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July 2, 1996: Menendez Brothers Sentenced Jul 02, 2022

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28-year-old Lyle Menendez and his brother, 25-year-old Erik, were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of their parents. About seven years earlier, the brothers, each armed with a shotgun, walked up behind their parents while they watched television and shot them.

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July 1, 1981: The Wonderland Murders Jul 01, 2022

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As revenge for allegedly stealing cash and jewelry from club owner and gangster Eddie Nash days earlier, Nash sent unknown assailants into a house on Wonderland Avenue. The intruders beat four people to death with hammers and pipes in what would later become known as the "Wonderland Murders."

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June 30, 1983: Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu Arrested Jun 30, 2022

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The French domestic intelligence agency arrested former diplomat Bernard Boursicot and charged him with passing information to the Chinese government when he worked at the French embassies in Beijing and Mongolia. Then, they went to his apartment and arrested Shi Pei Pu.

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June 29, 1520: Death of Moctezuma Jun 29, 2022

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Moctezuma died from injuries he suffered days after being attacked by his own people. Other theories suggest that he may have been murdered by the Spanish. Guest hosted by Carter Roy from Unsolved Murders, a podcast that tells the true stories behind murder mysteries.

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June 28, 1914: Franz Ferdinand Assassinated Jun 28, 2022

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While in Sarajevo on a state visit, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated. His death was the catalyst for what would later be called World War I.

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June 27, 1844: Joseph Smith Murdered Jun 27, 2022

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In a loss that devastated the Mormon community, spiritual leader Joseph Smith was murdered by a mob of anti-Mormons while in a jail cell on treason charges.

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June 26, 1975: Leonard Peltier’s Questionable Crime Jun 26, 2022

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A shootout on Oglala Lakota land between the FBI and Indigenous activists left three people dead. Though there was no direct evidence that Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous activist, fired the weapon that killed the agents, he was arrested and given two consecutive life sentences.

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June 25, 1906: Stanford White Killed Jun 25, 2022

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In an act of revenge, multimillionaire Harry Kendall Thaw shot and killed famed architect Stanford White during a performance at Madison Square Garden.

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June 24, 1997: Melissa Drexler Charged with Murder Jun 24, 2022

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Eighteen-year-old Melissa Drexler stood in a Monmouth County courtroom and was charged with murder. Three weeks earlier, Drexler had given birth and killed her newborn baby at her senior prom.

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June 23, 1848: June Days Uprising Begins Jun 23, 2022

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In response to France's newly installed conservative government, Paris' working-class citizens took to the streets to protest. They were met by French troops, and it turned violent quickly. The revolt was a historic four-day uprising that came to be known as June Days.

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