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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25 Years Later: Heaven’s Gate Pt. 4
41 min
152
25 Years Later: Heaven’s Gate Pt. 3
34 min
153
25 Years Later: Heaven’s Gate Pt. 2
35 min
154
25 Years Later: Heaven’s Gate Pt. 1
42 min
155
March 28, 1978: Laura Beyerly Disappears
7 min
156
March 27, 1995: Maurizio Gucci Murdered
7 min
157
March 26, 1938: Ettore Majorana Disappears
9 min
158
March 25, 1851: “Sally Arsenic” Executed
9 min
159
March 24, 2015: Germanwings Flight 9525 Crashes
9 min
160
March 23, 1994: Joey Buttafucco Released From Jail
8 min
161
March 22, 2011: Gary & Barbara Holloway Murdered
15-year-old Christopher Endicott shot his legal guardians with a hunting rifle before attempting to run away with his 12-year-old girlfriend.
6 min
162
March 21, 2002: Milly Dowler Disappears
After eating at a café with her friends, 13-year-old Milly Dowler called her father to tell him she’d be home in half an hour. But she never arrived. Six months later, her remains were found in the woods.
8 min
163
March 20, 2002: Martha Place Executed
8 min
164
March 19, 1985: Linda Brown Killed
8 min
165
March 18, 1990: Gardner Museum Heist
Two men posing as police officers talked their way past security and into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, then stole 13 famous pieces of art worth over 500 million dollars.
8 min
166
March 17, 2010: The Leprechaun Bank Robbery
21-year-old David Cotton dressed as a leprechaun and robbed a Tennessee bank. The event would end in tragedy after police pursued Cotton and his driver in their getaway car.
8 min
167
March 16, 1991: Latasha Harlins Murdered
15-year-old Latasha Harlins was shot and killed by shopkeeper Soon Ja Du just moments after the two came to blows over a bottle of orange juice.
8 min
168
March 15, 1982: Theresa Saldana Attacked
Raging Bull actress Theresa Saldana was brutally stabbed multiple times by a stalker. She would survive the attack and start a support group called Victims for Victims.
8 min
169
March 14, 1992: Route 40 Killer Executed
Delaware's only confirmed serial killer, Steven Pennell, was executed on this day in 1992. He was known as the "Route 40 Killer" and even requested the death penalty at one of his trials.
10 min
170
March 13, 1998: Angel of Death Released
Even though he confessed to killing around 50 patients, respiratory therapist Efren Saldivar was released by the Glendale Police Department in California. They hadn’t gathered enough evidence to corroborate his claim.
7 min
171
March 12, 2002: Andrea Pia Yates Convicted
A jury rejected the insanity defense of Andrea Pia Yates and convicted her of drowning her children in the bathtub.
7 min
172
March 11, 2005: Brian Nichols Escapes
Brian Nichols overpowered a Fulton County courthouse deputy and stole her gun. He would then escape the courthouse and go on the run, but not before killing the judge overseeing his case.
7 min
173
March 10, 1993: Former WWF Star Murdered
Former wrestling star Adolfo Bresciano, also known as "Dino Bravo," was shot to death in his home near Montreal. There was no sign of forced entry, leaving police to theorize that Bresciano likely knew his killer.
8 min
174
March 9, 1841: Supreme Court Rules on Amistad M...
The Supreme Court ruled on whether a group of enslaved people who seized control of the slave ship Amistad should be set free or returned to Spanish bondage.
8 min
175
March 8, 1990: New York Zodiac Killer Strikes
Mario Orozco was walking home from work early in the morning when he was shot in the back in Brooklyn, New York. It was the first crime connected to New York's own Zodiac Killer.
8 min