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August 24, 1989: Pete Rose Banned From Baseball Aug 24, 2021

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Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader was banned from the sport for life for gambling on his games. His crimes were detailed in a document known as the Dowd Report.

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August 23, 1943: Dating Game Serial Killer Born Aug 23, 2021

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Rodney Alcala was born in San Antonio, Texas. By 1978, the serial rapist found his way onto a popular show called The Dating Game, where he followed up his rejection with multiple murders.

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August 22, 1984: USA Flag Burner Arrested Aug 22, 2021

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Outside the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, police arrested Gregory Lee Johnson for burning the American flag. Johnson maintained that while the act was illegal in Texas, it was still protected under the first amendment.

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August 21, 2018: Mollie Tibbetts’s Body Found Aug 21, 2021

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Cristhian Rivera led police to the body of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts. His status as an undocumented immigrant became a focal point of this national case.

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August 20, 1986: Edmond Post Office Massacre Aug 20, 2021

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On a quiet morning in Edmond, Oklahoma, USPS letter carrier Patrick Sherrill carried out a deadly massacre, killing 14 employees and then himself.

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August 19, 2011: The West Memphis Three Released Aug 19, 2021

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In a strange and unprecedented court case, three men who were convicted as teenagers for the killing of three children were released from prison. The men, known as The West Memphis Three, had always maintained their innocence.

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August 18, 1612: The Pendle Witch Trial Aug 18, 2021

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In Lancashire, England, twelve people were put on trial for witchcraft. Based on a child’s testimony, ten of the so-called Pendle Hill Witches were found guilty. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from Medical Murders, a Spotify Original from Parcast.

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August 17, 1959: Cult Leader David Koresh Born Aug 17, 2021

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David Koresh, born Vernon Howell, grew up to head a group in Waco called the Branch Davidians. In 1993, a 51-day standoff with the FBI would eventually end with the deaths of 76 of its members.

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August 16, 1968: Sheila Garvie Arrested for Killing Her Husband Aug 16, 2021

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Sheila Garvie and her lover Brian Tevendale were arrested for the muder of Sheila’s hard-partying husband, Maxwell Garvie.

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August 15, 2010: Craigslist Killer Dies Aug 15, 2021

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Twenty-four-year-old Philip Markoff, known as the Craigslist Killer, died by suicide in his prison cell. At the time of his death, Markoff was awaiting trial for the murder of Julissa Brisman and the robbery of two other women — all of whom he found on Craigslist.

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