u/judgyjudgersen

Unfortunately it’s not possible for me to block/mask all my triggers, so I am trying to work on calming my nervous system response to a trigger as quickly and effectively as possible (my understanding is it takes quite a bit of practice).

I have been reading about methods like box breathing, or splashing cold water on your face, the 5,4,3,2,1 method, etc. but I’m interested in methods that people actively use and find that they work in practice.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, is an online influencer part of an extreme trend where young men try to maximize their physical attractiveness.

The “looksmaxxing” personality known as Clavicular has been charged with rape in Massachusetts, online court records show.

The charges listed against Clavicular, 20, whose real name is Braden Peters, are one count of rape, one count of drugging someone for sexual intercourse, and one count of procuring liquor for someone under 21 years old, according to the records.

The charges were filed Sept. 8, and the alleged offenses occurred May 23, 2025, the records indicate. More details about the allegations were not immediately available.
Online court records did not show an attorney who could speak on his behalf Monday night.

The Bulwark first reported the charges. A representative for Clavicular, Mitchell Jackson, said the outlet was “exaggerating” in its report and that Clavicular had not been served with an arrest warrant. “Braden Peters has not been physically served. As usual the Bulwark is exaggerating,” Jackson said in a text message Monday night.

An email to the general mailbox of The Bulwark seeking comment was not immediately returned late Monday.
An arraignment was scheduled for Oct. 14, according to the court records.

Clavicular has gained internet fame — and notoriety — for a trend among young men known as “looksmaxxing,” which Meriam-Webster Dictionary recently called, “The practice of taking one or more sometimes extreme or dangerous measures intended to increase one’s physical attractiveness.”

He has been known for “bone smashing,” or using a hammer to intentionally break facial bones so they grow back stronger or looking better. The trend has been called potentially unhealthy and dangerous by experts.

Clavicular in April was sued by a teenage influencer in Florida who accused him of battery. Aleksandra Vasilevna Mendoza, who online is known as Alorah or Alorah Ziva, filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade County that alleged that in 2025 he arranged for her to go to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, gave her vodka until she was drunk, and then had sex with her while she was intoxicated, NBC South Florida reported.

Online court records do not indicate whether the charges of rape, drugging or procurement of alcohol to someone under 21 are related to the allegations in the lawsuit.
Clavicular’s attorney at the time said that he denies the allegations and “intends to vigorously defend himself,” according to the news station.

Clavicular and two other people in April were also charged in Florida with shooting at an alligator. He and another person pleaded no contest to unlawfully discharging a firearm in public and were given six months of probation and ordered to serve 20 hours of community service, according to NBC South Florida.

He was also hospitalized in April in Miami after a suspected overdose. He said in a livestream at the time after being released from the hospital that, “I ain’t gonna be doing any more substances for a little while, hopefully for forever.”

The grand jury reviewing the evidence in the death of Nolan Wells has found that no criminal charges are warranted at this point, according to the Jackson County Grand Jury Report released late Monday night. 

The report says that the "position of, condition of, time of discovery, and location" of the 18-year-old's body off the coast of Mississippi this July is "consistent with drowning."

Wells vanished after he and friends had gone out celebrating the Fourth of July holiday on barrier islands off the Gulf Coast. His body was recovered in the waters off Horn Island two days later.

Authorities have previously said they believe the college football player drowned, but the final determination would go to a grand jury that would review all the case materials, including the state medical examiner's completed autopsy report, to decide whether Wells' death involved a crime. 

The grand jury of 23 people, convened last week, found "no credible evidence to support the public allegations" that anyone riding to or from the island that day surrounding Wells "engaged in any criminal conduct related to" his death. 

The panel was comprised of what the report called a "cross section of citizens" from the area: 13 men and ten women, including "12 Caucasians, five African Americans, one Asian, two Hispanics, two Native Americans, and one individual who preferred 'other.'" Their ages ranged from 27 years old to 68 years old. 

The grand jury heard from 43 witnesses and reviewed materials including physical evidence collected at the scene, digital evidence, police reports and interviews, videos, images and maps collected during the investigation. 

