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 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
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September 16, 1920: Wall Street Bombing
On this day in 1920, unidentified attackers bombed Wall Street in Manhattan, killing 38.
12 min
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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
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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
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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.
15 min
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September 3, 2012: Griselda Blanco
On this day in 2012, cocaine queenpin Griselda Blanco was gunned down in her hometown of Medellin, Colombia.
12 min
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September 2, 1946: Dan White
On this day in 1946, Dan White, future murderer of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, was born.
16 min
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September 1, 1981: Eric Witte
On this day in 1981, Eric Witte shoots his father, Paul Witte in the family home at his mother's orders.
17 min
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August 31, 1888: Jack the Ripper
On this day in 1888, Jack the Ripper killed his first victim, Mary Ann Nichols.
12 min
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August 30, 1850: Dr. John W. Webster
On this day in 1850, Harvard Professor Dr. John W. Webster was executed for murdering a member of Boston's upper class.
14 min
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August 29, 1976: The Golden State Killer
On this day in 1976, a mother and daughter's quiet evening at home was interrupted by an attack from the Golden State Killer.
13 min
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August 28, 1955: Emmett Till
On this day in 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was abducted from his bed by two white men, beaten, and murdered.
15 min
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August 27, 1964: Edmund Kemper
On this day in 1964, a 15-year-old boy named Edmund Kemper would brutally kill his paternal grandparents.
16 min
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August 26, 1916: Virginia Hill
On this day in 1916, Virginia Hill, mob queen, was born in Lipscomb, Alabama.
13 min