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True Crime Tales with Cosette | Murder on Christmas Eve

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  Hello everyone! Today I will look at another true crime tale from Malta. So sit back as I recount the story of an elderly woman who was brutally murdered on Christmas Eve. The murder shocked the country, not only because the victim was an elderly woman, but because the killer had chosen Christmas Eve to commit this heinous crime. The crime was committed on the 24th of December, 1928, in the house of Grezz Attard, an elderly woman who lived alone in Triq San Mikiel, in Cospicua. A photo of a Christmas tree in the late 1920s ( source ) The victim was a wealthy woman, and the locals knew this about her. For this reason, the woman did not allow anyone to enter her home, except for some women to pray the rosary with her. Ġużeppi Zarb, Grezz's nephew, who had a bar in Valletta, also used to visit the house. It was Ġużeppi who was seen entering the house last on the day of the crime at around 3.30 p.m. Every day, a few women used to go to Grezz's to pray the rosary with her. That af

True Crime Tales with Cosette | The mysterious death of Kevin Camilleri

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Hello everyone! Today I will look at another true crime tale from Malta. So sit back as I recount the story of  the mysterious death of Kevin Camilleri . Kevin Camilleri was a 31-year-old man living with his mother in an apartment in Qormi when he was killed by a homemade bomb. But one question persists; Was Kevin murdered or did he make the bomb himself? Was his death a tragic accident? I couldn't find much information about this case, other than a small mention in the book  Delitti f'Malta  by Edward Attard and one news article, so that is the main source for this article. You can find the article, in Maltese, linked below. Police outside the victim's apartment building at  Triq il-Fontanier , Qormi So, who was Kevin Camilleri? Kevin was born in the late 1960s. Very little seems to be known about his life before the incident other than, his criminal history. In fact, Camilleri was a suspect in the murder of Joe Borg, a night watchman, who was shot dead by three armed thie

Weekly recap 7 - 13 November

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  Hello everyone, happy Sunday! How was your week? I hope you are having a great weekend. If you have been too busy to read my blog, in this post, I will recap the three articles I published this past week, so you can catch up! I also posted a true crime video on  YouTube , which I have also linked below.  On Monday, I posted thirty (30) straightforward  self-care ideas that take 10 minutes  or less. Then, on Wednesday, I shared ten (10) links for some  printables you can use in your autumn decor . And finally, on Friday, I told the tale of  Salvatore Mangion: the first Maltese serial killer . (links below) Read... Self-care ideas that take 10 minutes or less Free autumn printables for home decor True Crime Tales with Cosette | The Maltese Serial Killer: Salvatore Mangion Watch... The Maltese Serial Killer: Salvatore Mangion Have a great week! Subscribe to my YouTube channels if you haven't already!  youtube.com/@CosettesBeautyPantry  youtube.com/@TrueCrimeTaleswithCosette