That Wells drowned is a conclusion by the process of elimination, the grand jury report said, adding that the condition of the body made it harder to figure out. The long-awaited toxicology report was "not particularly informative as decomposition fluid is an unreliable source for evaluating substance levels within a body." 

The panel found, however, that Wells had no cocaine in his system and no evidence he'd ever used it. The panel did find that Wells bought alcohol with a fake ID, and no adults of alcohol-buying age provided any to him on the island that day. 

There was bruising on the back of Wells' head, which was "not a fatal injury," the report said. The grand jury "found no evidence of any fatal injury or organic disease to Mr. Wells' body." The report said it's still unclear how Wells got that bruise on his head.

One witness testified under oath that around the time of his last being seen, they saw Wells "slip awkwardly off the side of a boat" but "could not say whether Mr. Wells struck his head during the fall," and that he "continued to socialize after the fall and did not appear injured."

"The Grand Jury finds that Mr. Wells was not in any physical altercation or argument on July 4, 2026," the report said. 

Much of the report also addresses the sudden deluge of national attention in the wake of Wells' death, as well as the online speculation and even interstate threats the pending investigation has garnered. 

Addressing unanswered questions about Wells' phone, which was retrieved later from friends on the mainland after he went missing, the report said the panel found "it is not unusual or suspicious for individuals to return from the island on boats they did not travel to the island on; nor is it unusual for individuals to place their phones and personal items on other boats they visit and socialize on. The Grand Jury finds that Mr. Wells' phone was not the only phone to travel back to the mainland without its owner." 

The "public clamor and malicious allegations against the occupants of" the three boats on which Wells and his friends went to the island "have extended to their family members and friends," and that the "public attacks" are "malicious, false, and have no truth in fact or evidence," the report said.

The report said Wells' family was given the opportunity to produce evidence from their private investigation into Wells' death and the family's lawyers advised that their investigation "revealed no witnesses or evidence whom the legal team reasonably believes possess information germane to potential criminal activity that warrants referral." 

The report also noted that there is no statute of limitations on homicide cases in the State of Mississippi. "If credible evidence comes to light in the future that suggests Mr. Wells' death was non-accidental, this matter should be represented to the Jackson County Grand Jury for further consideration," the report said.  

Maine State Police, Warden Service to increase presence Sept. 17-18

Published: Sep. 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM EDT|Updated: 11 hours ago

NEW SWEDEN, Maine (WAGM) - The public should expect to see an increased law enforcement presence from the Maine State Police and Maine Warden Service in the New Sweden area on Sept. 17 and 18.

The increased presence is part of continued efforts to locate Stefanie Damron, who has been missing since September 2024.

The investigation into Damron’s disappearance remains active and ongoing. Detectives continue to follow up on information and leads while also conducting proactive investigative efforts.

Because the investigation is active, officials said they are unable to discuss specific investigative efforts or details.

The Maine State Police said it remains committed to finding Damron and appreciates the continued efforts to keep her case in the public eye.

The FBI continues to offer a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the safe return of Damron and/or the arrest and prosecution of anyone involved in her disappearance.

Anyone with information about Damron’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Maine State Police Houlton Barracks at (207) 532-5400.

On July 25, 1997, Amy Wroe Bechtel left for her usual early afternoon run near Lander, Wyoming, and never returned.
The 24-year-old's disappearance in Shoshone National Forest has left her family desperate for answers for nearly three decades.

Host Kara Robinson Chamberlain, a true crime influencer, kidnapping survivor and former law enforcement officer, went to Wyoming to uncover more about Amy's disappearance by investigating new evidence.

Chamberlain went to Powell, Wyoming, Amy's hometown, to meet with her mother and tight-knit siblings to learn more about the day she vanished.

The family learned of her disappearance after a call from Steve Bechtel, Amy's husband, to inquire about her whereabouts around 10 p.m. that day. Casey Lee, Amy's sister, recalled that "within 30 minutes, in the middle of the night, we were all on the road."

When they arrived in Lander, law enforcement was already on the case. "At night, there aren't any lights out there. It's just pitch black. There are a lot of dangers in the Shoshone National Forest. But, two deputies, and her husband Steve and his friends were searching the area," Detective Sarah Lowe told Chamberlain.

