Murder Events

1914 Aug 15 Mamah Borthwick Cheney and Two Children Murdered
On August 15, 1914, one of Wright's recently hired domestic workers, Julian Carlton, murdered Mamah, her two children, three of Wright's associates, and a son of one of the associates. Ca...
1914 Sep 8 Louis Miller murdered at home.
LOUIS MILLER IS KILLED AT HOME Wednesday, September 9th, 1914 Louis M. Miller, a farmer and stock raiser living in the Bristle Ridge section five miles southeast of Monroe, was assina...
1975 Sep 5 Lynnette Fromm Attempts to Assassinate President Gerald Ford
Ford faced two assassination attempts during his presidency, occurring within three weeks of each other: while in Sacramento, California on September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a ...
1975 Sep 22 Sara Jane Moore Attempts to Assassinate President Ford Shortly Following a Similar Incident
Sara Jane Moore, a former FBI informant with connections to various radical groups, today attempted to assassinate President Ford as he left the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco "The...
1993 Jul 23 James R. Jordan, Sr., Father of Michael Jordan, Is Murdered
James Raymond Jordan, Sr. (July 31, 1936 – July 23, 1993) was the father of the basketball superstar Michael Jordan and Army Command Sergeant Major James R. Jordan, Jr., and the grandfath...
1994 Nov 28 Jeffrey Dahmer dies
Dahmer was attacked twice in prison, the first time in July 1994. After attending a church service in the prison chapel, an inmate attempted to slash Dahmer's throat with a razor blade. D...
2008 Jul 15 Caylee Anthony Reported Missing
Caylee Marie Anthony was reported missing July 15, 2008 a month after the toddler disappeared, according to her mother, Casey Anthony. Her body was later found near the home of Casey's pa...
2008 Oct 14 Casey Anthony Indicted on Charges of First-Degree Murder
Casey Anthony, 22, was charged in an indictment unsealed today with intentionally killing her daughter. She was also charged with aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter and provi...
2008 Nov 26 Documents Alleging Searches for Instructional Murder-Related Information Found on Casey Anthony's Computer
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that 700 additional discovery documents have been released in the case of Casey Anthony and her missing 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Anthony.
2008 Dec 12 Caylee Anthony Pronounced Dead, Ruled Homicide
It's Caylee Marie. The five-month mystery ended today when authorities confirmed that skeletal remains discovered in woods last week belong to the missing two-year-old girl. Sheriff's ...
2009 Apr 13 Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Casey Anthony
A spokeswoman for the State Attorney's Office in Orlando said Monday that prosecutors have filed papers seeking to have Anthony executed if she is convicted of first-degree murder.
2009 Jul 4 Steve McNair, NFL Star Quarterback, Found Shot to Death
"We are saddened and shocked to hear the news of Steve McNair's passing today. He was one of the finest players to play for our organization and one of the most beloved players by our fans..." —Bud Adams, Owner of the Titans
2009 Aug 14 Lynnette "Squeaky" Fromm is Released from Prison After 34 Years in Custody
Fromme first became eligible for parole in 1985, and was entitled by federal law to a mandatory hearing after 30 years but could waive that hearing and apply for release at a later date. ...
2010 Jan 8 Shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Following Inclusion on Sarah Palin's 'Hit List'
Giffords, who has been in Congress since 2006 and is Arizona's first Jewish representative, is married to astronaut Mark Kelly. (Click for that story.) In March of last year, her Tucson o...
2010 Jan 26 Casey Anthony Pleads Guilty to Check Fraud
Anthony was facing 13 counts of check fraud for allegedly going on a spending spree during the summer of 2008 - around the time her daughter disappeared. Prosecutors said she found the ch...
2010 Apr 19 Judge Stan Strickland Steps Down From Case After Blogger Ties Revealed
Casey Anthony's defense team filed a motion late Friday asking the Orange circuit judge to disqualify himself from her first-degree-murder case because of a "personal relationship" he has...
2011 Jan 11 Tucson Holds Catholic Mass for Nine-Year-Old Christina Taylor Green, Killed in Tucson Shooting
Tucson's citizens gathered by the hundreds last night, crowded under the roof of the Catholic church where Christina Taylor Green used to sing in the choir to pay homage to her and the ot...
2011 Jun 21 DNA Expert Testifies in Casey Anthony Trial
Even given a small amount of DNA present, it would be possible to extract a DNA profile from the duct tape covering the mouth portion of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's skeletal remains, a Du...
2011 Jul 1 Casey Anthony Trial Resumes after Recess
The power of the Casey Anthony drama is self-evident in the gaggle of passengers gathered around this airport's television monitors. Like millions of Americans, they are following every t...
2011 Jul 3 Defense Concludes Closing Arguments in Casey Anthony Trial
Following a recess after the prosecution's objections to the defense pointing out that prosecutor Jeff Ashton laughing, the defense resumed its closing argument in the Casey Anthony trial.
2011 Jul 5 Jury Finds Casey Anthony Not Guilty on First-Degree Murder Charges
"I did not say she was innocent," said Ford, who had previously only been identified as juror number 3. "I just said there was not enough evidence. If you cannot prove what the crime was,...
2011 Jul 17 Casey Anthony Released from Jail
Casey Anthony, the Florida mother who was acquitted of charges that she murdered her daughter Caylee, was released just after midnight today from an Orange County jail, according to her a...
2011 Jul 29 Hustler Offers Casey Anthony $500,000 to Pose Naked
Larry Flynt's porno magazine has offered the 25-year-old, who was acquitted of murdering her daughter, Caylee, the cash, Flynt told HLN's Nancy Grace.
2011 Aug 12 Casey Anthony Ordered to Return to Florida for Check-Fraud Charges
Casey Anthony must return to Orlando within two weeks to begin serving a year of probation for a check-fraud conviction, even though the Probation Department had said she already complete...
2011 Aug 19 'West Memphis Three' Freed
New DNA evidence failed to link the men to the crime, and the state Supreme Court ruled in November that all three could present new evidence to the trial court in an effort to clear them...
2011 Sep 15 Supreme Court Halts Duane Buck Execution
The U.S. Supreme Court halted the execution Thursday of a black man convicted of a double murder in Texas 16 years ago after his lawyers contended his sentence was unfair because of a que...
2011 Oct 12 Seal Beach Shooting
Pam Serdutz paced nervously outside the Salon Meritage early Thursday morning, desperate to know whether her favorite stylist was among the victims. "I can't stand it, not knowing whet...
2011 Oct 25
12:20AM
 Names of Casey Anthony Jurors Released
The public interest in the case -- and the ensuing anger over the acquittal in July of the young woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee -- had led Florida Superior Court...
2011 Nov 18 Robert Wagner Blamed for Natalie Wood's Death
A yacht captain claimed Friday that he lied to investigators about Natalie Wood's mysterious death 30 years ago and that he blames the actress' husband at the time, Robert Wagner, for her...
2011 Dec 27 Indiana Babysitter Confesses to Murder of Nine-Year-Old Girl
The Indiana man accused of killing a nine-year-old neighbor he was watching told investigators he beat the girl with a brick, dismembered and dumped most of her body but kept her head, ha...
2012 Jul 20 Aurora Movie Theater Shooting
12 dead, 38 injured. The attack occurred in Theater 9 at the Century 16 movie theater adjacent to the Town Center at Aurora shopping mall. The shooter is reported to have entered the t...