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This list of the worst parents of 2014 will make you lose your faith in moms, dads, and parenting in general. From drug addicts, to child abusers, to plain old idiots, these parents have earned their rankings as the most horrible mothers and fathers of the year. Many of these awful parents faced criminal charges for their poor parenting choices, and their poor kids will certainly have rough roads ahead. But just what does it take to become the worst parent of the year?

On this list, you will meet the mother who decided to leave her crying kids in a steaming hot car while she went down on her boyfriend in a Walmart parking lot. You will also meet the father who was so high on meth that he thought his son was a demon who needed an at home exorcism. You'll learn of the new mother in China, who decided to try cannibalism just hours after the birth of her daughter, and hear of the dad who thought, "Sure, kid... go ride on a horse with that drunk guy while I head to work."

Imagine "Florida Man" was a father. That what we're working with here. Even famous mothers like Mama June of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo made the cut for worst parent of 2014. One has to wonder if there's any amount of therapy that can save these poor kids, who were all innocent victims of the world's worst parents of the year.

Cast your votes for the parents who made the most awful decisions below, and be glad that even though your parents might be a little nuts, they never made your ride on the roof of the car so you wouldn't ruin the fine leather upholstery.

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6 Kids Rode on Top of Car While Drunk Mom Drove
Mitt Romney lost some votes after tying his dog to his car on a family vacation, but that's because America hadn't yet met Kisha Young. The Texan mother of four was driving home from a neighborhood pool with her kids and two others. She didn't want their wet bodies to damage her car's upholstery, so she had them ride on top of the car. After an especially sharp turn, they fell off the vehicle, drawing police to the scene. Young then failed a sobriety test and one of the children was hospitalized with a head injury.

Source: Boston.com
Mom Gets Son a Craigslist Driver
Shelia Sherrie Joyner is a Georgia mom who thought it'd be a good idea for her son to drive across the United States with a total stranger. She met the stranger on Craigslist, allegedly asking him to take the 9 year old to Florida to his grandparents' house. When the police showed up to arrest the mother, initially, only a babysitter was present.

Source: NY Daily News
Mama June Dates Man Who Molested Her Daughter
Mama June, Honey Boo Boo's mom as seen on TLC's Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, got in a lot of heat after her daughter Anna confirmed she was molested by June's ex-boyfriend. According to Anna, convicted child-abuser Mark McDaniel sexually assaulted the 8-year-old, while her 3-year-old sister was in the room. Mama June was reportedly hanging out with Mark in 2014, which might have ruined her relationship with Anna.

Adding fuel to the "Worst Parent of the Year" fire, Mama June has now been offered $1 million to make a sex tape with her estranged husband, Sugar Bear Thompson.

Source: US Weekly
Mom Leaves Kids in Car to Give BF a BJ
Welcome to Lake Charles, LA, where women occasionally leave their children in the car to blow their boyfriends in Walmart parking lots. Okay, maybe that's very specific to the case of Princess Marks. The 25 year old was arrested after going down on her boyfriend in a different car in the same parking lot, while her two toddlers were crying hysterically in an overheated car parked nearby.

Source: Gawker
Methed Out Dad Performs Exorcism on Demon Son
If you thought your dad was a jerk, check out the Florida dad who got high on meth, kidnapped his own son, and tried to exorcise him in the woods. Insisting that his 11-year-old son son was a demon who needed the exorcism, Bryan Adams (not the singer) needed to be punched in the face five times in order to stop. The boy had a minor heel injury and the dad was taken by the coppers.

Source: Orlando Sentinel
10-Month-Old Does the Ice Bucket Challenge
Father Claude Dalcour was going through a nasty divorce when he found his ex-father-in-law posted something on Facebook. It was a video of the Ice Bucket Challenge... featuring Dalcour's 10-month-old daughter. This will likely be the last time the poor girl's mom and dad will let grandpa watch the baby.

Source: USA Today
Mom and Dad Overdose at McDonald's
You thought your parents were embarrassing? Two Cincinnati parents plead guilty to child endangerment when they both overdosed on heroin at a McDonald's play area. Their children, who were in the indoor play area at the time, are now in state custody in Indiana.

Source: AP

Pennsylvania Couple Has Sex Near Dying Son
In a story too horrific for even the most twisted horror movies, Jillian Tait and Gary Lee Fellenbaum were accused of laughingly hanging their toddler upside down and beating him with a frying pain until he died. As he was put down on a mattress to slowly die, the couple had sex and ordered pizza. The District Attorney's office has said they'll be seeking the death penalty for these evil-doers.

Source: Daily Mail
Mom Gets Wax Job, Leaves Kids in Hot Car
22-year-old Kentucky mom Courtney Kippes was in the salon getting a wax job when police confronted her. They charged the woman after discovering that her sons, 2 and 3 years old, were, at the time, screaming in an unlocked car. To top it off, it was 87 degrees outside and Kippes was in possession of crushed pills and a snorting straw.

Source: Headline News
Mother Accused of Cannibalism After Biting Her Newborn
24-year-old Chinese woman Li Zhenghua was spotted chewing on her newborn son's arm just minutes after giving birth in December 2014. A nurse found the new mom with her teeth locked around the baby's wrist. Hospital staff were eventually able to pry the woman's mouth open and rescue the little boy, but not before he sustained heavy bruising but bleeding. Zhenghua is suspected to have been living on the streets for several weeks after her mother kicked her out of the house, despite being pregnant.
Source: Metro

This list of the dumbest criminals of 2014 will make you question humanity. Though it's good to know that many criminals are too moronic to succeed in their heinous crimes, it's sad to know how genuinely dumb so many people are. The idiotic characters on this list sound like they're from comedy movies, but this is 100% accurate and totally, disturbingly real. Yes, that includes a man who pretended his potato was a firearm. These are the worst criminals of the year, who, thankfully, were too stupid to be successful.

This compilation of the stupidest criminals of the year ranges from car thieves who ran out of gas to art thieves whose sweatshirts were too small to hide a stolen painting. You will also read about the worst neighbors in the world, including one who blew up a shed while huffing gas.

You will learn a lot of important lessons from these dumb criminals, too. For instance, don't try to pay for Applebee's with a trillion dollar bill. They don't accept those. Vote for the biggest idiots below, whose lack of street smarts, book smarts, and really any kind of smarts, led to their failed attempts at crime and landed them here, as one of the dumbest criminals of 2014.
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Guy Steals Ferrari...Twice in a Row
It was a long day for Earnie Hooks, who was caught stealing the same Ferrari twice in the same day. After Earnie abandoned the $250,000 sports car in fear of a DUI checkpoint, cops found it, and impounded the vehicle. By morning, it had been stolen from the impound lot... by Earnie. Gotta love his dedication.

Source: NY Daily News

Neighbor Blows Up Shed and Burns Off His Beard While Huffing Gas
When a woman heard an explosion outside, she ran out and discovered an Australian man sitting on her patio. Evidently, he had been smoking cigarettes and huffing gas to get high in a shed when he caused the explosion. The shed was destroyed and his beard was completely burned off. When authorities arrived, he went from calm to aggressive, demanding a peanut butter sandwich from Sergeant Paul Morrissey.

Source: Crime Library

Guy Fakes 911 Call to Escape Traffic Ticket
How far are you willing to go to avoid a speeding ticket? Kudos to Julius Lupowitz, who really raised the bar on this one. The Florida man (obviously) was pulled over for speeding and, when the officer turned around, he called 911 to report a murder. Instead of a $200 traffic ticket, now Julius might get a five-year prison term.

Source: ABC News
Guy Traps Mustang in Golden Gate Bridge Sidewalk
A 22-year-old San Franciscan was arrested on suspected DUI charges. Why? Cops became suspicious when they found his blue Mustang wedged into a narrow pedestrian parkway on the Golden Gate Bridge. The airbag popped, the dude was injured, and his buzz was killed.

Source: NBC Bay Area
Sausage Thief Passes Out After Crime
At 5:30 am, Ricardo Cardona broke into Hudson Meats in Austin, TX and helped himself to a handful of sausages. The genius heist was so exhausting that Cardona then walked into the manager's office and took a nap. Employees found the man sleeping when they arrived for their 7 am shift.

Source: NBC KXAN
Thieves Try to Sell Victim Her Stuff
In 2014, four burglary suspects with negative number IQs robbed a mom in Denver. As she entered her home and realized it was being broken into, she ran to a McDonald's parking lot and called the cops. As she waited for them, the criminals introduced themselves to her... by unknowingly trying to sell her everything they had just stolen from her house.

Source: The Denver Channel
Thief Busted Pulling Door That Said 'Push'
It's sad to be a "would-be" burglar. Especially if the reason your entire plan was foiled was that you basically don't know how to read. This bumbling burglar in Chicago failed to break into a bar because he was pulling on a door that said "PUSH."

Source: Yahoo News
Car Thief Runs Out of Gas and Calls Owner of Stolen Car
What do you do when you steal a woman's Saab and it runs out of gas? Call the owner for help? Though probably not the best idea, that's what Johnny Henriksen did in Norway when he called Anne Korsfur wondering where her credit card was so he could refill the tank.

Source: Crime Library

Firebomber Steps On His Own Firebomb
A guy from Houston, TX was caught by surveillance cameras after using a Molotov cocktail. The genius crook threw a brick against the window of a Cadillac, shattering it, just before he stepped on his own fire bomb. In a video that likely entertained the police, but is sadly no longer available, the man was filmed running away with his entire foot aflame.

Source: NBC Tucson
Suspect Shows Up to Court With 50 Grams of Weed
If you are going to court to face weed possession charges, maybe don't bring any weed with you. During the standard security screening before Richard Thompson's case, officials found he had rolling papers, a blunt wrap, and 50 GRAMS OF WEED. He was arrested... by the same guy who had arrested him months prior.

Source: Huffington Post

Real Criminals Who Happen to Have the Most Ironic Names Ever

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Shakespeare had it right about a lot of things, if cats were called dogs and dogs cats or even... and with cantaloupe we wouldn't know the difference. Naming people however... well names matter. Take for example the name Edward Cocaine. There aren't many versions of that childhood that would result in a well balanced adult. And in fact, these kinds of crazy names sometimes lead to ironic crimes committed by the individuals in question.

Beyond the fact that the people with these hilariously bad names endured them, they also seemed to inadvertently make them their mission statements. How else do you explain Conor P. Fudge working at a Cold Stone and his subsequent ice cream thievery? Or Daniel Noody exposing himself? These ironically named criminals were arrested and charged (or at very least accused) of some awful, but oddly appropriate, crimes.

These are the best no-way-that's-his-name-and-he-did-THAT criminal names of all time. Vote up the most ironic criminal names below!

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Edward Cocaine
Charged with: Possession (Xanax).

What version of parenting advises you name, and attempt to raise, a kid named Ed Cocaine? How did that get by on a birth certificate? It's amazing he didn't turn out worse.

Source: Gawker
Patrick Molesti
Accused of: Trying to purchase children online.

This is the kind of name where on your 18th birthday you go down to the courthouse and change it. Your parents will understand and any future children will thank you. Oh, and don't try to purchase (and presumably molest) five-year-old boys.

Source: True Crime Report

Bud Weisser
Accused of: Burglary and theft.

Arrested at just 18 years old, he was able to be charged as an adult but not to legally enjoy a nice cold Budweiser.

