1969 ⟶ Manson Family Murders in Los Angeles
August 8 – 9: The Manson Family Murders – Under Charles Mans...
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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.⟶
American WestMurderViolenceCrimeNew Mexico
United States👶 Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped
🔪 Manson Family Murders in Los Angeles
August 8 – 9: 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.⟶
CultsMurderCrimeHollywoodSocial Unrest
United States🚨 Jeffrey Dahmer's Arrest Following Escape
July 22: Tracy Edwards escapes Jeffrey Dahmer's apartment, leading to his arrest and ending his killing spree.⟶
Serial KillerCrimeMurderCriminal JusticeAtrocityInvestigationLaw Enforcement
United 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.⟶
Serial KillerCrimeCriminal JusticeMurderLegal SystemAtrocity
United States🫨 Northridge Earthquake Devastates Los Angeles
January 17: The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake strikes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.⟶
EarthquakeNatural DisasterSeismologyLos AngelesInfrastructureDisaster ReliefGeology
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