international cases
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My computer is so slow which I hate, honestly. Today I started my research into the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi. A 15-year old girl who vanished one day in June of 1983. I’m currently watching “ Kidnapped From the Vatican. This story has so many angles, politics, organized crime, religion, a sex scandal and the… Read more
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The next stop on the Short N Sweet International tour is in Italy 🇮🇹 I will be writing about Emanuela Orlandi, a young 15 year old girl who vanished in Italy in 1983. First, I need to post part 3 on Richard Speck’s case tomorrow. I definitely will be making two more posts for this… Read more
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Short N Sweet Korea The Day They Left On March 26, 1991, five elementary school boys from Daegu skipped school on a local election day. They told their parents they were going to catch frogs on Waryong Mountain They were between nine and thirteen years old. Their names were: • Kim Jong-sik • Woo Cheol-won • Cho Ho-yeon… Read more
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🌸Jang Ja-Yeon: The Cost of Silence in the Korean Entertainment Industry Trigger warning ⚠️ this story involves talks of suicide, sexual abuse, and harm. Please be advised, if you or a loved one are in need, please contact: https://988lifeline.org 🩷 Jang Ja-yeon was only 29 years old when she died in 2009. Officially, her death… Read more
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🕯️ Content note: This piece discusses homicide and systemic failure. Please take care while reading. On April 3, 1997, a 22-year-old college student named Cho Jung-pil walked into a Burger King in Itaewon, Seoul. He never walked out. Cho was stabbed to death in the restaurant’s bathroom — a sudden, violent act committed in a… Read more
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We will be making three stops in Korea!!! Three cases. All out of South Korea 🇰🇷 💫L.W. Read more
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🌫️ Summary On the night of November 14, 1997, 14-year-old Reena Virk went to the Craigflower Bridge in Saanich, British Columbia, believing she was finally being included by a group of peers. Instead, she was brutally attacked by classmates who had been bullying her for months. Reena never came home. Her body was discovered eight… Read more
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🌃 Summary In the summer of 2000, Lucie Blackman was a bright and adventurous 21-year-old from England. She traveled to Tokyo, Japan in search of independence. She also sought new experiences. To support herself, she took a job as a hostess in the nightlife district of Roppongi. The role focused on conversation, charm, and serving… Read more
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🌹 Summary Between 1968 and 1985, couples parked in the quiet hills outside Florence, Italy, began turning up dead — murdered while seeking privacy in the moonlight. The killer, or killers, became known as “Il Mostro di Firenze” — The Monster of Florence. For nearly two decades, the Monster terrorized Tuscany, claiming at least 16… Read more
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⚖️ Summary For years, Thabo Bester was known as the “Facebook Rapist” — a South African conman who lured women online with fake modeling and business offers, then assaulted and extorted them. In 2012, he was sentenced to life in prison. But in 2022, a fire broke out in his cell at the Mangaung Correctional… Read more
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