Source: NY Daily News

Crystal Metheney
Arrested for: Shooting a missile into an occupied car. Record also contains a long list of drug possession charges.

First of all... it's amazing how two ordinarily innocuous names when COMBINED equal crystal meth (much like how cooking homemade crystal meth is often done with normally innocuous day to day items). Beyond that, where did she get a missile launcher!? Does this happen normally? Are we only hearing about it because Crystal Meth here did it?

Source: Huffington Post

Donald Duck
Charged with: Various DUI charges, possession of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia charges.

Donald really took it hard when Disney started focusing all their attention on those Avengers movies. He hasn't been the same since.

Source: Examiner
Conor P. Fudge
Accused of: Ice cream store theft.

As far as bad last names go, fudge isn't the worst. But don't rob an ice cream store! It's bad enough that he worked at a Cold Stone (his last name being how he got the job, or at least the interview) but adding insult to injury in stealing!? (In fairness, he stole ice cream, cakes, and cash. No fudge was stolen.)

Source: Daily Mail

Mister Love
Accused of: Unlawful sexual contact with a minor.

There is no way this guy gets away with anything. Even without actually being a sex offender, with a name like that you would no doubt be accused of it. Why further brand yourself?!

Source: Huffington Post
Jackmeoff Mudd
Charged with: Assault, disorderly conduct, resisting an officer, possession of alcohol on the beach, and violating open container laws.

Last name, Mudd. First name Jackmeoff. Sounds like a second grader trying to be funny and make up a dirty name, right? Nope. This guy had to live as Jackmeoff. No wonder he snapped.

Source: Huffington Post
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop
Charged with: Marijuana possession, drug paraphernalia, and carrying a concealed weapon.

With a name like that, Marijuana possession would be the least of one's worries. The guy spits infinite wisdom... such as explaining where his name came from:

BEEZOW: The explosion of awareness of the interconnectedness of the infinite love in the universe.
DOO-DOO: The struggle of our daily lives with that awareness, that with love comes chaos.
ZOPITTYBOP-BOP-BOP: The outcome of that struggle, which is often ironic, especially because all life ends in death.

Source: Yahoo News

Joseph Moron
Charged with: Stalking, kidnapping, assault, and battery.

Those are some hefty charges, this guy's probably locked up pretty tight, right? Nope, he got away. Joseph Moron got away. The Aurora Police Department lost a moron.

Source: Colorado 9 News

The Most Insane Letters from Serial Killers

Why are we so obsessed with serial killers? Why is it that these sick murderers always catch the attention of the public? Perhaps it's because they all seem to have an interest in talking about their crimes? Many famous serial killers and murderers sent some super creepy letters to their family, victims, and "fans," both from prison and before their arrests. These insane, crazy, and definitely creepy letters from killers will have you checking over your shoulder, and maybe a little weary of opening the mail.

Famous unknown killers like the Zodiac Killer and Jack the Ripper taunted the police during their crime sprees; murderers like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy received prison fan mail from troubled people who wanted to know what made them tick, and crafted some chilling responses.

These letters came from some of the creepiest serial killers who ever lived (and picked up a pen) and are seriously disturbing. This list features pictures and scans of serial killer letters and excerpts of the creepiest, most bone chilling lines.

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Albert Fish
Who he was:
An unassuming, grandfatherly looking man, Fish was actually a serial killer, kidnapper, and cannibal. Although he only confessed to three murders in the 1920s, he would later claim that he had killed at least 100 children.

Who it was sent to:
Fish sent this letter anonymously in 1934 to the family of Grace Budd, a 10-year-old girl he killed, cooked, and ate in 1928. The letter detailed how he became a cannibal and how he killed Budd.

Creepiest part:
"I choked her to death, then cut her in small pieces so I could take my meat to my rooms."

The Axeman of New Orleans
Who he was:
In 1918 and 1919, at least eight individuals in New Orleans (primarily Italian-Americans) were killed by a mad man with an axe. Making things even creepier, in most of these cases the victims were killed with axes they themselves owned. The identity of the Axeman remains unknown.

Who it was sent to:
On March, 13, 1919 a letter from the Axeman, addressed to "Esteemed Mortal" was published in several New Orleans newspapers. In it, he explained that he would kill again on March 19, 15 minutes after midnight, but would spare anyone who was listening to jazz music. Unsurprisingly, many parties were held that night to ward off the Axeman and no murders occurred.

Creepiest part:
"At will I could slay thousands of your best citizens, for I am in close relationship with the Angel of Death."

Source: Crime Library

Belle Gunness
Who she was:
In the late 1800s, Belle Gunness used personal ads to attract her victims. She'd exchange letters with lonely bachelors and, after a sufficient amount of time, tell them to come visit her (preferably with their savings in tow). When these suitors came to visit her farm in Indiana, she'd kill them and keep their money.

Who it was sent to:
Various men across the Midwest, including Andrew Helgelein. It's believed that Gunness engaged in communication with (and later killed) at least 40 men, plus her own children.

Creepiest part:
In the letter to Helgelein, Gunness instructed him: "But, my dear, do not say anything about coming here..." making it easy for her to hide his murder.

Source: La Porte Library

Dennis Rader
Who he was:
From 1974 to 1991, the BTK killer (named for his method of binding, torturing, and ultimately killing his victims) committed 10 home invasion murders in Witchita, KS. After going quiet for thirteen years, BTK began sending letters to the police in 2004, leading to his arrest in 2005. His identity was revealed to be Dennis Rader, a respected member of the Witchita community.

Who it was sent to:
Rader sent this poem to Anna Williams, a potential victim of his two months after waiting in her home one night, ready to kill her. Lucky for her, she was out late dancing with friends and after hours of waiting, Rader gave up and left.

Creepiest part:
"Oh, Anna, Why Didn't You Appear / Drop of fear fresh Spring rain would roll down from your nakedness to scent to lofty fever that burns within..."

Donald Harvey
Who he was:
Donald Harvey served as an orderly in hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky during the 1970s and 1980s. It was during this time that he found creative ways to poison at least 30 patients. Before he was found out, Harvey had been given the nickname "Angel of Death" by a co-worker because he always seemed to be nearby when a patient died.

Who it was sent to:
Harvey sent this lengthy letter to someone who wrote to him in prison in 1998.

Creepiest part:
This morbid joke which Harvey included with the letter: "Lord, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change , change the things I can and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill because they pissed me off."

Gary Ridgway
Who he was:
The most prolific serial killer in the United States, Ridgeway was a truck painter who confessed to the killing of over 70 women in California and Washington in the 1980s and 1990s. The media gave him his alias after his first five victims were discovered near Washington's Green River.

Who it was sent to:
Following his arrest in 2001, Ridgway wrote letters to his wife almost daily. When he finally confessed to the police, he wrote this letter revealing the truth to her.

Creepiest part:
"I made a prayer to God I will stop killing if I don’t get caught, I had to live with all that in me all those years. I couldn't tell you. I was like a alcoholic dry for a time. Then fell off the wagon. I miss you so much."

H. H. Holmes
Who he was:
It's unknown how many people Holmes killed, as he was very meticulous. He confessed to 27 murders, but is believed to have killed nearly 200 people. Most of these murders happened at his infamous "murder castle," a hotel he built in Chicago during the 1893 World's Fair that was filled with death traps.

Who it was sent to:
From prison, Holmes arranged to have his confession letters published exclusively in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Creepiest part:
“I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing."

Jack the Ripper
Who he was:
The serial killer dubbed by the British press "Jack The Ripper" killed and mutilated at least five women in the Whitechapel neighborhood of London in 1888. The killer's identity remains unknown.

Who it was sent to:
This letter, popularly known as the "Dear Boss" letter was sent to the Central News Agency of London. Ripper scholars still debate whether this letter was sent by the real killer or an impostor. In this letter, the writer details how he killed and how he wanted to use a victim's blood to write the letter.

Creepiest part:
"I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant use it. Red ink is fit enough I hope ha. ha."

John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo (Beltway Snipers)
Who they were:
In October 2002, the Washington, D. C. metro area was rocked by a series of sniper attacks along busy roadways. In total, 10 people were killed by the duo of John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo during their three weeks of terror.

Who it was sent to:
This four-page extortion letter was likely written by Muhammad and was left in the woods near Ashland, VA following a shooting in the area. The letter details how the snipers' previous attempts to make contact with authorities proved unsuccessful and outlined how they wanted $10 million to stop the killings.

Creepiest part:
"P.S. your children are not safe anywhere at any time."

The Zodiac Killer
Who he was:
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Zodiac Killer terrorized the San Francisco Bay area. Although only five murders were confirmed to be the work of the Zodiac, letters that were allegedly from him took credit for nearly 40 murders. His identity remains unknown.

Who it was sent to:
The Zodiac (or an impostor) sent this creepy Halloween card to San Francisco Chronicle reporter Paul Avery in 1970. Avery had been covering the Zodiac case for the paper.

Creepiest part:
"Peek-a-boo, you are doomed."

Crime rarely pays, but some criminals go down in history for the way they committed their crimes. If you need a spree, you're probably safer sticking to shopping, but these people opted for a crime spree instead. This list has the weirdest, craziest, most incredible, and most deadly crime sprees of all time, from the Bling Ring to a modern day Bonnie and Clyde story.

Some criminals, like the guy who tried to destroy a small town with a custom built bulldozer, committed crimes best suited for a comic book. Others just had unusual motives, like the robber who stole to feed the 120 cats he took care of. Yes, 120 cats. It seems love can bring on a good crime spree as well, with more than one couple on this list who, instead of a romantic night in, decided to hit the town for some good old fashioned law breaking.

These are the craziest crime sprees in the history of the law. Thankfully, most of these criminals ended up behind bars, keeping the public safe from their rampages. What are the biggest crime sprees of all time? Read below to find out!

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Marvin Heemeyer
Following a zoning dispute with the town of Granby, CO, professional welder Marvin Heemeyer sought revenge. His revenge came in the form of a bulldozer that he modified with layers of concrete and steel. It took a year and a half for Heemeyer to complete work on the machine that was later nicknamed "Killdozer." On June 4, 2004, Heemeyer began his attack on the town.

During his two hour seven minute long rampage, Heemeyer destroyed 13 buildings, including the town hall and library, and caused $7 million in damage.

William Todd (Aftermath)
Todd faced 11 felony charges, including multiple counts of burglary, carjacking, and robbery. He also had warrants out for his arrest in Kentucky.

Marou Demizu (Aftermath)
For his one of a kind string of "cat" burglaries, Demizu faced 32 charges. Perhaps unsurprisingly, his crime spree was turned into a goofy animated viral video by Taiwan's infamous Next Media Animation.

William Todd
William Todd arrived in Nashville, TN on a Greyhound Bus at 3 am. and learned that the next bus out of town wasn't until noon. So, he decided to make the most of his layover and play a real life version of Grand Theft Auto.

First, he broke into a closed haunted house attraction and stole a t-shirt, taser, revolver, and shotgun. Upon exiting the haunted house, he shot at the building and then set it on fire. From there, he made his way to a bar and robbed its patrons. He also pistol whipped one and tased another.

Five minutes after leaving the bar, he carjacked a cab and spent $200 of stolen cash at a Walmart. Around 6 in the morning he headed to the downtown Hotel Indigo, where he broke into a downtown law office and spread his feces on several framed law degrees.

