Respected CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp.) Radio reporter Bob Keating was ticked off! Seems that Mr. Earl Hamilton, a health care activist, called Mr. Keating a government “toady” who was not to be trusted. Well sir, how would you like a box of chocolates smeared with raw chicken and dirt? That’s…
Articles Posted in Odd Cases
You Say You Did This In Your Sleep, And You Expect A Jury To Buy It?
Per the Court, Ken Parks attacked his parents‑in‑law, killing one and seriously injuring the other. The incident occurred at their home, some 23 km. [14 miles] from respondent’s [Parks’] residence, during the night while they were both asleep in bed. Respondent [Parks] had driven there by car. Immediately after the…
Remember The Alamo?
Maybe you were not the best history student? The case of Richard Lance McLaren, and his wife Evelyn, demonstrates why it’s important to pay attention, at least just a little bit. McLaren and his wife, residents of West Texas, apparently forgot that the Lone Star State was, in fact, a…
Evil Neighbor, Age 81, Is Off To Jail
Said the judge: “It seems to me, despite your age and despite your infirmities, you have deliberately, for a period going on for 10 years, made life a misery for your neighbours.” So what exactly did 81 year-old Dorothy Evans do to her neighbors that got her 6 months in…
Seven Lesbians, A Man, some DVDs …
No, unfortunately for movie audio-video engineer and independent filmmaker Dwayne Buckle, it didn’t go down like that. Buckle was selling his DVDs on a New York City sidewalk, when things went really, really bad. Here’s Buckle’s version: As a group of women walked by, he spoke to one of them…
The Man Brought A Grenade Into The Courthouse… And He’s A Lawyer!
Aram Berberian had been a Rhode Island lawyer for 31 years when he sent this letter to a member of the Kent County, Rhode Island Courthouse police: Frank A. Carter, Jr., Esquire Providence County Supreme Court 250 Benefit Street Providence, R.I. 02903 Dear Brother Carter: On 15 October 1980 I…
If You Want To Be Certain You’ll Lose Your Case, Send Letters Like This To The Judge
Defendant Howard Freeman sent two letters to the Judge. “On both of them the letterhead reads: The Committee to Save the Judges From Hanging Even Though They Deserve It. At the bottom of the stationery the following matter appears: The Bible and history tell us that an oppressed people have…
Children Refuse To Take Mother’s Body From Morgue – 4 Years After She Died!
Some folks just don’t know when to say “when.” June Woo, age 82, died on November 15, 2002. More than 4 years later, she is still in the morgue because her family won’t take custody of her body! Why? According to the children, their mother was poisoned, a victim of…
More On Those Crazy Swedes And Their Strict Naming Laws
Regular Juice readers may remember the Swedish transvestite who wanted to change his name to “Pia” but was not allowed to. Well, seems Mr. and Mrs. Tomaro want to name their daughter “Metallica.” Her mom says that the name “suits her” because “she’s decisive and knows what she wants.” Unfortunately,…
Psycho Shoe Fetishist; Does He Prefer Women’s Shoes Over Women?
Now I like women’s shoes, but … Hell, I don’t even like men’s shoes. For me, shoes are purely functional. Not so with 26 year-old mechanical engineer Omar Adb-el-Gowd, who told police that he has been obsessed with ladies shoes since he was 12, and that he has taken shoes…