On August 7, 2009, Eric Leigh Whitehead, then 14, fatally shot his
22-year-old stepsister, Patricia Leigh Troglen, 10 times in the head
while she was asleep on the couch. Whitehead claimed he had a dream
in which he and his stepsister were arguing, which led him to wake up
enraged and commit the crime. Whitehead was charged as an adult and
sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30
years. Whitehead had a history of psychiatric problems and had
undergone two mental...
Francisco Acevedo, an American serial killer, is responsible for the
murders of three women in New York from 1989 to 1996. His early life
was characterized by substance misuse and a dysfunctional familial
background, which contributed to his criminal activity. Acevedo's
criminal history began in 1986, when he was charged with serious
sexual assault and sentenced to ten years in jail. Following his
release in 1988, he continued to engage in aggressive behavior and
was charged with domestic...