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Jan 6, 2005: KKK Organizer Arrested Jan 06, 2021

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Preacher and Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was arrested for the 1964 murders of three voter registration workers in Mississippi. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from Superstitions, a Parcast Original from Spotify.

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Jan 5, 1941: Amy Johnson Disappears Jan 05, 2021

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The British pilot bailed out of her plane over the Thames Estuary, never to be recovered from the icy water.

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Jan 4, 1903: Topsy the Elephant Executed Jan 04, 2021

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The circus elephant’s death was delivered by a 7000-volt shock after her owners failed to find new buyers for the troublesome leviathan.

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Jan 3, 1972: John Wayne Gacy’s First Murder Jan 03, 2021

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Notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who would eventually kill at least 33 people, murdered his first victim: 16-year-old Timothy Jack McCoy.

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Jan 2, 2006: Thomas Montgomery’s Doomed Catfishing Affair Jan 02, 2021

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46-year-old Montgomery wrote a note to himself willing a full transformation into his internet persona. Months later, he murdered his online girlfriend’s other online beau.

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Jan 1, 2017: Istanbul Nightclub Shooting Jan 01, 2021

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The attack, carried out by Islamic terrorist Abdulkadir Masharipov, killed 39 people and injured upwards of 70 people.

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December 31, 1990: Robert Spahalski’s First Victim Dec 31, 2020

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24-year-old Moraine Armstrong was the first victim of serial killer Robert Spahalski, who confessed to the crime over a decade later.

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December 30, 2006: Saddam Hussein Executed Dec 30, 2020

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The former president of Iraq was found guilty for crimes against humanity and executed by hanging. Guest hosted by Kate Leonard from Daily Quote, a Spotify Original from Parcast.

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December 29, 1170: Thomas Becket Slain Dec 29, 2020

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It was a murder that would live in infamy: Four knights loyal to King Henry II killed the Archbishop of Canterbury following a failed attempt to arrest him for crimes against the crown.

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December 28, 1987: Ronald Gene Simmons Murders Dec 28, 2020

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The largest familial massacre in U.S. history was part of a week-long killing spree that left 16 people dead.

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