While still at the hotel, he decided to impersonate a female housekeeper and went door to door looking for someone to rob. Eventually, he stole $600 at gunpoint from a Canadian couple. Oh, and for some reason, Todd was crying during the entire robbery. And at some point while he was in the hotel, he took the time to shave his head bald.

By 9 am, Todd had crashed his stolen cab into the wall of a parking garage, and around 11:30 he hailed another taxi. He held the driver at knifepoint and told him to drive to the Opry Mills shopping mall. When police found Todd at noon, he was hiding on top of the mall in a water-cooling vat with water up to his nose.

Shawn Nelson (Aftermath)
After catching the tank on a concrete median of State Route 163, Nelson attempted to flee on foot, but was shot by police. he died from his injuries at a local hospital, amazingly the only fatality from his rampage. Security at the National Guard armory from which he stole the tank was significantly increased.

Shawn Nelson
On May 17, 1995, unemployed US Army veteran Shawn Nelson stole a M60A3 Patton tank from a United States National Guard Armory near San Diego. He then led police on a 23 minute slow speed pursuit through San Diego's Clairemont neighborhood, destroying cars, road signs, fire hydrants, and traffic lights in the process.

The Barefoot Bandit
Colton Harris-Moore became known as the Barefoot Bandit because he often committed robberies without any shoes on. During his two year burglary spree, Moore, a self-trained pilot, earned a lot of frequent flier miles.

First, he stole a plane in northwest Washington state and flew to the San Juan Islands. Later he stole a pistol in British Columbia. After spending some time in Idaho, he flew back to Washington and promptly stole a boat in southwestern Washington to head down to Oregon. Finally, he found his way to Indiana and made an escape to the Bahamas. A youngster on a spree, he committed all these crimes before his 20th birthday.

The Barefoot Bandit (Aftermath)
After two years on the run, Harris-Moore was captured in the Bahamas and brought back to Seattle to stand trial. He was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison.

Marvin Heemeyer (Aftermath)
Heemeyer's rampage came to an end when the bulldozer became stuck in the basement of one of the destroyed buildings. Heemeyer than killed himself with a handgun. It took twelve hours for police to cut through the hatch to get to his body. The town was rebuilt, and the remains of the bulldozer were sent to several different scrap yards to discourage souvenir hunters.

Marou Demizu
In 2013, an unemployed Japanese man named Mamoru Demizu was arrested after he committed a string of burglaries, and a theft of jewels and cash totaling to $185,000. It sounds like your typical crime spree, until you learn Demizu's motivation: He wanted to buy mackerel and chicken for the 120 stray cats he cared for.

This list of the dumbest criminals will make you feel like a rocket scientist. While it's nice to know that most criminals are too idiotic to follow through with their hair brained schemes, it's kind of depressing to realize how stupid a lot of people really are. The deplorable dumb dumbs on this list sound more like fictional characters than they do hardened criminals. But these crime fails are all totally real. And yes, that includes the guys who tried to rob a grocery store while riding a donkey. These are the worst criminals ever, who were just too stupid to be successful.

This collection of the dumbest criminals of all time ranges from almost the entire state of Florida, to people who committed crimes in police stations, and a guy who tried to sell weed to a detective. How do you think that ended for him?!

Hopefully after reading about the idiots on this list of dumb criminals you'll have learned some life lessons. For instance, don't try to write yourself a $360 billion check. You can't do that. No one will cash it for you. If you steal an iPad, maybe don't take selfies with everyone in your crew the moment you get back to your house. Selfies can wait for when you have changed the iCloud account to "not the original owner's." And please, stop drinking and driving - even if you're driving with one eye closed to counteract the double vision, it's just not a good idea.

Vote up the dumbest of the dumb criminals on this list of idiotic crimes that completely failed.
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Florida Man Answers Call from Security Company During Robbery
Amateur criminal and professional dumb dumb Christopher Kron made every mistake possible in robbery history when he tried to rob a restaurant after it closed one night. Not only did he trip the silent alarm, but when ADT called the restaurant after being notified, Kron answered the phone and gave them his REAL NAME. He returned to the restaurant the next day and was recognized by an employee who had seen the surveillance video. Kron was arrested on the spot.

Source: NBC
Dallas Dummy Tries to Cash Check for Billions of Dollars
Charles Ray Fuller, a Texas dumb dumb, tried to cash a bogus check for $360 BILLION. To top it off, the check wasn’t even made out to him. He was arrested on forgery charges and sentenced to a million billion years in prison.

Source: CBS
Robber Falls from Ceiling Into Police Custody
A burglar looking to make a quick score at a Dollar Store made one tiny mistake.

He climbed on the roof of the store and managed to weasel his way into the ceiling, where he promptly fell in front of a nearby Houston police officer. After picking up 10,000 Q-tips for under two dollars, the officer brought the burglar into custody.

Source: KHOU
Man Applies for Job Before Robbing Golden Pantry
Demetrius Robinson, 28, wanted to rob a Golden Pantry store late one night, but he needed to pass the time as naturally as possible until he and the clerk were alone, so he decided to fill out a job application. Not a bad idea, except he left his real name on the application, along with his uncle’s phone number. After he robbed the store, it didn’t take long for police to track him down. He didn’t get the job.

Source: Sun Journal
Man Attempts Carjacking in Prison Parking Lot
Things were looking up for Frank Singleton when he was released from jail. However, when he realized that he didn’t have a ride home, he walked straight into the prison parking lot and attempted to carjack a woman. He was foiled when he realized that he couldn’t drive a car with a stick shift. As he was re-arrested - this time, for felony carjacking - Singleton told police that he simply “didn’t feel like walking.” We've all been there.

Source: WPTV
Criminals Draw on Their Faces with Marker to Disguise Themselves
Before breaking into an apartment, Joey Miller and Matthew McNelly decided to put on disguises. And by disguises we mean they covered their faces in permanent marker. The thing about permanent marker is that... well it's permanent.

After the burglary, the pair was pulled over by police and immediately recognized because of their hair. Just kidding, it was their faces covered in permanent marker that set them apart from the crowd.

Source: The Telegraph

Florida Man Marks Occupation as Drug Dealer on Arrest Report
A West Palm Beach, FL man was arrested on a slew of charges, and was perhaps a bit too honest on his arrest report. He listed his occupation as "drug dealer" and was charged with being the most obvious criminal in the history of crime.

Source: Florida Times Union
Crooked Cop Drives Ferrari to Work
The dumbest policeman in the world, who was making some extra cash with drugs and prostitution, was brought to justice after driving a $170,000 Ferrari to work. Osman Iqbal, an officer based in Birmingham England, was jailed for seven years for running a brothel.

Source: Time
Robber Gives Cashier His Phone Number
18 year old Ruben Zarate wanted to rob a muffler shop in Chicago and demanded money. Unfortunately it was mostly in the safe. Zarate decided that he would try again later. To save himself some time, he left his cell phone number with the store employees. That way, they could call him when the manager returned.

Source: News Sentinel

Man Faked Being His Own Twin Brother to Try to Delay Court Hearings
Not content to fake his own death or leave the country in an airplane made from spare parts, authorities say a northern New Jersey man posed as his fictitious, blind twin brother in a bid to delay court hearings on several motor vehicle summonses.

Source: Newsday

When most of us think of Saint Patrick's Day, a few things probably come to mind: green beer, shamrocks, parades, Boston - but you probably don't think of murder, riots, arson, or museum heists. Well that's all about to change. On this list of the wildest crimes committed on Saint Patrick's Day you'll find everything from drunken idiots climbing fire trucks to the population of a small community being arrested over the course of one weekend. We don't know what it is about this shamrock and leprechaun Irish holiday, but it sure gets folks riles up. Just kidding, we know exactly what it is that makes everyone go insane on March 17th - glorious alcohol. Whether you take it green or not, if you imbibe too much of it, you might end up on this list.

This list encapsulates every Saint Patrick's Day mistake you could possibly make: drinking under age, letting men posing as cops handcuff you and rob your museum (unless you're into that sort of thing - we won't judge!), and hitting a cop. None of those things will get you anywhere good in the middle of July, let alone on the drunkest of holidays.

So sit back, have a sip of your Shamrock Shake, eat all the marshmallows in a box of Lucky Charms, and peruse this list of some of the craziest crimes committed on St Patrick's Day. Whatever you do, don't try any of this stuff in your home town, or any town for that matter - you could end up arrested, dead, or your ugly mug could show up on this very list!
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What Else Is Happening in Ohio?
A Solon, OH St. Patrick's Day party turned into an arrest party when the host and 30 other people got locked up. After receiving complaints about a "loud party," police arrived at the home and discovered a bunch of underage teens fleeing the house and running into the woods. Thirty-one people between the ages of 16 and 20 were arrested. Another 10 juvies were turned over to the city's juvenile officer to determine whether or not they should be charged.

Source: ABC
Drunk Man Gets Arrested After Mounting Fire Truck
You don't really think of Canadians as a group of people that celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. But if you need a reason to start drinking, the patron saint of booze is always there for you. He was certainly there for this gentleman who decided that he belonged on top of a fire truck. Silly Canuck, you aren't a Dalmatian!
Shamrock Shakedown in the West Village
After several hours of binge drinking, these drunken idiots wouldn't let normal, less drunken idiots enjoy their Big Macs at a McDonald's in the West Village in New York City. This St. Patty's Day, do your best to avoid all UFC style brawls that might be happening in whichever fast food establishment you prefer.

Source: Gothamist
The St. Patrick's Day Gardner Museum Heist
On St. Patrick's Day 1990, two men clad in police uniforms and fake mustaches posed as if they were investigating a disturbance at the Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston, MA before handcuffing the security guards and snatching over a dozen pieces art, valued at around $300 million, in 90 minutes flat. Authorities suspected that everyone from a South American drug cartel, the Japanese underworld, and local mobsters were involved in the heist.

To this day, it's still the biggest unsolved heist in this great country's storied history. Also, it's one of the few St. Patty's Day crimes that doesn't involve an Olympic-sized swimming pool full of booze.

Source: FBI.gov

London, Ontario's Saint Patrick Day Riots
In 2012 an estimated 1,000 people tore the city to shreds by ripping fences apart, hurling beer bottles at police and firefighters and setting fire to a CTV news vehicle. In total, it's estimated that $100,000 worth of damage was done.

Source: National Post
James Krummitch, Police Sargeant, Arrested for DUI
This 48-year-old winner happens to be Illinois Police Sergeant, James Krummrich. He was arrested on St. Patrick’s Day in 2012, while off duty, for crashing his car while driving under the influence. Everyone knows that "to protect and serve" goes out the window after a few green pints.

Source: The Daily Mail
Note to Self: Avoid Hoboken
In 2011, Hoboken, NJ's annual St. Patrick's Day parade escalated to all out mayhem in a matter of hours: 34 people were arrested, another 136 were hauled off in ambulances, someone set their backyard on fire, a teenage lunatic with a knife scared people, and a man in green boxers peed in a stairwell.

Officials at the main hospital in Hoboken said they admitted 166 people, a record high for a single day at the hospital.

Source: New York Times
No Holiday Is Worth This Much Violence
In 2012, police in Stockton, CA were busy on Saint Patrick's Day, after they were forced to deal with a shooting that left one man dead. An alleged gang member killed a 22 year old and wounded two others during an incident that took place outside of a bar. 20-year-old Richard Gonzalez, Jr. was arrested for shooting 22-year-old Isaiah Leiva several times. Another 22 year old was shot, and a 21 year old was pistol whipped. It turned out that none of the individuals had gang affiliations.

