Truth is almost always stranger (and scarier) than fiction. That’s certainly the situation with the news coming out of Evansville, Indiana, where a woman was found after being missing for 2 months and being held captive in a wooden cage. Fortunately, this story has a positive ending. This post discusses details of the Evansville case…
As you get older, you realize that in any profession, career or skill, there are about 50 common formulas or rules that get used over and over again – often in very creative ways.
Some of the most popular cons out there right now are simply variants on classic cons that have been around for many years. This post takes a look at some of these cons, and how to avoid getting taken by them.
If you’ve been following the recent Reddit post about Derek Seehausen, a lot of people have mentioned that Derek could have got on a bus. Whether or not Derek got on a bus or not, for the purposes of this post, let’s assume he did. Here we use both text and pictures to lay out…
A few quick updates on Derek’s case this morning.
This post has a collection of news videos from the Derek Seehausen case. We also have a new page with a collection of (non-video) press items. We’ll update both pages as more come in.
This post includes: The potential sighting photos The visual timeline Video of the September 12, 2014 press conference A summary of details from the press conference Google Map links to timeline / sighting locations Locations of interest Links to updates and tip hotlines
The United States government has a longstanding policy against paying ransom demands to terrorist organizations. While this is a hot topic as of late, it is understandable from a purely analytical standpoint: The government does not want to fund terrorism. Of course, on an emotional level, most people would certainly be willing to do anything,…
Announcement of press conference to be held on September 12, 2014 at 10am.
Recently, there have been some surprising convictions in China based on the practices of a private investigation company, even though the company apparently did nothing illegal. This is alarming news for companies outside of China that perform investigations on people and businesses in the country and who abide by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. What…
Every day of the year, children under the age of 18 arrive in Hollywood determined to become the next Tom Cruise or Angelina Jolie. Many never see the inside of a movie theater let alone be on the big screen. Most find flophouses from the San Fernando Valley to the hills of Hollywood to the…