When a friend of Steve located Amy's car off the Loop Road in Sinks Canyon with seemingly everything in place, law enforcement thought they were looking for an injured runner. "But as time went on, there were growing concerns," Detective Wesley Barry told Chamberlain.

Within days, law enforcement turned the search for Amy into a criminal investigation. They also located journal entries from Steve when searching their home. "I've read them, and they were very, very specifically about my sister, and were extremely disturbing. And misogynistic, hateful, violent writings," Nels Wroe, Amy's brother, told Chamberlain.

Detective Barry agreed that the family was "justified to be concerned" about the journals. He noted that "it's hard to say this is exactly what this person meant." They family also recalled seeing what looked like finger mark bruises on Amy's arm, which they believed were caused by Steve. "I trust that they saw a mark on her arm. But there's no known domestic violence history," Detective Anthony Armstrong told Chamberlain.

When a reporter asked Steve about Amy's disappearance, he denied any involvement "No, of course not," he said. "There's nothing that can be worse than wondering if I'll ever see her again."

Detective Armstrong told Chamberlain that authorities don't consider Steve a suspect. "But he's still a person of interest until we get evidence to take him completely off," he said. "I don't want to get tunnel-visioned. We have to make sure that we're staying focused."

Police and the family were also concerned about several men that were known for hanging around Amy.
Casey Lee, Amy's sister, told Chamberlain that Amy "definitely had a following of young men who may have wanted relationships that Amy didn't want."

Chamberlain took a trip to Amy and Steve's house in Lander to meet with Detective Armstrong to learn more about one man in particular that raised massive concerns with law enforcement. "There was a gentleman that had come from Laramie and moved to the area, actually moved to the end of the block here," Detective Armstrong said. "He was a little too interested in Amy."

Nels Wroe said that the man "radically misrepresented his relationship" with him by telling the police that the two of them were best friends, which her brother says wasn't true.
Detective Barry told Chamberlain this raised many red flags for the investigative team. "If he's willing to lie about this, is he willing to lie about his involvement with Amy?" he said.
Detective Barry also mentioned recovering "some items" after searching the man's house, but couldn't make any further comment due to the active investigation on this person of interest.

That's when Chamberlain was hit with a bombshell -- a new lead that may link Amy's disappearance to convicted killer Dale Wayne Eaton, whom some believe to be responsible for some of the Great Basin Murders -- a series of killings of women committed between 1983 and 1997 in Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Idaho.

Eaton was convicted in 2004 of first-degree premeditated murder, felony murder, aggravated kidnapping. aggravated robbery and first degree sexual assault in the 1988 death of Lisa Marie Kimmell. He was Wyoming's only person on death row until federal appeals court ruled in 2014 that Eaton hadn't received appropriate representation. After he filed a federal habeas corpus petition, his death sentence was thrown out.

Eaton was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole or commutation on the count of first-degree premeditated murder, followed by sentences of 40 to 50 years for three counts of felony murder to be served consecutively. He received 20 to 25 years on counts of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery and first-degree sexual assault to be served concurrently.

Chamberlain went to Waltman Ranch, where Eaton had been staying at the time of Amy's disappearance, to meet with Tracy Sve and her family and learn more about their allegations.

Discussing Eaton in an exclusive interview, Sve told Chamberlain that "in the years that he lived here, there would have been a lot of potential victims. And we think Dale buried the bodies." This suspicion prompted Sve to search Eaton's vehicle in 2012. There, she found a pair of his boots. "In the toe of the boot, he had a receipt for gas near Lander, close to where Amy was jogging," she told Chamberlain.

Another discovery led Sve to believe Eaton was linked to the other killings. "And he had four little newspaper articles, tore out on the corner so you could see the date. And I took those dates and just searched the Great Basin Killer ... And they were very close to dates that other women went missing." she added.

Sve said she was able to recover bones that were buried under his vehicle, and she handed them over to the FBI.
"I hope that they find her, and I hope that she's returned to her family," she told Chamberlain. FBI wouldn't comment about the identity of the bones or plans to search Sve's property.

The Wroe family has endured nearly three decades without knowing what really happened to Amy, but they're still determined to find answers. "Amy wouldn't give up on me ever. I'm not giving up on her," Nels Wroe told Chamberlain.

Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact the Fremont County Sheriff's Office at 307-332-5611.

MANITOWOC (NBC 26) — Two men serving life sentences for the murder of Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County have applied to have their sentences reduced, according to court records.

Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey both submitted applications this month to the Governor’s Commutation Advisory Board, which reviews eligible requests for sentence reductions. The board was reinstated earlier this year after being inactive for 25 years, following executive orders signed by Gov. Tony Evers in April.

The commutation board does not issue pardons and only considers requests for sentence reductions.

Avery is serving a life sentence without parole for the 2005 killing of 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach. The case gained international attention through the Netflix documentary series “Making a Murderer.”

Dassey, Avery’s nephew, was convicted as a co-defendant in the case and has spent about half his life in prison.
Avery is not eligible for parole. Dassey’s earliest parole eligibility date is 2048.

Has anyone been following this? This is the kid of some real housewives of somewhere person. I just noticed this detail - he had a video of him having sex with an underage relative on his phone - under the age of TWELVE

KROY BIERMANN JR. GRANTED BOND AFTER SHOCKING COURT HEARING ... Online School, No Contact With Younger Siblings

Kroy Biermann Jr. has officially been granted bond in his sexual battery case ... though it sounds like he may have some major hurdles to navigate because the judge says one scenario would require him to stay the hell away from anyone under the age of 16 ... a daunting task for a 15-year-old.

The court set Kroy Jr's bond at $200k. The judge said he will have to live with his mom and attend school online. Kroy Jr. will not be allowed to use social media or a cell phone ... and cannot have contact with anyone 16 or under. He will also have to wear an electronic monitoring device.

The court hearing took place on Friday in Georgia -- where prosecutors claim they found videos on his phone showing him having sex with an underage relative -- and featured a moment where conditions of bail were discussed.

During the hearing, a member of the prosecution stepped up and scribed what the bail process might look like ... detailing they would make regular visits at home and to Kroy Jr.'s school if he's allowed to attend in-person school -- or check on his academic progress at home if he's confined to online school.

She says they wouldn't want him shuffling from house to house ... and he'd instead live full time with his mom, Kim Zolciak, who would be monitoring him.

As for who he may or may not be allowed to see ... the prosecution says -- given his age -- they wouldn't want him around anyone under the age of 16, and that includes his siblings.

The judge discussed with KJ's attorney, Jason B. Sheffield,** **how Kim and her estranged husband, Kroy Biermann, would navigate the challenges of their eldest son not being allowed around his siblings, friends, and classmates. He says they just want KJ home ... and they're willing to do whatever's necessary to make that happen.

The attorney also says he thinks the facts of the juvenile court case that came to light have been distorted ... and the alleged conduct in the videos was "boundary crossing" but more horseplay than anything else.

As we reported ... Kroy allegedly had videos on his phone showing him having sex with a relative under the age of 12. It's unclear how old KJ was when the alleged videos were taken.

He was not in court in connection with that case ... but instead because of an alleged sexual assault that a classmate says he committed back in April.

An Alamosa judge Tuesday increased Barry Morphew’s bond to $10 million cash after he was recorded in an Aug. 26 hit-and-run crash in Denver that breached the conditions of his bond. 

In a stern rebuke as she assigned the marked increase, Twelfth Judicial District Judge Amanda Hopkins said Morphew “has shown time and again he has no respect for any order of this court and he is not going to comply with it if it is inconvenient to the lifestyle he wishes to live while he is out on bond.” Morphew’s bond was previously set at $3 million. 

She added that if he is able to post bail, he will have to stay confined at home in the San Luis Valley on a GPS monitor unless he has a medical emergency.

Prosecutors asked for Barry Morphew’s bond to be increased after the murder defendant was arrested in Boulder on Sept. 3, a week after authorities say he was involved in the Denver hit-and-run. 

Morphew faces a first-degree murder charge and is accused of killing his wife, Suzanne Morphew, who was reported missing on Mother’s Day 2020. A grand jury indicted him in June 2025, three years after the initial case against him was dropped because of prosecutorial issues with evidence. 

