The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

‘HORRIFIC’ MASS SHOOTING

Inexplicable violence: A mass shooting in downtown Milwaukee left 17 people wounded late Friday shortly after fans left a nearby NBA playoff game, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. The shooting took place around 11 p.m. just blocks away from Fiserv Forum, where thousands of fans attended the Bucks’ Game 6 loss to the Boston […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous

Say hello to Ruby Taverner, 22, and while you’re at it, go ahead and say good-bye, because Ruby is dead. Ruby began life as a male named Martin Taverner, but it’s the 21st century and we’re all supposed to pretend that this is perfectly normal. But two other people are now dead, including Ruby’s “boyfriend,” […]

UPDATE: Vicky Sue White Has Died

After last night’s post (“Fugitive Murder Suspect Caught; Woman Who Helped Him Escape Shoots Herself”), here’s the latest on the case: Former Alabama corrections officer Vicky White has died from injuries after she and escaped inmate Casey White were arrested in Indiana earlier Monday, Sheriff Dave Wedding of Vanderburgh County told CNN. She was hospitalized […]

Fugitive Murder Suspect Caught; Woman Who Helped Him Escape Shoots Herself

Updating last week’s report (“Some Ladies Love the Bad Boys,” May 4) about the case of Alabama murder suspect Casey White, who escaped jail with the assistance of jail administrator Vicky Sue White: A former Alabama jail official and the murder suspect she is accused of helping escape from custody were apprehended Monday in Indiana […]

Aspiring Rapper Update: Misdemeanor Charges for Homeless Lunatic in L.A.

Say hello to Isaiah Lee,23, a homeless man and “aspiring rapper” who jumped onstage and attacked comedian Dave Chappelle during a performance this week at the Hollywood Bowl: The brother of the man arrested for the onstage assault of Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl says he’s stunned by the incident — and he wants […]

Some Ladies Love the Bad Boys

In December 2015, Casey Cole White went on a violent crime spree in two counties on either side of the Alabama-Tennessee border: In one night, he staged a home invasion and carjacked two vehicles at gunpoint, shooting one person in the arm, WHNT reports. At the home, he fired multiple rounds and killed a dog. […]

Back Where She Belongs

Kathleen Kane is behind bars, after being arrested for a probation violation and returned to Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Norristown, Pennsylvania. A judge ordered her arrest after Kane was charged with drunk driving after a March 12 car crash in Scranton. In case you didn’t know it, Kane was once a “rising star” of […]

Killadelphia Update

Say hello to Rahajahi Taylor Batchelor, 19, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to gun trafficking charges in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Batchelor was only 17 when he was arrested in September 2020 and, despite his youth, prosecutors said he was one of the “masterminds” of a major illegal firearms trafficking operation: A Norristown man who […]

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