Katherine Knight was a woman from Aberdeen, New South Wales, Australia, who became notorious for the murder of her boyfriend John Price, in February 2000. Katherine would brutally stabbed John 37 times in his home.

After the murder, the events that unfolded were particularly shocking. She skinned his body and hung his hide on a meat hook in the lounge room. She then decapitated him, cooked his head in a pot with vegetables, and baked parts of his butt, which she arranged on plates with vegetables and gravy at the dinner table. The meal was intended for his children.

Police discovered the scene after John failed to show up for work. They found Knight unconscious in bed after a reported suicide attempt. She pleaded guilty to the murder and, in 2001, became the first Australian woman to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The court deemed her to be a "monster" who was "utterly irredeemable."

RAPE:

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National Sexual Assault Hotline: Confidential 24/7 Support. Chat online at online.rainn.org or call 800-656-4673. You are loved.

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SUICIDE OR CRISIS HOTLINE:

Contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. There are supportive people who love you and will help you through this.

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Sayeh Rivazfar is a retired New York State Police Investigator who survived a horrific kidnapping and attack as a child. At age eight, she and her younger sister, Sara, were abducted by her mother's boyfriend. He sexually assaulted Sayeh and then brutally attacked both girls, leaving them for dead. Sayeh survived, but Sara did not. Rivazfar's testimony was crucial in the perpetrator's conviction. Following her recovery, she dedicated her life to helping other victims, spending two decades as a police investigator focused on crimes against children. She now shares her story as a "thriver" to provide hope and advocate for child protection.

RAPE:

Rape is not okay. If you or someone you know is struggling please seek help. You are not alone.

National Sexual Assault Hotline: Confidential 24/7 Support. Chat online at online.rainn.org or call 800-656-4673. You are loved.

MENTAL HEALTH:

If you or someone you know is in need of mental health support/resources, please reach out to SAMHSA at 800-662-HELP. Or contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. There are supportive people who love you and will help you through this.

Richard Wade Cooey was an American murderer. He was executed in Ohio on October 14, 2008, for the 1986 murders of 21-year-old Wendy Offredo and 20-year-old Dawn McCreery in Akron, Ohio.

Cooey, along with an accomplice, Clinton Dickens, was responsible for the abduction, rape, torture, and murder of the two University of Akron students. The crime began when a chunk of concrete thrown from a bridge struck the women's car, forcing them to stop. Cooey and Dickens then kidnapped the women, took them to a field, and brutally murdered them.

His case gained significant attention in the years leading up to his execution due to his argument that his obesity (over 275 pounds) would make lethal injection an inhumane form of execution, as he claimed his veins were too difficult to access. This argument was ultimately rejected by the courts, and he was executed by lethal injection.

Valentina Trespalacios, a vibrant 21-year-old Colombian DJ whose promising life was brutally cut short. Her body was discovered in a suitcase in a dumpster in Bogotá in January 2023, drawing significant attention to the ongoing issue of femicide in Colombia.

The person identified and arrested was John Poulos, a U.S. citizen and Trespalacios's boyfriend, who was apprehended in Panama while attempting to flee the country.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT:

If you or someone you know is in need of support please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline for free, confidential help. Available 24/7, their trained advocates offer guidance, resources, and a listening ear. You can also call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or chat. You don’t have to face this alone—support is just a call or click away.Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/05/americas/american-john-poulos-sentenced-valentina-trespalacios-intl-latam

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/06/06/489863/texas-man-sentenced-to-42-years-in-colombia-for-murder-of-dj-girlfriend/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ESG9VuTyJk

The Bever family murders — one of the most shocking familial crimes. On a quiet summer night in 2015, the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was shattered when emergency responders discovered a grisly crime scene: five members of the Bever family brutally murdered in their own home. The killers? Two of the family's own sons — 18-year-old Robert and 16-year-old Michael Bever.

MENTAL HEALTH:

If you or someone you know is in need of mental health support/resources, please reach out to SAMHSA at 800-662-HELP. Or contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. There are supportive people who love you and will help you through this.

Lacey Fletcher, a 36-year-old woman from Slaughter, Louisiana, who died in 2022 after enduring over a decade of extreme neglect by her parents. Diagnosed with autism and social anxiety, Lacey became increasingly isolated, eventually becoming immobile and confined to her family's couch. Her parents, Sheila and Clay Fletcher, failed to seek medical care, leaving her in unsanitary conditions that led to her death from sepsis and malnutrition.

MENTAL HEALTH:

If you or someone you know is in need of mental health support/resources, please reach out to SAMHSA at 800-662-HELP. Or contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. There are supportive people who love you and will help you through this.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVqpQmdNjkk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ6tS9JLXCU

When William Mussack stopped responding to calls just after Christmas in 2017, his family knew something was wrong. A devoted father and grandfather, William had recently voiced concerns about his adult daughter, Dayna Jennings, who was living in his home. What unfolded next stunned even seasoned investigators.

Sources:

https://nxstrib-com.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/01/affidavit.pdf

https://www.afterall.com/obituaries/WilliamMussack

https://kdvr.com/news/local/woman-sentenced-for-killing-dad-encasing-body-in-concrete-at-federal-heights-home/

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/dayna-jennings-william-mussack-murder-body-concrete/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12391350/

Jessica Lunsford was a 9-year-old girl living in Homosassa, Florida with her father and grandparents. In February 2005, she was abducted from her bedroom in the middle of the night by John Couey, a convicted sex offender who lived nearby. Despite an intense search effort, it wasn't until weeks later that Couey confessed to kidnapping, assaulting, and burying Jessica alive.

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