Today in True Crime

By Parcast NetworkEducation True Crime History

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January 06, 2021 Jan 6, 2005: KKK Organizer Arrested
Preacher and Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was arrested for the 1964 murders of three voter registration workers in Mississippi. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from Superstitions, a Parcast Original from Spotify.

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16 min
January 05, 2021 Jan 5, 1941: Amy Johnson Disappears
The British pilot bailed out of her plane over the Thames Estuary, never to be recovered from the icy water.

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17 min
January 04, 2021 Jan 4, 1903: Topsy the Elephant Executed
The circus elephant’s death was delivered by a 7000-volt shock after her owners failed to find new buyers for the troublesome leviathan.

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18 min
January 03, 2021 Jan 3, 1972: John Wayne Gacy’s First Murder
Notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who would eventually kill at least 33 people, murdered his first victim: 16-year-old Timothy Jack McCoy.

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12 min
January 02, 2021 Jan 2, 2006: Thomas Montgomery’s Doomed Catfishing Affair
46-year-old Montgomery wrote a note to himself willing a full transformation into his internet persona. Months later, he murdered his online girlfriend’s other online beau.

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12 min
January 01, 2021 Jan 1, 2017: Istanbul Nightclub Shooting
The attack, carried out by Islamic terrorist Abdulkadir Masharipov, killed 39 people and injured upwards of 70 people.

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14 min
December 31, 2020 December 31, 1990: Robert Spahalski’s First Victim
24-year-old Moraine Armstrong was the first victim of serial killer Robert Spahalski, who confessed to the crime over a decade later.

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14 min
December 30, 2020 December 30, 2006: Saddam Hussein Executed
The former president of Iraq was found guilty for crimes against humanity and executed by hanging. Guest hosted by Kate Leonard from Daily Quote, a Spotify Original from Parcast.

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14 min
December 29, 2020 December 29, 1170: Thomas Becket Slain
It was a murder that would live in infamy: Four knights loyal to King Henry II killed the Archbishop of Canterbury following a failed attempt to arrest him for crimes against the crown.

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14 min
December 28, 2020 December 28, 1987: Ronald Gene Simmons Murders
The largest familial massacre in U.S. history was part of a week-long killing spree that left 16 people dead.

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14 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.