Today in True Crime
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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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August 31, 2006: Edvard Munch Art Recovered
Norwegian police proudly announced the recovery of two iconic paintings by Edvard Munch that had been stolen two years earlier. Guest hosted by Greg P...
August 30, 1918: Attempted Assassination of Lenin
A member of the Socialist Revolutionary Party shot and seriously injured Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Russian Soviet Republic.
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August 29, 2019: Child Sacrifice Site Discovered
What is thought to be the largest child sacrifice mass grave ever discovered was unearthed in a coastal town in northern Peru.
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August 28, 2003: The Collar Bomb Heist
In what was a robbery plan that went tragically wrong, pizza delivery man named Brian Wells attempted to rob a bank in Pennsylvania... with a bomb fas...
August 27, 2020: Christchurch Terrorist Sentenced to Life
Brenton Tarran was the first person in New Zealand to be sentenced to life without parole. More than a year earlier, he live-streamed his attack on tw...
August 26, 1986: The “Preppy Killer” Murder
After a night at a local bar together, 19-year-old Robert Chambers, also known as the "Preppy Killer," murdered 18-year-old Jennifer Levin in Central...
August 25, 1835: The Great Moon Hoax
An author claiming to be a scientist published the first in a series of articles for the New York Sun about life being discovered on the moon. The pub...
August 24, 1572: Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
French Catholics slaughtered protestants during the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre. It started when troops descended on the home of Admiral Gaspard...
August 23, 1305: William Wallace Executed
Scottish rebel William Wallace resisted the English occupation in his country, and was charged with high treason. The sentence for such a crime was de...
August 22, 1962: Charles de Gaulle Escapes Assassination
Right-wing extremists sprayed more than 140 bullets into French President Charles de Gaulle's motorcade. He and his wife would survive the attack.
August 21, 1992: The Siege of Ruby Ridge
U.S. Marshals were tasked with arresting a fugitive named Randy Weaver at his family cabin in the woods of Idaho. As they scouted the property, gunfir...
August 20, 1619: First Enslaved Africans Arrive In Virginia
More than 20 Africans, kidnapped from their homes in the Kingdom of Ndongo in Angola, arrived in what is now Hampton, Virginia, marking the beginnings...
August 19, 1895: John Wesley Hardin Killed
John Wesley Hardin, a notorious Wild West gunslinger, was shot and killed by John Selman, Sr., after he threatened to kill Selman’s son.
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August 18, 1587: Virginia Dare Is Born
Virginia Dare became the first English child born in the Americas. Sometime later, her colony of Roanoke and everyone in it mysteriously vanished.
August 17, 1980: Azaria Chamberlain Killed
In Australia, a family camping trip turned into a tragedy after nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain was taken from her tent by a dingo. Guest hosted by G...
August 16, 1660: The Campden Wonder
Estate manager William Harrison disappeared while out collecting rents. His servant, John Perry, and others in his family were accused of murder. Then...
August 15, 1785: The Diamond Necklace Affair
After gifting a diamond necklace to Queen Marie Antoinette, Cardinal de Rohan was arrested for fraud and treason. As the scandal unfolded, it became c...
August 14, 1994: Carlos the Jackal Arrested
After trying for over two decades, French agents arrested revolutionary terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal in Khartoum, Sudan.
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August 13, 1964: Last Execution in the UK
Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans became the last people to be executed in the United Kingdom. Only a year later after they were hanged, the death penalty...
August 12, 2013: Whitey Bulger Found Guilty
James 'Whitey’ Bulger, the 83-year-old former boss of the Winter Hill Gang, was found guilty on 31 charges, including murder and racketeering. He was...
August 11, 1942: Adolf Burger Arrested
Adolf Burger and his wife were arrested and taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp for forging documents to help Jews escape Nazi death camps.
August 10, 1835: Noyes Academy Dragged Out of Town
A racist mob of nearly 500 men descended upon an integrated school in New Hampshire, ripping the small two-story building from its foundation with 90...
August 9, 2000: Nick Markowitz Murdered
15-year-old Nick Markowitz was murdered in Santa Barbara, California after being held for ransom by his half-brother’s drug dealer.
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August 8, 1903: Philadelphia’s Black Saturday
Hundreds were injured and twelve people died after a balcony collapsed at the Phillies’ Baker Bowl stadium.
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August 7, 1882: Ellison Hatfield Killed by McCoys
From the legendary Hatfield-McCoy feud, three McCoy family members stabbed and shot Ellison Hatfield during an election day skirmish. Ellison would di...
August 6, 1930: Judge Crater Disappears
New York Supreme Court Judge Joseph Force Crater got into a cab in Manhattan and was never seen again. The case remains one of the strangest disappear...
August 5, 1998: Marie Noe Arrested
Police showed up at 69-year-old Marie Noe's door to arrest her for killing eight of her children decades earlier.
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August 4, 1892: The Borden Murders
Andrew Borden and his second wife, Abby Borden, were brutally murdered in their home. Police quickly identified two suspects: the Bordens' maid, Bridg...
August 3, 2013: Hannah Anderson Kidnapped
Family friend James DiMaggio picked up 16-year-old Hannah Anderson from her cheerleading camp, but instead of driving her back to her home, he abducte...
August 2, 2004: Mark Hacking Arrested
Mark Hacking was arrested for murdering his wife, Lori Kay Soares. He originally called to report her missing a couple weeks earlier, claiming she wen...
August 1, 1589: King Henri III Assassinated
King Henri III of France was fatally stabbed in his villa by Jacques Clement, a Dominican friar and fiercely devoted Catholic.
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July 31, 1972: Delta Flight 841 Hijacked
Five people hijacked Delta Flight 841 en route from Detroit to Miami. They received 1 million dollars in ransom in exchange for the safety of passenge...
July 30, 2008: The Greyhound Bus Beheading
Vince Li repeatedly attacked and stabbed the passenger he sat next to on a Greyhound bus in Canada. Once other passengers escaped the bus, Li decapita...
July 29, 1900: King Umberto I Assassinated
King Umberto I of Italy was shot and killed by anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
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July 28, 2011: Vincent McGee Pleads Guilty
Vincent McGee pleaded guilty to killing Richard Barrett, a white supremacist and leader of the Nationalist Movement. The killing was not believed to b...
July 27, 1987: Craig Price Commits First Murder
Thirteen-year-old Craig Price snuck into the house of a neighbor and stabbed her to death after she fell asleep in front of the TV. Guest hosted by Gr...
July 26, 1984: Ed Gein Dies
Notorious killer Ed Gein died of complications from cancer. Decades earlier, Gein confessed that he wore the skin of the corpses he stole and made fur...
July 25, 1998: Masumi Hayashi Poisons Neighbors
Four people died in Wakayama, Japan, and dozens more were hospitalized after eating curry laced with arsenic.
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July 24, 1998: Death on Capitol Hill
Russell Weston, Jr. walked into the US Capitol and opened fire on the security teams, killing two Capitol officers and wounding a tourist. These were...
July 23, 1996: Tourists Disappear in Death Valley
Four German tourists, two of them children, disappeared in Death Valley. It would take more than a decade and a brand new investigation to determine w...