May 20, 2013

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The Cleveland Torso Murders

Eliot Ness, Cleveland Chief of Public Safety

The Cleveland torso murders may have been the work of the first serial killer in United States history and the case remains open with the Cleveland police.

The Chicago Tylenol Murders

Extra Strength Tylenol and Tylenol PM

The Chicago Tylenol Murders set a precedent for safe packaging and response to malicious consumer tampering. However, it never led to justice.

Murder of Lord Darnley

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Later researchers would dismiss the notion that the executed soldier had any involvement in the murder of Lord Darnley.

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.

The Boston Strangler

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Albert DeSalvo seemed to reveal intimate details of the crimes that only the Boston Strangler would know. Is there proof DeSalvo the Boston Strangler?