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January 21, 1999: LaTausha Curry Murdered Jan 21, 2022

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A 25-year-old single mother was raped and killed by two teenagers in Dallas, Texas. Despite the evidence against him, 18-year-old Derrick Johnson maintained his innocence until his execution in 2009.

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January 20, 1959: Serial Killer Joel Rifkin Born Jan 20, 2022

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Inspired by a Hitchcock movie he saw at 13, Joel Rifkin would go on to murder 17 women over a period of four years.

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January 19, 2000: Michael Skakel Charged Jan 19, 2022

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In 1975, a 15-year-old girl was found beaten to death on her family’s property. Twenty-five years later, Michael Skakel was charged for her murder. Guest hosted by Richard Rossner from Unexplained Mysteries, a podcast about history’s mystifying questions.

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January 18, 1905: Joe Bonanno Born Jan 18, 2022

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Joe Bonanno was a mobster who was born in Sicily and found notoriety in New York when, at just 26 years old, he took control of one of the five major crime families.

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January 17, 2001: The Murder of Ofir Rahum Jan 17, 2022

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An Israeli teenager was murdered by Palestinian militants after being lured out of his home by a woman he met online.

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January 16, 2012: Hervey Medellin Reported Missing Jan 16, 2022

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Hervey Medellin, a 66-year-old retired Mexicana Airlines clerk and art collector, was reported missing from his Los Angeles home. His body was found the next day.

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January 15, 1989: Betty Jeanne Solomon Murdered Jan 15, 2022

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Paul Solomon came home from a date with his 25-year-old mistress to find that his wife Betty Jeanne Solomon had been murdered.

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January 14, 1999: Milan Lottery is Rigged Jan 14, 2022

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Tax official Giuseppe Aliberti was arrested for leading an intricate scheme that rigged Milan's lottery and cheated people out of billions of lira.

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January 13, 2006: Argentina’s Robbery of the Century Jan 13, 2022

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A seven-man team pulled off an impressive heist at the Banco Río in San Isidro, Argentina, stealing an estimated $20 million worth of loot.

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January 12, 1893: Hermann Göring Born Jan 12, 2022

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Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler’s second-in-command during the Nazis’ brutal regime, was born on this day. Guest hosted by Molly Brandenburg from Conspiracy Theories, a Spotify Original from Parcast.

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