Certain aspects in life are not heard of until one truly lives through another persons traumatic experiences. The podcast called “The Ugly Duckling Murderess” by a True Historian is a positive podcast considering it shows people the horrid experiences that some people have, demonstrating what can happen to them. This podcast is about a female named Sabella Nitti that murdered her husband named Frank Nitti. Frank was found dead by his 7-year-old daughter on July 29th, 1922; his body found in the catchbase around the river near his house. Evidence was found to tie Sabella into the murder after a massive investigation of the murder. Frank and his wife had two sons and a daughter. The one son named Charlie was a part of the crime; he helped drag …show more content…
the body behind the wagon and into the river. The murderer was found to be a man named Peter Crudelli.
This man had said to Frank’s son, Charlie, “Help me get rid of the body before I fix you too.” The man had blackmailed Charlie into being an accessory of the crime, despite the fact that his father was the victim. Circumstantial evidence was first found by a neighbour named Anna; tieing Sabella into the murder. The wife had said earlier, “Did Nitti ever tell you she wanted to get rid of her husband to marry Crudelli.” This was evidence that Sabella had full intentions of killing her husband to marry another man. Despite this, Sabella claimed that she was unaware of her husband's death; adding a charge of adultery to her sentence considering she cheated on her husband before knowing he was dead. After the court deemed her as part of this crime, they sentenced her to death by hanging. Later they revoked her charge of hanging and acquitted her from the trial she was on. A while later they decided to set another trial; however, no new evidence had turned up, meaning the trial could not take place. The old evidence was also all circumstantial evidence, which is not valid without some form of physical …show more content…
evidence. According to Charlie, Sabella was found to be holding the head of her husband while Peter struck him with a hammer. After this, she went inside of her home just before as her son Charlie went outside. Charlie was then ordered by Peter to help hide the body. In the end, it was the youngest child named Teresa that found the dead body. In this podcast many points were proven on the negative side of trusting another human. The podcast also mentioned some sexist facts about how women are treated easier than men. Personally, I found this podcast to be very beneficial to its audience considering how much it has the potential to teach people. This podcast showed how people cannot trust others, as a man's own wife became his largest nightmare, his killer. This showed that despite who a person is to you, they can ruin your life. This caused fear to arise within myself because I did not ever realize that anyone can be a murderer, and that even my own family should not be trusted. The podcast proved that confessions are critical in crime considering bedella would have gone unnoticed as a killer had Charlie not spoken up about her contributions to the murder. Charlie was an innocent boy who was forced to own up to his mother's mistake, in order to have her punished accurately in the way she deserved. This entire podcast really demonstrated how family is sometimes only a word. In my life, I would never think twice of anyone murdering another family member. However, in some people's lives this does happen, making family only a word. Family is not a strong label to make people innocent considering any human being can be a criminal, despite who they are to their victim. The woman Bedella was also treated easier in court than Peter was, considering they did not believe she was guilty. The entire jury was astonished by the judge's decision of hanging her. The hanging was then acquitted as result of this. The women was an accessory of murder, yet no one believed this because of her gender. The man however, was automatically stereotyped as being a part of this murder. This shows how society believes me are more of a threat than women. On another note, Bedella was not expected to be outside doing such insane acts. She was expected to be inside taking care of her children, thus pinpointing that she could not be the killer. This expectation of her made people believe she had to be innocent. This is all evidence that this is a strong podcast considering it gave off such ideas as, fear of people we trust, doing the right thing even when it seems wrong, and even some sexism within the law. The podcast creates fear in its audience as it demonstrates the fact that anyone can be a murderess, despite stereotypes.
In the podcast, a female that is married to the male that was killed was the murderer. This shows the audience that even someone close to you is capable of being a murderer. In society anyone can be a killer despite gender, appearance, status or even the role they play within your life. In this podcast the female was not only a wife, but she was a mother of three children. She murdered her husband all to be with another man. The film accurately gave the audience fear considered the reality check it gave about what a person is capable of. It was found that, “The human brain is coded for compassion, for guilt, for a kind of empathic pain that causes the person inflicting harm to feel a degree of suffering that is in many ways as intense as what the victim is experiencing” (Kluger, 2015). This proves that many people that murder do so because of their own pain that they are suffering through. People should fear and not trust any other human considering even your own wife has the potential of committing murder. People that murder others are suffering through pain and feel the need to present others with the same kind of pain they are feeling. Badella, the wife of Frank, must have been feeling some sort of pain as she was in love with a different man, Peter; as a result she murdered her husband. Another fact is that every person has a brain that is wired with
the same sections and functions. These brain functions are the ones that make decisions such as killing another person. This shows once again that any human, so long as they have a brain, can kill. This podcast has instilled fear and awareness inside of me, as it stated that even those you love can kill you. Before listening to this podcast, I thought that family was family. This podcast has definitely done a fantastic job of showing that family is only a name. Any human being can turn their back on you and kill you for another person, despite the relationship they share with you. Another reason this podcast has created fear is the fact that women are treated easier under law than men are. The woman, Sabella was facing a murder charge and execution, yet they acquitted her because hanging a women was unheard of in those days. The women all fought against Sabella being hanged, yet did nothing to stop Peter from serving his sentence. This shows the inequality of men within the law. This creates fear within me as it states that a woman can get away with murder, but a man cannot. This means that woman around me from this time period may have murdered a person and got away with it. The podcast even proved that murder was not taken seriously considering the offenders were let go of a charge, due to a consideration of the verdict. Criminals should be punished for their offences and should not be handled lightly. This podcast proved very well that people must stand up for what is right, despite who it is. The son, Charlie was the person that had to give a statement about his own mother. Charlie had to stand up against his murderess mother and say that she was a murderer. Without this statement, the court would have no evidence that Bedella Nitti was guilty of murder. Bedella had hid her identity well with the fact that she was an innocent housewife. The entire jury disbelieved that she was guilty or capable or murder because of her gender. The expectation of her was to be a mother and wife, not to be a murderess. This showed that the expectation of a female during this time was much less than those of a man. Men were expected to be the working breadwinner and to be big and strong. This already set Peter as a higher expectation of a murderess before they could question Bedella. This showed slight sexism throughout the film. However, despite the sexist expectations of Bedella not being guilty of murder. Charlie was able to stick up for what right. Sometimes the decision that is easy and fast is the wrong decision in life; this would be not giving a statement against a family member. The hard decision; which is giving a statement against a family member is more often the correct decision. https://www.danwaldschmidt.com/articles/2012/06/business/why-doing-the-right-thing-is-always-the-right-thing This statement proves that sometimes decisions are difficult to make, but this does not mean they are wrong to follow through with. The important part in any decision is that you made the correct choice to benefit society. Bedella would have gone without any trial if Charlie had not provided this circumstantial evidence on her. Therefore him going against his own mother was dire to benefit society. The podcast also gave off a very serious tone throughout it that proved that crime should not be taken lightly. It really opened my eyes to how hard some people have it in life. I have never thought twice of being the one to to cause my mother to receive a death sentence. The tone in this podcast really blew my mind because it screamed that this is what can happen. Despite how close one is to their family, anything can happen. I feel this podcast teaches people a lot and really opens their eyes to how rough one's life can become. To conclude, I feel this podcast teaches its audience lessons all people need to learn in life. This podcast first demonstrates that all people should feel a level of fear towards other people due to the fact that every person is capable of being a criminal. This is shown as Charlie’s own mother; Franks own wife, was a murderess. Another lesson is that all people must do what is right even though it may be hard to do. People that may be close to you in relationship status are capable of betraying trust and we must be able to turn them in for their felinies. The right thing sometimes is what will save society from criminals. This podcast also demonstrated sexism between men and women in law. The women are treated easier under law then the men. Overall, this podcast was very beneficial to read considering it taught me each of these lessons. The lessons within this podcast will now stay in my brain forever and I will be able to use them with all people throughout the rest of my life. During the rest of my life I will be able to do what is because in the end it will serve me positive
Scott Peterson was an educated man from California Polytechnic State University where he graduated with a B.A. in Agricultural Business. He was married to his wife Laci Peterson who was also pregnant with their unborn son. In December of 2002 Laci Peterson went missing in the Modesto, California area where she shared a home with Scott. Once the investigation of Scott’s missing wife started authorities began to suspect Scott as a suspect in her disappearance. In April of 2003 a fetus and a female torso that was missing hands, feet, and a head were found on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco Bay area was where Scott was boating the day of Laci’s disappearance. The body was later identified as Laci Peterson and the fetus as Laci and Scott’s unborn son. Scott was also arrested in the month of April shortly after the discovery of Laci and their son’s body and was later sentenced to the death penalty. Over the course of this paper I will cover the whole event of the disappearance of Laci Peterson, relating it to a sociological theory, the impact the event had on our society and how the media had influence over this national event.
