Charlie O'Brien

Kent, London

Freelance Contributor and Presenter at Freelance

HYPNOTHERAPIST, PSYCHOTHERAPIST IN TRAINING, FORMER BROADCASTER & JOURNALIST [email protected]

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Leeds Rhinos 28 Huddersfield Giants 6

6 days ago | therhinos.co.uk | Charlie O'Brien

By Charlie O'Brien Kallum Watkins stole the show with a try in his comeback game as Leeds Rhinos secured a 28-6 victory over bottom of the table Huddersfield Giants. Tries for five different Leeds players powered them to victory after a frustrating first half saw goals disallowed and strong positions spurned for the hosts.
Eugene Britt: A Brief Biography

1 week ago | medium.com | Charlie O'Brien

Over the years, Gary, Indiana has garnered a bad reputation for having an extremely high murder rate, and high crime rates. Gary has been dubbed the ‘murder capital of the U.S’. It was a steel town, that had suffered huge job losses and economic decline that had led to increased poverty, gun violence, rampant drug use, and a steep increase in crime rates. In the mid-90’s, Gary had more than a hundred murders per year — and many of these murders would go unsolved.
The Murder of Brianne Smith

2 weeks ago | medium.com | Charlie O'Brien

Member-only storyCharlie O'Brien·Follow12 min read·--In April 2006, twenty-five-year-old Brianne Smith went missing from Omaha, Nebraska. Brianne had married her husband, Hershel Smith, Jr., two years prior (on February 14, 2004), and she was a mother of three (Brianne had two daughters, and a son). She had been doing sex work in the Omaha area at the time of her disappearance. For months, there was no sign of Brianne Smith. But on June 10, 2006, a body was found in a ditch west of Glenwood, Iowa.
Feeding My Mother

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Charlie O'Brien

Charlie O'Brien·Follow2 min read·--Photo by Jonathan Pielmayer on UnsplashAs I lift the spoon to my mother’s mouth, I can’t help but think about all the times that she did the same for meIt is an odd feeling, I suppose, feeding my aging mother.
Lorenzo Fayne: The Parkside Child Murderer

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Charlie O'Brien

Member-only storyCharlie O'Brien·Follow14 min read·--From 1989 to 1993, the Parkside neighbourhood (located in East St. Louis, and Centreville), had a serial killer on the loose. Children were being murdered in horrifically gruesome ways, and the police were not making any headway in the murder cases. Locals were terrified, fearing that their child would be killed next. For years, the murderer roamed free — until one day, he was thankfully caught. His name was Lorenzo Fayne.
The Disappearance of Melinda Creech

1 month ago | medium.com | Charlie O'Brien

Member-only storyCharlie O'Brien·Follow11 min read·--On September 5th, 1979, thirteen-year-old Melinda Creech had been sent to ‘Blake House’ (also called ‘The Old Blake House’, or ‘Blake Home’). It was an all-female juvenile detention center located on Mounds Road, in her hometown of Anderson, Indiana. The Blake House was run by Bronnenberg Children’s Home, a local orphanage.
Chicago’s Black Widow: The Story of Tillie Klimek

1 month ago | medium.com | Charlie O'Brien

Charlie O'Brien·Follow11 min read·--Ottilie ‘Tillie’ Klimek was considered one of Chicago’s most prolific female serial killers. Over the years, she would feed her victims food, or candy laced with arsenic, targeting relatives, neighbours, people who had wronged her, and murdering her multiple husbands, and boyfriends. It is believed that Tillie Klimek had about twenty victims in total. Tillie had also taken out life insurance policies on her husbands, profiting from their deaths.
The Speedway Burger Chef Murders

2 months ago | medium.com | Charlie O'Brien

Charlie O'Brien·Follow28 min read·--Jayne Friedt, Mark Flemmonds, Ruth Shelton, and Daniel Davis. On November 17th, 1978, four teenaged workers at the Burger Chef restaurant (located at 5725 Crawfordsville Road, in Speedway, Indiana), were abducted from their workplace. They had all been working the closing shift that night, and the restaurant had closed at 11 PM that night — and the abduction had taken place shortly afterwards.
The Mysterious Disappearance of Teresa Davidson-Murphy

2 months ago | medium.com | Charlie O'Brien

Charlie O'Brien·Follow9 min read·--In July 1999, thirty-four-year-old Teresa Davidson-Murphy moved from Puyallup, Washington to Rainier, Oregon, with her daughter, and her second husband. They moved to the 72000 block of Hutchison Road. She’d been reluctant to leave Puyallup, because Teresa had established a nice life for herself there, and she’d had a thriving career. Teresa had family and friends in the area.
Who Killed Susan Wickersham?

2 months ago | medium.com | Charlie O'Brien

Charlie O'Brien·Follow10 min read·--Seventeen-year-old Susan Wickersham had just finished her junior year at Bend High School. She had been looking forward to the long, hot Oregon summer, before beginning her senior year. Susan had all sorts of dreams and aspirations for her bright future. However, things didn’t go as planned for the young teen. Instead of enjoying the gorgeous July weather, and spending time with her friends, Susan’s life was tragically cut short.

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4 Dec 22

Such a brilliant opening night of Jack & The Beanstalk @The_Churchill with the incredibly talented @lloydhollett - took me back to my heart radio days having all the panto stars in the studio with us 🎭 https://t.co/8QU04CP97n

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18 Oct 22

Nature is beautiful

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Stunning autumn morning https://t.co/3swY7xNN19

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18 Oct 22

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