Source: KCRA
Baltimore Beat Down
In 2012, Baltimore showed its true hood rat colors when its community banded together to beat, strip, and rob a tourist in town for St. Patrick's Day celebrations. According to the police report, the man lost his Tag Heuer watch, which he valued at $1,300, his iPhone, and car keys.

Source: CNN
Five Teens Shot in Indianapolis, IN
A 2012 celebration ended in gunfire when five teenagers were shot near the Downtown Canal in Indianapolis. The gunshot - which came from a vehicle - scattered the crowd before police eventually stopped it. According to authorities, one person was left in critical condition and the rest in serious condition at various hospitals in the area. Though none of their injuries were life-threatening, Police spokeswoman Linda Jackson said that the oldest of the victims was just 18 years old.

Source: New York Daily News

People Who Blamed Their Crimes on the Devil

If there's one thing that can be depended on to scare the bejeezus out of just about anyone, it's Satan worship. Every few years, another round of Satanic panic takes hold of housewives and youth groups, letting their minds run amok with defilements made in the name of the Prince of Darkness. When people pledge allegiance to the big red guy, they're capable of pretty much anything. Or at least they think they are. Mostly they're capable of drawing crudely rendered pentagrams and listening to heavy metal. While many satanic crimes actually turn out to be horribly overblown, there are some that are so grisly that they really give the whole pagan thing a bad name. These are some of the worst crimes ever perpetrated in the name of the devil.

We're totally sure that your cousin Peggy who babysat you all the way through grade school, and who also happens to worship Baphomet "every once in a while" is a really nice girl, but just by judging her from the people on this list, you should watch your back. You never know when she's going to try to make a goblet out of your skull thanks to a demonic possession.

When it comes to devil worship and possession, things can get very messy very fast; it's hard to tell someone that they weren't possessed when they totally believe they wore. And who are we to say that an evil deity didn't come to you in your sleep and tell you to sacrifice all the children in your village? In any case, each possessed killer on this list blamed their crimes on the devil, not that that helped them get away with the acts.

Whether or not the people on this list were telling the truth about whatever caused them to commit their crimes doesn't matter. What does matter is that they all committed some truly heinous crimes, supposedly because the devil told them to.

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David Berkowitz
In 1976, the people of New York City were terrorized by a serial killer known as the "Son of Sam." For more than a year, the killer led police on a wild goose chase, leaving behind taunting notes at the crime scenes. After he was apprehended, David Berkowitz confessed to all of the shootings and claimed that he was commanded to kill by a demon who had possessed his neighbor's dog.

Source: NY Daily News
Ricky Kasso

You should all know this by now, but we'll say it again: don't do PCP. After reportedly stealing some PCP from Ricky "Acid King" Kasso, Gary Lauwers was led into the woods, stabbed multiple times, and had his eyes gouged out by Kasso, who demanded that Lauwers say that "he loved Satan." After the event, Kasso told some people that Satan had appeared as a black crow and ordered him to kill Lauwers. The 17 year old ended up hanging himself in his cell after being arrested.

Source: Skeptic Tank

Beasts of Satan
Italy’s Beasts of Satan, a loosely organized tribe super into the devil, claimed their first blood in 1998 with the ritual double murder of Chiara Marino and Fabio Tollis, two teenagers who were actually friends with the group. Ringleaders of the Beasts buried the corpses in the woods and screamed “Now you’re both zombies!” at the grave. Makes sense! Six years later, after another ritual murder they were apprehended by the police.

Source: The Guardian

NSFW, Seriously
Moises Meraz-Espinoza strangled his mother, Amelia, and then mutilated her lifeless body before skinning her, removing her organs, and cutting the body into pieces with a circular saw. Slices of skin and flesh were later found stacked in a freezer. Amelia’s head, which was found in a backpack, received some special treatment. All of her teeth were plucked out, her eyes were removed, and two upside-down crosses were carved into the bone. Moreover, the date of Amelia’s horrid death matched a day of human or animal sacrifice in the Satanic calendar.

Source: Huffington Post
The Curious Case of Sister Margaret Ann
Sister Margaret Ann was one day short of her 72nd birthday when she was strangled and then stabbed between 27 and 32 times. Nine of those stab wounds were in the shape of an inverted cross. The priest who led her parish, Fr. Robinson was a suspect from the start - a factor that did not prevent him from officiating at Sister Margaret Ann's funeral. The case was cold for 20 years before an unidentified woman came forward and alleged Robinson had sexually assaulted her, and forced her to participate in Satanic rituals like being placed in a coffin crawling with cockroaches, being forced to eat a human eyeball and being penetrated with a snake to consecrate her orifices to Satan.

Source: Rense.com
Russian Goth Murders
You know what Satan loves? Blood sacrifices. Seriously, give that guy a good sacrifice and you guys are gonna be tight. In 2008, Nikolai Ogolobyak lured four teenagers into the woods outside of Yaroslavl (this all went down in Russia, in case you hadn't caught on by now) and proceeded to stab each one of them exactly 666 times before cutting off their genitals, scalping them, and removing some of the most tender meat to cook and eat over a bonfire.

Source: The Daily Mail
True Romance
Back in early 2002, lovebirds Manuela and Daniel Ruda (who met through a heavy metal magazine's advertisement section) stabbed their buddy Frank Haagen 66 times, beat him with hammers, drank some of his blood, and stuck the lifeless, decomposing body, which had a scalpel poking out of it and a pentagram carved on the chest, in a coffin that rested next to Manuela's bed.

Why? Because Satan wanted them to, obviously.

Source: The Telegram

In His Ponytail Lies His Power
In the '70s, The Fall Rivers Cult was lead by Carl Drew, a pimp who used Satanism to terrify the prostitutes who worked for him. He claimed to be the son of Satan himself and demanded that his orders be followed without question. Between 1979 and 1980, Drew held several rituals in the woods that involved human sacrifices. In all he murdered three women, one of whom had her head kicked off by Drew. Yikes. The Cult was finally rounded up with most of the members receiving a life sentence.

Source: South Coast Today
Unlucky in Beheading, Lucky in Cards
Dilip Rathia, a tantric who wanted to gain divine powers or "get lucky" supposedly spoke to a deity in a dream and was offered a bargain: Dilip had to behead a boy if he wanted his wish to be granted. So, he said "NO WAY!" in 2012 he killed 11-year-old Praveen, and offered his head to the deity. Obviously the deity didn't keep up his end of the bargain because police raided Rathia’s home and retrieved the head of the poor child. The tantric had no choice but to confess. He was later sentenced to death.

Source: The Times of India
Exposed Brick Is Very Hot Right Now
In northern Bangladesh, unidentified owners of a brickfield were displeased because their bricks weren't as red as they'd like them to be - a common complaint we're sure. A fortune teller was brought in (not a good sign) and he advised the owners to sacrifice a human to ensure the desired color. The owners of the brickfield passed the instructions on to their workers, and a 26-year-old bricklayer was beheaded, his head was burned in a kiln. The police have never found the brickfield owners, but their bricks have turned a rosy shade of red.

Source: News Info

Infamous Snitches Who Avoided Life in Prison

Everyone knows the age old adage "snitches get stitches," yet for some reason people still decide to tattle. Maybe they aren't as afraid of needles as we are, or maybe they just don't take the term literally. Since the dawn of time people have been ratting each other out, whether it's to get ahead at work or to get out of trouble. On this list of famous snitches we've got mob bosses, cold blooded killers, hip hop wannabes, and even a US President! After all, you don't get to the top without getting a little dirty.

While you're reading through this list of famous informants who avoided jail time by turning in their closest pals (and accomplices) take some time for self reflection and remember that even when your friends annoy you, at least they aren't mob snitches!

It's bananas to think that some of the mafia snitches and other tattletales on this list were able to get off squeaky clean after all the heinous crimes they committed, just by naming names. If we knew all it took to get some of that sweet Witness Protection business was to ice some goodfellas, we'd have started icing gangsters a long time ago. Is that the right term? Icing?

From Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney (say whaaat?) to Linda Tripp and a whole lot of mafia guys with cool nicknames, these are the biggest snitches in history.

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Al Sharpton
In 2014, The Smoking Gun reported that Sharpton, whose classified alias was “CI-7,” was heavily involved with the FBI in the 1980s. The report claimed Sharpton’s association with the Genovese organized crime family included recording conversations and led to the arrests of several mob members such as Dominick “Baldy Dom” Canterino and soldier Federico “Fritzy” Giovanelli. "CI-7" sounds cool but "Big Greasy" might have been a better nickname.

Source: The Smoking Gun
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan was the director of such films as On the Waterfront and East of Eden, but he remains controversial in some circles for the testimony he gave before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. In April 1952, the Committee called on Kazan, under oath, to identify Communists from his stint in the American Communist Party 16 years prior.

Kazan initially refused to provide names, but eventually named eight former colleagues who he said had been Communists. The move cost Kazan many friends within the film industry, including playwright Arthur Miller and actor Marlon Brando.

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Francesco Marino Mannoia
This gumba was a high-ranking member of the Sicilian mafia who became a government witness in 1989, after an unsuccessful attempt to replace the local mob boss left him marked for death. In the aftermath of his testimony, he moved to the United States and entered the Witness Protection Program. In retaliation, the Sicilian Mafia killed his mother, aunt, and sister.

Source: shelf3d.com
Henry Hill
The ultimate Goodfella, Henry Hill, a NYC mobster who had 25 years of history with the Lucchese crime family, assisted the FBI in making 50 convictions and put away mobsters like James Burke and Paul Vario. His story was turned into the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas and the books Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family, The Wise Guy Cookbook.

Source: Biography
Kobe Bryant
When interrogated about his 2004 Colorado rape allegations, Kobe sold his then teammate, the hulking Shaquille O'Neal, up the river and probably ruined Shaq's marriage in the process. Bryant stated that "he should have done what Shaq does and pay his women not to say anything." He stated Shaq has paid "up to a million dollars already." Way to throw the big guy under the bus.

Source: The Smoking Gun
Ronald Reagan
Before he was the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan lived out his days in Hollyweird, acting in films like Bedtime for Bonzo and Hellcats of the Navy. This is common knowledge. But did you know that as a budding politician in Hollywood's acting community after World War II, Reagan served as a confidential informant for the FBI, snitching about pro-Communist influences in the Screen Actors Guild and other Hollywood organizations? No wonder he's a conservative hero.

Source: Mercury News
Sammy Gravano
Sammy the Bull led a varied life in the New York mafia underground. He began his career as a wiseguy who moved up the mob ladder until he was a confidant of famed mob boss John Gotti. Along the way he spilled enough blood to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool.

Eventually, Gravano and several members of my family became disenchanted with Gotti's lust for the media and high profile antics, feeling they brought too much heat. He testified against Gotti and other high-ranking mobsters in exchange for a reduced sentence. Since Gravano had already served four years, his sentence amounted to less than one year.

Source: Biography
Walt Disney
There are almost as many myths and half truths about Walt Disney as there are people in line for Space Mountain on any given weekend: his frozen body is kept below Disney Land, he was a Nazi sympathizer (probably true), he was an FBI Informant, the list goes on.

