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
Crime & Law
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
January 24, 1995 — The trial of O.J. Simpson begins
The so-called “trial of the century” began more than seven months after the arrest of Simpson, on charges of having...
February 25, 2014
October 4, 1995 — OJ Simpson is acquitted of murder
There has been no justice for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Ever. Either the court’s verdict was incorrect, and...
February 17, 2014
June 26, 1996 — Veronica Guerin is shot and killed
Veronica Guerin was an Irish journalist whose beat was crime. This did not sit well with the criminals whose exploits...
January 24, 2014
July 12, 1996 — Jonathan Melvoin dies of a drug overdose
Jonathan Melvoin was the brother of Susannah and Wendy Melvoin, who were members of Prince’s New Power Generation. He had...
January 14, 2014
October 30, 1996 — The Catholic Church announces the “Melbourne Response”
The Melbourne Response was a program by the Catholic Church in Victoria aimed at responding to the rising number of...
January 9, 2014
February 3, 1998 — Karla Faye Tucker is executed
On June 14, 1983, Karla Faye Tucker participated in a break in, which was intended to steal various items belonging...
November 24, 2013
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