Murder
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Nearly every day I pass by this building—the Gerald Griffin Memorial Schools on Bridge Street, Court House Lane, Limerick. The school has a rich history, yet one particular chapter is often overlooked. This building, now a former Christian Brothers School, was originally constructed as a courthouse, as the name of the lane to its north,
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Your killing me did not stop your hate. Hate is like a disease, a cancer—it eats at you bit by bit, and the more you hate, the sicker you get. Hate is like a tumour in your head. It drives you insane up to the point that you don’t even realize anymore that killing an
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One can imaging that the Blitz must have been a terrifying time in Great Britain, but it also must have been a time where people ceased the opportunity amidst the chaos to do things they usually wouldn’t dare to do for the fear of being caught. Harry Dobkin was one of these folks. Harry Dobkin
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My smile offends you, and when I see your eyes I see hate. I see hate although I do not know what hate is. It is a word people around me use. I have no notion of the concept of hate, I am only 22 months old. All I know is love. My smile offends
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This is probably my most personal blog. I will not mention the names of the people involved, but I don’t think knowing the names is actually relevant. On June 13, 1991 the partially covered body of 18 year old Jessica R was found near a dump in Bergen op Zoom, in the province of Noord
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When you think of the cool sounds of Motown one of the first names that comes up in your mind is Marvin Gaye. He made the Soul Music sexy again. Marvin first discovered his musical talent and passion by singing in his father’s church. Unfortunately not every one liked what he was doing, his father Marvin Gay,
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The Dutch word for superstition is bijgeloof and, in a literal sense, translates into side belief or side religion. This sort of religion was the cause of the murder of Bridget Cleary on 15 March 1895. Bridget Cleary was an Irish woman who was murdered by her husband. She was either burned alive or immediately
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It is hard to believe it has been 23 years ago since the Columbine High School massacre happened. On April 20,1999, the Columbine High School massacre took place in Colorado as two students shot and killed 12 classmates and one teacher before taking their own lives. So many articles have been written about it and
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Simon Herman van den Bergh would have been 80 today. He would have reached 960 months today. He would have reached 29,200 days today, plus an additional 20 days if you include leap years. But Simon Herman van den Bergh didn’t even reach 2 years. He didn’t even reach 19 months. He was born on
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I always found it hard to understand why the Nazis kept the shoes of those they murdered. Of all clothing items, shoes are the most personal. Even today you don’t go to a shoe shop and just pick a pair of the shelves. You sit down and you fit them first to see if they
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