According to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, it seems that Walt Disney served as a secret FBI informant for 26 years and allowed J. Edgar Hoover access to movie and TV scripts so the agency director could suggest changes. Maybe that's why there's so much cross dressing in all those early Disney films.

Source: Orlando Sentinel
Peter Chiodo
Peter Chiodo was quite a guy. An Italian from Queens, in 1987 he became a "made man" and was put in charge of collecting payments from the Ironworkers union. In May 1991, Chiodo was attacked by two men and shot 12 times. He survived the attack (largely because he weighed 500 pounds), but decided to turn state’s evidence against the mafia in return for the safety of his family.

Source: NY Daily News
Ralph Natale
In 1995, the dashing Ralph Natale took control of the Philadelphia crime family after John Stanfa was sentenced to life in prison. Four years later, Natale was arrested on drug charges and became the first American mafia boss to turn state's evidence.

In 2005, Ralph Natale was given a sentence of 13 years, but escaped life in prison due to his testimony. He was released in May 2011 and entered the Witness Protection Program before suing the United States Government for depriving him of proper treatment in jail. He has alleged that the government let him “willfully sink into darkness," earning him the nickname, the "Vonnegut of the Mafia."

Source: Philly.com

The Most Hilarously Inaccurate Police Sketches of All Time

The life of a police sketch artist is a stressful and interesting one, to say the least. His or her job is an integral part in the investigative process. While there have been many success stories regarding the accuracy of a police sketch, this list showcases the pictures that exist along the fringes of what would be considered "good police work." These really bad police sketches take the cake as far as horrific and laughable renderings of supposedly human faces.

This list compiles all kinds of funny police sketches as well as some of the weirdest and most strange looking police composite sketches in existence. A man without eyes? A murderer without ears? A vengeful egg-man and a sad looking guy with a cabbage for a head? These bad police sketches don't really look like criminals, let alone actual people.

Just how ridiculous and bizarre can the worst police sketches actually get? From what looks like a child's "artwork" to some incredibly awful computer composites, these police sketches aren't helping anyone catch these criminals and delinquents.

Upvote the funny police sketches below and downvote the police sketch pictures you think are at least kind of realistic.

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I Love That The Artists Feel the Need to Sign Their Work

This Guy Who Tried to Look Super Tough, But Was Drawn as an Adorable Sesame Street Version of Himself

This Guy Who Was Probably Just Described as 'Ninja'
Most descriptive sketch ever, this guy was probably caught immediately.
Lurch from the Addams Family Robs a House or Something
This robbery suspect kidnapped a 300 pound high school football player and made him drive around for four hours. For some reason.

This Owl Person, or Owl Superhero, Living Among Us
That hairline, tho.
'Describe the Scarf Again, Please. Did It Have Layers?' -The Sketch Artist

Crackhead Steve Buscemi

MacCauley Culkin Now

NAILED It on the Nose. Good Thing They Used Graphing Paper.
This is the police sketch of a murder suspect in Bolivia, who apparently has no ears at all!
This X-Files Villain

Despite what we’re told by film and television, criminals are rarely masterminds. On the whole, felons and repeat offenders tend to be kind of dumb. Go through most local news sites and you’ll find this theory to be proved correct. The dumbest criminals in 2015 are some of the dumbest ever. There must be something in the water that all of these dummies are drinking, because it seems the offenders have gotten stupider since last year. Even though the dumb criminals on this list are from disparate geographical regions ranging from Switzerland to Florida, they have one thing in common – they’re incredibly stupid. Check out this list of the worst criminals of the year and try not to repeat their mistakes.

If there’s a running theme to the stupid criminals in 2015 it’s probably “shenanigans.” Most of them seem to think they’re pulling off a brilliant heist, but all they’re really doing is exposing themselves (sometimes in more ways than one) for the dummies they are. As funny as these stories are, it’s good to remember that these are still crimes and that they should be taken seriously, even the one where an old man pours a bowl of pee on a teenager. If while you’re reading this list of the dumbest criminals of 2015 and you discover that you’re related to one of these dummies, we hope you didn’t inherit any of their cognitive abilities.

Vote up the criminals you think were the dumbest jailbirds of 2015, and feel free to point us towards any news stories in your area featuring stupid criminals.
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Man Shoots Himself in the Foot to See How It Feels
It probably hurt. A lot. A 30 year old man from Colorado shot himself in the foot because he was curious as to if it would hurt. He shot himself once without his boot, and again while wearing the boot. Looks like he's going to need a new pair of boots.
Man Runs Fake DUI Checkpoint While Drunk
This genius in Somerset PA, got drunk in June and decided to pretend to be a state trooper while running his own DWI checkpoint. That is, until the real state troopers showed up.
Man Arrested for Refusing to Leave Jail, Trying to Steal Truck Full of Prison Food
After being arrested for possession of meth, an Arizona man named David Spurlock was released after serving a little time, but wasn't ready to go home. After being forcibly taken away from the prison, he tried to steal a food truck full of vegetarian prison meals and was immediately arrested on burglary charges.
Drunk Man Makes Son His Designated Driver
A man from upstate New York got so wasted that he made his 10-year-old son drive him home. Police say officers pulled over the truck and found that the boy was behind the wheel while his father was drunk in the passenger seat.
Florida Man Slashes a Woman's Tires After She Steals His Bingo Chair
You don't mess with Fred Smith's bingo chair, especially when he's hot! Despite this knowledge, 88-year-old Ethel Britt sat in Smith's favorite seat at a bingo hall in Lake Wales, FL. Smith did the only thing he could do and slashed the tires on her van with an ice pick.
Woman Arrested for Counterfeiting Claimed Obama Made it Legal
Pamela Down was arrested in Tennessee for trying to pass off counterfeit bills at a gas station. When the police caught up to her and found a counterfeit Benjamin and a receipt for a printer from Walmart, she cracked and said that she'd read an article where President Obama said that he wanted people to print their own money. Unfortunately she was referring to a satirical online article and not an actual request from the President. Thanks, Obama.
Man Calls 911 to Get His Air Conditioner Fixed
In Indiana, a 27-year-old guy called 911 and complained that he was having trouble breathing. But when paramedics arrived they found that he was fine, but that his air conditioning was on the fritz. He was was charged with obstructing emergency services and disorderly conduct.
20-Year-Old Bro Takes Selfie with Arresting Officer
After being arrested for operating while under the influence (in this case marijuana), Gilbert Phelps took an opportunity to snap a selfie with his arresting officer. Weirdly enough, this story ends with everything working out fine and not Phelps being Tased until he tasted colors.
Teen Steals Bondage Gear
If you're trying to set up your own dungeon, you should probably purchase the actual items. Tayler Aughtman tried to run out of a Spencer's Gifts with a Fantasy Bed Stretcher, but she was already being watched after stealing $48 worth of underwear from Victoria's Secret, so you could say that she finally got tied up.
Alaskan Woman Steals Patrol Car Holding Her Husband
Amber Watford was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft and a few other charges after she managed to steal the car that was holding her husband, who was in custody for a DUI. Love is super weird.

The Craziest Chocolate Related Crimes of All Time

From Syrian refugees who tried to abscond from their homeland in a vat of burning chocolate, to a guy who got into a fight with a 78-year-old man over Nutella samples (we’ve all been there), the chocolate crimes on this list are not only delicious, they’re also totally crazy. You might think you like chocolate, but after reading this list of the craziest crimes involving chocolate you’re going to realize that you only kind of like it. Unless you’re also putting together a group of friends to rob chocolate milk from a delivery truck, and if that’s the case then you might be on this list of violence caused by chocolate. Read about these chocolate related crimes before they melt on your dashboard!

The Nutella fight that broke out at a Costco in Burbank, CA in 2015 is just one of the many insane things that have happened in the name of the world’s favorite sweet snack. But for all you Nutella heads out there who don’t understand the uproar over a 24-year-old beating up an old man here’s a new rule: Don’t get in a fight over chocolate. Just buy whatever sweet treat you’re thinking about for dessert and carry on with your day. Or better yet, shoplift it and then eat the chocolate on top of a burning dumpster so you can end up on this list of crazy chocolate related crimes. (Actually, probably don't.)

Before you do any of that, though, make sure to vote up the craziest and most ridiculous tales of chocolate-related crimes and incidents.
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Californian Busted Smuggling 400 Pounds of Chocolate Edibles Into Missouri
After being stopped for a minor traffic violation, a highway patrolman searched a man's vehicle and found 400 pounds of marijuana chocolate bars stashed in boxes in the SUV's cargo area. The man was charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

Sweden Gripped in Chocolate Crime Wave
Leave it to the Swedes to have the most twee crime spree ever. In February 2015, criminals made off with almost a thousand dollars worth of chocolate in three separate raids. One shop owner believes "there is a market for buying chocolate bars and dividing them up into pick-and-mix pieces.”

£65,000 Worth of Chocolate Stolen in Yorkshire
Just in time for Christmas in 2014, thieves took off with £65,000 worth of Harrogate fudge and chocolate. A spokesperson for the North Yorkshire Police said, "If you have been offered any chocolates matching description of the ones which were stolen in unusual circumstances, I urge you to come forward and contact the police straight away."
Hackers Change a Recipe on Hershey's Website
In 2011, hackers broke into Hershey's website, not to steal user info, but to change one of the recipes. Possible reasons behind the hack are believed to be corporate sabotage or just some keyboard cowboys in the mood for a ride through chocolate country.
$120,000 Worth of Chocolate and Armored Truck Stolen in Florida
In Flordia a thief with a sweet tooth took off with an armored truck full of more than $120,000 worth of Hershey’s chocolate.

Stowaway Almost Drowns in Tank of Chocolate
In early 2015, a refugee from Syria, along with seven others, stowed away on a truck filled warm chocolate bound for the UK. After more than two hours stuck in a vat of hot chocolate syrup, he and the others decided to escape rather than drown in the delicious confection.

Airplane Passenger Gets Into Fight with Stewardess Over Chocolate
On a flight to Bulgaria, a passenger was filmed flipping out on a flight attendant for refusing to sell her a bar of chocolate. Other passengers finally intervened after the argument began to get physical.

Man Punches 78 Year Old in Costco Over Nutella
A 78-year-old Costco shopper in California said he was punched in the face by a 24-year-old male after complaining to him about taking too many Nutella samples. The grandfather suffered a one inch gash in his face, and the 24-year-old bully was arrested.

Meth Found Hidden in a Box of Chocolates
In New Zealand, a group of criminals tried to smuggle $60,000 worth of meth into their country from America, disguised as individually wrapped chocolates.

Yakuza Arrested for Smuggling Drugs in Chocolate
In September 2015, Tokyo Police arrested two members of the Yakuza crime syndicate who allegedly tried to smuggle a pair of boxes of chocolate containing two kilograms of stimulants from China.

The Most Insane Fast Food-Related Crimes

What is it about fast food chains that make them a magnet for violent and incredibly weird crimes? Do most fast food joints happen to be in bad parts of town? Or maybe it’s because fast food is generally the only option after a long night of drinking. Whatever the reason, crimes at fast food restaurants are out of control.

Statistics show that the rate of assaults at fast food restaurants is more than twice as high as it is at full service restaurants. Why is that? More than likely it’s because fast food places are much easier to rob than a sit-down place. But even with that statistic in mind, why are fast food crimes so crazy? From teachers kidnapping students at knife point for some curly fries, to a woman who pepper sprayed an entire restaurant over a burrito, these insane fast food crimes might ruin your appetite.

