Today in True Crime

On this day in 935 CE, the Duke of Bohemia, Wenceslaus was assassinated by his younger brother, Prince Boleslaus.

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On this day in 1888, London’s Central News Agency received the first piece of correspondence from the Victorian era serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.

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On this day in 1985, Robert Berdella Jr. AKA the Kansas City Butcher, brutally abused and murdered his fourth victim, James Ferris.

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On this day in 2018, Judge Steven O’Neill sentenced Bill Cosby to up to 10 years in prison for the sexual assault of Andrea Constand.

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On this day in 1977, child predator Nathaniel Bar-Jonah assaulted and attempted to kill two children. Years later, Bar-Jonah faced allegations of sadistic serial murder and cannibalism.

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On this day in 2005, real estate developer Adam Anhang was killed on the streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The case culminated in an international manhunt that lasted more than ten years.

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On this day in 1998, Ira Einhorn was arrested for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Helen “Holly” Maddux. The arrest came nineteen years after her shocking death–and sixteen years after Einhorn posted bail for the crime and fled to Europe.

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On this day in 2015, 21-year-old UCLA student Andrea DelVesco was found dead in her campus apartment. She had been stabbed 19 times in what appeared to be a burglary gone wrong.

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On this day in 2000, members of the Real Irish Republican Army launched a rocket at the MI6 office in London. Those responsible were never arrested.

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On this day in 1977, the New York Post published a letter from the serial killer known as “Son of Sam.” The letter implied that he hadn’t been acting alone in his murder spree.

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