Prosecutor Fred Johnson noted that once his office received complete GPS data from the private monitoring company for the week of the accident, Morphew worked for two days Monday and Tuesday, but after the Aug. 26 incident, on the following Thursday, Friday and Saturday, he made a series of visits to places in the posh Cherry Creek neighborhood including stops at a steakhouse, a hotel, a Whole Foods and a liquor store parking lot. He also went to a trailhead, Johnson noted. “With an indictment for murder sitting on all of our desks, he’s walking around doing whatever he wants in violation of the court’s bond conditions.” 

Morphew was in court for the proceeding as were his two Denver attorneys. One of them, Jane Fisher-Byrialsen, argued that this was a traffic infraction which did not constitute a danger to the community.

“The case has been going on for six years and Mr. Morphew is still here,” Fisher-Byrialsen said. “There’s no fleeing for him. He wants his day in court. He wants this to be over. Traffic infractions don’t rise as a danger to the community.”

Both of Morphew’s daughters and several of Suzanne Morphew’s relatives, including a sister and a brother, were listening to the Alamosa court proceedings virtually. 

During the hearing, prosecutors admitted that neither the Colorado judicial system nor prosecutors knew that the incident had occurred until a local news station aired footage of a man who was later confirmed to be Barry Morphew driving aggressively and then striking two vehicles with his 2013 Ford truck. When a driver threatened to call police, Morphew is seen on the recording driving away, almost hitting a third vehicle.

He was later arrested in Boulder and was ordered by a judge to be brought to the Alamosa County jail where Sheriff Robert Jackson confirmed he remains.

Morphew, 58, had been out of jail and on an ankle monitor since January on $3 million bond after being charged with murder in his wife’s death.

Hopkins granted Morphew’s bond with strict stipulations that he could only leave home for medical appointments or to meet with his attorneys. Later, he was given an exception for work.

Prosecutors argued in recent court documents that it “appears that wide latitude in this ‘work’ exception has resulted in the Defendant allegedly committing criminal conduct.”

Prosecutors later received the GPS data from Recovery Monitoring Solutions, a private company, which showed that earlier on the day of the crash, Morphew had also driven to the airport. In the motion, prosecutors noted that Morphew’s attorneys informed them that Morphew was not working at DIA, and was possibly picking up one of his daughters.

In response to an inquiry from The Colorado Sun, RMS said that when information comes in that “indicates a reportable event, RMS provides information to the supervising authority (in this case, the supervising authority is the court system) in accordance with the applicable court order, agency protocol, or service agreement.” Further, RMS said that it’s the supervising authority’s responsibility to decide whether a violation has occurred.

However, Hopkins expressed disappointment with RMS. Though the company was what she referred to as “generally compliant,” she realized through the accident that RMS’ “conditions required almost no restriction at all.”
She learned that Morphew’s conditions were so broad that he could be away from home most days from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and could be anywhere in Denver, Castle Rock or Parker for work. “No one checked on him. No one verified where he was. No one asked any questions about what he was doing with his time. If he decided to go outside the area, the company would not really know.”

Hopkins added that If RMS received an alert, instead of calling the prosecution or police, the company would call Morphew and advise him to return to the “zone.”

On the other hand, Boulder defense attorney Mary Claire Mulligan said that despite the high profile nature of the Morphew case, the rules may have been loosely defined. “If someone is following the rules and doing well, they may get leeway,” said Mulligan, who is not involved in the case.

What happened in the hit-and-run
According to a court order, a driver reported that Morphew was behaving in an aggressive manner before he hit two vehicles Aug. 26 at the intersection of East Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. The driver recorded the interaction with Morphew on her cellphone camera.
During the recorded interaction, Morphew admitted that he had no insurance. When the driver threatened to call police, he fled.

Mulligan says the video is problematic for Morphew because “it appears to show him doing something that would automatically be a bond violation. If you are where you shouldn’t be, that’s a bond violation.”

Suzanne Morphew, a 49-year-old mother of two, disappeared from the family home Maysville, Colorado near Salida, on Mother’s Day weekend 2020. Her remains were not found until September of 2023, three years and four months after she went missing.

