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Jennifer Proffitt

The Riddler: Man Solves Puzzle with Only One Letter

By Jennifer Proffitt

February 19, 2015

Should you ever run up against The Riddler, a sphynx, or any other puzzle-obsessed villains, it might be good to have this Wheel of Fortune contestant, Rufus, at your side to help you piece together the clues. With only one letter, and in less than 10 seconds, Rufus solves it! Could you beat his time?

Fight or Flight: Neither for Woman Who Feels No Fear

By Jennifer Proffitt

January 22, 2015

Writers, get your pens ready! We've read stories about people who feel no pain, but a woman, known in a recent profile simply as SM, feels no fear. Literally. She's not trying to put on a “brave face,” she simply does not, biologically, “have the parts” that allow her to feel fear. SM suffers from…

Follow That House!

By Jennifer Proffitt

January 7, 2015

Some thieves, steal from a house, and some just take the whole thing. A San Antonio man and his wife were preparing to settle into their new home, when one day, it was stolen. No, it didn't fly away like the house in Up, but was driven away on the trailer it was being kept…

The Shark House of Headington

House Damaged by Sharknado? Not Quite!

By Jennifer Proffitt

November 13, 2014

This house, which is now for rent in Headington, a suburb outside of Oxford, can be yours for only $3,500 a month as long as you don't mind living with a shark as one of your housemates! This shark is actually a sculpture, which was installed in 1986 by the homeowners in typical fashion—by crane…

Uh-Oh, Spaghettio: Woman Serves Jail Time…For Spaghettios

By Jennifer Proffitt

October 3, 2014

Most of the time at Criminal Element we discuss the criminally…inept. This time, however, we're discussing a woman who was innocent of her crimes and it was the police at fault. Granted, it's not the first time that an innocent party has been held for crimes they didn't commit, but we'd guess it's a relatively…

Power is a Fragile Thing: Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For Trailer and Storyboard Art Released!

By Jennifer Proffitt

June 5, 2014

The Sin City films have all the attention to detail, grit, and striking art that made the comics so good. What could make the release of Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For trailer even better? Why looking at the storyboard art by comic great and Sin City creator, Frank Miller, of course! The…

Killer Fashion: Illinois Designers Provide Fashion for the Firearm-Friendly

By Jennifer Proffitt

May 21, 2014

The ink is barely dry on the new law in Illinois that allows some degree of concealed weapons before Chicago designers are taking to the streets to provide clothing for the firearms fashionista. One of the designers, Karen Bartuch, is a former Chicago police officer who wanted to provide designs for women who carry guns…

“This is Not a City for Nice Guys”: Official Gotham Trailer

By Jennifer Proffitt

May 15, 2014

A few months ago Fox announced it would be exploring Gotham city and the Batman origin story, but starting from right after Bruce Wayne's parents were killed. In this first trailer for the fall show, we get a glimpse of the dark police procedural/fledgling superhero suspense series and a young James Gordon. What do you…

Tread Lightly: Walter White, Prom Date

By Jennifer Proffitt

April 15, 2014

Walter White has been many things. Teacher, husband, father, murderer, and meth cooker. While he won't be adding “Prom date” to that list (though statistically and fictionally-speaking he probably was someone's prom date once), Bryan Cranston recently helped one teen ask his dream girl to prom. One enterprising teenager found Bryan Cranston at his Broadway…

Super Troopers

Only in Florida: Corrupt Town to be Shut Down?

By Jennifer Proffitt

March 11, 2014

We've seen many crazy things come out of Florida, whether they're of the criminal variety or otherwise. However, one Florida town will take the crazy-cake with the corruption story coming out of Hampton after a state audit. The town has long been thought of as a glorified speed-trap, as 12,698 tickets have been issued just…

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