Woman Condemned

There are victims of serial killers and atrocious murderers whom no one cares about. Their names are known. Their connections apparent, their pain obvious, and yet the public at large still ignores them and many even point fingers and gossip. These victims rarely matter to anyone but each other. They are the killer’s family and friends. The family and loved ones of convicted killers are treated with extreme disrespect in most cases and even abused physically, emotionally and mentally (including cyberbullying ) and no one cares. No one does anything about it. I scoured the Internet for hours and found only a handful of articles and videos on the subject. The family members of killers go through an immense pain not unlike the death of a child or loved one. If the death penalty is on the table, the loss of a child is no different for them than other parents. They are left with feelings of horror, grief, denial, outrage, misery and confusion with no one to turn to but each other. Wh

Live! With Kelly & Michael I was shocked to find a few very loving people in my life have nominated me in this wonderfully charitable contest. The winner receives a 10,000 donation to the charity of their choice. My choice would be Aid to Inmate Mothers, a charity that helps the young children of incarcerated moms. It lessens the chances of mental scarring and gives a chance at success to those most likely to end up in the dregs humanity. Statistics have shown us how kids turn out when their parents were incarcerated throughout their childhood and formative years. If you have just a few seconds, or if I have ever helped your loved ones or helped you see a different side of the death penalty debate, Click here and give me a little nomination. :)

When all the wrapping paper is cleared away and there are no more gifts to be given- There are some  freebies, give-away's and contests for some pretty awesome prizes all throughout January! You'll get a chance to win a personal Q&A with one of the women on death row or LWOP that cooperates with The Woman Condemned , artwork and gifts from them , a 15 minute Skype call with me , an autographed copy of my book, Shirley Turner- Doctor, Stalker, Murderer,  Still working out the details so stay tunes and check the Facebook group for updates.

Tiffany VanAlstyne and Kenneth Tiffany VanAlstyne plead guilty to the strangulation death of her fiver year old cousin Kenneth in New York in November of 2015. She is savagely bipolar and was prescribed lithium but had not been taking it.  She explained that she had been helping him with his homework and he just couldn't get it. No way she tried to explain things to him would register. She said she remembers feeling very frustrated with him and then nothing. When she came to her hands were around his throat and he was dead.  She dumped his body in a culvert and covered it in snow. When she got back to her trailer she called 911 with a story that two masked intruders broke in and took him. Her story changed slightly every time she told it and it wasn't long before she confessed.  She plead  guilty to second-degree murder  and will be sentenced in January. She faces up to 18 years.