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True Crime Online Newsletter - August 25, 2014

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Thai woman posts more than 12,000 selfies http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/08/1 9/Thai-woman-posts-more-than-12000-selfi es/4331408482483/?spt=sec&or=on Kim Kardashian has competition as the queen of selfies. Instagram user Mortao Maotor of Bangkok has posted more than 12,000 selfies on the social media website. Mortao, which is not her real name, has 20,000 followers and snaps an average of 200 selfies per week. She is not the stereotypical selfie-taking teenager but a married Thai woman in her 40s, Time reports. Mortao did not speak English but said through her husband's daughter that her reason for the high number of self-portraits is "quite personal." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG! (DISCLAIMER: The following news items were fo

True Crime Online Newsletter - August 18, 2014

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Online security service starts selling Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin cat-scratch posts http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/08/1 3/Online-security-service-starts-selling-K im-Jong-Un-and-Vladimir-Putin-cat-scratc h-posts/5961407950782/#ixzz3AkmsyYxW An online security service provider called HideMyAss.com has launched a campaign to help combat Internet censorship. Dubbed The Pussycat Riot after the Russian punk group, the initiative is selling cat-scratch posts emblazoned with the faces of either North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or Russian President Vladimir Putin. The handcrafted posts sell for $7,500 and each took teams of artists more than 200 hours to finish. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG! (DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web

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I was just notified I am on the top 100 list of crime experts to follow and am #17: http://www.mylife.com/blog/100-crime-experts-to-follow-on-twitter/

True Crime Online Newsletter - August 11, 2014

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Polish couple posing for selfie in Portugal die after falling off cliff http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/08/1 1/Polish-couple-posing-for-selfie-in-Por tugal-die-after-falling-off-cliff/117140 7769648/#ixzz3A6VHQoVD A Polish couple in Portugal fell off the edge of a cliff while they were posing for a selfie. The couple was visiting the cliffs of Cabo da Roca with their children when they fell to their deaths, the Independent reported. The tragic accident occurred on Saturday, but emergency workers were not able to recover the bodies until Sunday because poor weather conditions impeded their search. A Spanish couple alerted authorities about what had happened after witnessing the fatal fall. The children, ages 5 and 6, are currently being cared for by Polish diplomats. Family members have been alerted and will be traveling to Portugal to deal with situation. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit WHOA o

True Crime Online Newsletter - August 4, 2014

I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .Mom sells daughter's Katy Perry tickets on Facebook to teach her a lesson http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/08/0 1/Mom-sells-daughters-Katy-Perry-tickets-o n-Facebook-to-teach-her-a-lesson/7111406 905457/#ixzz39RijgQkd A North Dakota mother was so upset with her daughter's poor behavior that she went on Facebook to get rid of her concert tickets. Cindy Bjerke posted her 18-year-old daughter's Katy Perry tickets on the Fargo Moorhead Online Garage Sale Facebook page to teach her a lesson. Bjerke called the girl a "spoiled brat" who "doesn't deserve these tickets." The Perry concert is scheduled for August 23. "I was not going to give her these tickets. I was not going to let her go to the concert with the behavior she's been doing," Bjerke told WDAZ. The tickets were worth $110, but Bjerke undersold them for $90. Some people were critical of Bjerke's very public parenting style, but she is st