In Andre Dubus’ short story “Killings,” the character Frank Fowler is violently murdered by his girlfriend’s ex-husband. Numerous readers agree that Richard Strout’s death is the result of revenge; however, Frank’s death is rarely examined. Even though his death is the pivotal point that swings the rest of the story into action, his demise is often overlooked because Richard’s death is so prominently analyzed, calculated, and questioned. So what is the origin of Frank’s murder? Although there are numerous reasons why Frank is killed, one apparent cause is his love for Mary Ann. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross from Tim O’Brien’s story, “The Things They Carried,” can certainly attest that the love of a woman is a powerful and blinding emotion. An emotion
The murder of JonBenet Ramsey was very shocking and caused a huge investigation that is yet unsolved. Family was one of the things that contributed to JonBenet’s murder. JonBenet Ramsey is a very special six-year-old girl with a successful family. She was a little pageant girl with blond curly hair and blue eyes; she was a very well known competitor since she had won many pageants (SV;SV) (Schneider). Her mother, Patsy Ramsey, was a former beauty queen; her father, John Ramsey, was a millionaire businessman (SV; SV) (Bardsley, and Bellamy).
On a cold northern morning the body of a man lay still in his bed. His blood did not flow, his heart did not beat, and his chest didn’t fall with breath. His wife sits still downstairs in the gloomy house that she views as a cage. Her stare is blank and her hands move slowly as if she is in some trance that shows absolutely no remorse. Minne Foster is guilty of murdering her husband which becomes apparent through the evidence and details given by Susan Glaspell in “A Jury of Her Peers”. Glaspell gives evidence and shows the realization that both women in the story also know that Mrs. Foster is guilty. Minnie Foster is guilty of murdering her husband, but a defense could be made to protect her.
When Deborah was only sixteen she became pregnant with her first child by Cheetah and boy she liked when she was younger. Cheetah and Deborah got married and then had their second child. Deborah became very unhappy in the marriage because Cheetah started drinking and doing drugs. He started abusing Deborah. Cheetah pushed Deborah so much she almost killed him if it wasn’t for Bobbette. Deborah’s brothers Sonny and Lawrence were doing well except for Joe. Joe was another case. Joe went to the military, and the family was hoping that would do him good; but he came out worse than when he went in. Joe was threatened and beaten up by a boy named Ivy. Joe was in so much rage he went and stabbed him and killed him. Joe eventually turned himself in to the law, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced fifteen years in prison.
John and his roller skates were headed upstairs and the Mr.Pignati went right after him. When they were halfway up the stairs the Mr.Pignati started to have a heart attack. John didn’t notice because he was having too much fun. They called the ambulance and they took him to the hospital. A couple days later John decided to have a little party. They had Hors d’oeuvres at the party to serve. The party got out of hand and things happened. When Lorraine head a car door shut, she tried to tell John but he wasn’t paying attention because he was trying to get to norton. Norton had smashed most of the pigs and then that’s when the Mr.Pignati came in and everyone was out. He was so sad because his Avocation was collecting the pigs that him and his wife did their whole life until she died. When he came home it was a Predicament because they did it behind his back. When they threw the party they were Ingrate. The cops were called and John and Lorraine were brought to their houses. When Lorraine’s mother saw her she slapped her. The way Lorraine’s mother treats her is
Susan Leigh Vaughan Smith was born September 26, 1971 in Union, South Carolina to Linda and Harry Vaughan. She was born the third child in the Vaughan family, with two older brothers. Linda Vaughan divorced Harry when Susan turned 7, and five weeks later Harry committed suicide at 37 (Montaldo). Within weeks of Linda and Harry’s divorce, Linda got remarried to Beverly (Bev) Russell, a local successful businessman. Linda and the children moved from their home into Bev’s, a larger house located in an exclusive subdivision in Union, South Carolina. Susan grew to be a well-liked teenager, and even became president of her Junior Civitan Club and Friendliest Female in her senior year (Montaldo). Everyone liked her, and she put on a great show at school. But after the last bell rang, she had to look forward to seeing Bev at home, something she feared above anything else. Bev had taken to molesting Susan when she turned sixteen, and it was not long afterward that she sought help with the local Department of Social Services (Wiki). The Department of Social services did little to help Susan, only making Bev attend a few counseling sessions (Wiki). When he returned home, he chastised Susan heavily for “airing their dirty laundry in public” and continued with the molestation (Montaldo). I believe thi...
Jack the Ripper, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, the Boston Strangler, Jeffrey Dahmer. Despite the years of history that separate these names, they remain indelibly preserved within our collective societal consciousness because of the massively violent and calculated nature of their crimes. Serial killers, both men and women, represent social monstrosities of the most terrifying variety. They are human predators, cannibals in a figurative and, often, literal sense, and are therefore uniquely subversive to society's carefully constructed behavioral tenets. They frighten because they are human in form but without the social conscience that, for many, defines humanity. They capture the public eye because they terrify, but also because they elicit a sort of gruesome curiosity about the human potential for evil; as Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde alleges, wickedness lies within each heart, waiting only for the proper time and impetus to break free.
