Photo of double homicide suspect 75-year-old William Wallace Jr. Screenshot from ChicagoPolice.org. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for news that matters. This article is 100% human-written. Listen to Summary of 75-Year-Old Man Commits Double Murder of Elderly Sisters while you commute, work or relax. Listen to Summary of 75-Year-Old Man Commits Double Murder of Elderly Sisters here.ContinueContinue reading “Mental Health Evaluation Ordered for 75-Year-Old Chicago Man Charged in Double Homicide of Two Elderly Women, Ages 68 and 71, for “Getting on My Nerves””
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Drive-By Shooting Takes Life of 16-Year-Old Boy in Chicago’s South Shore Community
Photo crime scene on 78th and Coles from ChiTownCrimeChasers on Facebook. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for breaking news. This article is 100% human-written. A Briefing A boy around 16 years old was killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. It’s a disturbing story. What Happened Today on April 7, a 16-year-old boy wasContinueContinue reading “Drive-By Shooting Takes Life of 16-Year-Old Boy in Chicago’s South Shore Community”
Rapper Offset Shot, Rushed to Hospital: Video of Offset Fighting Rapper Lil Tjay Included
Photo from CBSNews.com. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for breaking news. This article is 100% human-written. This article has been updated to confirm the altercation between rappers Offset and Lil Tjay happened before Offset was shot. It also now includes information on the arrest of Lil Tjay. On Monday, April 6, rapper Offset, 34, real name KiariContinueContinue reading “Rapper Offset Shot, Rushed to Hospital: Video of Offset Fighting Rapper Lil Tjay Included”
Chicago Homeowner Kills Intruder: Self-Defense or Murder?
Screenshot of video of the crime scene from ABC 7 Chicago on YouTube. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for breaking news. This article is 100% human-written. Listen to a summary of Chicago Homeowner Kills Intruder Case while you commute, work or relax. Listen to a summary of Chicago Homeowner Kills Intruder here. Earlier this morning on AprilContinueContinue reading “Chicago Homeowner Kills Intruder: Self-Defense or Murder?”
Happy Easter, from The Reeders Block
Happy Easter, from The Reeders Block and the Editor-in-Chief Jermaine Reed, MFA. Eat well, laugh and make inappropriate jokes. Connect with those you haven’t in a while, and that includes yourself. Sometimes, a jewel needs to remember its own value. Yours is a lot. Thanks for the support. We’re on track to make this theContinueContinue reading “Happy Easter, from The Reeders Block”
Federal Illinois Gun Sting Seizes 171 Firearms, 64 Switches, With Arrests of 41 Suspects from North Chicago to Joliet and Recovers Missing Girl
SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for breaking updates. This article is 100% human-written. A federal gun sting in Illinois is having some impressive results, with over 40 suspects arrested. Federal agents have also seized 171 guns and 64 switches, conversion devices to make some firearms fully automatic. In the flurry of arrests, a few stand out. ATFContinueContinue reading “Federal Illinois Gun Sting Seizes 171 Firearms, 64 Switches, With Arrests of 41 Suspects from North Chicago to Joliet and Recovers Missing Girl”
Pooh Shiesty and Dad Arrested for Armed Robbery of Gucci Mane and Associates at Studio
Rapper Pooh Shiesty (center) beside rapper Lil Durk (right). SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for breaking updates. This article is 100% human-written. Listen to a summary of the Pooh Shiesty Gucci Mane Robbery summary while you commute, work or relax. Listen to a summary of the Pooh Shiesty Gucci Mane Robbery summary here. Five months after beingContinueContinue reading “Pooh Shiesty and Dad Arrested for Armed Robbery of Gucci Mane and Associates at Studio”
Shots Fired, 3 Arrested After Attempted Walmart Robbery of ATF Agent in Chicago
SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for breaking updates. This article is 100% human-written. Listen to a short summary of the Attempted Armed Robbery of an ATF Agent at Walmart. I’ve added an updated audio. I won’t delete the original. This will allow anyone linked directly to it to come back. Listen to the ATF Agent Attempted RobberyContinueContinue reading “Shots Fired, 3 Arrested After Attempted Walmart Robbery of ATF Agent in Chicago”
Read or Listen to Catch Up on This Week’s Top True Crime Stories
Listen to the details of the Pooh Shiesty Gucci Mane Robbery while you commute, work or relax. Listen to these trending stories while you commute. Below are the human-written and read true crime stories worth knowing about. From the squatter arrested for a triple homicide to “The Happy Hit Lady” who killed her children’s fatherContinueContinue reading “Read or Listen to Catch Up on This Week’s Top True Crime Stories”
Forensics Link Drive-By Shooting of 7-Year-Old to Earlier Double Shooting Sparked by Gang Rivalry
SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for more true crime in realtime. This article is 100% human-written. Listen to a short summary of this case as you commute, work or relax. Listen to a short summary of this case here. If you have any information related to any of the cases mentioned, call 404-577-TIPS (8477), and submit yourContinueContinue reading “Forensics Link Drive-By Shooting of 7-Year-Old to Earlier Double Shooting Sparked by Gang Rivalry”
Man Previously Convicted of Killing His Own Father Charged in Separate 49-Year-Old Cold Case
Mugshot of cold case murder suspect and convicted killer James Terry Fowler from WAFF.com. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for more true crime in realtime. This article is 100% human-written. James Terry Fowler, 68, has been arrested in connection with a 1977 Kenosha, Wisconsin cold case murder. The arrest came after DNA lifted from the victim’s nailsContinueContinue reading “Man Previously Convicted of Killing His Own Father Charged in Separate 49-Year-Old Cold Case”
Squatter Charged with Triple Homicide After 4th Victim Escapes and Bodies Found in Basement
Photo of murder suspect Lance Clowney. Photo from DetroitNews.com. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for more true crime in realtime. This article is 100% human-written. Listen to the Lance Clowney Detroit Squatter Triple Homicide Case Summary as you commute, work or relax. Listen to the Lance Clowney Detroit Squatter Triple Homicide Case Summary here. Lance Clowney, 27,ContinueContinue reading “Squatter Charged with Triple Homicide After 4th Victim Escapes and Bodies Found in Basement”
Two Hit Men Arrested Within 8 Seconds of Committing First-Degree Murder of Black Billion-Dollar Company Executive
Photo of murder suspects Nassie Mason and Erving Harris from fox32chicago.com. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for more true crime in realtime. This article is 100% human-written. Listen to the Hit Men Case Summary as you commute, work or relax. Listen to the Hit Men Case Summary here. Nassie Mason (28) and Erving Harris (31) are inContinueContinue reading “Two Hit Men Arrested Within 8 Seconds of Committing First-Degree Murder of Black Billion-Dollar Company Executive”
Trial Set for Former McDonald’s Employee Who Stabbed Manager 23 Times
Photo of Afeni Muhammad from CBS News Detroit. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for more true crime in realtime. This article is 100% human-written. Listen to the Afeni Muhammad McDonald’s Stabbing case summary as you commute, work or relax. Listen to the Afeni Muhammad McDonald’s Stabbing case summary. Former McDonald’s employee Afeni Muhammad, 27, is set forContinueContinue reading “Trial Set for Former McDonald’s Employee Who Stabbed Manager 23 Times”
Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Road Rage Shooting of Pregnant Indiana Woman That Caused Emergency C-Section
SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for more true crime in realtime. This article is 100% human-written. Curtis T. Cutler, 39, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for a 2023 road rage shooting of a pregnant woman in Plainfield, Indiana. The details are horrific. What Happened On the morning of March 1, 2023, Curtis Cutler, 37ContinueContinue reading “Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Road Rage Shooting of Pregnant Indiana Woman That Caused Emergency C-Section”
NO HUSTLE LIKE HERS
Below, you’ll find a summary of a book I’ll be publishing in the coming months, and it’s fire. This book as with all content on this site is 100% human-written. Subscribe for future details about the release date. NO HUSTLE LIKE HERS Zuri Banks is a powerful businesswoman by day and a powerfully dark businesswomanContinueContinue reading “NO HUSTLE LIKE HERS”
Why (Some) Great Men Go to Prison: 3 Great (Convicted) Men and 1 Trafficker
Photo of Malcolm X from TheGuardian.com. “They wanna see me locked up and cage me. I come back bigger and stronger.” — 50 Cent, Psycho Prison anywhere is a terrible place to be for most men who happen to end up there for whatever reasons. While too many men are broken behind prison walls, thereContinueContinue reading “Why (Some) Great Men Go to Prison: 3 Great (Convicted) Men and 1 Trafficker”
VIDEO: Male Florida Teacher Bodyslams, Breaks Ribs of Female Student Over Musical Chairs
A male teacher was caught on camera body-slamming a 16-year-old female student over musical chai…
The OnlyFans Model Who Supposedly Accidentally Killed a Client Must Be Freed Immediately
Michaela Brashaye Rylaarsdam, left, and her attorney. SUBSCRIBE to get more breaking news and deep dives on social issues. This article is 100% human-written. And remember, if you see an error, that’s what makes us human. Wife and mother Michaela Brashaye Rylaarsdam, 31, who moonlights as an OnlyFans model, has been charged with involuntary murderContinueContinue reading “The OnlyFans Model Who Supposedly Accidentally Killed a Client Must Be Freed Immediately”
In Case You Are Young
