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 29, 1804: Lewis and Clark Expedition Flogging
On this day in 1804, two members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were court-martialed for breaking into the party’s stores and drinking while on duty.
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June 28, 1960: Castro Seizes Oil Refineries
On this day in 1960, dictator Fidel Castro began seizing control of American oil refineries in Cuba. The incident caused the relationship between the United States and Cuba to deteriorate beyond repair for decades.
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June 27, 1942: Nazi Saboteurs Captured
On this day in 1942, the FBI captured the last of eight Nazi saboteurs planning to decimate the American war machine.
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June 26, 1977: Yorkshire Ripper Kills Shop Assi...
On this day in 1977, 16-year-old Jayne MacDonald was murdered on her way home from a night out with friends. It was the fifth in a string of murders by the mysterious killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper.
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June 25, 1983: Nyleen Kay Marshall Disappears
On this day in 1983, four-year-old Nyleen Kay Marshall vanished in the Helena National Forest.
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June 24, 1973: UpStairs Fire
On this day in 1973, 32 members of the Metropolitan Community Church were killed in an arson attack at the UpStairs Lounge in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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June 23, 1848: June Days Uprising Begins
On this day in 1848, workers in Paris revolted against France’s newly installed conservative government. It marked the beginning of a historic 4-day uprising known as June Days.
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June 22, 1964: Mississippi Burning
On this day in 1964, FBI officers were called to Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of three civil rights workers. What they uncovered would shock the nation.
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June 21, 1989: Flag Burning Protected
On this day in 1989, the United States Supreme Court ruled that flag burning is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution.
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June 20, 2019: Marion Wilson Jr. Executed
On this day in 2019, 42-year-old Marion Wilson Jr. was executed by lethal injection. He was the 1500th person to be executed in the United States since the return of the death penalty in 1976.
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June 19, 1903: Mussolini Arrested
On this day in 1903, one of the most infamous Italians in history, Benito Mussolini, was arrested—for neither the first, nor the last time.
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June 18, 1984: Battle of Orgreave
On this day in 1984, a miner’s union strike in Orgreave, South Yorkshire, devolved into a bloody clash with local policemen.
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June 17, 1939: Wiedmann to the Guillotine
On this day in 1939, kidnapper and serial murderer Eugen Wiedmann was sent to the guillotine in Versailles, France...
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June 16, 1944: George Stinney Executed
On this day in 1944, 14-year-old George Stinney became the youngest American to be executed in the 20th century. But he may have been killed for a crime he didn’t even commit…
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June 15, 1648: Margaret Jones Executed
On this day in 1648, midwife and medicine woman Margaret Jones was executed for witchcraft in Boston. She was the first woman killed for the crime in Massachusetts Bay Colony, pre-dating the infamous Salem Witch Trials by almost 50 years.
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June 14, 1940: First Transport to Auschwitz
On this day in 1940, a group of 728 Polish prisoners were forced on a train from Tarnów to Auschwitz. Less than half survived.
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June 13, 1977: Murder of Robin Elam
On this day in 1977, 26-year-old Sister Roberta “Robin” Elam was raped and brutally murdered on the grounds of her own convent.
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June 12, 1994: Simpson and Goldman Murdered
On this day in 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered outside of Nicole’s Brentwood home.
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June 11, 2001: Timothy McVeigh Executed
On this day in 2001, domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh was executed in federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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June 10, 1991: Jaycee Lee Dugard
On this day in 1991, 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped from a bus stop in Lake Tahoe.
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June 9, 1930: Jake Lingle Shot
On this day in 1930, Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle was murdered on the way to a horse race.
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June 8, 2001: “Study for ‘Over Vitebsk’” Stolen
On this day in 2001, Marc Chagall’s painting “Study for ‘Over Vitebsk’” was stolen from New York’s Jewish Museum. Three days later, the museum received a mysterious ransom note...
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June 7, 2000: The Breakup of Microsoft
On this day in 2000, the U.S. Justice Department slapped Microsoft with a severe penalty following charges of breaking the law. The company stood accused of engaging in monopolistic practices.
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June 6, 1968: RFK Dies
On this day in 1968, U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died. His death was the result of an assassination, committed 25 hours earlier.
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June 5, 1960: Lake Bodom Murders
On this day in 1960, three teenagers were brutally murdered at Lake Bodom in Espoo, Finland.
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