17-year-old Leslie Zaret was brutally raped and strangled 45 years ago
NYPD Chief Joanne Jaffe had a dream that she couldn’t shake. In it, a girl was crying out to her for help. The problem was Joanne didn’t know if the girl was real or a figment of her imagination.
Joanne grew up in Queens, New York. During her childhood in…
It’s okay to feel overwhelmed and sad (and to be unable to articulate why)
Eight years ago, The World of Coca-Cola held a contest calling for video submissions that captured “moments of happiness” for inclusion in their museum’s welcome video. …
There’s a reason why we arbitrarily elevate ordinary items to super-special status
Many years ago, I came across this anecdote:
There once was a woman who wished more than anything to go on a Mediterranean cruise. …
Diane Tilly’s dying words were those of love and forgiveness
58-year old Diane Tilly was a remarkable woman. She was a teacher and co-founder of Robbins Academy, an alternative high school for troubled youths in San Antonio, Texas. The students at Robbins Academy were teenagers who had been kicked out of other institutions for behavioral problems. Everyone had given up…
Police initially dismissed her disappearance as a college prank
It is common knowledge that the first 24 hours after someone disappears is critical. In the case of college student Shannon Melendi, the failure of law enforcement to take her disappearance seriously helped her killer — a convicted sexual predator — cover his tracks and elude detection for years.
Thankfully…
Miss November 1972 served as the muse for the JPEG
Siri, Alexa, the British lady who narrates my car’s GPS, I take entirely for granted the nameless women who lend their voices to help power my day.
Women’s voices and likenesses have long been used in the advancement of technology. For example, beginning in the 1950s, Kodak employed beautiful models…
Limiting goals to just a few months makes them more attainable
I love making seasonal resolutions way more than making new year’s resolutions.
No matter how positive you are, new year’s resolutions always seem motivated by guilt or regrets — a reaction to overindulging, spending too much money over the…
The killer shot the popular news anchor outside her car while her two young children lay crying in their car seats
34-year-old Diane Newton King was a news anchor at WUHQ-TV station in Battle Creek, Michigan. In addition to being a star reporter, Diane’s striking good looks and dynamic personality made her a local celebrity in her hometown of Marshall, Michigan.
Diane’s personal life seemed just as idyllic as her professional…
My experience using Avail, the airport-based car-sharing service
I’m always looking to add to my income streams, preferably with minimal effort, so I was intrigued when I came across Avail.
Avail is an airport-based car-sharing service where car owners can make money while they travel. …
A Coke can discarded by the suspect helps crack a 1989 cold case
The close-knit community of Acme, Washington, was never the same after the brutal rape and murder of one of their own in 1989. …
Liz Jin
Attorney, motivational speaker and creator of unburythatbadass.com. Constantly striving to become a better communicator and storyteller.
