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My name is Darnell, I am from Trinidad and Tobago. This is my page, my island. Live Free

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I really have questions here.

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Shapeshifter didn't feel like uncatting to make the drink.

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I have fewer questions.

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deep sigh. 

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Double love

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Need

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Douen. Trinidadian folklore. Carnival. Trinidad and Tobago.

The Douen is a character from Trinidad and Tobago folklore, it is believed they are the lost souls of children that had not yet been baptized or christened. Their most recognized characteristic are their feet that are said to be backwards, with the heel facing the front.

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A masquerader in the Djun section of The Lost Tribe - Trinidad Carnival 2017. Photo by Adrian Richards.

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Mr. Joe Ha

Pitti Uomo 92

Ph: Beyond Fabric

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When a bespoke trouser-maker wears denim

Pitti Uomo 92

Ph: Beyond Fabric

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Children Who Murdered Their Brothers/Sisters

13-year-old Demetrius Key was arrested in 2008 for beating his 8-year-old brother to death. Demetrius choked and beat his brother to death because the younger boy ate a dessert and the older one worried he would be blamed. He pleaded no contest to manslaughter and got probation. 

In 2001, 16 y.o. Erika De Nado stabbed her mother and her 11 y.o. brother 97 times while her father Francesco De Nardo was playing football with his friends. She was sentenced to 16 years in prison. 

In 2011, 2-year-old David Galarraga was left at his home, under the supervision and care of his older brother, 12 y.o. Cristian Fernandez, despite the fact that Cristian had already broken David’s leg while wrestling with him months beforehand. At some point Cristian became physically abusive and shoved his brother very roughly into a bookshelf, twice. When his mother arrived home, Cristian took her to see David immediately, who was unconscious by that time. Their mother chose simply to change the babies clothes, wipe the blood off his face, and put ice on his head. She was hoping it was just a concussion and that he would wake up. She waited over 4 hours before finally taking him to the hospital. He passed away 2 days later. It should be noted that Cristian was severely abbused by his mother for a long time. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and aggravated battery on February 7, 2013. Cristian will be released from the Department of Juvenile Justice on his 19th birthday in January 2018. His mother, who was listed as a witness against Fernandez, faces up to 30 years in prison. An unrelated sexual battery case against Fernandez involving another half brother was dropped by prosecutors. They cited a lack of physical evidence and witnesses as factors.

In 2009, 15-year-old William Gorzynski stabbed his younger brother in a fight over loud music. William’s brother was playing music on a computer. William was watching television nearby and complained the volume was too loud. The two yelled at each other, then got into a physical altercation. Police say William then went to the kitchen, grabbed a 7-inch knife and fatally stabbed his brother in the upper left chest. Gorzynski received juvenile sanctions that included up to 12 months in a juvenile offender program and supervised release possibly up to his 19th birthday.

In 2009, 4-year-old Sabrina Clement was found dead, stabbed nearly 30 times. Her half-brother, Keith Randulich, 18, was charged with her murder. Randulich said he intended to use the gun to kill someone he believed was physically and sexually abusing Clement. When he couldn’t get a gun, he decided to kill his half-sister instead. He told police he thought cutting Clement’s neck would be easy, but it wasn’t and he had to straddle her. The autopsy found 20 deep stab wounds on the girl’s neck. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison.