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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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.
10 min
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May 10, 2006: Cannibal Armin Meiwes Convicted o...
In a case that stumped German courts, Armin Meiwes was convicted for the murder of Bernd Brandes.
14 min
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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.
11 min
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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.
12 min
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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.
12 min
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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.
13 min
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May 5, 1905: The Stratton Brothers Convicted
Alfred and Albert Stratton were found guilty of murder through fingerprint evidence.
12 min
483
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.
13 min
484
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.
12 min
485
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.
11 min
486
May 1, 1990: Gregg Smart Murdered
A group of teenage boys broke into a New Hampshire condo and murdered 24-year-old Gregg Smart.
14 min
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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.
13 min
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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.
15 min
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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.
16 min
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April 27, 1997: Andrew Cunanan Commits First Mu...
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.
14 min
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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.
13 min
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April 25, 2018: Peter Madsen Convicted of Subma...
Danish inventor Peter Madsen was convicted of killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine.
15 min
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April 24, 1961: Serial Killer Orville Lynn Majo...
Licensed nurse and convicted serial killer Orville Lynn Majors was born in Kentucky on this day in history.
14 min
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April 23, 1993: Lalith Athulathmudali Assassinated
The mysterious assassination of popular Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali launched a complex and divisive investigation.
14 min
495
April 22, 1884: Serial Killer Hugo Schenk Executed
One of Austria’s most notorious killers was hanged for murdering four women.
13 min
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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.
13 min
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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.
15 min
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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.
14 min
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April 18, 1999: Robert Lee Yates Jr. Arrested f...
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.
13 min
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April 17, 1999: David Copeland Sets off Nail Bo...
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.
13 min