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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November 17, 1878: King Umberto Assassination A...
The anarchist Giovanni Passannante attempted to assassinate the king of Italy, whose reign had proved contentious.
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November 16, 1885: Rebel Louis Riel Executed
The Canadian rebel had led a group of the native Métis people in an uprising against the government.
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November 15, 1902: Anarchist Attempt to Murder ...
43-year-old Gennero Rubino was a spy before he became an anarchist. To prove his loyalty to the anarchist cause, he tried to assassinate the king of Belgium, Leopold II.
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November 14, 1881: Trial for Presidential Assas...
Charles J. Guiteau went on trial for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield. It was the first high-profile case where the insanity plea was seriously considered.
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November 13, 2000: Polish Businessman Goes Missing
Dariusz Janiszewski’s body was found four weeks after his disappearance, with a noose around his neck. A graphic novel provided clues for the investigation.
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November 12, 1948: Tojo Hideki Sentenced
The former Prime Minister of Japan was found guilty of committing war crimes during WWII, and sentenced to death.
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November 11, 1934: Charles Manson Born
The man who became a notorious criminal was born to a young mother in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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November 10, 1898: The Wilmington Riots
White supremacists sparked deadly riots in Wilmington, North Carolina. Their hateful actions resulted in the only successful coup d’etat ever to take place on American soil.
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November 9, 1938: Revenge Killing Used to Ignit...
Nazi diplomat Ernst vom Rath died after being shot by Polish-German Jew Herschel Grynszpan.
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November 8, 1993: Swedish Art Heist
A massive art heist in Sweden’s Museum of Modern Art saw thieves plundering works by Picasso and Braque, valued altogether at $52 million.
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November 7, 1837: Mob Kills Elijah Lovejoy
Abolitionist and newspaper editor Elijak Lovejoy was killed in Alton, Illinois by a mob of white supremacists.
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November 6, 1967: Bobby BeauSoleil’s 20th Birthday
This musician moved to LA and became involved with the infamous Manson Family. Two years later, he was charged for the murder of fellow artist Gary Hinman.
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November 5, 1872: Susan B. Anthony Casts Illega...
Risking jail time and a steep fine, Susan B. Anthony cast her ballot in a U.S. federal election.
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November 4, 1985: Vitaly Yerchenko Redefects
When high-level KGB officer Vitaly Yurchenko announced his return to the Soviet Union just three months after defecting to the U.S., many questioned whether his defection was a ploy.
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November 3, 1979: The Greensboro Massacre
A group of Klansmen and Neo-Nazies attacked protestors at a 1979 anti-Klan rally in North Carolina.
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November 2, 1999: Hawaii’s Xerox Murders
Still suffering the fallout of a car accident twenty years earlier, disgruntled Xerox technician Byran Uyesugi murdered several of his coworkers in 1999.
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November 1, 1950: Truman Assassination Attempt
On this day in 1950, two members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party attempted to assassinate President Harry S. Truman.
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October 31, 1984: Indian Prime Minister Assassi...
On this day in 1984, India’s first female P.M., Indira Gandhi, was assassinated outside of her home in New Delhi.
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October 30, 1831: Nat Turner Apprehended
On this day in 1831, Nat Turner was apprehended in Southampton County, Virginia, weeks after leading the bloodiest slave uprising in U.S. history.
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October 29, 1901: Death of McKinley’s Assassin
On this day in 1901, 28-year-old Leon Czolgosz was executed via electric chair for fatally shooting U.S. President William McKinley.
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October 28, 1895: H.H. Holmes Murder Trial Begins
On this day in 1895, serial killer H.H. Holmes went on trial for murder in Philadelphia. He refused a court appointed lawyer, opting to defend himself.
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October 27, 1659: Quakers Hanged for Being Quakers
On this day in 1659, William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson became the first Quakers to be executed for their religion in America.
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October 26, 2007: Verdict for Murderer of Expec...
On this day in 2007, Lisa Montgomery was given the death penalty for murdering 8-months-pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett and cutting the baby from her womb.
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October 25, 1929: Teapot Dome Scandal
On this day in 1929, President Harding’s interior secretary, Albert B. Fall, was found guilty of accepting a bribe while in office.
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October 24, 1986: UK Closes Syrian Embassy
On this day in 1986, the British government cut diplomatic ties with Syria over a failed airplane bombing — an attack that was allegedly planned by Syrian intelligence.
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