Lawrence Lease
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Alaska born and bred, Washington DC is my home. I'm also a freelance writer. Love politics and history.
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Brittany Norwood and the Lululemon Murder: The Shocking Facts
This horrific saga began on March 12, 2011, in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Bethesda, Maryland. Walking down Bethesda Row, a nice, clean shopping avenue lined with festive lights and retail outlets, the manager of the Lululemon Athletica store arrived a little before 8 a.m. to open up for the day.
By Lawrence Lease3 months ago in Criminal
The MLB Gambling Scandal Is Just Beginning
Every time another gambling scandal hits pro sports, people act shocked. I’m not. Not even a little. Once states started legalizing gambling left and right, this was guaranteed. And now we’re watching the consequences play out in real time.
By Lawrence Lease3 months ago in Criminal
The Post-World War II Life of Hermann Göring: Trial, Legacy, and Death
The newly released film Nuremberg offers a gripping dramatization of the historic trials that brought Nazi leaders to justice after World War II, spotlighting the legal and moral reckoning that followed one of history's darkest chapters. Central to the narrative is the figure of Hermann Göring, whose defiance, manipulation, and ultimate downfall are portrayed with chilling realism.
By Lawrence Lease3 months ago in History
The Blue Hour
When I inherited my grandmother’s house, I took the train south with a single suitcase, as if leaving room in my luggage would make space for her to climb in, too. The house waited two blocks from the river, square-shouldered and white, its porch swallowing shadows. The grass had gone to seed, and the hydrangeas ached under the weight of their own blue heads. The key my mother mailed to me was wrapped in wax paper and labeled—her tidy teacher letters still so precise it made something inside me flinch—HUSH.
By Lawrence Lease3 months ago in Chapters
N.B.A. Gambling Scandal: What We Know So Far
The sports world was stunned Thursday by the arrests of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and several other N.B.A. figures in connection with gambling schemes that included rigged poker games allegedly run by organized crime.
By Lawrence Lease3 months ago in Criminal
WWE’s Price Tag Problem: How TKO Is Pricing Out the Fans Who Built It
Once upon a time, professional wrestling was about families — dads taking their kids to the local arena, moms cheering in the stands, and fans feeling like part of a larger-than-life community. Vince McMahon, for all his faults (and there are plenty), understood that. The business model was built on accessibility — tickets affordable enough to fill every seat with people who loved the show, not just those with corporate expense accounts.
By Lawrence Lease4 months ago in Geeks
How Tehran Went From Great to Worst Place to Live
Once called the Paris of the Middle East, Tehran stood as a beacon of glamour, art, and modernity. By 2025, that glittering reputation has inverted completely. Infrastructure failure, suffocating air pollution, and corruption have reduced a former jewel of the Middle East to a cautionary tale. What went wrong? How did a city once compared to Paris and New York fall so far?
By Lawrence Lease4 months ago in History
The Wild, Reckless, and Deadly Story of New Jersey’s Infamous Action Park. Top Story - October 2025.
Across the world, amusement parks promise safe thrills — a place where families can escape for a day of roller coasters, water slides, and sugary snacks. But one park in New Jersey became a legend for all the wrong reasons. Action Park wasn’t just a thrill-seeker’s dream — it was a lawsuit magnet, a chaos zone, and arguably the most dangerous amusement park ever built. Locals nicknamed it Class Action Park and Accident Park, and honestly, they weren’t exaggerating.
By Lawrence Lease4 months ago in Geeks
