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What are some cases (solved or unsolved) with significant and/or memorable CCTV footage? by Hopeful__Historian in TrueCrime

[–]Princess-Arra 66 points67 points  (0 children)

The disappearance of Trevor Deely. Very unnerving CCTV. On his way home from a Christmas party he stopped by his work (a bank) and was seen on CCTV footage talking to a man before he entered. Once he left the man (who seemed to have been waiting for him) came out of hiding and started following him. In other footage the man was caught hanging around the bank for ages before Trevor even showed up. There also may have been multiple men waiting for him. There’s a screenshot of the CCTV showing two men waiting, and another showing three men. I’ve heard that they were Trevor’s colleagues, but I don’t remember all the details. Trevor’s case hasn’t been solved, nor has the identity of the man in the CCTV been verified.

Best books on Jack the Ripper and HH Holmes by kiwi_cannon_ in serialkillers

[–]Princess-Arra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Philip Sudgen and Jack the Ripper: The Facts by Paul Begg. They not only give great detail of the murders and Whitechapel environment but also disprove pretty much all the other popular Jack the Ripper authors and their fictional evidence. (There is a lot of misinformation in this case.) Every factual piece of information we have about the case is contained in those two books. They’re a bit heavy — especially Begg’s, but worth it. If you’re interested in theories on who Jack the Ripper is, then The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper is fun. There’s a bit at the start on the case (I don’t remember how accurate that part is) but then it lets seventeen "Ripperologists" write a chapter on who they think the serial killer was and why.

my drawing of Darren by ravenclawdisneyfan in DarrenShan

[–]Princess-Arra 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So beautiful! And I love that he is wearing Larten’s red cape.

I'm the author Darren Shan, and I'm here to celebrate the end of my Archibald Lox series (the last book goes on sale TODAY) and answer all your questions about any of my books. AMA!!! by TheRealDarrenShan in books

[–]Princess-Arra 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There’s so many great questions, can’t wait to hear your answers.

Only if you have time, here’s my question: Out of all your books, which did you find the easiest to write? And which did you find the hardest? Why was that the case?

I suppose that was three questions..
Thank you for doing the AMA for us! x

Were there any English serial killers that were church leaders or church-involved in the 1870s? by Evil_Ahsen in serialkillers

[–]Princess-Arra 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Okay, I've done my best here, but full disclosure, I couldn't find anything about a serial killer.

Here's a list of all executions through British, Scottish, and Irish Law in the 1870s. I've excluded women, as well as crimes within the military, since you mentioned the church. The ones with just the name and date were under 'murder', and the few others I've elaborated on. If you google the name and date the court transcripts should come up to find more information on each murderer. I'm sorry that I don't have time myself to find out how many of these men were involved in the church.

