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🕯️ “Are They Going to Murder Me?”  The Live-Streamed Death of Valeria Márquez and What Would’ve Happened in the U.S. The Sassy Gazette proudly presents 🕵️ Dicking Around With Richie A True Crime Feed that never looks away 🎥 Have You Seen the Video?!!? On May 13, 2025 , 23-year-old influencer Valeria Márquez was livestreaming from her salon in Zapopan, Jalisco. She was mid-conversation with her TikTok followers, chatting casually, when a strange delivery was mentioned. Seconds before she was shot, Valeria looked into the camera and asked: "Are they going to murder me?" Moments later, a masked man entered the salon posing as a delivery person. He asked, “Hi, are you Valeria?” She replied, “Yes.” He shot her in the chest and head on camera. The screen went dark. The viewers were stunned. Her life ended and the world watched it happen. ⚠️ A Crisis Beyond the Camera: Femicide in Mexico Valeria’s horrific murder has become a flashpoint for an issue that r...

🕵️ Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed Presented by The Sassy Gazette 💸 A Deep Dive into Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme Bernie Madoff didn’t just orchestrate the biggest Ponzi scheme in history he did it while being investigated by the SEC at least six times . What unfolded wasn’t just a story of fraud, but a systemic failure of trust, regulation, and accountability that destroyed thousands of lives and shook global markets. 🚨 The SEC Was Warned And Did Nothing 1992: SEC investigates Avellino & Bienes, a firm funneling money to Madoff. Irregularities found but Madoff’s operations go unscrutinized. 2000–2005: Whistleblower Harry Markopolos sends detailed memos showing Madoff’s returns were impossible without fraud. 2006: SEC formal inquiry reveals red flags no trade data, sham auditing firm. SEC closes the case anyway. 2009: SEC Inspector General report blasts the agency for multiple investigative failures and missed opportunities. 💥 These wer...

🕵️‍♀️ The Sassy Gazette Proudly Presents Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed The Unresolved Case: A Deep Dive into the 1992 Murder of Michelle Moore in Larimer, Pennsylvania 🧷 Executive Summary This report provides a detailed examination of the murder of Michelle Moore , a 23-year-old woman found strangled in Larimer, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania , on May 17, 1992 . Despite occurring over three decades ago, this case remains an active cold case, with law enforcement continuing their investigation. No suspects have ever been publicly identified or charged. A major challenge in researching this story is the name itself: Michelle Moore. It’s common, and unfortunately, there are multiple murder cases across the U.S. tied to people with that name. But this one  our Michelle Moore  was found dead in Larimer, PA in 1992, and her killer has never been brought to justice. This blog post aims to cut through the confusion, clarify the facts, and demand answers. ...

The Unresolved Homicide of Melissa Manhart: A Deep Dive into an Enduring Mystery Dicking Around With Richie – A True Crime Feed, proudly brought to you by The Sassy Gazette Executive Summary The murder of Melissa Manhart, a 42-year-old mother of two, on August 11, 2017, in Pittsburgh’s Larimer neighborhood remains a heartbreaking and unsolved mystery. Discovered on the back porch of a residence she had just moved into, Melissa’s death was ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound to the head. Despite early investigative efforts including the questioning of her boyfriend and others connected to the property no arrests were made, and no suspect has ever been named. This deep dive explores the timeline, investigative challenges, and the ongoing impact on Melissa’s grieving family as they search for answers in a case that’s grown cold but never forgotten. 1. A Mother, A Porch, A Mystery On a warm Friday evening August 11, 2017 the Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh fell under a shadow...

The David Brom Axe Murders: Faith, Fury, and a Future Outside Prison Walls Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed Brought to you by The Sassy Gazette 🪓 “David Brom Took an Axe...” In the winter of 1988, a teenager in Rochester, Minnesota, did the unthinkable. David Francis Brom , just 16 years old, murdered his parents and two younger siblings with an axe. Yes, it was gruesome. Yes, it was horrifying. And yes it was real. The brutality of the crime, paired with David's youth, ignited a national firestorm of legal, psychological, and moral debate one that still rages today, especially as David Brom is set to walk free on July 29, 2025 . 🙏 Religion, Rebellion, and a Punk Rock Problem Let’s not sugarcoat this: David’s parents were beyond devout. The Brom household was ultra-religious, and David was constantly at odds with their conservative beliefs. The final straw? They had him committed to a mental institution... because he wouldn’t stop listening to pun...

