Friday Files

“My name is Joe Friday, and I’m a cop.”

Okay, my name is not Joe Friday, and I’m not a cop. I was just desperate for a kicker of an opening line.

Sometimes a writer needs a break. This week, after expending all my creative energy on the Carnival of the True Crime Blogs, I have nothing of value to add to the world of true crime.

When I look back over my short, yet raucous blogging career… Friday’s postings lack the punch and verve of my usual rants. I think I succumb to “end of the week exhaustion”… all I can think of is that glorious martini at the end of the tunnel.

Still, this is one sick, deranged world we live in, so there is certainly no lack of material.

It occurred to me… why should I do all the work? There is a bevy of intriguing, gripping and disturbing stories out there. One need only click on Crime News to see the headlines that turn the stomachs of all justice loving persons every day of the week.

These are the stories that need to be told. So, for the time being, Friday will be my day to rip stories from the headlines and to plagiarize from fellow bloggers.

Friday is time for Friday’s Files.

Starting off, how can you resist this one:

Man gets probation for dead deer sex
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SUPERIOR, Wis. -- A 20-year-old man received probation after he was convicted of having sexual contact with a dead deer. The sentence also requires Bryan James Hathaway to be evaluated as a sex offender and treated at the Institute for Psychological and Sexual Health in Duluth, Minn.

Deer me, some people are really fucked.

Of course, there has been much talk about this story:

Woolmer was strangled, police say

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CNN) -- A pathology report indicated that Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of "manual strangulation," according to a statement from Jamaican police commissioner Lucius Thomas.

"In these circumstances, the matter of Mr. Woolmer's death is now being treated by the Jamaican police as a case of murder," the statement said Thursday night.

Woolmer's death came less than 24 hours after former world champion Pakistan was beaten and eliminated by the relatively unknown Irish team on St. Patrick's Day, one of the biggest shocks in World Cup cricket history. The loss on Saturday prompted outrage among the team's hardcore fans, with protesters burning effigies of Woolmer and the team captain in Karachi.

Clearly, some people just don’t get it. IT’S JUST A GAME!!!

This one’s a little hard to take:

Indictment: Molester, dad abused boy while mom watched

SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) -- A convicted child molester and his father took turns sexually assaulting a 6-year-old boy while the molester's mother watched, then they choked the boy to death, according to an indictment issued Wednesday.

Bloody hell.

Finally, the blog Home Sweet Home currently features a story about a man who shot his wife in the stomach, then called 911 himself. Reportedly when the dispatcher asked about his wife’s condition he did check on her. He was allegedly overheard asking her...

“Are you alive or are you dead?”

Of course, you can read all the major top true crime headlines any time by visiting Crime News.

Have a nice weekend, and…

Be kind.