1932Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped

March 1: Lindbergh kidnapping.
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🔪 Billy the Kid's First Murder

August 17: Henry McCarty (who later becomes Billy the Kid) kills a blacksmith named Francis Cahill who becomes his first murder victim.
Billy the Kid's First Murder (1877)
American WestMurderViolenceCrimeNew Mexico
United StatesUnited States

💥 Bath School Disaster: Mass Murder in Michigan

May 18: The Bath School disaster, a series of violent attacks by Andrew Kehoe results in 45 deaths in Michigan, USA.
Bath School Disaster: Mass Murder in Michigan (1927)
Mass MurderViolenceCrimeEducation
United StatesUnited States

🔫 Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

February 14: Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, the murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang.
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre (1929)
Organized CrimeProhibitionChicagoCrimeViolence
United StatesUnited States

👶 Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped

Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped (1932)
KidnappingCrimeMurderGreat DepressionCelebrity
United StatesUnited States

🔪 Manson Family Murders in Los Angeles

August 89: The Manson Family Murders – Under Charles Manson's orders, his followers, the "Manson Family" cult, enter the home of Hollywood actress Sharon Tate and murder her and four others.
Manson Family Murders in Los Angeles (1969)
CultsMurderCrimeHollywoodSocial Unrest
United StatesUnited States

🔪 Jeffrey Dahmer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

February 17: A court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sentences serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer to 15 terms of life in prison. Dahmer is murdered in prison 2 years later.
Jeffrey Dahmer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment (1992)
Serial KillerCrimeCriminal JusticeMurderLegal SystemAtrocity
United StatesUnited States