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April 11, 1955: Ruth Ellis Charged With Murder Apr 11, 2020

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On this day in 1955, 28-year-old English nightclub hostess and escort Ruth Ellis was charged with murdering her lover, 25-year-old race car driver, David Blakely.

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April 10, 1834: Madame LaLaurie Caught Apr 10, 2020

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On this day in 1834, New Orleans firefighters responded to an act of arson. But the fire’s light revealed an even more heinous crime, deep inside the LaLaurie Mansion.

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April 9, 1881: Billy the Kid Found Guilty Apr 09, 2020

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On this day in 1881, legendary outlaw William H. Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, was found guilty of murder and condemned to the gallows.

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April 8, 1943: Otto and Elise Hampel Executed Apr 08, 2020

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On this day in 1943, Otto and Elise Hampel were beheaded in Berlin’s Plötzensee Prison for their protests against Hitler’s government.

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April 7, 1972: Joe Gallo Murdered Apr 07, 2020

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On this day in 1972, notorious mobster Joseph “Crazy Joe” Gallo was gunned down in front of his family in a clam bar in Little Italy.

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April 6, 1978: Gene Leroy Hart Manhunt Apr 06, 2020

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On this day in 1978, a team of Oklahoma law enforcement agents arrested 34-year-old Gene Leroy Hart. Hart was the main suspect for the notorious Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders.

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April 5, 1991: Beverley Allitt Murders Apr 05, 2020

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On this day in 1991, 11-year-old patient, Timothy Hardwick, was admitted to the hospital after suffering from epileptic seizures. He would die in the care of nurse Beverley Alitt only a few hours later.

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April 4, 1966: Buddhist Uprising Apr 04, 2020

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On this day in 1966, the Buddhist uprising in South Vietnam reached a crucial turning point when Nguyen Cao Ky sent battalions of South Vietnamese Marines to quash the unrest in Da Nang.

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April 3, 1996: Unabomber Arrested Apr 03, 2020

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On this day in 1996, the FBI arrested an infamous domestic terrorist at his cabin in the Montana wilderness. It was the culmination of a 17-year manhunt, for a man known as “The Unabomber.”

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April 2, 1973: Wanda Walkowicz Apr 02, 2020

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On this day in 1973, 11-year-old Wanda Walkowicz was sent to fetch groceries for her mother in Rochester, New York. Unfortunately, that afternoon, Wanda was the second victim in the gruesome and haunting, “Alphabet Murders.”

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