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April 13, 1895: Minnie Williams and Blanche Lamont Found Dead Apr 13, 2022

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The bodies of two young churchgoers were discovered in San Francisco’s Emmanuel Baptist Church. Guest hosted by Richard Rossner from Unexplained Mysteries, a podcast that examines history’s most compelling puzzles, from suspicious deaths to paranormal activity.

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April 12, 1862: The Great Locomotive Chase Apr 12, 2022

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One year after the American Civil War began, a group of Yankees led by James J. Andrews hijacked a locomotive in Marietta, Georgia, and used it to try to sabotage the South's infrastructure. The Confederates tried to chase down the attackers in a train of their own.

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April 11, 1955: Kashmir Princess Plane Crashes Apr 11, 2022

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Zhou Enlai, the Premier of China, was supposed to be one of the delegates aboard the Kashmir Princess when it flew from Hong Kong to India. But at the last minute, he didn't show up. When the plane crashed in the South China Sea, people wondered if it had been an assassination attempt.

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April 10, 2009: Asia McGowan Murdered Apr 10, 2022

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At the Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan, 20-year-old Asia McGowan and 28-year-old Anthony Powell were found dead in a classroom in an apparent murder-suicide.

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April 9, 1978: Film Students Murdered Apr 09, 2022

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David Murtishaw opened fire on four USC film students in the Mojave Desert. Only one survived.

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April 8, 2010: Mónica Burgos’s Body Discovered Apr 08, 2022

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The 42-year-old mother’s body was found near the Cancun hotel where she’d been vacationing with her family. Circumstantial evidence pointed to her TV producer husband.

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April 7, 1972: Richard McCoy Skyjacks Plane Apr 07, 2022

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A 29-year-old Vietnam veteran disguised himself before handing a ransom note to a flight attendant on a plane traveling from Denver to Los Angeles. Could Richard McCoy have been the infamous D. B. Cooper?

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April 6, 1906: Allied Spy Virginia Hall Born Apr 06, 2022

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After years of service as a consular clerk, Virginia Hall was recruited as a spy in Nazi-occupied France. Guest hosted by Lanie Hobbs from Crimes of Passion, a podcast that covers love stories that turn into crime stories.

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April 5, 1980: Nun Murdered in Apparent Satanic Ritual Apr 05, 2022

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A young nun found 71-year-old Sister Margaret Ann Pahl covered in dozens of small stab wounds. Two decades after the case went cold, police reopened their investigation.

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April 4, 1958: Johnny Stompanato Fatally Stabbed Apr 04, 2022

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Cheryl Crane, the 14-year-old daughter of movie star Lana Turner, stabbed her mother’s boyfriend to death with a kitchen knife.

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