Everyday on the news, there’s a new story about fast food violence. Whether someone’s been shot outside of a Whataburger or they’ve been pulled through a drive-thru window, the fast food world is getting more nutso by the minute. It’s enough to make you want to never order fast food again, just so you don’t have to deal with the possibility of naked guys smearing feces all over their bodies while you try to eat your meal. Check out these crazy fast food crimes, and share your most insane fast food story in the comments.
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Ex-Dishwasher Goes on Fast Food Restaurant Murder Spree
Paul Dennis Reid (AKA the "fast food killer") was sentenced to death after committing the execution-style murder of seven people in multiple fast food restaurants in the Nashville area.

Prank Caller Convinces McDonald's Manager to Strip Search Employees
In 2005, a prank caller convinced an assistant manager at the Mount Washington Kentucky McDonald's to strip search one of her young employees until the girl was in tears. This incident led to the arrest of David Richard Stewart, an employee of the Corrections Corporation of America.
Woman Punches Out a McDonald's Employee After She Doesn't Get Her McNuggets
Melodi Dushane, a woman who reeeeaally wanted to start the new year off with some McNuggets, punched two McDonalds employees when they told her that McNuggets weren't being served during breakfast.

Man Steals Chick-Fil-A Cow Costumes
In Redlands, California, the smartest man in the world stole a set of cow costumes from Chick-Fil-A and then tried to sell them as Halloween costumes on Craigslist for $350 a pop. An undercover officer arranged to buy the bovine attire in time for Halloween.
When the seller produced the black-and-white outfits, he was arrested.

Man Beats a Teen After She Calls Him Out for Cutting in Line
In Los Angeles, a 16-year-old girl was beaten within an inch of her life after she called out another patron for cutting in front of her in line. After she yelled at the suspect, he punched her in the face several times and then took off.

Drunk Teacher Kidnaps Students, Has Them Drive Him to Jack in the Box
In Alta Dena, California, the coolest/craziest teacher on campus kidnapped three students on a Saturday night, and held them at knifepoint until they took him to Jack in the Box. One of the students called 911 and when the teacher saw a police helicopter, he made a break for it. He was arrested for kidnapping, false imprisonment, and criminal threats

Customer Punches a Fast Food Server After She Fails to Tell Him to Have a Nice Day
At a Wendy's in 2007, an entitled customer didn't receive the "have a nice day" that he was hoping to hear, so he punched a female window worker in her head. He was apprehended shortly afterwards and charged with assault.

Woman Pepper Sprays Del Taco Manager Over Free Burrito
A woman in Los Angeles went absolutely nuts when she was denied a free burrito at Del Taco. Reportedly, she threw a bowl of business cards at the store's manager before running outside. When the manager followed her, she pepper sprayed him before running back inside to start pepper spaying random customers.
Waffle House Waitress Knocks Out Customer with Coffee Pot
In what might be the most Waffle House thing that ever happened, a customer who was upset at having wait 25 minutes for their food got smacked in the head with a coffee pot by a server who was sick of hearing their complaints. The waitress was arrested for misdemeanor assault.

McDonald's National Hiring Day Ends with Woman Driving Through a Crowd
During the Cleveland McDonald's National Hiring Day in 2011, a massive fight broke out that ended with a woman getting into her car and driving backwards through the crowd of job seekers. The driver was arrested for felonious assault.

Thanksgiving is supposed to be a day of togetherness, when you get together with your friends, family, and loved ones to celebrate the things you’re thankful for. Unfortunately, some people can’t help but be the worst, and refuse to put aside their illicit lifestyles for even one day. If you’re trying to imagine who would take part in illegal activity on Thanksgiving, then look no further than the fools on this list who just couldn’t wait until Black Friday to rob a grocery store, or go on a killing spree. If you need a reason to be thankful this holiday, then look no further than this list of Thanksgiving crimes and be happy that you’re not related to any of these turkeys.

To be honest, there’s something sad about crimes committed on Thanksgiving. We all have family members that we don’t get along with, but familial disagreements certainly don't make everyone want to shoot up a post-turkey board game. The crimes on this list will definitely make you appreciate your family and friends a little more than you already do, or maybe they’ll dissuade you from taking part in any holiday-themed illegal activity. Either way, you should check out these Thanksgiving crimes while you defrost your turkey – it might take a while.

If this list of Thanksgiving crimes reminds you of your family, tell us about your most cherished holiday crime memory in the comment section.
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Coach Killed Over Gambling Debts
In 2013, an assistant high school coach was stabbed to death after he tried to collect a gambling debt owed him by Leshun Williams. Allegedly, Williams was defending himself from having his pinkie cut off, and ended up murdering the coach.
Thieves Kill Family's Turkey for Thanksgiving Meal
Two creeps from Gulf Breeze, FL stole a turkey that was being kept as a pet, along with some 50 other animals, from a family farm. Joshua W. Anderson, and Jacob H. Provo stole the turkey and used a bow and arrow to kill it, before admitting that they planned to eat the turkey for Thanksgiving and were on the way to butcher it when they were arrested.
Roommate Killed Over a Rent Dispute
In a dispute over rent, Todd Michael Sindelar allegedly shot and killed Matthew Boyer in 2013. After the shooting, Sindelar led the police on a 200 mile chase from Wyoming to South Dakota.
Lady Gaga Fans Break Into Her Garage on Thanksgiving
During the 2012 Thanksgiving holiday, Lady Gaga was celebrating with her family in Peru when she discovered 35 of her "little monsters" camping out in the garage. She said she tried to slide some stuffing to the fans, but as there was no "cat-flap," she couldn't figure it out.
15 Year Old Shoplifts Thanksgiving Dinner
While gearing up for Thanksgiving, a 15 year old was caught in a Lytle, TX HEB trying to shoplift four (!) smoked turkeys, sodas, and other fixings worth about $200. His bold shoplifting tactic was to line the outer rim of the cart with soda and toilet paper to conceal the expensive gobblers.
Thanksgiving Car Theft Gets Too Real
On Thanksgiving 2014, a 19 year old thought he'd go joyriding when he stole an SUV from a gas station New Orleans. But he got more than he bargained for when it turned out that there was a one-year-old baby in the vehicle. He abandoned the car after 15 minutes, but he's still being charged with theft and kidnapping.
Ex-Cop Strangles His Girlfriend
Former Akron cop Eric J. Paull was sentenced to four years in prison for aggravated assault, tampering with evidence, menacing by stalking, and other crimes after he choked his ex-girlfriend on Thanksgiving 2014.

Thanksgiving Day Wine Theft
On Thanksgiving 2013, a couple of snobby thieves made off with 200 cases of wine, valued at $648,000 from Esquin Wine & Spirits in Seattle. The thieves were caught and charged with attempted first-degree arson, second-degree burglary, and second-degree theft.
Thanksgiving Triple Murder
In 2004, a woman went missing on Thanksgiving in Indiana, and her family will never get the closure they dearly need. The police believe that the culprit was a man named Danny Case who was dropped off in her neighborhood without a way to get home, and was planning to either find a ride or kill someone.

In January 2005, he was arrested at Indianapolis International Airport on an outstanding warrant, but before he could be put in handcuffs, he committed suicide in an airport holding cell.
Thanksgiving Homicide in Gary, Indiana
An allegedly abusive man from Gary, IN shot his girlfriend to death on Thanksgiving morning in 2013. The deceased's mother told police that the man had tried to "fold her in half." The man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for murder and battery with a deadly weapon.

This list includes information on people who killed their parents, loosely ranked by notoriety. Over the years, several people have been found guilty of murdering their parents. Some of these individuals killed out of anger, while others claimed self-defense. A few of the murder motives also involved hefty inheritance checks.

Who is the most famous person who reportedly killed their parents? Lowell Lee Andrews was convicted of murder in the 1958 shooting deaths of his mother, father, and sister. He was executed for the killings in 1962. Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the 1989 shooting deaths of their parents Jose and Kitty. Their trial became a media sensation in the early 1990s. Other notable cases involving a parent's murder include defendants Heather Mack, Brian Blackwell and David Brom.

Do you think that murdering parents is one of the the worst crimes imaginable? Explore this list then weigh in with your opinion in the comments.

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Brian Blackwell
Brian Blackwell was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his parents Sydney and Jacqueline in 2004. Both victims were beaten with a hammer and stabbed multiple times.

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Christopher Porco
Christopher Porco was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for the 2004 axe murder of his father Peter. His mother was also attacked and left for dead, but she survived the incident. Porco denies involvement in the crime and his mother - who once indicated that he was the assailant - also believes him to be innocent.

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David Brom
David Brom was sentenced to four life sentences for the axe murders of his entire family - his father Bernard, his mother Paulette, his sister Diane, and his brother Rick. He reportedly had an argument about music with his father before committing the crimes.

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Lowell Lee Andrews
Lowell Lee Andrews was convicted for murder in the 1958 shooting deaths of his mother, father and sister. He was executed by hanging in 1962.

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Lyle and Erik Menendez
Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the 1989 shooting deaths of their parents Jose and Kitty. Police reportedly didn't suspect the brothers until Erik confessed to his psychiatrist, who told police after Lyle had made threats against him.

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Stacey Lannert
Stacey Lannert admitted to shooting her father in 1990, stating that he abused her and her sister for many years. The prosecutor believed that she actually killed him for a $500,000 inheritance and she was found guilty of murder. 18 years into her sentence, Missouri Governor Matt Blunt determined that Lannert suffered extensive abuse at the hand of her father and she was released.

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Seth Privacky
Seth Privacky was sentenced to life in prison in the 1998 shooting deaths of his parents, his brother, his grandfather, and his brother's girlfriend. He was shot and killed in a failed prison escape from the Kinross Correctional Facility in 2010.

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Larry Swartz
Larry Swartz was convicted in the 1984 stabbing deaths of his adoptive parents, Bob and Kay Swartz. He served nine years in prison before being released in 1993. He died of an apparent heart attack in 2005.

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John William McGrath
John William McGrath was sentenced to life in a mental hospital after admitting to killing his parents and two brothers in 1962. Ten years into his sentence, McGrath vanished and remains missing to this day.

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Sarah Johnson
Sarah Johnson was convicted of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of her parents Alan and Diane. She was sentenced to two life sentences for the crimes.

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Crimes Committed by People in Star Wars Costumes

A short time ago, in a galaxy that’s super duper close, a bunch of nerds and dummies decided to commit all sorts of crimes while dressed like characters from one of the most iconic films ever, Star Wars. Though some of these criminals probably think they can ACTUALLY use the Force, a few of the people who committed these Star Wars crimes probably just needed a quick disguise before they robbed a bank. It definitely says something for a fandom when Darth Vader overtakes the classic bandit mask with sketchy dudes who just want some quick cash. Check out these crimes by people dressed in Star Wars costumes and remember to think twice the next time you see an Imperial stormtrooper outside of a sci-fi convention.

You wouldn’t expect it, but the crimes committed by people dressed as Star Wars characters are as varied as the scoundrels you’ll find in the Mos Eisley Cantina. From petty criminals to downright creeps, a lot of people have used Star Wars get ups to aid them in their life of crime. It makes sense that most of the criminals on this list would dress as members of the Empire, and ne’er do well bounty hunters, but don’t worry! A man dressed as Chewbacca also found a way to get up to no good.

