Today in True Crime

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January 13, 2020 January 13, 1996: Abduction of Amber Hagerman
On this day in 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted from a supermarket parking lot in Arlington, Texas, and murdered. While her killer has never been found, the tragedy of her disappearance sparked the creation of the Amber Alert system.

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15 min
January 12, 2020 January 12, 1995: Qubilah Shabazz is Arrested
On this day in 1995, 34-year-old Qubilah Shabazz was arrested for plotting to assassinate Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. She was allegedly seeking revenge for the 1965 assassination of her father, Malcolm X.

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15 min
January 11, 2020 January 11, 1965: Wanda Beach Murders
On this day in 1965, 15-year-olds Christine Sharrock and Marianne Schmidt were murdered on the sand dunes off Wanda Beach, in south Sydney, Australia. Their case remains one of the most infamous unsolved murders in the country.

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15 min
January 10, 2020 January 10, 1983: Roy DeMeo Killed
On this day in 1983, New York mobster Roy DeMeo was shot seven times and left dead in the trunk of his own car.

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16 min
January 09, 2020 January 9, 1905: Bloody Sunday Massacre
On this day in 1905, a calvary of armed Russian soldiers fired into a crowd of peaceful protestors outside the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg.

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15 min
January 08, 2020 January 8, 1937: Pamela Werner’s Body Found
On this day in 1937, the mutilated body of 19-year-old Pamela Werner was found outside the walls of old Peking, China. Her murder was never solved.

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17 min
January 07, 2020 January 7, 1973: Mark Essex Shooting Spree
On this day in 1973, 23-year-old Mark Essex shot 19 people in New Orleans, Louisiana—many of them police officers.

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14 min
January 06, 2020 January 6, 1994: Nancy Kerrigan Attacked
On this day in 1994, Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was assaulted after a practice session in Detroit, Michigan.

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18 min
January 05, 2020 January 5, 1996: The Death of Yahya Ayyash
On this day in 1996, Hamas bombmaker Yahya Ayyash was assassinated by Shin Bet, Israel’s internal intelligence agency.

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17 min
January 04, 2020 January 4, 1990: Charles Stuart Suicide
On this day in 1990, Charles Stuart, a Boston man suspected of killing his pregnant wife, committed suicide by jumping off the Tobin Bridge into the piercing cold of the Mystic River.

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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.