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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September 28, 48 BCE: Pompey the Great
On this day in 48 BCE, Gnaeus “Pompey” Magnus was assassinated in Pelusium on the northern shores of Egypt.
15 min
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September 27, 1918: Fritz Haarmann
On this day in 1918, seventeen-year-old Friedel Rothe went missing.
12 min
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September 26, 1995: Harold Shipman
On this day in 1989, 1995, and 1997, Harold Shipman, killed three different elderly women under the guise of providing medical care.
14 min
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September 25, 1966: The Bricca Family
On this day in 1966, the Bricca family, Linda, Jerry, and their 4-year-old daughter Debbie, were all brutally murdered in their own home.
13 min
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September 24, 1972: John Hill
On this day in 1972, John Robert Hill was shot to death in his home just before he could stand trial for his role in the mysterious death of his first wife, Joan Robinson Hill.
12 min
406
September 23, 1935: Cleveland Torso Murders
On this day in 1935, the first bodies linked to the Cleveland Torso murderer were discovered.
10 min
407
September 22, 1933: John Dillinger
On this day in 1933, outlaw John Dillinger was arrested in Dayton, Ohio.
13 min
408
September 21, 1976: Orlando Letelier
On this day in 1976, Chilean economist Orland Letelier was assassinated in Washington, D.C., by dictator Augusto Pinochet’s secret police.
15 min
409
September 20, 1928: Gordon Stewart Northcott
On this day in 1928, serial killer Gordon Stewart Northcott was apprehended in Okanagan Landing near Vernon, British Columbia after several days on the run.
13 min
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September 19, 2017: Ricky Wirths
On this in 2017, Ricky Wirths shot tax enforcement agent Cortney Holloway after being served with a $400,000 tax warrant.
13 min
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September 18, 1975: Patty Hearst
On this day in 1975, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was arrested by the FBI after close to two years on the run.
12 min
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September 17, 2009: Annie Le
On this day in 2009, Yale University lab technician Raymond Clark was arrested and charged with the murder of graduate student Annie Le.
12 min
413
September 16, 1920: Wall Street Bombing
On this day in 1920, unidentified attackers bombed Wall Street in Manhattan, killing 38.
12 min
414
September 15, 1963: 16th Street Baptist Church
On this day in 1963, the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed by members of the KKK.
15 min
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September 14, 1922: The Hall–Mills Case
On this day in 1922, Reverend Edward Hall and his lover, Eleanor Mills, were killed and later found dead beneath a crabapple tree surrounded by their shredded love letters.
12 min
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September 13, 1987: Fawaz Younis
On this day in 1987, terrorist and hijacker Fawaz Younis was arrested by undercover FBI agents and extradited back to the United States to stand trial for his crimes
12 min
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September 12, 1990: Aileen Wuornos
On this day in 1990, the body of retired police chief Dick Humphreys was discovered.
14 min
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September 11, 1978: Poisoned Umbrella
On this day in 1978, writer and broadcaster Georgi Markov died of blood poisoning, four days after being implanted with a poisonous device from an umbrella.
15 min
419
September 10, 1931: Salvatore Maranzano
On this day in 1931, 45-year-old Mafia boss Salvatore Maranzano was brutally murdered in his New York office.
13 min
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September 9, 1971: The Attica Prison Uprising
On this day in 1971, prisoners rioted and seized control of maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility, leading to a bloody stand-off with state troopers that left 43 dead.
15 min
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September 8, 1974: Watergate
On this date in 1974, US President Gerald Ford pardoned his predecessor Richard Nixon for all crimes committed while in office, ensuring that he would not be prosecuted for his role in the Watergate scandal.
14 min
422
September 7, 1996: Tupac Shakur
On this day in 1996, Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada.
14 min
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September 6, 2006: Susan Kuhnhausen
On this day in 2006, fifty-one-year-old Susan Kuhnhausen was forced to do the unthinkable: she killed a man in self-defense.
14 min
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September 5, 1930: Carl Panzram
On this day in 1930, serial Killer Carl Panzram was executed at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for the murder of laundry foreman Robert Warnke.
16 min
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September 4, 1977: The Golden Dragon Massacre
On this day in 1977, a violent, years-long conflict between two rival gangs in San Francisco’s Chinatown culminated in one of the bloodiest shootouts the city had ever seen – The Golden Dragon Massacre.
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