CRIME TERMS
a crime that remains unsolved
What is a cold case?
The author and lead prosecutor
Who is Vincent Bugliosi?
University of Wisconsin graduate and first member of the family
Who is Mary Brunner?
Femme fatale in "Everyone's Favourite Blonde"
Who is Evangelina?
Serial killer who lived on Drury Lane
Who is "the Muffin Man"?
the stiffening of a body several hours after death
What is rigor mortis?
Address where Tate murders occurred
What is 10050 Cielo Dr.?
Aspiring actor who is decapitated and dismembered
Who is Shorty/ Donald Shea?
State where Kenny Osburn was forced to confess in The Confession Tapes.
What is Arkansas?
A narrative poem meant to be sung about a true or fictionalized crime
What is a murder ballad?
literary archetype of an alluring, cunning and dangerous woman
What is a femme fatale?
Two pieces of evidence found at the Tate murder scene
What are glasses, leather thong and/or gun grip?
Honors student and accomplished athlete from Texas who is protected by his wealth
Who is Charles "Tex" Watson?
Organization that uses DNA evidence to exonerate prisoners in The Innocence Files
What is the Innocence Project?
Belief system espoused by Charles Manson (and Tom Cruise)
What is scientology?
cuts connecting a victim's ears to their mouth giving the chilling appearance of a perpetual smile
What is a Glasgow smile?
Victims killed the night after the Tate murders
Who are Leno and Rosemary LaBianca?
"favorite sweetie" of Danny DeCarlo
Who is Ruth Ann (Moorehouse)?
300 pound killer from Indiana State
Who is Belle Gunness?
Serial killer who was convicted through the use of bite marks
Who is Ted Bundy?
fabricating trauma or illness to gain sympathy- comes up in The Sixth Sense
What is Munchausen Syndrome?
The ranch where Family members lived and were arrested
What is Spahn/Barker Ranch?
Kathleen Maddox
Who is Charles Manson's mother?
Subject of American Manhunt on Netflix
What is the Marathon Bombing?
Boston man who blamed the killing of his wife on a POC in 1989 and later jumped off the Tobin Bridge
Who is Charles (Chuck Stuart)?