by Heidi Hiatt This is sick. Just sick. Two beautiful little boys who had already lost their mom died today in a fiery explosion in Graham, Washington– which authorities say was started by their father. I’ll review the basic facts of the case in a moment, but want to note that the first question...
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by Heidi Hiatt Last week I was tooling along in my motorcar listening to a well-known Seattle area talk show host. He began to discuss legislation that frowns upon fundraising car washes and sets requirements in place for how to conduct them in an ecologically friendly manner. I anticipated that he would not like...
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by Heidi Hiatt Last Saturday I read what may have been my first Ann Rule book. Perhaps I’ve been buried in academia for so long that I haven’t paused to read this talented local author despite the fact that she’s written about many cases I’ve studied. I found her style to be intuitive, compassionate,...
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by Heidi Hiatt Years ago, while looking through some personal effects of my great-grandmother’s, I found this New Year’s poem that has a relative’s name at the bottom. I don’t know if he is the actual author; I found this elsewhere on the web attributed to “author unknown.” This is a beautiful statement of...
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by Heidi Hiatt In 2008, journalist and author Roy Sheppard and Mary Cleary, founder of the Amen network that helps male domestic violence victims, released a book on female predators that turned heads. Venus: The Dark Side shines light on the inner workings and tactics of, as Sheppard and Cleary put it, queens of...
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by Heidi Hiatt Barry Goldwater once said that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. As I sat down to type out my thoughts on Colton Harris-Moore’s sentencing today, that is the quote that comes to mind. I am not disappointed that a miscreant of this magnitude has been sentenced to seven...
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by Heidi Hiatt Have you ever screamed for help when you were being attacked and no one came to help you? That’s exactly what is happening to men, women, and children all over the world right now. They are being harassed, persecuted, tortured, raped, beaten, arrested, and stolen from. Their houses and meeting places...
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by Heidi Hiatt “Real” housewives. Bad girls. Monster-in-laws. Talk shows. Tabloid-like court shows. These are the new soap operas, the modern purveyors of chaos in American society. We have become captivated by hateful, violent, self-indulgent women without boundaries whose every outfit is worth more than the money it would take to feed several small...
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by Heidi Hiatt It’s that time of year… people are starting to come down with colds and the flu as the damp, cooler weather sets in. Coworkers are signing up for flu shots in droves. Parents have to take sick time to care for their sick kids, and often they wind up becoming ill...
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by Heidi Hiatt Necrophiliac. Serial burglar. Serial rapist. Serial killer. Has used knives, guns, and his body parts to violate the living and the dead. Has said that he has an uncontrollable urge to kill. Escaped from prison, broke into a home, tied up the male resident, and raped the man’s wife. Was involved...
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