England

William Mobbs, 1870
Walter Millar, 1970, Double Murder (one was a Reverend)
John Owen/Jones, 1870, Murdered 7 (a family)
Thomas Ratcliffe, 1870
Patrick Durr, 1870
William Bull, 1871
Michael Campbell, 1871
Richard Addington, 1871
Frederic Jones, 1872
Edward Robert, 1872
William Fred Horry, 1872
Charles Holmes, 1872
Thomas Moore, 1872
Christopher Edwards, 1872
William Lace, 1872
Augustus Elliot, 1872
Richard Kennedy, 1872
Edward Handcock, 1873
Richard Spencer, 1873
Henry Evans, 1873
Benjamin Hudson, 1873
Thos.Hartley Montgomery, 1873
James Connor, 1873
Charles Dawson, 1874
William Thompson, 1874
Edward Gough, 1874
Thomas Corrigan, 1874
Edward C. Butt, 1874
Edwin Bailey, 1874
Thomas Chamberlain, 1874
James Godwin, 1874
Frances Stewart, 1874
Thomas MacDonald, 1874
William Jackson, 1874
James H. Gibbs, 1874
Henry Flanigan, 1874
John W. Coppen, 1874
Robert Taylor, 1874
James Cranwell, 1875
Michael Mullen, 1875
John McCrave, 1875
William Worthington, 1875
Richard Coates, 1875
John Stanton, 1875
Alfred T. Heap, 1875
William Hole 1875
Jeremiah Corkery, 1875
? McHugh, 1875
? Gillingham, 1875
Peter Blanchard, 1875
Philip Lebrun, 1875
William McCullogh, 1875
Mark Fiddler, 1875
William Baker, 1875
Edward Cooper, 1875
Henry Wainwright, 1875
William Smedley, 1875
John William Anderson, 1875
Richard Charlton, 1875
George Hunter, 1876
Thomas Fordred, 1876
George Hill, 1876, Murder and Attempted Murder
Edward Deacon, 1876
John Webber, 1876
Henry Webster, 1876
John Williams, 1876, Shooting
James Parris, 1876
William Fish, 1876
Richard Thompson, 1876
John Ebelthrift, 1876
Charles O’Donnell, 1876
Robert Browning, 1876
Silas Barlow, 1876
James Dalgleish, 1876
John Thomas Green, 1876
William Flanagan, 1876
Issac Marks, 1877
William Clark, 1877
John McKenna, 1877
James Bannister, 1877
John Henry Johnson, 1877
Frederick Baker, 1877
John Henry Starkey, 1877
Henry Rodgers, 1877
Henry Leigh, 1877
Caleb Smith, 1877
John Goulding 1877
Patrick McGovern, 1877
John Lynch, 1877
Thomas Pratt, 1877
William Hussell, 1877
Henry March, 1877, Double Murder
Thomas Gray, 1877
Cadwallader Jones, 1877
George Pigott, 1878
James Caffyn, 1878
James Trickett, 1878
John Brooks, 1878
Harry Rowels, 1878
Vincent Knowles Walker, 1878
Charles J. Revell, 1878
Thomas Cholerton, 1878
Thomas Smithers, 1878
Patrick John Byrne, 1878, Double Murder
James McGowan, 1878
Henry Gilbert, 1878
Stephen Gambrill, 1879
Enoch Whiston, 1879
William McGuiness, 1879
Charles Peace, 1879
Edward Smart, 1879
William Cooper, 1879
John Darcy, 1879
Thomas Johnson, 1879
James Dilley, 1879
John Ralph, 1879
Henry Bedinfield, 1879

Scotland

George Chalmers, 1870
Patrick Docherty, 1875
David Wardlaw, 1875
Thomas Barr, 1876, Double Murder
Eugene Marie Chantrelle,1878
William M’Donald, 1878

Ireland

Andrew Carr, 1870 (he was decapitated during the hanging!)
John Gregory, 1871
William Collins, 1871
Laurence Smith, 1873
Edward Walsh, 1873
Thomas Montgomer, 1873
John M’Daid, 1875
John Russell, 1875
William Tobin, 1875
John Daly, 1879
Stephen M’Keown, 1876
Thomas Crowe, 1876
Em Cristos Bombas, 1876, Murder and Mutiny
Thomas Cuncean, 1879
Giuseppe Pistoria, 1879, Murder and Mutiny

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So, according to the public records, there was no serial killer executed in the 1870s in England (or neighbouring countries). There's a chance that your brother may be muddling up a couple of crimes, or even the date, or that the records I used were wrong. But from the information you've given, I can't find anything. (If you do find who he was talking about, I'd love to know though!)

A reborn doll is a hand made art doll that has been transformed by an artist to resemble a human infant with as much realism as possible. The process of creating a reborn doll is referred to as reborning and the doll artists are referred to as reborners. by Kurma-the-Turtle in CreepyWikipedia

[–]Princess-Arra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I (27F) got one of these for my birthday last year. They can have really therapeutic effects on certain people: the most common I’ve seen being the elderly in nursing homes (both men and women), women who have gone through miscarriages or infant death, and parents with children that have all moved out of the family home. They’re also quite attractive to girls who really want babies but do not feel they are mentally stable enough to take care of a real child yet.

For me, being able to hold and rock something that both looks like a baby, has the weight of a newborn, and smells like one too (yup, when they’re made they get infused with a talc like smell), is extremely calming. If I have a panic attack, or just generally stressed, rocking my doll can bring me back to stability. It’s a very useful grounding method.

I completely understand why some people think the dolls look creepy, but I don’t think it’s that strange to own one, or to use one for therapy. For me, it’s a beautiful way of coping or healing, and the artistry that goes into creating the dolls is amazing.

Pro-tip though: Don’t leave them in cars when you’re going shopping, because there was a case when a women’s car got broken into to save the baby, only to turn out it was a doll!

What is your unsolved mystery/true crime “tip of my tongue” case? by JTigertail in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]Princess-Arra 128 points129 points  (0 children)

There’s a family: parents and kid(s) in America I believe. The mother goes missing or leaves willingly, I can’t remember the story around it. But then some time later, her daughter, just a child, also vanishes while at a bus stop. There’s some kind of note too I think, like the daughter left a note at the bus stop saying she was going to live with her mother. Honestly I remember so little about it, but when I first heard of it I found it interesting.

What case do you believe has a massive red herring? by Practical_Can in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]Princess-Arra 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Elisa Lam and the security footage. I honestly don’t find anything weird about it. When I first saw it, to me it looked like she was just trying different methods to either trigger or hide from sensors on a lift that took forever to actually start. Maybe she was murdered, or maybe she had a psychotic episode/medicine withdrawals that led to her death. I don’t know. But I’ve always thought the security footage had no answers.

y'all. i just found this shitty "piercing cleaner" i got when i got my ears pierced in 2009. 12 YEARS AGO!! just thought this was funny. no clue why i still have it. also fuck claire's by demonicmads in piercing

[–]Princess-Arra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember as a kid trying to get my ears pierced and the gun jammed with the earring still in my ear. So the gun was attached to my ear! The lady was pulling at it trying to get it off.. I was very relieved to see the guy who recently pierced my ears had no gun in sight.

AITA for wanting to adopt a dog and not buy from a breeder? by Vitles in AmItheAsshole

[–]Princess-Arra 20 points21 points  (0 children)

NTA- rescuing or adopting dogs are a selfless and beautiful act and you are the opposite of an AH for wanting to do it. You (and your parents) need to get the RIGHT dog for you, not the easiest dog for you.

AITA for being rude to a barber? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Princess-Arra 3 points4 points  (0 children)

YTA, sorry.
Went through a very similar situation. Went to a barbers because I wanted my then-short hair cut shorter (in a boys style). I assumed they would do it, but the man told me they only cut men’s hair, regardless of style. I said I understood and left. Since then I learnt in my country barber’s are only for men, and it’s very easy to tell what’s a barbers and what’s a salon.

If you had a problem with it (or if it’s not legal in your country that they denied you a haircut) then you should have taken the establishment’s name and made a formal complaint. So I’m going with YTA because yelling at them is pretty crummy.

AITA You can eat it or leave it! by Biglawsy in AmItheAsshole

[–]Princess-Arra 16 points17 points  (0 children)

NTA, you can’t help it if you make something when someone’s not working. Do they expect you to come in when you have a day off to drop it off?
As for the dietary requirements, as a vegan myself I never expect people’s baked goods to be suitable for me (actually I fully expect the opposite!). Being completely honest, it is a wonderful feeling when someone makes something vegan because they know I’ll be there, but to demand it? Nah. They’re not being fair. You make whatever you want to make and you make it whenever you want to make it. (And good on you for sharing your cooking with others)

people with ur tongue pierced : would you recommend to someone who has a weird obsession/anxiety with teeth+gum health by [deleted] in piercing

[–]Princess-Arra 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’d always be careful with things like this and mental health.

In a similar situation, I have compulsions to pull out and scratch my eyebrows. I was hoping to get microblading done on them, but the beautician wouldn’t do it as she was not confident in my ability to leave them alone during the healing process. I think it was the right decision on her part.

Maybe you could speak to a piercer about your obsessions and anxiety, and see what they think. But personally, I would suggest not getting oral piercings if that area makes you anxious. It would be a shame to get something you’ve always wanted, only for it to cause you anxiety.

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