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June 5, 2008: Marie "Frieda" Dighton Murdered
Marie Dighton was 67 years old when she was found brutally murdered in her Oklahoma home. With nothing stolen from the house, the motive for the crime still remains a mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 4, 2018: Arizona Shooting Spree
After five terrifying days, the killing spree committed by Dwight Lamon Jones finally came to an end. Six innocent people died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 3, 1943: Zoot Suit Riots
A week of violent attacks began in Los Angeles when mobs of white servicemen joined police officers to beat and arrest young Latino and Black youths dressed in Zoot Suits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 2, 2007: Kelsey Smith Abducted
After being stalked inside a Kansas Target, 18-year-old Kelsey Smith was abducted in the parking lot. Guest hosted by Richard Rossner from Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
June 1, 1977: Soviet Dissident Charged With Treason
Israeli human rights activist Natan Sharansky was charged with treason and espionage after speaking out against Soviet oppression of Jewish people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 31, 2005: Deep Throat’s Identity Revealed
The anonymous informant who leaked classified information about the Watergate scandal to the press was revealed to be former FBI assistant director Mark Felt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 30, 2005: Natalee Holloway’s Disappearance
While on a high school graduation trip with her class in Aruba, 18-year-old Natalee Halloway went missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 29, 2009: Phil Spector Sentenced for Murder
Famed music producer Phil Spector was sentenced to 19 years in prison for murdering actress Lana Clarkson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 28, 1998: Comedian Phil Hartman Murdered
Legendary Saturday Night Live actor Phil Hartman was shot and killed by his wife Brynn Hartman. Hours later, she would take her own life as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27, 2010: Chelsea Manning Arrested
U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was arrested at her post in Iraq for leaking confidential military and government material to Wikileaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 26, 2004: Terry Nichols Found Guilty in Oklahoma City Bombing
Army veteran Terry Nichols was found guilty on 161 murder charges for conspiring with fellow veteran Timothy McVeigh to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 25, 1946: The Execution of Dr. Satan
Once a well-respected doctor, Marcel Petiot was executed for murder after French authorities found the remains of 23 people in his basement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2014: Murder at Belgium’s Jewish Museum
A lone gunman killed four people, including two employees and a couple celebrating their wedding anniversary, in Belgium’s Jewish Museum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 23, 1957: Dollree Mapp Confronts Illegal Police Tactics
After 34-year-old Dollree Mapp refused to let officers from the Cleveland Bureau of Special Investigation into her home without a warrant, they broke in, then arrested her. The incident led to the landmark Supreme Court case, Mapp v. Ohio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 22, 1951: Hillside Strangler Is Born
Kenneth Bianchi was born on this day in 1951. He and his cousin Angelo Buono became known as the Hillside Stranglers, murdering seven young women and three underage girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 1998: Abortion Clinics Attacked
Five clinics were targeted with butyric acid by anti-abortion extremists in Miami, Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 1983: Church Street Bombing
21 people died and 219 people were injured when the anti-apartheid militant group, uMkhonto we Sizwe, detonated a car bomb in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 19, 1870: Serial Killer Albert Fish Is Born
The cannibalistic murderer claimed to have killed and eaten at least a hundred children. Guest hosted by Alex French from Impostors, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 18, 1927: Bath School Disaster
America’s deadliest school massacre unfolded when a disgruntled school board member bombed a Michigan schoolhouse, killing 38 children and six adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 17, 1996: Megan's Law
After the murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka, President Clinton signed new legislation requiring law enforcement to inform residents when a sex offender moves into their neighborhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 16, 1990: Christian Brando Kills Dag Drollet
Christian Brando, son of legendary actor Marlon Brando, shot and killed his half-sister’s boyfriend, Dag Drollet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 15, 2012: Tonya Thomas Murder-Suicide
A Florida mother killed her four children, ranging from twelve to seventeen years old, before taking her own life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 14, 1983: “Scorecard Killer” Randy Kraft Arrested
One of the most infamous serial killers in U.S. history was unmasked after being arrested for drunk driving. Randy Kraft targeted and mutilated young men, discarding their bodies along Southern California freeways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 13, 1981: Pope John Paul II Shot
In a failed assassination attempt, a member of a Turkish terrorist group shot Pope John Paul II in Rome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 12, 2017: Global Cyber Attack
A ransomware virus called WannaCry froze thousands of public services around the world until a young hacker discovered its hidden kill switch. Guest hosted by Loey Lane and Snitchery from Internet Urban Legends, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 11, 1960: Adolf Eichmann Captured
