1891: Arthur Cooley Hanged at Campbell Street Gaol for the Murder of Mary Camille Ogilvy
Mary Camille Ogilvy, wife of a magistrate of Inverquharity station near Richmond, Tasmania, was shot dead on the morning of 14 August 1891 while walking back from the gate after seeing her husband off to the Richmond Police Court. Read more →
1932: William Cyril Moxley Hanged at Long Bay for a Double Murder in Moorebank
On 5 April 1932, Dorothy Ruth Denzel and Frank Barnby Wilkinson, a young couple soon to be engaged, were attacked and killed while resting on a rug in a darkened lane near Liverpool, NSW. Read more →
1959: The Birth of the Man Who Would Become David Koresh
Vernon Howell was born on this day in 1959, destined to become one of the most notorious cult leaders in American history. Read more →
1960: Francis Gary Powers Pleads Guilty at Moscow Spy Trial
On 17 August 1960, American pilot Francis Gary Powers stood trial in Moscow after his U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over Soviet airspace on 1 May 1960. Read more →
1980: Baby Azaria Vanishes at Uluru, Sparking One of History’s Most Divisive Cases
On the night of 17 August 1980, nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from a tent at a campsite near Uluru in the Northern Territory. Read more →
