Uh-oh, a Lincoln conspiracy post. Well, one can’t be much of a crime history professor without mention of one of the most widely publicized, theorized, dramatized, and scrutinized assassinations in antiquity, save John F. Kennedy and Julius Caesar. Spoiler Alert. It was John Wilkes Booth. This Alex Taylor column originally appeared in the Gainesville Times,…… Continue reading Bad Actors
Category: Conspiracies
Beast #1: Aleister Crowley — Read What Thou Wilt
It seems wholly unfitting to publish a column about someone as un-Christmas as Aleister Crowley. Somehow, my father managed a mere 500-word column to describe a man who, by Christian standards, is the epitome of evil. Perhaps I’m striving for criminal neutrality; it depends on one’s perspective. Crowley lost me after the first paragraph below.…… Continue reading Beast #1: Aleister Crowley — Read What Thou Wilt
Love, Mom — Joe Majczek’s Wrongful Conviction in 1932
Who is Joe Majczek? We hear all too much about bad journalists, bad journalism, fake news, yadda yadda … We’ve also endured the constant castigations of zealous police who’ve not only overstepped their authority, they’ve committed atrocities incomprehensible to conventional understanding. When it comes to capital crimes and coverups from our most precious defenders, nothing…… Continue reading Love, Mom — Joe Majczek’s Wrongful Conviction in 1932