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 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.
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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.
11 min
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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.
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June 2, 2007: Kelsey Smith Abducted
After being stalked inside a Kansas Target, 18-year-old Kelsey Smith was abducted in the parking lot.
9 min
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June 1, 1977: Soviet Dissident Charged With Tre...
Israeli human rights activist Natan Sharansky was charged with treason and espionage after speaking out against Soviet oppression of Jewish people.
13 min
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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.
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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.
12 min
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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.
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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.
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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.
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May 26, 2004: Terry Nichols Found Guilty in Okl...
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.
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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.
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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.
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May 23, 1957: Dollree Mapp Confronts Illegal Po...
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.
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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.
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May 21, 1998: Abortion Clinics Attacked
Five clinics were targeted with butyric acid by anti-abortion extremists in Miami, Florida.
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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.
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May 19, 1870: Serial Killer Albert Fish Is Born
The cannibalistic murderer claimed to have killed and eaten at least a hundred children.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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May 14, 1983: “Scorecard Killer” Randy Kraft Ar...
One of the most infamous serial killers in U.S. history was unmasked after being arrested for drunk driving.
10 min
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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.
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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.
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