August 10, 1949 — John George Haigh is executed for murder
The murderous career of John George Haigh is an object lesson in the importance of forensics in obtaining convictions. Haigh...
August 29, 2018
Macabre
September 6, 1949 — Howard Unruh goes on a killing spree
Sometimes, you really think that these things should have been caught earlier than they were. Surely, for example, someone in...
August 24, 2018
May 23, 1962 — Graham Young is arrested for murder
Graham Young was only 14 years old when he was arrested for murder – and the murder in question was...
October 9, 2017
December 30, 1978 — Dennis Nilsen commits his first murder
Also known as ‘The Kindly Killer’ and ‘The Muswell Hill Murderer’, Dennis Nilsen was 33 years old when he made...
August 29, 2015
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
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
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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