"With 10 Pages of Shocking Photos!"

[Sugar Smack]

I don't know. I love True Crime books. I am a serious True Crime buff, and in my off-time have been devouring these books. Before you ask me what kind of monster I am, let me assure you I'm one of the nicest monsters you'll ever meet. I read these books less out of the compulsion to watch train wrecks than out of a need to see justice done. It feeds the need to see justice done on a larger scale- obviously regarding our government.

Maybe I've been desensitized, but when I open every True Crime book to the photo section, I'm NEVER shocked.

Here's a "composite sketch" of the Shocking Photos section I've gleaned from these books:

Page 1: This is a picture of the murder victim fresh out of college, wearing a cap and gown and smiling proudly & sweetly into the camera.

Page 2: Here's the victim later, relaxing on a yacht with her husband. They're holding drinks and she's wearing a bikini and his sailor cap. Here's another one of the husband playing with the Golden Retriever, "Buddy".

Page 3: A picture of the aerial view of the crime scene- a clearing in the woods with a circle drawn in magic marker on the picture. Another picture below of the tree near where the deed was done.

Page 4: Two mug shots of the perpetrators, both of them looking angry and disheveled. One turns out to be the husband, and the other is a thin-lipped woman with big hair.

Page 5: Here are 4 shots: two of the perpetrators being led in handcuffs up the courthouse steps. Two of the state and defense lawyers. The state lawyer looks sweet and kind. The defense lawyer looks like a real shit.

Page 6: The arresting officer sitting behind his desk, looking contemplative. A picture of the judge below.

Page 7: Family shots of the victim's parents at Christmas, unwrapping presents.

Page 8: Pictures of different angles of the scarf that was used to do the deed.

Page 9: A shot of the house the victim and her husband had lived in, and a photo of a fingerprint.

Page 10: A picture of the gravestone of the victim.

Like I said, I'm not some bloodthirsty ghoul who craves gory photos of a real story- If I wanted "gore" I could always watch "Ghost Ship" again. But I am not shocked by the photos in the middle section. Almost ever. How weird is that?

[LaraMN]

1. Another shocking photo:

Oh wait- that's just bad fashion.

[Sugar Smack]

2. ACK! Okay! Uncle!!!

I'm shocked!! :rofl: I haven't seen that one.

[Deja Q]

5. I don't know which one is more disgusting:

The trailer dude's dumpster outfit or Britney Spears' favorite get-up, the insta-pulldown towel.

[RebelOne]

9. Excuse me, but we trailer people don't wear clothes from dumpsters.

[Sugar Smack]

14. I think he meant "frailer"

That is, I lived in a trailer for 3 years so I know what you're saying :)

[Sugar Smack]

50. Hiya, babe!

;-) :hi:

[NNadir]

8. I'm sure on some level this is a crime, but I don't see a victim.

That is an icky crime scene photo though.

[Sugar Smack]

13. NNadir doesn't see a victim.

The victim is us! :o

[NNadir]

16. Well I won't post shocking photos of myself in any case...

...even if I am the victim.

Were I to do that, there would only be more victims.

[Sugar Smack]

17. You could post shocking photos of yourself

wadding up a resume, or getting stuck in traffic, or tripping over your cat, or lighting the wrong end of a cigarette.

[NNadir]

18. The shock of the photos would not involve what I might be doing.

I'll tell my favorite Abraham Lincoln story (again):

Abraham Lincoln as a young man was walking in the woods when he encountered a man who was hunting with a rifle. The man took a long look at Abe and said, "Sir, you must prepare yourself to die, for I have vowed a solemn oath before God that the first time I encountered a man uglier than myself, I would shoot him!"

Abe immediately unbuttoned his shirt and stuck out his chest and said, "Sir, fire at will. For if indeed I am uglier than you, I don't deserve to live."

[Sugar Smack]

48. Those will be my last words.

Trust me.;)

[Book Lover]

24. That wasn't nice, catching her just out of the shower like that

Row! Kitty's got claws...

[NoSheep]

38. Money cannot buy taste.

[Sugar Smack]

47. Money can buy black beach towels, flip-flops, and republicans,

right?

[NoSheep]

55. Especially flip flops and republicans!

:rofl:

[bleedingheart]

42. what the hell is she wearing...

if it was a leopard print it would look like something straight out of The Flintstones...


ugh...

[Sugar Smack]

43. *ommmmm*

Close your eyes and think of Snoopy! :D

[GirlinContempt]

3. Not too weird

But have you read that Jack The Ripper book, his diaries and stuff, and seen THOSE pictures? OMG.

[Sugar Smack]

7. Are they shocking?

Are they quality shocking? No lie- you should see the "dramatic photos" in The Stranger Beside Me. All Courtroom All the Time.

:o

[leftofthedial]

4. that is shocking!

[Sugar Smack]

15. You are mocking!

B-)

[leftofthedial]

20. keep on rocking!

:D

[Sugar Smack]

28. fans be flocking!

:patriot:

[Sugar Smack]

30. mods be locking!

:wow:

[Sugar Smack]

41. dead man walking!

:scared:

[DS1]

6. I kept reading this as 10 pages of stocking photos

and decided to not click on it at work.

Then I read it right, and it was much less interesting. :sadfucksmilie:

[Sugar Smack]

10. So, the thin-lipped, big-haired woman didn't do it for ya?

:D Or do you need back seams on black hose with high heels?

[jukes]

11. hey, lady...

chue wunt to buy some chocking pick-chures???

truly chocking & feelthy, only 25 bucks!!!!!!!

