Recent content by Flakes

My hope is Michelle, Amanda and Gina can move forward from this turn of events, in the knowledge that they are truly brave women who fought for their lives and remained true to themselves in the face of enormous obstacles. They are to be admired and respected. By contrast Ariel's suicide, after...

One of the things that makes a society civilised is its ability to establish and maintain minimum health and housing standards for even the lowest members of that society – those in jail for heinous crimes. To treat them with less than those minimum standards would mean society acts in an...

PTSD in children from abusive households can lead to a wide variety of behaviours. Some angry, some violent, some self-harming, and others in total denial with a fantasy world built up to try to maintain some kind of "normality" in their lives. There can be serious psychological damage and it...

at 1:21s I am certain he laughs. We can only guess why – perhaps he felt frustrated he was having to repeat himself. Not acceptable conduct IMO, as an emergency call of this nature is no place for a laugh by the operator. As far as the final words *advertiser censored*** B**** it's certainly what I hear...

Thank you wfgodot and shadowraiths for posting these comments, as they really ring true for me. There is certainly a bloodlust deep within we humans; and for some it is clearly more dominant and perverse than for others. In observing cases like this, I suspect we the public require fairly...

Yes, published photos of son and this woman have cereal packets, etc, on top of the fridge in identical positions, and the people are posed identically in each pic, indicating they took the photos in sequence. I'm certain he will have told the police who this woman is, and not surprised they...

I just want to say in defense of the Aboriginal people of my country, they do not have barbaric rituals surrounding death. In fact, death is such a deeply felt aspect of life that Aboriginal peoples (each tribe is different though there are similarities) call it "sorry business" and have a...

I'm very relieved they've successfully identified Zahra's skull. Disappointed they were unable to determine any more information about her death from it. And content the Australian Embassy will be arranging for it to be returned home to be buried with her other remains. Poor Zahra, sweet child...

Lanie, I think we live in a world where we feel entitled to instant gratification. We're selfishly impatient. Popular media (TV programs, etc) have us under the illusion that forensic or medical research and investigations are immediate. The truth is, it is nothing of the kind. I recall a...

How so? Who does it benefit to rush a finding? IMO to neglect a thorough scientific investigation into the evidence, or to announce a premature finding would be disrespectful to Zahra.

The below question obviously presumes the recently found bones are those of Zahra and include the skull. Question: In the US, if new evidence is located that provides conclusive evidence to confirm details of a previously vague and concluded case, can there be a second trial to sort out the new...

It really upsets me that he wasn't forced to face any and all charges against him in the US BEFORE he was allowed to return to Australia. Whoever permitted him to leave the country didn't seem to be showing particularly great respect for the US system. You would think that they'd arrange for any...

Sabot, I agree that AB is despicable ... no argument from me on that count whatsoever. But, your other comments are opinion, not fact. We have absolutely no certainty that: 1) Emily had any legal right to be informed of Zahra's whereabouts 2) Adam had been taking child support payments from...

IF Adam did take Zahra out of the country illegally (ie with a passport acquired via forgery, etc) then he will undoubtedly be dealt with under Australian law. If Zahra's passport was legally obtained then there's no likelihood of any charge. So far, there's been no public announcement made in...

If the article I quoted above is correct, then the answer, sadly, is YES :(