"Heartbreaking"

Dorothy Dixon, a mentally disabled pregnant woman, died on Jan. 31. Her autopsy revealed that she had suffered severe abuse at the hands of her roommates (pictured left).

The abuse ranged from beatings with baseball bats, cigarette burns, boiling water being poured onto her skin, then peeling the skin off, to shooting the woman with a BB gun. It was discovered that Dixon had 30 of the tiny bullets still present in her body when she died.

Most of the blame for the murder has been placed on Michelle Riley, 35. Two of her children, including her 12-year-old son have also been changed with crimes. Allegedly Riley befriended Dixon and stole her social security checks for her disability while keeping her in the basement of the house that they shared.

All five of the alleged perpetrators are currently in jail. Their bail has been set at $1 million dollars.

A killer's appeal

Convicted serial killer Steven Wright (pictured left) has put in an application to appeal his convictions. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty for the deaths of five English prostitutes.

Along with his appeal, he has put in an application for a new lawyer. Suffolk police spokes-woman confirmed that both of the appeals were filed.

Brian Adams, the father of one of the victims stated, "come clean and stop wasting everyone's time".

So, was it worth it?

It's dumb to rob someone for $4. It's dumb to call the police when you're in a stolen car. But combining the two goes far beyond dumb.

First, John Dates Jr and Marquise Lamon Greer allegedly threatened a woman with a BB gun and stole her cash, which amounted to a total of $4. They were indicted on charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.

Later, a deputy was called out to an intersection in order to help a person whose car had run out of gas. The officer found Dates and Greer inside the car. Then he found out that the car had actually been stolen earlier in the day.

Greer was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He already had a previous conviction for aggravated robbery.

Note to criminals: You are a Darwin award waiting to happen.

Poetic Justice

I get the feeling that the last poem was too easy for you die hard crime aficionados. So, here's one that's a little bit more difficult.

Can you tell me what criminal this poem is about?