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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June 30, 1971: Supreme Court Rules on Pentagon ...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that top secret intelligence documents on the Vietnam War were legal to distribute to the public.
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June 29, 1978: Bob Crane’s Body Found
49-year-old Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane was found violently murdered in his Arizona apartment.
12 min
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June 28, 1991: Jacqueline McAllister and Brian ...
During a robbery in Ontario, an unknown assailant fatally shot Jacqueline McAllister and a witness who intervened.
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June 27, 2005: Marcus Wesson Sentenced
Jurors weren’t sure if he pulled the trigger, but they still found Marcus Wesson responsible for the shooting deaths of nine of his children.
12 min
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June 26, 2003: Lawrence v. Texas
In a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, state laws that criminalized specific sexual acts between same-sex consenting adults were ruled to be unconstitutional.
12 min
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June 25, 1968: Robison Family Massacre
Richard Robison, his wife, and four children were massacred at their vacation cottage in northern Michigan.
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June 24, 1991: Jack Unterweger Ride-Along
After killing a sex worker in Los Angeles, Austrian journalist and serial killer Jack Unterweger secured a ride-along with the LAPD station that was investigating her death.
13 min
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June 23, 1993: The Bobbitt Mutilation
After being assaulted by her husband, Lorena Bobbitt cut off his penis and fled the scene with the severed appendage.
12 min
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June 22, 1611: Hudson Bay Mutiny
After many months looking for the fabled Northwest Passage to Asia, an unhappy crew mutinied against Captain Henry Hudson in the icy waters of what is now Hudson Bay.
11 min
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June 21, 1964: KKK Kills Activists in Mississippi
With the help of the local sheriff, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered civil rights activists Michael Schwerner, James Cheney, and Andrew Goodman.
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June 20, 1791: Flight to Varennes
During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris and made for the countryside, hoping to rally royalist supporters.
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June 19, 1987: Teresa Cormack Goes Missing
Six-year-old Teresa Cormack was abducted by a stranger near her school in Napier, New Zealand.
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June 18, 2010: Ronnie Lee Gardner Executed
At his execution in Utah, killer Ronnie Lee Gardner declined to be executed by way of lethal injection or electric chair and instead chose a firing squad.`
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June 17, 2008: Human Foot Found on Canadian Beach
A human foot was found on a beach in British Columbia. It wasn’t the first.
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June 16, 1984: Wilson Ferreira Aldunate Arrested
After 11 years in exile, popular opposition leader Wilson Ferreira Aldunate returned to Uruguay to run for president. He was arrested upon arrival.
12 min
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June 15, 1992: Supreme Court Rules USA Can Kidn...
In the case United States vs. Alvarez-Machain, the Supreme Court ruled six to three that the American government could legally kidnap foreign suspects in their home countries.
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June 14, 2015: Dee Dee Blanchard’s Body Found
48-year-old Dee Dee Blanchard was found stabbed to death in her home. Her daughter, Gypsy Rose, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
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June 13, 1988: Cipollone v. Liggett Decided
Rose Cipollone started smoking cigarettes in 1942 when she was only 16 years old. Almost 40 years later, after she was diagnosed with lung cancer, she sued the cigarette manufacturer.
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June 12, 1963: Medgar Evers Assassinated
In Jackson, Mississippi, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was assassinated in front of his home by a white supremacist.
12 min
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June 11, 1977: Dutch Train Hijacking
A 20-day hostage situation between a group of South Moluccan extremists and the Dutch government ended in a hail of gunfire with over 15,000 bullets being discharged.
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June 10, 1933: Bonnie and Clyde Crash
Bonnie and Clyde, along with a teenage cohort, crashed their car into a ravine in north Texas. Bonnie Parker suffered severe injuries but they received aid from an unlikely source.
11 min
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June 9, 1985: Thomas Sutherland Kidnapped
An American educator spent six years in captivity after he was kidnapped by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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June 8, 1978: Jury Decides Legitimacy of Howard...
A stranger provided documentation that billionaire Howard Hughes left 156 million dollars to him in a will.
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June 7, 1892: Homer Plessy Arrested
In an act of civil disobedience, Homer Plessy paid for a first-class ticket on a Louisiana train and was arrested for violating a segregationist law.
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June 6, 2005: Supreme Court Ruling on Medical M...
The Supreme Court ruled that federal agents were justified in destroying a California resident’s medical marijuana garden despite its legality in the state.
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