Killers are the biggest threats to humans in society today because it could be the most original and kindest person ever who turns out to be the killer. The huge amount of monsters in our society are the killers and greedy people. A lot of people’s lives are at risk everyday just from being around these people and don't even know it. Nobody can trust a stranger,a friend, or even a family member. T.V. shows, and movies, show the killer as a psychotic person in a typical way. When it really could be anybody people come in contact with, they are just more experienced on how to deceive a common person.(The Making of a Monster Pg 2)
On November 29, 2004 Nancy Seaman, an award winning elementary school teacher, was put on trial for the murder of her husband Robert “Bob” Seaman. On May 10th of that year, Nancy hit her husband sixteen times with a hatchet and then preceded to stab him twenty-one times with a kitchen knife. She then cleaned herself up and then went to work as usual. After she returned from her job, Nancy bleached, painted, and scrubbed to clean the garage where she had killed her husband. Then, she wrapped up Bob’s body in a tarp and put it in the trunk of her car. The interesting point of the case is not finding out who killed Robert Seaman, but what the circumstances were for committing the crime.
It was 1875 it was another day at lidtke mill as Mr Barton and his dog mark went to work Mr Barton liked his job and his Co workers butt one person didn’t like him his name was Jeff and today was a perfect day for Jeff because it was a thunderstorm that they see every year only in this storm Mr Barton would die. As the day was ending mark and Mr Barton came to the edge of the mills roof both wearing their cotton coats. As Mr Barton was talking to mark . Mr Barton was obsessed with trying to bring back his dead wife who froze to death in the upper Iowa river a year ago by accidentally falling in the river only she was murdered and m Barton knew that she was murdered butt he didn’t know who it was but he also didn’t know that the killer was stagnating
She was a great mother of five children and wife to a husband until after here fourth child, that lead to the attempt of suicide because she suffered from postpartum depression the doctor prescribed Haldol to help battle the depression. Andrea continued to live a near normal life until her psychiatrist stopped her prescription it then created a spiral of unfortunate events (Roche., 2002, p. 1-3). One day she was home alone watching the kids, she said “the devil told me to kill my kids or if not killed they would be tormented by demons,” she then begun to drown each child in the bathtub to “save” them from being tormented (Roche., 2002, p. 1-3). Yates then placed all five children in a bed side by side to hide the bodies because she knew that people would question the whereabouts of the children, but by doing this she truly thought she was saving her children (Roche., 2002, p. 1-3). Andrea Yates was emotionally unstable, and couldn’t differentiate imagination from reality. In the end, she knew exactly what she did would be seen unfit which makes her seem sane because she started to become depressed after she killed her children and was sentenced with life in prison (Roche., 2002, p.
Folklore is a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends have some historical facts but are mostly exaggerated. Myths has to do with religion, such as Gods, demi-gods, and supernatural creatures. Fairy Tales have fantastic elements and magic has good vs. evil.American folklore refers to the traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people's found from America. American lore values such consist of freedom, equality democracy, independence, strength, family, and wealth. All of these values come together to create a strong nation.
In every story, she instigated the fighting and the death of her husband. In the beginning, the wife told the bandit that either he or the husband had to die because she could not live knowing she had been with two different men. In her story, she acted as if she passed out when the husband got murdered and she didn’t recall anything about what had happened. She grieves a lot in the movie for her husband but I believe this is to take the eyes off of her. I believe that she wanted her husband dead so that she could be with the bandit. The wife makes herself out to be a good person, as she goes on saying that she would rather die than living with knowing what she has
It can also be stated that sexual murderers “also have diverse criminal history with an average of 1.7 convictions” (Beauregard and Martineau, 2012) which can be found true with Peters, because we understand that he had previously been convicted for forcible confinement and pointing a firearm. Sandie and Charlene both White females, fit the statistical fact that 89. 7% of victims were female and 62.8% of them were also white (Beauregard and Martineau, 2012). Although Mr. Philips’ murder was non-sexual, we will continue to classify Peters as a sexual murderer because his sexual murders overpower his non-sexual murders therefore the following statistics fit under that of sexual murderers, but will be compared with the murder of Mr. Philips. Beauregard and Martineau (2012) state that 47.1% of sexual murderers beat their victims. This statistic fits with this murder, because Peters beat Mr. Philips to death. In 43.6% of the cases, the weapon used was found at the scene (Beauregard and Martineau, 2012), much like Peters in this situation because he found the metal bar used to bludgeon Mr. Philips, at the