disappearance of Natalee Holloway, 2015) On June 9, 2005, Van der Sloot and the Kalpoe brothers were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and murdering Holloway.

Mary Surratt should have been put to death because, she helped the killer and knew other plots John Wilkes Booth was planning. Mary Surratt worked with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. She hid guns that were later used in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Source 2). This shows that she gave weapons to John Wilkes Booth on purpose. She lied to the police that she didn’t know John Wilkes Booth(Source 2).

On April 6, 2006, 45 year old Thomas Lee raped, abuse, and murdered 15 year old Abby Halls. Abby attended Los Angeles, California High school. Abby was a straight A student and was never involved in any sort of trouble. Abby was a bit of a loner because she didn’t really talk to a lot of people. She only had 3 close friends she really trusted.

Elliot Rodger is the perpetrator of the Santa Barbra shooting that occurred on May 23, 2014. He uploaded a video outlining his reasonings for his violent actions. In this video he explained how he plans to get retribution for the years he suffered without a girlfriend. He highlighted how he was a nice guy and he did not know why women would not go out with him and how he planned to slaughter the women who rejected and refused to have sex with him all these years and how he planned to murder the men who have had sex with women. He justified his actions as pay back for being a part of the out group when it came to having access to women’s bodies.

In the reading “Murder of Helen Jewett”, Patricia Cohen main argument is on how polarizing society was on the topic of prostitution in the 1800’s, and the different treatment that men, and women had to face (Cohen, P. 1998, pg.65 & 75). Women who were seen walking alone in the streets were considered to be prostitutes, and as being out of place, while men did not have to face the same prejudice (Cohen, P. 1998, pg.65 & 66). Even the way that newspapers covered the murder of Helen Jewett shows the polarization that existed in the 1800’s on the topic of prostitution, and the role of women, and men. Some newspaper writers such as James Gordon Bennett, sexualized, sensualized and tried to portray Helen Jewett in a positive light in order to persuade

Mary Bell came from a horrible childhood background. Her mother Betty worked as a prostitute, and she later gave birth at the age of seventeen. Mary was born in England in May 26, 1957. Betty did not know who the biological father is; however, she married to a man named Billy Bell. Billy Bell was a criminal who was later charge for robbery.

Susie had a warm and close relationship with Buckley. He is about four when Susie is killed yet he believes in Susie's ghostly ability to communicate with the living, and he sees her several times. She wonders, “Had my brother really seen me somehow, or was he merely a little boy telling beautiful lies?” (Sebold, 95) The fear Susie experiences rouses her desperate and tenacious need to have her family know she is watching over them is increases as she figures out she is able to communicate with her family .

It was a clear night in London, Ontario. Twenty year old Mary Hicks was sleeping peacefully in her apartment. She was in her last year, studying at the University of Western Ontario, when suddenly, tragedy comes her way. That very morning of October 19th, 1973, Hicks was pronounced dead. She was found lying in her bed, still in a natural sleeping position .