[Sugar Smack]

12. I knew it was you y maybe I might!@

;-) :D They gotta be chocking though.

[jukes]

29. i am won chocking

dud!

[Sugar Smack]

31. Yeah, I know that jukes!

:loveya:

[jukes]

36. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:hug:

[NewWaveChick1981]

19. Hubby was into true crime books a while back...

and his favorite book was The Black Dahlia. I'm sure you've read it, but if not, it's pretty graphic. Nothing shocks me any more either, but that one was pretty gross. :P

[Sugar Smack]

22. Oh, I haven't! I keep thinking I've read everything. I read "Hollywood

Babylon", which is far worse than anything I've seen so far. LOL! I'm going to check it out the next time I'm at the bookstore. Those were never solved, were they? Or am I thinking of another case?

:hi:

[NewWaveChick1981]

23. The Black Dahlia murder was never solved, but

there were lots of leads, and some of them were fairly recent. This one's a must-read if you're into tawdry true-crime stories! :P

[Sugar Smack]

32. YES! How did you know what I like? "Tawdry" makes me all "gooey".

That's why I love the movie "L.A. Confidential" so much. :P :P

[NewWaveChick1981]

35. LOL!

:rofl: Then you'd really like TBD! It's not as extensive as LA Confidential, but it's definitely tawdry... :applause:

[Sugar Smack]

44. YEA- for the likes of Kim Basinger

and Kevin Spacey!:patriot:

[no name no slogan]

21. I am shocked. SHOCKED, I TELL YOU

In particular, page 6 shocked the living hell out of me.

I will never be the same again. Ever.

Just FYI.

:loveya:

[Sugar Smack]

25. That's because the judge looks exactly like the Exxon Man.

Exactly.

*SHOCKING!!!* :scared: :loveya:

[Sugar Smack]

26. PS-Wish we could watch Dominick Dunne together tonight.

*damn*

[no name no slogan]

33. * sigh *

Yeah, it looks like a good one, too :cry:

I will be home tonight-- I canceled band practice and my head's still a little sore. I'm chugging caffeine and popping Advil like a crazed powermad corporate executive at a blow party in the 80s, though , so maybe it will be gone in a couple hours!
:*

[Sugar Smack]

45. I REALLY hope you're feeling better.

Migraines suck.

[no name no slogan]

46. It's a bit better

head still hurts, but the water and diet coke have made a little difference. Tonight I'm just going to come home and hunker down with a couple of cats and wait to talk to you. I'm all yours baby! :loveya:

[Sugar Smack]

49. Good. I thought a tiny bit of caffeine might work.

:thumbsup:

[no name no slogan]

27. OMFG

I was SHOCKED before, but now I am truly SHOCKED


:loveya:

[Sugar Smack]

34. Don't get me started on the car metaphors.

Don't. Just don't. Just don't. :rofl:

[no name no slogan]

37. Duly noted, angelface

I will park my car under the tree, and not in your garage :hide:

[johnnie]

39. "Serious true crime buff?

Then how come you don't post in the True Crime forum? x(

Actually it has been dead in there lately. Go and see all 10 shocking posts! :)

I know exactly what you are talking about here though.
I used to hide all my true crime books behind other books because I have so many of them I thought people would think I was a little messed up. Now I don't give a shit if people see them all..lol.

[Sugar Smack]

40. "DEAD" in the True Crime Forum?

Is there at least police tape? A chalk outline? Shocking evidence???:D

[NNadir]

51. I hope you don't have a "favorite" mass murderer.

I will admit to having a similar fascination with crime stories - and I'm sure we're not alone since the stuff sells so well. ("In Cold Blood" sure was a famous book.)

However, I really hope we both avoid thinking that Ted Bundy was the "greatest" mass murderer ever, or that Ed Gacy was "better" at murder than Ted Bundy.

:hide: :shrug:

[Sugar Smack]

52. Sugar Smack doesn't, NNadir.

Does NNadir have a favorite from which to glom onto? (Halloween in May!)

[NNadir]

54. NNadir never speaks of greatness in...

...anyone except NNadir, as you know, Sugarsmack. ;-)

NNadir of course, could speak of ultimately horrible mass murderers. Can we start with the mass murderer occuppying our White House?

Do they offer us the shocking photos of these true crimes? No. They bury them. That is a sad thing not only for the aficianados like you and I, but the world at large.

[Sugar Smack]

57. Also, have you read The Executioner's Song? It made

Gary Gilmore look like some sort of teddy bear. I know you've read it. What do you think?

[NanceGreggs]

53. I've been a True Crime book fanatic for years ...

... so the minute I saw the thread title, I KNEW what this would be about.

You've got those 'shockng photographs' down pat!

And depending on the outcome of the crime, you can add:

page 11: Photo of convicted murderer in prison visiting room with parents, with the caption: "To this day, Mr. and Mrs. So-and-So maintain their daughter's innocence."

[Sugar Smack]

56. Thank you NanceGreggs! We could also add,

for page 12, a loopy-lettered note from the perpetrator to the parents expressing "finding God", always written from jail. I see you're definitely no stranger to the true True Crime novel. I'm in very good company.

:bounce: :toast:

[NanceGreggs]

58. And we BOTH forgot ...

... the covers on the re-released books:

"Includes SHOCKING, never-before-disclosed EVIDENCE, including the AUTHOR'S jailhouse interview with the CONVICTED KILLER!!!"