Author Archives: Talia

Often times I let my stresses drown me. Stress at a certain point is a sickness. I have a small list of medicine for when stress becomes too much for me. The list goes like this: Big tubs of cookie dough and a spoon.  Peppermint hot chocolate in a fox mug (gifted to me byContinue reading “Little Reminders”

Lately, life has a funny way of teaching me things. The life I live is far different from other people’s lives. I have identified my father’s dead body. I have been working since I turned 12. I have been bullied since seventh grade, severely. I have been physically assaulted by bullies, to the point IContinue reading “Here I Am”

Being a freak is hard. Always being the outsider, the social pariah of sorts is far from fun. My whole life I’ve been intrigued by the darker sides of life, the grotesque, the disturbing, and the taboo. I am constantly judged and criticized for the things I’m passionate for. I think people forget that someoneContinue reading “A Break From the Norm”

The general population of the world knows of a few serial killers, killers who were high profile and/or who’s trials were put on display. Some of these killers include Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and the Zodiac Killer. But not many people know who Ed Kemper is or how he had a hand in shaping theContinue reading “Who Is Ed Kemper?”

Often times, I get curious about the worst cases detective have ever worked. Especially because someday I could have one of them. I wonder about the toll it takes. This case perfectly shows the weight put on homicide detectives, who are tasked with finding the truth in death. “The man I was before this job,Continue reading “Intuition and Regrets”

When somebody googles ‘what happened in Nevada 1980’ or ‘Nevada in 1980,’ one would see results for the election of Ronald Reagan, the MGM Grand fire, and geological records. If someone asked me about Nevada in 1980, I think of a teenage girl who doesn’t have a name other than Jane Doe. A girl whoContinue reading “To Be a Silver Doe”

A small town in Indiana by the name of La Porte, held a gruesome murder farm run by a Norwegian-American woman, Belle Gunness. With a population of roughly 8,184 in 1840, serial killer Gunness slaughtered a minimum of fourteen people, but the kill count could go higher. She’s known as Hell’s Belle, Indianan Ogress, LaContinue reading “The Midwest Black Widow”

My family never pressured me to figure out what to do with my life. Some of them expected me to get a college education, some of them encouraged me to certain fields of work, but never did they force me to decide on anything. I dreamed of becoming many different things all throughout my life.Continue reading “Things That May Never Be Answered”

Talia Quade is a twenty year old college student learning about life in all its forms. She was born and raised in a small rural town, this could be why she has an affinity for finding places hidden away from the rest of the world. She is studying to become a homicide detective with aContinue reading “Biography”