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In October 2006, a man named Charles Roberts IV invaded a one-room Amish school house and took ten female students hostage. However, he underestimated the heroics of two Amish women who ran for help before he could carry out all of his terrible plans.

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305213799_Behold_the_monster_Mythical_explanations_of_deviance_and_evil_in_news_of_the_Amish_school_shooting 

https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/charles-carl-roberts-iv 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/02/amish-shooting-10-year-anniversary-pennsylvania-the-happening 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/oct/03/usgunviolence.topstories3 

https://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/03/amish.shooting/index.html 

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-2/gunman-kills-five-students-at-amish-school 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/amish-school-shooters-widow-marie-monville-remembers-tragedy/story?id=20417790 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amish-school-siege-was-well-planned/ 

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2525490&page=1 

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15113706 

https://www.npr.org/2006/10/03/6189852/girls-murderer-told-wife-of-past-troubles-police-say 

https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=2531138&page=1 

https://www.witf.org/2024/09/05/after-18-years-survivor-of-nickel-mines-amish-school-shooting-dies/ 

Colorado:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/sep/28/usa.schools

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15041037

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2506517&page=1 

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In April 2006, six members of the Wise family suddenly went silent. The family patriarch, Jesse Lee Wise, Sr., who was on a business trip, knew that something must be wrong when his wife, Emily Wise, wasn’t answering his calls. The only person in their household of eight who answered his calls was his grandson, Jesse Dee Wise. 

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grandson-killed-family-with-force/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna12316960 

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19247451 

https://lancasteronline.com/news/charges-mount-against-wise/article_0f6189e2-9c0e-52bf-b765-1e78234f1d5b.html 

https://lancasteronline.com/news/leola-massacre-recalled-6-bodies-in-bloody-basement/article_66879b2b-10a0-50c9-8ab3-c7bae74017ec.html 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zN4gxGshh8 

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It’s my birthday! Since this episode comes out on my birthday, I wanted to do something fun, so I’ve collected some cases where burglars and stalkers were caught in the craziest ways. From getting stuck at the crime scene to having their crime in the background of a TikTok, these criminals had major oopsies that got them caught redhanded. 

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Windows of Justice
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article247899145.html 

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article247888970.html 

https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/lehigh/2020/12/14/lcso-lehigh-acres-man-dies-during-attempted-burglary/6548127002/

https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/florida-rapper-jonathan-hernandez-32-dies-when-window-falls-on-his-neck-while-burglarizing-a-home.4202374/ 

https://www.winknews.com/news/lee/man-dies-while-attempting-to-burglarize-home-in-lehigh-acres-lcso-says/article_59b00e1e-6c1e-5728-8176-9f54b5815855.html 

https://www.fortmyersbeachtalk.com/news/swfl-news/2014/04/update-three-charged-in-lehigh-shooting-death/ 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219987719/jonathan-hernandez-zuluaga 

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https://www.nytimes.com/1940/12/16/archives/burglar-falls-3-stories-in-fleeing-out-window.html 

Butt-Sniffing Bandit 
https://www.glendaleca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/8124/ 

https://abc7.com/post/calese-crowder-alleged-serial-stalker-burbank-suspect-released/13661030/ 

https://abc7.com/post/calese-crowder-arrest-repeat-sex-offender-charged-multiple-buttocks-sniffing-incidents-arrested-burbank/17628227/ 

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/woman-accidentally-films-man-stalking-172656392.html 

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/serial-butt-sniffer-arrested-again-in-burbank-weeks-after-100k-bail-case/

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/court-revokes-parole-supervision-for-man-dubbed-butt-sniffer-in-burbank/3774577/ 

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/serial-butt-sniffer-arrested-again-california 

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/calese-crowder-burbank-glendale-sex-offender-harassment/ 

Stuck in the Trunk
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/COPS-Stalker-trapped-in-trunk-of-Milford-woman-s-11579991.php 

https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/man-found-in-trunk-of-ex-girlfriend-s-car-in-1786586.php 

https://patch.com/connecticut/shelton/shelton-police-arrest-log-march-9-15-0 

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Back in 1926, south Texas was still the wild west, and Dr. J.A. Ramsey was a prominent citizen of Mathis, Texas. After a late night call to a patient’s bedside, Dr. Ramsey disappeared. Soon, Harry Leahy, another promising citizen of Mathis approached Dr. Ramsey’s wife, trying to claim the reward for his return. Only, he couldn’t return Dr. Ramsey alive.

This case has cowboys, an elaborate plan, rumored hitmen, Ma Ferguson again, Texas Rangers, a whole bunch of corruption, two rich widows, a victim that lit up the ranch with his wonderful personality, a dumbass criminal, and a whole bunch of side crimes. We’re starting 2026 with a bang! 