Morphew has denied killing her, speculating that she was possibly kidnapped and murdered. He has been arrested twice in her murder. Prosecutors dismissed the case on the eve of the first trial in April 2022 due to lack of a body.
Last Friday’s arrest for bond violations was the third time Barry Morphew has been arrested since his wife’s disappearance.

Prosecutors believe Morphew is a flight risk. Johnson even noted Tuesday that this could very well be the most important moment in a six-year-old case that has already seen many twists and turns. “We are concerned that he’s just demonstrated exactly what he’s going to do when push comes to shove,” Johnson said.

Since Morphew used a bail bondsman when he was released the first time, he probably paid 10% of the $3 million bond — $300,000. His attorneys are funded by the Alternate Defense Council, meaning the state of Colorado is paying for his legal defense because he is deemed indigent.

Here is a little more info on Barry Morphew’s bail situation after being arrested Friday for a suspected hit and run

Judge issued new bail requirement that would force him to come up with $3 million if he wants to be freed while awaiting trial in 2027.

ALAMOSA COUNTY, Colo. — Barry Morphew – facing trial in his wife’s 2020 murder – is back in jail and scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon, where he could face further sanctions after a hit-and-run crash in Denver.

A judge already effectively revoked the $3 million bail he posted in September 2025, which he did using a bondsman. That means he likely had to come up with only 10 percent of the total – $300,000.

The judge overseeing the case changed the terms of that bail to “cash only” on Friday, meaning that if Morphew wants to be freed again, he’d have to bring the full amount. And doing that could risk the judge’s earlier determination that he didn’t have the financial means to afford his attorneys – a decision that provided him with court-appointed lawyers paid for by the state.

If those were to be taken away – it would mean a delay of untold time in a case that’s already more than six years old, said defense attorney Scott Robinson, a 9NEWS legal analyst.

“We'd be certainly looking at literally years and years before the case could come to trial,” Robinson said. “There's an enormous amount of evidence that is at least available to the prosecution in this case, and it would take a team of lawyers literally years to comb through everything with a fine-tooth comb.”

In a filing earlier this summer, Morphew’s defense attorneys said the case file includes more than 845,000 pages of documents – enough to fill 564 banker’s boxes – and 300,000 audio and video recordings.

For that reason, Robinson said, changing attorneys now is impractical. In addition to the time it would take new attorneys to review the evidence, representing Morphew is going to require specialized investigators and expert witnesses in things like DNA.

“This is the kind of case where it doesn't matter what your economic status is – for all intents and purposes, you're indigent,” Robinson said. “It is hard to reconcile posting $3 million in cash with indigency, but in a case like this, it may be impossible for anyone short of a multi-millionaire to pay for attorney fees and investigative costs and expert witnesses.”

Morphew faces a single count of first-degree murder in the slaying of his wife, Suzanne. He’s accused of killing her on Mother’s Day weekend and trying to make it appear she’d disappeared while out on a bike ride.

The wreck at East Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in late August led to almost immediate fallout. Within hours of a news report about it, District Judge Amanda C. Hopkins, who is overseeing the case, ordered that Morphew be confined to his home “at all times, no exceptions.”

“If the defendant has a medical emergency during that time,” Judge Hopkins wrote, “he can call 911 and be transported by ambulance.” A day later, the judge issued an arrest warrant and added the “cash only” requirement to his existing bond.

Phaedra Parks and CT Tamburello have been dating ... and now she's confirming their romance.

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star revealed the news during an appearance on Jeff Lewis' radio show Friday ... telling listeners she and "The Challenge" veteran are romantically involved.

Phaedra confirmed she and CT have been out together, but kept quiet about how many dates they've been on or when the relationship began.

Phaedra and CT first bonded while filming Season 2 of "The Traitors" in 2023 ... and fans quickly picked up on their chemistry when the season aired in 2024.

Phaedra also confirmed she’ll be CT's date to this weekend's Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, where he's presenting.

She did reveal the pair plan to leave Los Angeles together after the Emmys and head to New York, where she has plans on Fire Island.

CT married OnlyFans star Catalina White in October 2024, but they split in January ... and their divorce has not yet been finalized. CT was previously married to Lilianet Solares, with whom he shares a son, and their divorce was finalized in November 2023.

I’m wondering if our part of Colorado will be strongly affected one way or another.