Read all about these people who broke the law dressed up as Star Wars characters and then leave a comment about all the crazy stuff you’ve done while dressed as your favorite character from the Star Wars universe.
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Creep Dresses as Boba Fett While Trying to Have Sex with a Child
In November 2014, Daniel Gene Fritz, 60, was arrested after he arranged to meet up with a child for sex. The selfie he sent to the child he thought he was meeting showed him wearing a Boba Fett helmet. Fortunately for decent people everywhere, Fritz was actually texting the Macomb County Sheriff's department.

Man Finds Out Why You Shouldn't Treat an Elementary School Like a Cat Walk
In Lynn, MA a man who was strutting his stuff while decked out as a stormtrooper was arrested for loitering after he decided that the best place to show off his costume (complete with rifle!) would be in front of an elementary school.
Trash Bag-Wearing Vader Attacks Jedi Church
We're not sure if this counts as religious persecution or not, but in 2008 a man dressed as Darth Vader (complete with trash bag cape!) assaulted the founders of the Jedi church with a metal crutch. He managed to conk one of the founders on the head and the whole thing was captured on camera thanks to a lightsaber battle that the church members planned to film.
Woman Dressed as Stormtrooper Gropes Students
In 2010, a woman was arrested after reportedly groping 10 NYU students over the course of two years... while dressed as a stormtrooper. The police moved in after finding the groper's blog which contained racy photos of herself wearing the iconic helmet.

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Racist Darth Vader Attacks Swedish School
In Sweden, a 21-year-old man dressed as Darth Vader posed for photos before wielding a sword and stabbing people at a school in Sweden. One witness gave this eerie statement, "...he hunted us through the school. He was playing strange music and didn’t say a word. It was terrifying music, sort of Halloween music."
Darth Vader Robs Long Island Bank
In 2010, a man wearing a Darth Vader mask and cape stole an unspecified amount of cash from a bank on Long Island. When a customer at the bank tried to joke around with him, Darth Robber threw the man to the ground.
Darth Vader Loses to a Bottle of Dressing
During the week leading up to Thanksgiving 2015, a man tried to rob a convenient store dressed as Darth Vader, but he was foiled when the cashier used the Force a bottle of ranch dressing to fend off the attack. The faux Vader was arrested on charges of attempted robbery.

Stormtrooper Robs the Same Place Three Times
Stormtroopers were never the brightest members of the Star Wars universe, but this guy takes the cake. In 2013, a member of the Oakland prep track team was charged with robbing the same Montclair district bank three times in a row while wearing a stormtrooper mask. He was finally caught on his fourth robbery attempt.
Darth Vader Robs Carolina Bank - Is Almost Immediately Caught
In August of 2015, Thomas Gilbert was caught and pulled over by North Carolina police about five minutes after he robbed a bank dressed as Darth Vader. Gilbert, who was no longer wearing the iconic mask, was still wearing a Darth Vader shirt, and also had his shotgun in the back seat of his truck.

Chewbacca Arrested in Ukraine
While trying to vote for Darth Vader in an election in the Ukranian region of Odessa, a man in a Chewbacca costume was arrested for refusing to produce the proper identification. He was fined $7.50 for the "administrative offense."

Criminals Who Were Foiled by Their Own Spelling Mistakes

It doesn’t take a genius to be a criminal. In fact, some of the dumbest people in the world turn to a life of crime to survive. This list is full of dumb criminals who were probably going to get caught at some point, but their lack of spelling skills expedited their fate as inmates. Not every criminal on this list is as dumb as the guy who tried to rob two banks with the same misspelled note and ended up empty-handed. Some of them just became careless, and stopped using their spellcheck when they committed crimes. We obviously don’t condone anything illegal, but if you’re going to turn into the next enemy of the state, do yourself a favor and learn something from these dumb criminals who were caught because of spelling errors.

Take note, future robbers, kidnappers, and con men: criminals caught by spelling mistakes are the least cool guys in prison. Remember, Robert Durst notwithstanding, Hollywood only makes movies about vigilante bank robbers who go down in a blaze of glory, not criminals caught because of spelling errors. You probably won’t even show up on Cops, but everyone on the Internet will laugh at you.

If you have no plans to turn to a life of crime, this list is still full of healthy reminders that you should always double check your work, and don’t get too cocky for an editor. If you do, there’s a good chance you’ll end up in word jail. Check out these stupid crimes related to spelling, and then go buy a dictionary.
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Bank Teller Can't Read Robber's Note So He Leaves Empty-Handed
In 2013, Maurice Fearwell tried to rob two separate banks with the same misspelled note, but had to walk away empty-handed both times when the tellers couldn't understand what he wanted. When a teller asked Fearwell what he wanted, Fearwell produced a note that read, "all mona."

Spelling Mistake Unravels Art Smuggling Ring
Shaun Greenhalgh turned the art world upside down when it was revealed that he'd made a mint forging art pieces in his back yard. The most expensive forgery was a £440,000 statue, which he claimed was 3,300 years old and represented the Princess Amarna, daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti. He was caught when detectives spotted a spelling error in the cuneiform script of a set of "Assyrian" stone reliefs.
Man Selling Fake Soccer Shirts Somehow Misspells China
Any old map will tell you that it's spelled China, and not "Chiana." So why Paul Potter, a guy who was caught forging bogus Premier League soccer shirts, couldn't be bothered to look at a globe is a real mystery.
Robert Durst Misspells Beverly, Does a Lot of Other Dumb Stuff
Thanks to HBO's The Jinx, Robert Durst will forever be known as the criminal who solved his own case by forgetting to take off his mic. But he was already a suspect WAAAAAY before that gaffe. Durst was already heavily suspected in multiple murders thanks to his eccentric way of spelling the word "Beverly."
Murder Plot Unraveled Thanks to a Spelling Error
On Christmas 2013, a 55-year-old British woman tried to poison her husband and make it look like a suicide attempt. Unfortunately her plan went belly up when she handed over her husband's "suicide note," which not only featured a massive misspelling of the word "dignity" but was also missing a signature. Oh well, you know what they say about plans.
Murderer Misspells Name When Forging Documents
Despite leaving no evidence and hiding the body so securely that it was never found, Rajvinder Singh, the murderer of Pushpa Verma, signed "Puspha Verma" on a power of attorney paper. This tipped off police to the possibility that things might not be on the up and up with Mr. Singh.
Bunny Thieves Caught Thanks to Ransom Note
Just before Easter 2015, a group of high school students stole a collection of bunnies from the Valle Verde Children's Center, near San Francisco. After the word went out on social media, the bunnies were returned with a note full of fun new spellings. The letter read, "Sorry we feel bad about taking them from the kids. Good intensians (sic), only bad idea," The letter was signed, "Bunny theifs" (sic).

The students received community service for their damage done against the community.
Grammar Helps Solve Yorkshire Girl's Murder
When Jenny Nicholl disappeared from Yorkshire in 2005, linguistic analysts were able to determine that texts were sent from her phone by her murder after she was killed. Their evidence showed that Nicholl routinely spelled out "I am" and "myself" in text messages, but after she disappeared the texts changed to "im" and "meself," which were common features of her murderer's text speak.
Tax Scam Goes Bust When Woman Misspells Tax Info
A long-running husband and wife scam was brought down when Roma Sims tried to list a group of children as dependents on her tax return, only to be busted when she misspelled their names.
Con Man Is Apparently Not the Biggest Mets Fan
You'd think that if you were going to impersonate someone you'd at least learn how to spell their name. Well not Michael Conway, who attempted to cheat an investor out of $3 million, but didn't realize that the name of the Mets CEO is "Jeff WIlpon," not "Jeffery."

True Crime Documentaries to Watch After Making a Murderer

True crime documentaries, if done well, elicit the same kind of emotions people felt after watching 10 episodes of Making a Murderer on Netflix. From Ken Burns to Werner Herzog, the crime documentary has taken center stage in recent years, stepping beyond a mere headline and examining the details that can change public perception and, in many cases, the final outcome of a case.

Documentaries like Making a Murderer make viewers' blood boil, divide them on just exactly who is right and wrong, and even cast doubt on the American justice system. That Steven Avery served 18 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit and then was convicted of a murder many believe he also didn’t commit, fits hand in hand with the theme of documentaries such as the Paradise Lost trilogy, The Central Park Five, and Serial.

Documentaries like The Jinx and The Thin Blue Line make headlines because the documentarian uncovers new evidence that sparks a new trial, with varying outcomes. Robert Durst incriminated himself on camera. A key witness in Randall Dale Adams’s trial was enough to get him off death row and released from prison. Pressure from musical icons and filmmakers following the West Memphis Three case, gained release for Damian Nichols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelly 18 years later.

Why are viewers so fascinated with the true crime documentary and true crime TV shows? The best crime documentaries put the audience at the center of the story with access to information that may unlock an unsolved mystery. The documentarian has time on their side and they can focus on one story to uncover details and even evidence overlooked or hidden the first time around. In the hands of a seasoned and determined filmmaker or journalist, this access can be quite powerful.

If you’re looking for documentaries like Making a Murderer or documentaries like The Jinx, you'll find them below. There are also other disturbing cases that haven’t gotten that level of attention. Suffice it to say, there’s plenty of true crime coverage out there to take in. Each of these great documentaries make an emotional impact, so maybe throw in a comedy or take a break between viewings.
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Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Watch on Amazon Prime: Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Paradise Lost 2: Revelations, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

This trilogy is notable because of the relentlessness of the filmmakers and the music community, who brought the 1993 story of three teens in a small Arkansas town to life. From the first film to the last, it’s clear why this story galvanized the nation and drew support from unexpected sources. Among them: Eddie Vedder, Natalie Maines, the members of Metallica, Patti Smith, Henry Rollins, Tom Waits, Lemmy Kilmister, Iggy Pop, and Ozzy Osbourne.

The fact that they kept coming back to the story with three documentaries put pressure on the small Arkansas community and the justice system, encouraging them to do the right thing. Three teenagers - Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols, and Jessie Misskelley - were accused of murdering three younger boys. The teenagers became known as the West Memphis Three and were convicted based on Echols's practice of Wicca, their taste in music (Metallica), Echols’s penchant for reading Stephen King books, Misskelley’s ill-gotten confession, and other murky evidence. Misskelley, like Brendan Dassey of Making a Murderer, had a low IQ and was vulnerable during a 12-hour interrogation.