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https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/leahy-v-state-no-891058101

https://authentictexas.com/the-dead-mans-gun/

https://digital.utsa.edu/digital/collection/p9020coll2/id/9830/ 

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth289161/m1/5/ 

https://www.txgenwebcounties.com/sanpatricio/Bios/Timon_Walter.htm 

https://easttexashistory.org/items/show/41 

https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/16022NCJRS.pdf#:~:text=The%20first%20woman%20convict%20was,occupation%20upon%20entering%20the%20penitentiary. 

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/p/a/Lacey-Sparks-Texas/GENE84-0005.html 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104698225/james-abner-ramsey 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216434091/harry-john-leahy 

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This case is so wild, y’all! It takes place in 1927 in Cisco, Texas, and involves a Santa, a robbery, bounties, a whole town full of people shooting at each other, murders, and mayhem. Merry Christmas from Bad Acts!

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https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/santa-claus-bank-robbery

https://member.texasbankers.com/Magazine/magazine/Vault/22-01-The-Cisco-Santa-Robbery.aspx 

https://www.fwweekly.com/2007/12/26/santa-got-a-gun-and-a-rope/ 

https://texashighways.com/culture/history/sinister-santa-a-look-at-the-1927-cisco-bank-robbery/ 

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/prisons/inquiry/henry_helms_sep6_1929_1.html 

https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/santa-claus-bank-robbery-1927 

https://www.newspapers.com/image/62068287/ 

https://www.behindbadge.org/newsroom/ym10hz2l6rw15fy6jj9zp4vsdqlncb 

texasescapes.com/MaggieVanOstrand/The-Night-the-Posse-Chased-Santa.htm 

https://member.texasbankers.com/Magazine/magazine/Vault/23-01-Reward-Dead-bank-robbers.aspx 

https://mbcpathway.com/2023/12/04/infamous-1927-santa-claus-robbery-provides-go-to-spiritual-lesson-for-texas-pastor/ 

https://www.nydailynews.com/2018/12/09/bad-santa-robs-bank-gets-lynched/ 

https://www.wideopencountry.com/the-great-santa-claus-bank-robbery/ 

https://www.hotcars.com/fastest-cars-1920s/ 

https://www.americantreasuretour.com/vintage-automobiles-1920-to-1929 

https://blog.americansafetycouncil.com/the-history-of-speed-limits-in-america/ 

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One morning, Patricia Luna opened her door to accept a flower bouquet. Seven hours later, Patricia, her husband Albert, Sr., and two of their children were discovered in a ghastly crime scene that encompassed three rooms in their home. 

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https://law.justia.com/cases/arizona/supreme-court/1998/cr960296-1.html

https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2019/07/24/08-99027.pdf

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca9-08-99027

https://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/0/News%20Release%20-%20Arizona%20Supreme%20Court%20Issues%20Execution%20Warrant%20for%20Richard%20Kenneth%20Djerf.pdf 

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-azd-2_02-cv-00358/pdf/USCOURTS-azd-2_02-cv-00358-0.pdf 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-7856/141574/20200414125520981_2020.04.14%20SHELL%20Reply.pdf 

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/az-supreme-court/1006872.html 

https://www.azcourts.gov/Portals/0/0000-AppellantsOpeningBrief-03179299-0.PDF 

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-7856/139577/20200331181604111_BIO%20-%202.pdf 

https://maricopacountyattorney.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1249 

https://corrections.az.gov/news/execution-scheduled-inmate-richard-djerf-adcrr-121385 

https://corrections.az.gov/news/scheduled-execution-inmate-richard-djerf-adcrr-121385-completed 

https://apnews.com/article/arizona-execution-richard-djerf-bb1cb163898fcb3163092448b24f9e9f 

https://apnews.com/article/arizona-execution-richard-djerf-fe353b3bd4d9d4243ffa5b911fc958fa 

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In 2023, Jennifer and Robbie Tower welcomed their 21-year-old adopted son back into their home. They’d rescued him from a Ukrainian orphanage, but he repaid them in blood. 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbAMekrZe1A 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlmRs7vLgvc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c60dygOWurg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_z0wmqPczE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZcW8M99FLU 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBs9DwRlObM 

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/courts/2025/11/17/dima-tower-murder-trial-parents-sarasota-north-port-florida-sentence/87270341007/ 

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/14/dima-tower-found-guilty-first-degree-murder-parents-deaths/

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/11/14/an-evil-spirit-judge-hands-down-maximum-penalty-convicted-killer/ 

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/dima-tower-stabbed-parents-florida-b2407066.html

https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-man-accused-killing-adoptive-parents-could-face-life-prison 

https://people.com/adoptive-son-on-trial-parents-massacred-bodies-found-head-to-head-11848252 

https://robersonfh.com/obituary/robbie-tower/

https://robersonfh.com/obituary/jennifer-christine-tower/ 

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Parents-Who-Get-Killed-and-the-Children-Who-Kill-Heide/2065d32fb8cd2957a8cfbb7392da17252bc2e668 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31463985/ 

https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/adoption-and-murder-advances-psychology-and-law-p-274-280-1997 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34131962/ 

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On September 18, 2015, 50-year-old Heike Poike missed school pickup for her 8-year-old grandson. When police went to check on Heike, they found a disturbing crime scene and an unhinged man who’d done the unthinkable. 

