Case one - Mabel Leyshon, whose heart was eaten.
Mabel Leyshon, 90 year-old widow from Llanfairpwll, North Wales, was a typical, sweet old lady, known throughout the small village community.
One otherwise normal day, a troubled teenager mistakenly believed she was a vampire. He broke into her home, waited for her to return, after which he brutally murdered her, cut out her heart, cooked it on an open fire and ate it. He done this with the sole belief that by doing so, he would become a vampire himself, thus living forever.
Before the killer was discovered, a newspaper made a massive deal of the whole thing, posting the very same image I have done on a newspaper with the headline "Find Mabel's Killer".
The local vicar believed all the coverage was offensive and sickening. He contacted the newspaper in complaint, claiming it was too distressing for the community and demanded the newspaper cease all coverage.
He agreed to come into the newsroom for a meeting.
In the meeting, the editor of the newspaper argued with him, saying, "Do you not think journalists have feelings? Do you not believe we may get distressed by such occurrances? During the Lockerby bombings case, who was the one group of people who were not offered councilling? The journalists and yet, we still had to report on. Jounalists have feelings too."
The vicar, apologetic and distraught, admitted he had not thought of it in that way and agreed that perhaps he may have been over-reacting.
However, as he stood to leave, his eyes wandered over to the sports section.
Many of the sports reporters had opted to cut out the image of Mabel's face from the newspaper and were now working while wearing what could only be described as "Mabel masks".
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