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Hi everyone, we’ve had a comment which unfortunately doesn’t show because we had to change our comment system but here it is:

thanks im doing an esa for school on him you gave me so new info if you post anything about ted bundy or charels manson that whould be great!!!

I certainly will ! Actually I have written a lot about Ted Bundy and I wanna direct you to a couple of the articles I wrote:

What is a psychopath?  Read here.

Where to find serial killer info online. Read here.

Burn, Bundy, Burn – On the twentieth anniversary of Ted Bundy’s execution. Read here.

I have never written about Charles Manson because he wasn’t really a serial killer and I never found him that interesting – but I hope you can use these links to study more for your essay.

Thanks for your nice comment!

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My mind is full of murderous women these days. Betty Broderick who shot and killed her ex husband Dan Broderick and his new wife. Doctor Debora Green who set fire to her house, killing two of her children. Diane Downs who shot her kids, killing one and injuring two. Susan Smith who strapped her two young sons in her car and then pushed it into a lake. Amy Fisher who shot her ex lover’s wife.

I usually read about male psychopaths but right now my eyes are very much opened to the fact that dangerous people are not always men. Know of any female psychopaths? Women who murdered their husbands, ex’s, children? Please leave a comment.

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Ever since I did an F-disk and reinstalled XP, I have had a little problem with Blogspot. When I write my post,
I seem to be able to write forever on the same line – the line does not change by itself.
This causes a massive problem when I publish my post because the letters simply disappear on the page.

Do you know what to do about this?

In case I ever rob a bank, I have my hide out planned.

I have never been in Saskatchewan but I have picked this location in case I ever rob a bank and need a place to hide out. There is just no way I would ever get away with a bank robbery and I would be caught real fast. I just hope that I would be able to hide out a few hours in Saskatchewan before the police are on my trail.

Then I would be taken handcuffed past a ton of reporters who would all have to say “Saskatchewan” a LOT of times. It would be worth it.

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Hey peeps, I’ve been out of town for a few days and haven’t had time to update the blog but now I am back and have a bit of time to write a few thoughts down – before I fall off the chair from exhaustion.

I saw Barack Obama’s speech on TV today and I remain in awe of him. He is a born speaker, incredibly well spoken and a true leader. I am sure he will do great things for America and the rest of the world. Amazing man.

If you missed his speech, you can watch it here: http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/obamaforamerica/gGGGhZ

Another urgent thought: I really must get a tan. I wore short black trousers these past few days and my very bright and aware son said: “Mom you look like a chess board, black and white”. I must get a tan, I must get a tan..

Not the most interesting of blog entries but don’t expect more from a pale white, Danish, extremely tired woman.

Thank you.

Quote of the Day:
If one synchronised swimmer drowns, do all the rest have to drown too?
–Steven Wright

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This is really exciting! We’re doing our very first podcast, folks! Kurt who is a pro magician shares a funny story from his magic career. We’d love to get your input and comments if you don’t mind? Enjoy!

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Deodorant
It’s just a must. I mean, without deodorant you won’t make any new friends and your old ones won’t talk to you (if you brought them along).

Tissues

Always bring tissues. You might wanna blow your nose, wipe your eyes or use chloroform on a hapless victim..sorry, that was a tip for the serial killers..

Laptop

I’ve gotta stay connected to check my email, Facebook and blog. I just might die if I am offline. I haven’t tested this theory but I am quite sure. I’ve heard stories.

Three pairs of panties

No explanation needed..

Cellphone

Gotta bring my cell cos I get at least one phone call per month. God I am such a lonely soul in this big huge world..why go on a friggin’ trip anyway..

Digital camera

Uh yeah, I might find the perfect spot to take a pic. And it’s very important to snap all the “Gitte standing by tree”, “Gitte standing left of tree”, “Gitte standing right of tree”, “Gitte modelling by the seaside”, “Gitte eating icecream” moments on my vacation..to show my family and friends when I come back. It’ll be the worst four hours of their lives.

