A professional bail bondsman and bounty hunter has been arrested and is being held on two counts of murder over the disappearance of two teenage boys in Indianapolis, Indiana on Christmas Eve. Kevin Watkins, 49, was charged for the murders of Dionne Williams, 16, and Timmee Jackson, 15, after Dionne’s mother, Amber Partlow, discovered gruesome […]
Background Check Misses Nanny’s Criminal Records
Before deciding to hire a nanny or other caregiver for a family member, make sure not to skimp on the criminal background check and always personally verify all references for an applicant. Care.com is a Massachusetts-based business that markets itself as the largest web site for finding and hiring nannies and other family caregivers. The […]
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Online Database Reveals Millions Of U.S. Voter Records
In this era of big data, you never know where your personal information is going to turn up next or who will find it and use it. It was revealed this week that computer security investigator and “white hat” hacker, Chris Vickery, discovered a freely accessible online database that contains the personal information on people […]
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Breakup Apps Help People End Relationships
First there were online dating sites, then came the online dating apps and now there are new apps for people who want to break off an unwanted relationship. As the old saying goes: “there are plenty of fish in the sea” – and inventive app creators have come up with some new ways to release […]
‘Grateful Doe’ Identified After 20 Years
This story shows the power of the internet and social media to solve difficult cases that involve missing and unidentified persons. A few weeks ago, an unidentified teenage victim who was killed in a 1995 auto accident in Virginia was finally identified thanks to DNA testing and the efforts of some tireless internet sleuths, who […]