After escaping U.S. custody in 1946, Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was arrested by covert Israeli agents in Argentina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 10, 2006: Cannibal Armin Meiwes Convicted of Murder
In a case that stumped German courts, Armin Meiwes was convicted for the murder of Bernd Brandes. He was originally charged with manslaughter because Brandes was complicit in his own castration and death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 9, 1978: Aldo Moro’s Body Found
Missing for 55 days after he was kidnapped by fascist extremists, the bullet-riddled body of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro was found in a car. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 8, 2013: Jodi Arias Convicted
After holding headlines for almost five years, Jodi Arias was found guilty in an Arizona court of killing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 7, 1896: Execution of H.H. Holmes
The man known as H.H. Holmes, believed to have killed up to 200 people, was executed at Philadelphia's Moyamensing Prison for the murder of his associate Benjamin Pitezel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 6, 2013: Amanda Berry Escapes Captivity
After 10 years of torture and abuse, Amanda Berry broke out of her captor’s house with her six-year-old daughter. She then led police to two other women also being held captive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 5, 1905: The Stratton Brothers Convicted
Alfred and Albert Stratton were found guilty of murder through fingerprint evidence. This use of forensics was a groundbreaking technique that would become the new standard for fighting crime around the world. Guest hosted by Carter Roy of Hollywood Scandals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 4, 1946: The Battle of Alcatraz
On this day, the Battle of Alcatraz ended after six inmates seized the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. In the aftermath, fifteen victims were wounded, and five men died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 3, 2007: Madeleine McCann Goes Missing
Three-year-old Madeleine McCann was on vacation with her parents and younger siblings when she vanished from the family hotel room in Algarve, Portugal. She hasn’t been seen since. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 2, 1971: Nixon vs. the Mayday Tribe
President Nixon ordered the arrests of thousands of peaceful anti-Vietnam War protesters in West Potomac Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 1, 1990: Gregg Smart Murdered
A group of teenage boys broke into a New Hampshire condo and murdered 24-year-old Gregg Smart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 30, 2008: Romanovs’ Remains Confirmed
Russian scientists confirmed that skeletal remains found outside of Yekaterinburg belonged to two children of the last tsar of Russia, whose family was executed in 1918. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 29, 1945: Heinrich Müller Vanishes
The day before Adolf Hitler’s death, Nazi officer and head of the Gestapo Heinrich Müller walked out of Hitler’s underground bunker and disappeared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 28, 1908: Belle Gunness’s House Burns Down
After an arsonist set Belle Gunness’s house ablaze, authorities discovered a chilling secret. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from Superstitions, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 27, 1997: Andrew Cunanan Commits First Murder
Andrew Cunanan bludgeoned his best friend Jeffrey Trail to death with a claw hammer before continuing a murder spree that took the lives of four others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 26, 1982: Shooting Spree in South Korea
In an eight-hour-long massacre, police officer Woo Bum-kon killed 56 people in a rural county in South Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 25, 2018: Peter Madsen Convicted of Submarine Murder
Danish inventor Peter Madsen was convicted of killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 24, 1961: Serial Killer Orville Lynn Majors Is Born
Licensed nurse and convicted serial killer Orville Lynn Majors was born in Kentucky on this day in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 23, 1993: Lalith Athulathmudali Assassinated
The mysterious assassination of popular Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali launched a complex and divisive investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 22, 1884: Serial Killer Hugo Schenk Executed
One of Austria’s most notorious killers was hanged for murdering four women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 21, 1987: Sri Lanka Car Bombing
A deadly car bomb exploded at a bus terminal in Sri Lanka’s capital city. Guest hosted by Richard Rossner from Unexplained Mysteries, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 20, 1889: Adolf Hitler Is Born
Fascist Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was born in Austria to a customs official, Alois, and his wife, Klara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 19, 1989: The Central Park Five
After Trisha Meili was brutally beaten and raped in Manhattan’s Central Park, five Black and Latino teenagers were falsely accused and found guilty for the crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 18, 1999: Robert Lee Yates Jr. Arrested for Murder
Robert Lee Yates Jr., also known as the "Washington Ripper" was taken into custody and charged with killing 16-year-old Jennifer Ann Joseph. He would later be linked to 11 more murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 17, 1999: David Copeland Sets off Nail Bomb in London
Intending to kill members of South London’s diverse Brixton neighborhood, 22-year-old neo-Nazi David Copeland set off a nail bomb that injured 48 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices