Today in True Crime

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August 24, 2021 August 24, 1989: Pete Rose Banned From Baseball
Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader was banned from the sport for life for gambling on his games. His crimes were detailed in a document known as the Dowd Report.

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15 min
August 23, 2021 August 23, 1943: Dating Game Serial Killer Born
Rodney Alcala was born in San Antonio, Texas. By 1978, the serial rapist found his way onto a popular show called The Dating Game, where he followed up his rejection with multiple murders.

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16 min
August 22, 2021 August 22, 1984: USA Flag Burner Arrested
Outside the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, police arrested Gregory Lee Johnson for burning the American flag. Johnson maintained that while the act was illegal in Texas, it was still protected under the first amendment.

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14 min
August 21, 2021 August 21, 2018: Mollie Tibbetts’s Body Found
Cristhian Rivera led police to the body of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts. His status as an undocumented immigrant became a focal point of this national case.

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15 min
August 20, 2021 August 20, 1986: Edmond Post Office Massacre
On a quiet morning in Edmond, Oklahoma, USPS letter carrier Patrick Sherrill carried out a deadly massacre, killing 14 employees and then himself.

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16 min
August 19, 2021 August 19, 2011: The West Memphis Three Released
In a strange and unprecedented court case, three men who were convicted as teenagers for the killing of three children were released from prison. The men, known as The West Memphis Three, had always maintained their innocence.

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16 min
August 18, 2021 August 18, 1612: The Pendle Witch Trial
In Lancashire, England, twelve people were put on trial for witchcraft. Based on a child’s testimony, ten of the so-called Pendle Hill Witches were found guilty. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from Medical Murders, a Spotify Original from Parcast.

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14 min
August 17, 2021 August 17, 1959: Cult Leader David Koresh Born
David Koresh, born Vernon Howell, grew up to head a group in Waco called the Branch Davidians. In 1993, a 51-day standoff with the FBI would eventually end with the deaths of 76 of its members.

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16 min
August 16, 2021 August 16, 1968: Sheila Garvie Arrested for Killing Her Husband
Sheila Garvie and her lover Brian Tevendale were arrested for the muder of Sheila’s hard-partying husband, Maxwell Garvie.

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16 min
August 15, 2021 August 15, 2010: Craigslist Killer Dies
Twenty-four-year-old Philip Markoff, known as the Craigslist Killer, died by suicide in his prison cell. At the time of his death, Markoff was awaiting trial for the murder of Julissa Brisman and the robbery of two other women — all of whom he found on Craigslist.

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16 min

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There’s never an ordinary day in true crime history. Flip back the calendar and see how one fateful day can ripple through time. Today in True Crime is a Spotify Original from Parcast.