May 24, 2012

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The Mystery of the Burke & Hare Murder Dolls

Drawing of the two killers

The story of the Burke and Hare Murder Dolls starts with a series of murders committed in Edinburgh, Scotland that occurred in the late 1820s.

The Murder of Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur riding in a car with Suge Knight, minutes before Tupac's fatal shooting. From the cover of The Killing of Tupac Shakur by Cathy Scott. Source: Hiphop City.com

The obvious suspect in the case was Orlando Andersen, the man Tupac Shakur had beaten on camera the night he was killed. However, he was cleared as a suspect, as he was still being questioned by police when the murders took place.

William Desmond Taylor

William Desmond Taylor

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 Pearcey

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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

Cheri Domingo and Gregory Sanchez, victims of the Original Night Stalker

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.

Cigarette butt leads to arrest in 31-year-old Maine murder case

Maine state troopers lead Jay Mercier from Somerset Superior Court in Skowhegan today where he pleaded not guilty of murdering Rita St. Peter.  AP

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.