1811: A Last-Minute Recantation at the Gallows Delays the Execution of John Dunn at Parramatta
John Dunn, Thomas Welch and Ann Wilson were charged before the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction at Parramatta with the murder of Mary Rowe. Read more →
1889: He Gave Away His Victim’s Wedding Ring: Hanged at Melbourne Gaol for the Carlton Murder
Annie Thornton, was murdered in her home at Carlton, a suburb of Melbourne, on the night of 10 July 1889. Read more →
1920: The Wagon That Vanished: New York’s Unsolved Wall Street Bombing
At 12:01 pm on September 16, 1920, a horse-drawn wagon parked across from the J.P. Read more →
2002: The Monster Butler Archibald Hall Dies in Prison as the Oldest Whole-Life Inmate in Britain
Archibald Hall began as a teenage thief in Glasgow before reinventing himself behind bars, studying antiques and taking elocution lessons to erase his Scottish accent. Read more →
2007: From Acquittal to Arrest: O.J. Simpson Held Over an Armed Raid on His Own Memorabilia in Las Vegas
On September 16, 2007, O.J. Read more →
