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May 26, 2004: Terry Nichols Found Guilty in Oklahoma City Bombing May 26, 2021

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Army veteran Terry Nichols was found guilty on 161 murder charges for conspiring with fellow veteran Timothy McVeigh to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

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May 25, 1946: The Execution of Dr. Satan May 25, 2021

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Once a well-respected doctor, Marcel Petiot was executed for murder after French authorities found the remains of 23 people in his basement.

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May 24, 2014: Murder at Belgium’s Jewish Museum May 24, 2021

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A lone gunman killed four people, including two employees and a couple celebrating their wedding anniversary, in Belgium’s Jewish Museum.

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May 23, 1957: Dollree Mapp Confronts Illegal Police Tactics May 23, 2021

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After 34-year-old Dollree Mapp refused to let officers from the Cleveland Bureau of Special Investigation into her home without a warrant, they broke in, then arrested her. The incident led to the landmark Supreme Court case, Mapp v. Ohio.

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May 22, 1951: Hillside Strangler Is Born May 22, 2021

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Kenneth Bianchi was born on this day in 1951. He and his cousin Angelo Buono became known as the Hillside Stranglers, murdering seven young women and three underage girls.

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May 21, 1998: Abortion Clinics Attacked May 21, 2021

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Five clinics were targeted with butyric acid by anti-abortion extremists in Miami, Florida.

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May 20, 1983: Church Street Bombing May 20, 2021

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21 people died and 219 people were injured when the anti-apartheid militant group, uMkhonto we Sizwe, detonated a car bomb in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria.

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May 19, 1870: Serial Killer Albert Fish Is Born May 19, 2021

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The cannibalistic murderer claimed to have killed and eaten at least a hundred children. Guest hosted by Alex French from Impostors, a Spotify Original from Parcast.

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May 18, 1927: Bath School Disaster May 18, 2021

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America’s deadliest school massacre unfolded when a disgruntled school board member bombed a Michigan schoolhouse, killing 38 children and six adults.

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May 17, 1996: Megan's Law May 17, 2021

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After the murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka, President Clinton signed new legislation requiring law enforcement to inform residents when a sex offender moves into their neighborhood.

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