From cover of book Letters to a Young Generation. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for more true crime in realtime. This article is 100% human-written. When you are young, the urge to do more will consume you, but self-doubt can slow you down. If you walk away with nothing else from this article, understand that now isContinueContinue reading “In Case You Are Young”
Ex-Girlfriend Who Snuck into Illinois from Indiana Charged with 9 Counts of Murder After Her Children’s Father and His Parents Found Dead: The Happy Hit Lady
Photo of 30-year-old triple homicide suspect Jenna Strouble seemingly smirking in her mugshot. Photo from ABC7Chicago. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com for more true crime in realtime. This article is 100% human-written. Listen to a quick summary of this case while you commute, work or relax. Listen to the Jenna Strouble Case Summary. 30-year-old St. John, IndianaContinueContinue reading “Ex-Girlfriend Who Snuck into Illinois from Indiana Charged with 9 Counts of Murder After Her Children’s Father and His Parents Found Dead: The Happy Hit Lady”
Body of High School Senior Who Was missing for Days Found with Friend’s Truck in River
Photo of High school senior Rodrigo Montes, 18, of Lake Station, Indiana. Photo from ABC7. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com and follow The Unprotected Gone Series, about helpless victims of horrific crimes and abuse. This article is 100% human-written. Listen to the case summary about Rodrigo Montes, while you commute, work or relax. Listen to the RodrigoContinueContinue reading “Body of High School Senior Who Was missing for Days Found with Friend’s Truck in River”
Loser Arrested for Murder of 18-Year-Old Chicago College Student Identified by Mother in Clear Surveillance Footage
Immigrant from Venezuela accused of killing 18-year-old Chicago College student Sheridan Gorman. Photo from DHS.gov. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com and follow The Unprotected Gone Series, about helpless victims of horrific crimes and abuse. This article is 100% human-written. According to a statement released by Homeland Security, ICE has asked Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to hold anContinueContinue reading “Loser Arrested for Murder of 18-Year-Old Chicago College Student Identified by Mother in Clear Surveillance Footage”
FYP: Download Your Free Truth Be Bold Newsletter Spring 2026 Issue IV
Truth Be Bold Spring 2026 IV.IV Page 1 This newsletter is 100-percent human-written. Share on Facebook, TikTok and other platforms to promote independent journalism and unfiltered truth. Read or DOWNLOAD your high-resolution Spring 2026 Truth Be Bold Newsletter Spring Issue IV featuring the case of Cleveland mother Sherry Leak, who’s been charged with the murderContinueContinue reading “FYP: Download Your Free Truth Be Bold Newsletter Spring 2026 Issue IV”
Mother Who Allegedly Stuffed Kids in Suitcases Has Been Indicted for Murder
SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com and follow The Unprotected Gone Series, about helpless victims of horrific crimes and abuse.This article is 100% human-written. On Friday the 20th, Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley out of Cuyahoga County announced that a grand jury has indicted 28-year-old Aliyah Henderson with murder and at least 25 other counts for allegedly killing herContinueContinue reading “Mother Who Allegedly Stuffed Kids in Suitcases Has Been Indicted for Murder”
Georgia Murder Charges Against Mother of Two, U.S. Vet for Allegedly Taking “Abortion Pills” Must be Dismissed
SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com and follow for more news on human rights and justice. This article is 100% human-written. Photo of U.S. veteran Alexia Moore from ActionNewsJax.com. 31-year-old U.S. veteran and mother of two Alexia Moore never imagined she’d be facing murder charges in the country she defended. But the State of Georgia knows no limitContinueContinue reading “Georgia Murder Charges Against Mother of Two, U.S. Vet for Allegedly Taking “Abortion Pills” Must be Dismissed”
Young Chinese Entrepreneurship Explodes with Advanced AI “Lobster” Doing the Work
Photo from Asia Pulse SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com and follow for more news on excitingly useful technology. This article is 100% human-written. Young entrepreneurs in China are ruling their markets using an AI “lobster” as their chief operating officer. But it’s not just the young. College students and even grandmothers are “spawning lobsters.” “Lobster” is actuallyContinueContinue reading “Young Chinese Entrepreneurship Explodes with Advanced AI “Lobster” Doing the Work”
How Mo’Nique Beat Being Blackballed by Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry: The Real Story
Photo of actress Mo’Nique Hicks from SelakEntertainment.com. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com and follow for more deep dives on talent versus the machine. This article is 100% human-written. Mo’Nique Hicks left the set of The Parkers for the last time in 2004. After five seasons, the spin-off off to Moesha was finally coming to an end. InContinueContinue reading “How Mo’Nique Beat Being Blackballed by Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry: The Real Story”