Tag: 1960s
New Book: In the Company of Evil:
Thirty Years of California Crime, 1950-1980
Inside Look at Serial Killers, Assassins, Bank Robbers, and More Crime Overviews, Evidence Gathered, and Theories for Solutions California’s picturesque shores have always been a magnet for outcasts and criminals. Read about 64 of the most horrifying crimes ever committed in The Golden State, from the early 1950s into the 1980s. These accounts tell of […]
Posted: March 26th, 2016 under New Books.
Tags: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, California
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Mug Shot Monday! Richard Lee Tingler Jr., 1968
Richard Lee Tingler Jr was a six time murderer who was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted List on December 20, 1968. He was arrested in Dill City, Oklahoma, on May 19, 1969. The following article is from the FBI’s booklet, Ten Most Wanted 60th Anniversary, 1950-2010. Scroll down to see Tingler’s slideshow. On the […]
Posted: July 27th, 2015 under Mug Shot Monday.
Tags: 1960s, FBI Most Wanted, Mass Murders, Murder, Ohio
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Mug Shot Monday! Clyde Edward Laws, 1967
Clyde Edward Laws Clyde Edward Laws was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted List on February 28, 1967, and was captured on May 20, 1967. The following article is from the FBI’s booklet, Ten Most Wanted 60th Anniversary, 1950-2010. Clyde Edward Laws and an associate, while escaping from the armed robbery of a supermarket in […]
Posted: June 15th, 2015 under Mug Shot Monday.
Tags: 1960s, FBI Most Wanted, Maryland
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The Acid Doctor: The Most Horrendous Murder in American History, 1962
On the left, Hungarian born Dr. Geza de Kaplany during his trial in January 1963 One of the most painful and horrific murders in American history was committed by Hungarian born Dr. Geza de Kaplany, whose jealousy and insecurities led him to torture his young wife to death by pouring acid on her as she […]
Posted: March 19th, 2015 under Short Feature Story.
Tags: 1960s, California, Murder, Wife Killer
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Serial Killer James Turner, Active 1954-1975, New York & Florida
Serial Killer James Turner James Turner is an almost entirely unknown suspected serial killer linked to the murders and ‘accidental deaths’ of seven friends, coworkers, and family members in which he was the beneficiary of their life insurance policies. He was active for a twelve-year period between 1963 and 1975, when he was arrested on […]
Posted: January 26th, 2015 under Serial Killers Anonymous, Short Feature Story.
Tags: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Florida, Murder, New York, Serial Killer
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