On this day in 2002, four-year-old Dannarriah Finley disappeared from her home in Orange, Texas. Residents of Orange rallied together in the search for Dannarriah… but after four days, they discovered that she was the victim of a horrific murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1844, the last pair of great auks was killed. Due to overhunting from eager collectors, these penguin-like birds were wiped off the earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1881, President James Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau. Garfield would survive another 79 days before succumbing to his bullet wounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1981, members of the drug-peddling Wonderland Gang were viciously beaten to death in their home on Wonderland Avenue in Los Angeles. Guest hosted by Molly Brandenburg from the Parcast series, Medical Mysteries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2007, Kafeel Ahmed and Bilal Abdulla drove a Jeep Cherokee filled with propane canisters and barrels of gasoline into the entrance of Glasgow Airport in a failed terrorist attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1804, two members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were court-martialed for breaking into the party’s stores and drinking while on duty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1960, dictator Fidel Castro began seizing control of American oil refineries in Cuba. The incident caused the relationship between the United States and Cuba to deteriorate beyond repair for decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1942, the FBI captured the last of eight Nazi saboteurs planning to decimate the American war machine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1977, 16-year-old Jayne MacDonald was murdered on her way home from a night out with friends. It was the fifth in a string of murders by the mysterious killer known as the Yorkshire Ripper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1983, four-year-old Nyleen Kay Marshall vanished in the Helena National Forest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1973, 32 members of the Metropolitan Community Church were killed in an arson attack at the UpStairs Lounge in New Orleans, Louisiana. Guest hosted by Kate Leonard from the Parcast series, Daily Quote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1848, workers in Paris revolted against France’s newly installed conservative government. It marked the beginning of a historic 4-day uprising known as June Days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1964, FBI officers were called to Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of three civil rights workers. What they uncovered would shock the nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1989, the United States Supreme Court ruled that flag burning is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2019, 42-year-old Marion Wilson Jr. was executed by lethal injection. He was the 1500th person to be executed in the United States since the return of the death penalty in 1976. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1903, one of the most infamous Italians in history, Benito Mussolini, was arrested—for neither the first, nor the last time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1984, a miner’s union strike in Orgreave, South Yorkshire, devolved into a bloody clash with local policemen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1939, kidnapper and serial murderer Eugen Wiedmann was sent to the guillotine in Versailles, France... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1944, 14-year-old George Stinney became the youngest American to be executed in the 20th century. But he may have been killed for a crime he didn’t even commit… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1648, midwife and medicine woman Margaret Jones was executed for witchcraft in Boston. She was the first woman killed for the crime in Massachusetts Bay Colony, pre-dating the infamous Salem Witch Trials by almost 50 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1940, a group of 728 Polish prisoners were forced on a train from Tarnów to Auschwitz. Less than half survived. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1977, 26-year-old Sister Roberta “Robin” Elam was raped and brutally murdered on the grounds of her own convent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered outside of Nicole’s Brentwood home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2001, domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh was executed in federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1991, 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped from a bus stop in Lake Tahoe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1930, Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle was murdered on the way to a horse race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2001, Marc Chagall’s painting “Study for ‘Over Vitebsk’” was stolen from New York’s Jewish Museum. Three days later, the museum received a mysterious ransom note... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2000, the U.S. Justice Department slapped Microsoft with a severe penalty following charges of breaking the law. The company stood accused of engaging in monopolistic practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1968, U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died. His death was the result of an assassination, committed 25 hours earlier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1960, three teenagers were brutally murdered at Lake Bodom in Espoo, Finland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