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https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/2024/20220560.html 

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ut-supreme-court/115885520.html 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/283369702/Alexander-Tran-Charges 

https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/district-attorney/Media/judge-orders-alexander-hung-tran-to-three-life-sentences-without-the-possiblity-of-parole-for-2015-aggravated-murders/

https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/district-attorney/Media/jury-finds-alexander-hung-tran-guilty-of-three-2015-aggravated-murders/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/triple-murder-suspect-allegedly-said-mom-made-me-do-it/ 

https://www.ksl.com/article/51367190/jury-finds-salt-lake-man-guilty-of-3-counts-of-aggravated-murder-in-2015-triple-killing 

https://www.deseret.com/2015/10/1/20573462/homeowner-accused-in-triple-homicide-had-wanted-renters-to-leave-charges-state/ 

https://www.ksl.com/article/36596650/neighbor-killed-man-grandmother-2-month-old-baby-police-say

https://www.deseret.com/2015/9/21/20572866/motive-for-3-killings-unknown-but-dad-says-answers-may-never-be-known/ 

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=2977019&itype=CMSID 

https://www.premierfuneral.com/obituaries/heike-poike-23208/obituary 

https://www.premierfuneral.com/obituaries/lyrik-amorpoike-23208/obituary 

https://www.peelfuneralhome.com/obituaries/dakota-smith 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/four-federal-indictments-unsealed-alleging-sex-trafficking-children-transportation-minors

https://www.ksl.com/article/37687105/sandy-woman-accepts-plea-deal-in-child-sex-trafficking-case

https://kutv.com/news/local/8-charged-after-child-trafficking-bust 

https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3287203&itype=CMSID 

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/increasingly-obsessive-murderer-fixated-on-woman-blows-away-her-mom-infant-daughter-in-a-baby-bouncer-and-a-family-friend/ 

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Today, we’re talking about a wannabe killer who tried to solve his problems by hiring hitmen. Yes, that’s hitmen plural. He just kept hiring them.  

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Gregory Hess
https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/487-mda-2019.html 

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/11/manipulator_or_target_of_oppor.html 

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/york-county-man-accused-of-hiring-hit-man-now-accused-of-hiring-second-hit-man-to-kill-the-first/ 

https://www.wgal.com/article/police-man-offers-hitman-30-000-to-kill-wife-s-friend/6231342 

https://www.wgal.com/article/york-county-man-accused-of-3-murder-for-hire-plots-out-on-bail/6236175 

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/hess-sentenced-in-murder-for-hire-case-faces-up-to-24-years/521-ea9d86a1-9cd7-4c76-954c-cd960e9a23be 

https://local21news.com/news/local/closing-remarks-made-in-gregory-hess-trial

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2015/12/31/hess-sentenced-12-24-years/78122334/ 

https://www.wgal.com/article/man-accused-of-trying-to-hire-hit-man-repeatedly-heads-to-hearing/5914750 

https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2015/05/he_wanted_to_kick_his_ass_daug.html 

https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2014/06/son_of_york_county_man_charged.html 

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/03/toby_hess_gregory_hess_murder.html 

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/11/gregory_hess_trial_deliberatio.html 

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2016/03/01/murder-for-hire-hit-man-hess/81167700/ 

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2015/05/27/verdict-reached-murder-hire-plot-trial/31254019/ 

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2015/05/22/prosecution-rests-greg-hess-trial/31267675/ 

https://www.wgal.com/article/man-accused-in-murder-for-hire-plot-now-accused-in-second-plot/6232094 

https://sevenvalleysborough.com/history/ 

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One boss, two coworkers, and an affair that almost ended in murder. At least this lady tried to use the “dark web” instead of that fake hitman site that people keep messaging. 

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telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/18/woman-workplace-love-triangle-searched-dark-web-hitman-murder/ 

https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/woman-in-bizarre-milton-keynes-love-triangle-hitman-case-convicted-of-soliciting-murder-3779157 

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/jealous-woman-hored-hitman-to-kill-love-rival-as-they-were-both-having-affair-with-boss/news-story/42619183b25232f8afa9ccbf69a997a0?amp

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-63010910 

https://theweek.com/news/uk-news/957400/sports-direct-trial-woman-accused-of-hiring-hitman-over-work-love-triangle 

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/love-rival-asked-how-to-get-away-with-hit-rsgsfjqn6 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/21749633/sports-direct-worker-tried-hitman/ 

https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/23/sports-direct-worker-jailed-for-attempting-to-hire-dark-web-hitman-17435327/