April 29, 1992 — The Rodney King trial verdict results in widespread rioting in LA
It’s hard not to think that something may have gone wrong with the American justice system at times. For example,...
June 9, 2014
Crime & Law
June 23, 1993 — Lorena Bobbit hacks off her husband John’s penis
The Bobbits – Lorena and John Wayne Bobbit – had been married for a little over five years of not...
May 9, 2014
June 24, 1993 — Dr David Gelertner is injured by the Unabomber’s mail bomb
Gelertner was a professor of computer science at Yale University who made important contributions to his discipline in the seventies...
May 4, 2014
August 18, 1993 — Michael Jackson is investigated for child abuse, but never charged
The Los Angeles Police Department began an investigation into the allegations of child abuse made against Michael Jackson on August...
April 29, 2014
January 6, 1994 — Skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by a jealous rival
Nancy Kerrigan, a skater who was training as a member of the US Olympic team, was attacked at practice by...
April 9, 2014
February 14, 1994 — Andrei Chikatilo, the Butcher of Rostov, is executed for his murders
Andrei Chikatlio, variously known as the Rostov Ripper, the Red Ripper and the Butcher of Rostov, was a Russian-born serial...
April 4, 2014
May 5, 1994 — Michael Fay is caned for vandalism in Singapore
Michael Fay was 18 years old and apparently didn’t realise that laws were different in Singapore from in his native...
March 24, 2014
May 10, 1994 — John Wayne Gacy is executed for murder
John Wayne Gacy was a serial rapist and murderer who lived in Chicago, Illinois. He is known to have raped...
March 19, 2014
June 12, 1994 — Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are found murdered
Nicole Brown Simpson had been divorced from O.J. Simpson for two years at the time she was murdered. She and...
March 9, 2014
November 28, 1994 — Jeffrey Dahmer is beaten to death in prison
In February 1992, Jeffrey Dahmer’s trial began. He was convicted of fifteen charges of murder, for a total sentence of...
February 27, 2014
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