Today in True Crime
There’s never an ordinary day in true crime history. Flip back the calendar and see how one fateful day can ripple through time. Today in True Crime is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
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August 31, 2006: Edvard Munch Art Recovered
7 min
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August 30, 1918: Attempted Assassination of Lenin
7 min
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August 29, 2019: Child Sacrifice Site Discovered
6 min
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August 28, 2003: The Collar Bomb Heist
9 min
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August 27, 2020: Christchurch Terrorist Sentenc...
7 min
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August 26, 1986: The “Preppy Killer” Murder
8 min
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August 25, 1835: The Great Moon Hoax
9 min
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August 24, 1572: Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
10 min
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August 23, 1305: William Wallace Executed
10 min
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August 22, 1962: Charles de Gaulle Escapes Assa...
8 min
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August 21, 1992: The Siege of Ruby Ridge
8 min
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August 20, 1619: First Enslaved Africans Arrive...
8 min
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August 19, 1895: John Wesley Hardin Killed
7 min
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August 18, 1587: Virginia Dare Is Born
7 min
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August 17, 1980: Azaria Chamberlain Killed
10 min
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August 16, 1660: The Campden Wonder
8 min
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August 15, 1785: The Diamond Necklace Affair
9 min
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August 14, 1994: Carlos the Jackal Arrested
8 min
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August 13, 1964: Last Execution in the UK
8 min
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August 12, 2013: Whitey Bulger Found Guilty
7 min
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August 11, 1942: Adolf Burger Arrested
8 min
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August 10, 1835: Noyes Academy Dragged Out of Town
9 min
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August 9, 2000: Nick Markowitz Murdered
8 min
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August 8, 1903: Philadelphia’s Black Saturday
7 min
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August 7, 1882: Ellison Hatfield Killed by McCoys
10 min