
During the evening of February 1, 1922, silent movie director William Desmond Taylor was shot to death by a single bullet in his Los Angeles bungalow. His body was found the next morning by his houseman.
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During the evening of February 1, 1922, silent movie director William Desmond Taylor was shot to death by a single bullet in his Los Angeles bungalow. His body was found the next morning by his houseman.

Mary rested in peace until 1939 when author William Stewart suggested that Mary was, in fact, Jack the Ripper. He pointed out that the throat wound inflicted on Phoebe was remarkably similar to those of the Ripper victims.

The Original Night Stalker is a serial killer and rapist who operated in both the northern and southern parts of California from 1976 until the mid-1980s.

DNA evidence from a discarded cigarette butt has led to an arrest in a 31-year-old Maine murder case, in which a young woman was slain after leaving a bar late at night, authorities say.

Robert Crane was a beloved television actor whose real life had a seedy side and whose death baffled his friends, fans and the police.

The trial of Lizzie Borden lasted 15 days. The jury found her not guilty as most of the evidence against her was hearsay and a lack of other evidence pointing to someone else being in the house.
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