Crime History

May 4, 1932 – Lilly Lindeström

Police entering Lilly Lindeström’s apartment in the Atlas area of Stockholm, Sweden on May 4, 1932, found the 32-year-old prostitute…

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April 26, 1913 – Mary Phagan

On April 26, 1913, Mary Phagan went to the National Pencil Company factory in Atlanta to collect her pay. Phagan,…

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April 18, 1943 – Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?

Four boys were hunting for birds’ eggs on April 18, 1943, in Hagley Woods in Worcestershire, England, when they found…

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April 12, 1981 – The Keddie Murders

In April 1981, the tranquil setting of the Keddie Resort in the Sierra Nevada mountains was shattered by a gruesome…

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April 5, 1963 – Olympian Sonja McCaskie

Sonja McCaskie, who skied for the United Kingdom at the 1960 Winter Olympics, was working as a ski instructor at…

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March 29, 1975 – Sharron Kim Prior

Sharron Prior, a 16-year-old student from Montreal, Canada, vanished on the evening of March 29, 1975, as she was on…

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March 25, 1933 – Erik Jan Hanussen

Erik Jan Hanussen, a well-known German clairvoyant and hypnotist, was murdered on the evening of March 25, 1933, in Berlin.…

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March 20, 1979 – The Templeton Woods Murders

At 7:50 p.m. on March 20, 1979, Carol Lannen stepped into a red Ford Cortina on the corner of Exchange…

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March 13, 1964 – Kitty Genovese

Kitty Genovese drove home from work at 2:30 a.m. on March 13, 1964. She stopped at a traffic signal at…

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March 8, 1973 – The Whiskey Au Go Go Fire

The Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Brisbane, Australia, was firebombed on March 8, 1973. Two drums of gasoline were…

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