All three were released in 2011, after 18 years in prison.
The Thin Blue Line
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In his 1988 documentary, Errol Morris delved into the details of the 1976 conviction of Randall Dale Adams, a man passing through Texas, who was sentenced to death for murdering Dallas police officer Robert Wood. Morris captured a witness on film admitting to lying about the events of that night as well as uncovered inconsistencies and police misconduct. Adams was released from prison just days before his execution.
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Watch here: Netflix

Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne set out to memorialize and render a real life depiction of his friend, Andrew Bagby, for Bagby's infant son. The result is a gut-wrenching story of a man who was allegedly killed by his ex-girlfriend, Shirley Jane Turner (she was pregnant with his child at the time). She fled to Canada. Due to many failures in the Canadian and American justice system, Turner was allowed shared custody of Zachary with Bagby’s parents, despite evidence that she was emotionally and mentally disturbed. No spoilers, but be prepared for the ending; it’s a tough one.
Into the Abyss
Watch here: Netflix, Sundance Now Doc Club

The esteemed Werner Herzog knows how to put his audience into the very soul of the subject and this 2011 documentary is one of the best examples of that. Michael Perry and Jason Burkett went for a joy ride in a Camaro and ended up being charged with three homicides in 2001. Herzog looks at Perry’s stay on death row and his impending lethal injection (Burkett got life in prison). Herzog’s eerie style of putting the viewer into the POV of the subject makes any one of his docs a must watch.
The Central Park Five
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Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah, and her husband David McMahon won a Peabody Award for this documentary. Five black and Latino teenagers were convicted in 1989 of the brutal rape and assault of white investment banker Trisha Meili. The documentary looks at the aggressive investigation by the NYPD, biased media coverage, and the subsequent 2002 vacation of their sentences.
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer
Watch here: Amazon

Richard Kuklinski lived a double life of family man and serial killer/mafia hit man, and was accused of multiple murders across three decades. Known as "The Iceman," Kuklinski claims to have killed more than 100 people, having shot, strangled, and poisoned his victims. He tells the interviewer that he doesn’t feel much about killing, and hearing him talk about his crimes is beyond chilling.
Soaked in Bleach
Watch here: Amazon Prime

Since his death in 1994, conspiracy theorists have maintained that Kurt Cobain was murdered. In this documentary, weight is given to this theory by the presence of Tom Grant, an investigator hired by Courtney Love days before Cobain’s body was found. Grant is a compelling figure, but its the interview with the former Seattle police chief, in which he admits they might have mishandled the investigation, that causes a double take. Scenes with an actor playing Courtney Love are downright hilarious, but Grant’s hundreds of audio tapes between him and the real Love are not.
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Watch here: HBO

If you haven’t seen The Jinx yet, it’s time. Robert Durst was accused of murdering his wife, a close friend, and a former neighbor. Durst actually sought out Andrew Jarecki to tell his side of the story and ended up creating one of the most jaw-dropping twists in modern doc history. It's chilling and fascinating to watch a possible serial killer participate in his own downfall.
Serial, Season One
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Sarah Koenig became a household name when she hosted the first season of Serial, a podcast covering one story week by week. The show had listeners glued to their ear buds each week as Koenig and her staff tracked down all of the details, many of them previously overlooked, in the 1999 murder case of Adnan Syed. The then 19-year-old Syed was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. Koenig’s investigation and her many calls with Syed from prison drew a record 5 million downloads for the This American Life spinoff. Like Making a Murderer, many believe that Syed is innocent and shouldn’t be serving prison time.
The Staircase
Watch here: Sundance Now Doc Club

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade won a Peabody for his docu-series about the murder trial of American novelist and columnist Michael Peterson. The writer was accused of killing his wife Kathleen in 2001. Peterson claimed he found his wife at the bottom of the staircase in a pool of blood. Her injuries and her eccentric husband’s behavior put Peterson directly in investigators’ crosshairs. Although the jury found Peterson guilty, the filmmaker left the possibility of innocence open for discussion.

Valentine’s Day is supposed to be the most romantic day of the year, the one day where we all gorge ourselves on roses and chocolate covered strawberries in the comfort of our lovers. But for some, February 14 is the perfect day for a crime spree. The shocking transgressions on this list of Valentine’s crimes cover all the standard crime bases: theft, murder, and shooting your estranged stepson with a crossbow. Who knows what it is that makes that one special day in February the perfect storm for criminal activity? Maybe some of the criminals on this list didn’t have anything better to do than rob a Subway on Valentine’s, which is kind of sad when you think about it. Curl up on a bearskin rug in front of the fire with your lover and check out this list of 22 shocking Valentine’s Day crimes - Just don’t get any ideas.

What would you do for love? Break out of state prison to meet up with your best girl? Smash up the car of your ex’s new flame? If either of those options appeals to you then you’re going to love the lovefools in this collection of Valentine's crime stories (Valencrimes?) full of men and women acting like insane people once they get bitten by the love bug. If you need a cheap Valentine’s date, order a pizza, call your bae, and pull up the stories on this list. Hopefully you’re a good kisser.

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Valentine's Day Kidnapping Goes All Wrong
Over in merry ol' England, two buddies, Tom Wood and Brett Ireson, kidnapped a man named Ian Virgo and tried to beat him to death. Virgo suffered severe bruising and slash wounds to his arm and leg, then he was repeatedly beaten while being taken from his house and put in the kidnapper's car.

Woman Mysteriously Vanishes on Valentine's Night
In 2015, Erica Alonso and her boyfriend were out celebrating Valentines when they met a mystery couple who gave them a ride home and proceeded to hang out until 3:45 in the morning. Then, Erica and her boyfriend got in an argument and she drove off, never to be seen again. Following the disappearance, the police tried to locate the mystery couple but no one knew who they were.
Man Takes Cab Driver for a Valentine's Ride
Early on Valentine's Day morning 2015, a taxi driver received a not so sweet gift when the man he picked up pulled out a 9mm and asked, "Can I pay with this?" The taxi driver gave the man his Samsung tablet and took off to drive another day.
Crime Ring Targets Victoria's Secret
In St. Petersburg, FL a group of thieves made off with thousands of dollars in Victoria's Secret merchandise, leaving hundreds of Floridians without anything to wear during the second most romantic night of the year (the first obviously being the final night of Spring Break).
Man Steals Roses for Girlfriend
In Dublin, Ireland, Bernard Conway (a very drunk man) was caught stealing roses from an Aldi. He also stole a cashmere throw and a backpack in the same incident, but the backpack probably wasn't for his girlfriend.
Sweetheart Thieves Share a Smooch on Camera

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14 Creepy American Cannibals Who Ate Their Victims

It's not a comforting thought, but there have been cannibals in America. Cannibalism is often associated with far-flung places. As in most developed cultures, eating the flesh of our own species is seen as the ultimate taboo. Yet American killers who ate people have come and gone, while ordinary citizens in extraordinary situations have eaten the remains of other humans.

America, even in its relatively short history, has seen more than its fair share of man-eaters. Many were acts of desperation in survival situations, as acts of cannibalism usually are. People lost at sea, adrift on life boats for weeks or people trapped in snow-choked mountain passes, or in villages short of food in winter. Just as many others have been acts of madness perpetrated by killers who when even further than murder. There's even one case of simple curiosity.

So read on, and get your fill of American cannibals, if you dare.

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Albert Fish
Albert Fish was one of the most prolific and notorious serial killers of all time - a man so utterly evil, it's hard to believe he even existed. That Fish confessed to the murders of over 100 children is only the beginning of the story - the fact that he was known to cut them up and cook them with onions, carrots, and strips of bacon is but the second chapter. It gets worse. Look up Albert Fish at your own risk.
Boone Helm
"The Kentucky Cannibal" was a mountain man and gunslinger who lived in Old West Montana, and died at 35 years old during the Civil War. Characterized as a serial killer by many, Helm made no secret of his fondness for human flesh. Living in the wilds of Montana, he killed and ate at least 11 people in survival situations, but after getting a taste for humans, he'd kill for food before entering a survival situation. "Many's the poor devil I've killed, at one time or another," he said. "And the time has been that I've been obliged to feed on some of 'em."
Stanley Dean Baker
Baker was a Satanic cultist of the "Four Pi" movement who admitted to police in 1970 that he performed several human sacrifices, which apparently included some degree of cannibalism. To prove it, he produced a severed finger which matched that of a person who had gone missing in the Santa Ana Mountains. Baker went to prison, where it is reported he continued proselytizing on behalf of his Dark Lord.
The Crew of the Whale Ship Essex
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick was inspired by the sinking of a real ship called the Essex, the story of which is even more gruesome than that of Captain Ahab. The Essex was a Massachusetts whaling ship that sank after an attack by a sperm whale. The surviving crew members took to two small whaling boats, and remained there for about three months before rescue. The survivors on at least one of the boats turned to cannibalism, and when they were rescued, it was said that the last two survivors had sucked the marrow out of a dead crewmate's bones.
The Donner Party
Probably the best-known American cannibals of all time, the 50-wagon Donner Party set out for California in 1846. They ended up trapped in the Sierra-Nevada mountains during a particularly harsh winter, however. More than half of the roughly 90 people in the party died, and there have been conflicting (but reliable) reports of cannibalism among some of those who made it through. The surviving children are said to have been fed cooked human flesh as a last resort, while, according to legend, Donner himself is said to have eaten a baby raw. That's almost certainly an exaggeration... but it's very unlikely that the surviving party could have endured without some kind of "unconventional" nourishment.
Michael Woodmansee
In 1975 Rhode Island, then 16-year-old Woodmansee abducted and murdered a five-year-old boy who lived down the street. He ate pieces of the boy and kept some of his bones (including the skull) on his dresser. He was convicted in 1983 after confessing to police, and sentenced to 40 years in prison. He was released in 2011. The boy's father - now in his 70s - has vowed to kill Woodmansee before he dies.
Jamestown, Virginia
During a period known as "The Starving Time" in the winter of 1609, all but 60 of Virginia's 214 colonists died from starvation. The people of the village resorted to digging up the frozen dead and eating them. The cannibalism wasn't limited to such scavenging, either. After the winter, one man was tortured into confessing that he had killed, salted, and eaten his pregnant wife.
The Crew of the SS Dumaru
The Dumaru was a wooden steamship launched on its maiden voyage in 1918, during the first World War. Lightning struck the ship off the coast of Guam, igniting its ammunition and causing the ship to explode. The survivors on their two life rafts resorted to cannibalism to survive the three weeks they spent adrift.
William Buehler Seabrook
Have you ever wanted to know what people taste like? Apparently, so did New York Times reporter William Seabrook. In 1931, after a cannibal tribe in West Africa piqued his curiosity, Seabrook obtained a bit of fresh human from a hospital intern and cooked it up. And what do people taste like? Like tender beef, according to the journalist.

"It was like good, fully-developed veal, not young, but not yet beef. It was very definitely like that, and it was not like any other meat I had ever tasted," Seabrook reported. "It was so nearly like good, fully developed veal that I think no person with a palate of ordinary, normal sensitiveness could distinguish it from veal. It was mild, good meat with no other sharply defined or highly characteristic taste such as for instance, goat, high game, and pork have. The steak was slightly tougher than prime veal, a little stringy, but not too tough or stringy to be agreeably edible. The roast, from which I cut and ate a central slice, was tender, and in color, texture, smell as well as taste, strengthened my certainty that of all the meats we habitually know, veal is the one meat to which this meat is accurately comparable."
Alferd "The Republican Cannibal" Packard
With a name like "Alferd," and a beard like that, you just knew this guy was to be a gold prospector from 1849. He left Utah for Colorado with a party of five other men. Two months later, he arrived in snow-bound Denver alone. He claimed the party had run out of food, and had turned to cannibalism for survival.

The judge who sentenced Packard didn't have much sympathy, saying, "Stand up yah voracious man-eatin' sonofabitch and receive yir sintince. When yah came to Hinsdale County, there was siven Dimmycrats. But you, yah et five of 'em, goddam yah. I sintince yah t' be hanged by th' neck ontil yer dead, dead, dead, as a warnin' ag'in reducin' th' Dimmycratic populayshun of this county. Packer, you Republican cannibal, I would sintince ya ta hell but the statutes forbid it."

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