The Sassy Gazette proudly presents Dicking Around With Richie – A True Crime Feed The Kids for Cash Scandal A Deep Dive into Judicial Corruption and its Enduring Legacy Across the United States, multiple states have witnessed scandals disturbingly similar to Pennsylvania’s infamous “Kids for Cash” case. In California, school and court officials were accused of steering students into for-profit alternative programs for personal financial gain. Florida’s youth detention centers faced exposure by the Miami Herald for fostering guard-instigated violence in overcrowded, for-profit facilities. Georgia continued contracts with Youth Services International despite a trail of abuse allegations. Texas was rocked in 2007 by revelations of sexual abuse and cover-ups within the Texas Youth Commission. Mississippi saw county officials indicted for bribery in exchange for sending youth to private jails. Illinois and Michigan also faced criticism for sentencing policies influenced by private p...

🔪 The Frankford Slasher: Philadelphia’s Enduring Mystery The Sassy Gazette proudly presents Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed 🕯️ Executive Summary: The Enduring Shadow of the Slasher Between 1985 and 1990 , the neighborhood of Frankford in Northeast Philadelphia lived under the haunting grip of a brutal serial killer. Known only as the Frankford Slasher , this phantom predator murdered at least eight women with disturbing precision through sexual assault, stabbing, and manipulation . In 1990, the city secured a conviction  Leonard Christopher , a quiet fish market employee, was sentenced for the murder of one victim: Carol Dowd . But here’s the problem: he didn’t match the Slasher’s profile. He didn’t match the witness descriptions. And he was in prison when another woman was killed the same way . So why did they close the book on him? Because they wanted to. Because they needed someone  anyone  to take the fall. 🕵️‍♂️ Chapter One: A Pa...

The Murder of Teresa Halbach (2005): Truth, Lies, and Trial by Netflix Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed Brought to you by The Sassy Gazette ⚖️ So Many Questions. So Few Answers. The murder of Teresa Halbach in 2005 remains one of the most controversial and emotionally charged cases in modern American legal history. Why? Because it combines all the elements of a nightmare: a young woman murdered, a man previously wrongfully convicted, and a criminal justice system that may have failed again. And let’s just say it  Making a Murderer didn’t make things any simpler. 🕯️ The Background: Steven Avery and a System That Already Failed Back in 1985, Steven Avery was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault despite 16 witnesses supporting his alibi. Let me repeat that  sixteen . But the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department had tunnel vision . They locked onto Avery, and that was that. Eighteen years later, DNA exonerated him. He walked free. He sued the county...

The House of Horrors: Gary Heidnik’s Basement of Terror 🔦 Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed 🔦 Brought to you by The Sassy Gazette The House of Horrors: Gary Heidnik’s Basement of Terror Posted: July 17, 2025 Gary Michael Heidnik, born November 22, 1943, and executed on July 6, 1999, remains one of the most notorious and twisted figures in American criminal history. A serial rapist and murderer, Heidnik abducted six women between 1986 and 1987 and held them captive in a self-dug basement pit in his Philadelphia home. Two of those women died as a result of torture and starvation. His horrific actions earned him the death penalty and the grim title of being the last person executed in the state of Pennsylvania. Heidnik’s crimes didn’t just horrify the public they inspired fiction. The infamous "Buffalo Bill" character in The Silence of the Lambs drew partial inspiration from his monstrous acts. But long before Hollywood took notice, North Philadelphi...

The Pizza Bomber Mystery: The Execution of Brian Wells and America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist By Dicking Around With Richie – A True Crime Feed, brought to you by The Sassy Gazette “ACT NOW, THINK LATER OR YOU WILL DIE.” Those chilling words weren’t lines from a movie script they were the instructions left for Brian Wells on August 28, 2003, as he sat on the pavement in Erie, Pennsylvania, with a live bomb locked around his neck. This is the story of America’s most bizarre and sinister bank heist the Pizza Bomber case. It’s a tale of twisted minds, elaborate contraptions, and a murder still officially unsolved. And yes, I’ve watched Evil Genius on Netflix (fantastic docuseries, by the way). But let me tell you it barely scratches the surface. Tunnel Vision or Thorough Investigation? Let’s get one thing straight: this case was complex as hell. But even with all the chaos, one question haunts me  did the police have tunnel vision? Once the FBI started suggesting Br...

The Deadly Wolf Pack Known as the Greensburg Six: The Torture and Murder of Jennifer Lee Daugherty This deep dive into Jennifer got me in my feels! I'm angry! I'm sad! I'm heartbroken! Did I say I'm angry?! I cried I had to stop researching for a bit! Who Was Jennifer Lee Daugherty? Jennifer Lee Daugherty was born on November 8, 1979, in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. She was only 30 years old when her life was brutally stolen in February 2010 in Greensburg. Jennifer was widely known to be mentally disabled, often described as having the “mental abilities of an adolescent” or “the mind of a 14-year-old.” Her family and everyone who knew her spoke of how kind, loving, and trusting she was. She truly believed the absolute best in everyone . Jennifer was finally ready to start living independently. She had dreams. She had plans. And her parents were helping her achieve those dreams. Instead, Jennifer crossed paths with a human “wolf pack” who saw her vulnerabi...