Common sense

Remember to bring common sense. If you’re on a dark road and some mid-twenties white guy says he has car trouble, keep walking..or preferably running.

What would you bring on a trip?

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Cleveland’s West Side was terrorized between 1983 to 1988 by a particularly cruel serial rapist who attacked women at night, creeping through an open window and masked in a stocking or scarf.

He’d order the woman to keep quiet, look away and hold a knife to her throat. As a final humiliation, he’d ejaculate either on the victims’ stomach or make her swallow.

Detective Bob Matuszny made it his personal goal to bring this brutal rapist to trial and he turned to the FBI for help.
They drew up a profile of a likely suspect: He picked victims who were easy to control (with children in a nearby room) or women he would be alone with. As the rapes occurred in the morning, it was thought that the rapist had no day job and if he had a job at all, it would be a menial job where he would have little contact with other people. He’d enjoy the fear he was instilling in people, having been named “The Westside Rapist” in the press, so he’d probably be collecting newspaper clippings about the case.

There’d be a woman in his life causing him stress but he’d be unable to stand up to her, taking his rage out on strangers instead. He’d most likely have a record of related crimes such as voyerism and he could be collecting pornography.

Over the next year Detective Mutaszny kept working at it and the rapist kept raping but in the end Mutaszny had to pack it in and he applied for a transfer which was approved.

The rapist on the other hand grew ever more cocky and he finally made the kind of mistake police had been waiting for.

After a rape he stole a victim’s credit card and demanded the password. He was then photographed by a surveillance camera using the card. Unfortunately only his lower face was showing but now the police had something to work with.
The press released the photo and security was upped.

After another rape, he once again used a stolen credit card and this time police got a shot of his vehicle, a dark Chevrolet Monte Carlo. After cruising around looking for the car for a long time, Detective Vic Kovacic got lucky: He spotted the car and wrote down the plate number.

The car was owned by a Ronnie Shelton, 27 and matching the description of the rapist. He had a record for voyerism and when police checked his fingerprints from a previous crime, it was a clean match.

At Shelton’s trial John Douglas, former FBI profiler, testified and after 4 days of jury deliberations, Shelton was found guilty of 49 rapes and 200 criminal counts in total.

He got 3,198 years in prison, maximum sentence for each offense.

Have you ever heard someone say “Why would he need to rape someone, he is so handsome he could get anyone he wants”? That’s because some people are under the misconception that rape is about sex. Rape is about control. A guy like Ronnie Shelton, for example, was in a steady relationship with his girlfriend at the same time that he raped so many women. You’ve got your Ted Bundy who could have had sex with many willing women, probably, but he still had to dominate the unwilling in the cruelest way possible.

So there was no lack of sex in Ronnie Shelton’s life. He was, however, highly insecure and angry, feeling like a nobody and wanting to feel powerful and in control . That’s what rape is all about: Domination and control of a helpless victim.

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It’s been a while since we posted anything about magic. That’s mainly because Kurt is the expert in this particular field and I know practically nothing about it – and Kurt has been blogging about other subjects recently.

I have a bunch of magicians befriending me on Facebook and they all expect me to be super duper at magic. Then when they discover I know nothing, they move on to greener pastures.

I was on to something at one point but I was talked out of it. I had a death row concept all ready: “So you killed a no-good street walking whore? That doesn’t mean life can’t be magical!” – a sort of traveling magic show for death row inmates. But Kurt said it was a bad idea. I wanted to combine our interests in crime and magic but somehow the idea of entertaining a bunch of creeps on death row might not suit all people.

I understand that. It makes me sick, too. It was just a spur of the moment thing, anyway..

Anyway, maybe we should have another magic post, Kurt?

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Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Seriously Silly Saturday ! On the pic above you see me as a nun. That’s a good example of something rather silly (although my life does actually resemble that of a nun but that’s another story).

We’d like to encourage you to act silly today, post silly comments here, post silly videos or photos here, just act completely crazy. The most silly person might be rewarded (notice I said “might be”).

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