On this day in 1992, a Grand Jury indicted Lyle and Erik Menendez for murdering their parents in Beverly Hills over 3 years earlier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1967, 24-year-old Barbara Ann Taylor was murdered. For 30 years, her body remained unidentified, and she was simply referred to as “Tent Girl” — due to the material covering her corpse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1873, Bridget Landregan was found beaten and strangled to death in Boston. Witnesses described a figure wearing a black cape standing menacingly over her body, but he fled before they could see his face. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1997, Moses Sithole was found guilty of 38 counts of murder and 40 counts of sexual assault, making him one of the most notorious serial killers in South African history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1926, mystery novelist Agatha Christie vanished from her home outside London for nearly two weeks; when she was later discovered, she had no recollection of her disappearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1993, notorious cocaine crime lord Pablo Escobar was fatally shot after a police chase across the rooftops of Bogota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1948, a man was found dead on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia with no clues to his identity. The investigation into his person would fascinate the world but ultimately prove fruitless. He came to be known by the two words found on a piece of paper in his pocket: “Tamam Shud.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2001, Gary Ridgway was arrested and thanks to DNA testing, was proven to be the "Green River Killer." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1981, actress Natalie Wood was found dead in the water off the coast of Catalina Island in Southern California. Police initially ruled the death an accident, but have since reopened the case and investigated it as a possible homicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1720, Anne Bonny and Mary Read were convicted of piracy and sentenced to hang. Before their sentence was carried out, both of them pleaded pregnancy and were not hanged. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1934, Baby Face Nelson, an American bank robber, was killed in a shootout with the FBI. But not before he’d killed more FBI agents than any other criminal in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1983, diamonds, gold, and cash worth £26 million pounds were stolen from a warehouse near Heathrow Airport in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1960, the activist Mirabal sisters were assassinated, and their deaths were staged to look like a car accident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1971, D.B. Cooper hijacked a commercial airliner, then disappeared into the night with a $200,000 ransom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1953, Air Force pilot Felix Moncla Jr. and his radar observer, Robert L. Wilson, disappeared on a routine mission over Lake Superior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1718, Edward Teach, the infamous pirate known as Blackbeard, was killed off the coast of North Carolina during the Battle of Ocracoke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1927, a group of coal miners on strike in the town of Serene, Colorado came head-to-head with state police—6 were killed. The incident became a rallying point for Labor Rights activists across the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1990, Russian authorities arrested serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, better known as the Rostov Ripper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2017, infamous cult leader Charles Manson dies of heart and respiratory failure due to colon cancer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1978, Jim Jones, the founder of the People’s Temple cult, led a little over 900 followers to drink poisoned Flavor-Aid in a mass suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1894, con artist and serial killer H.H. Holmes was arrested in Boston, Massachusetts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1971, 10-year Carmen Colon disappeared in Rochester, New York. She was found dead two days later, setting off a string of alliterative killings known as the Alphabet Murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2002, Myra Hindley, co-conspirator in the notorious Moors Murders, died in prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1966, the Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia was sighted in the neighboring town of Salem by contractor Merle Partridge. Merle’s dog was never seen again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1974, 23-year-old Ronald DeFeo Jr. shot his mother, father, and four siblings while they slept in their New York home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2017, 59-year-old Randall Toshio Saito walked out of Hawaii State Hospital. He’d been committed there for over 30 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1972, 13-year-old Lori Lee Kursa slipped away from her mother during a shopping trip, and was never seen alive again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1917, 33 members of the National Women’s Party were arrested for picketing in front of the White House. They had been peacefully demanding women’s suffrage for months, but were countered by violence in the infamous “Night of Terror.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1971, 46-year old John List murdered his wife, mother, and three children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1954, 14-year-old Carolyn Wasilewski was murdered. Her body was found the following day with the name “Paul” written in lipstick on her thigh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
