John Knight (born c. 1585, disappeared 26 June 1606) was a British explorer of Greenland and Labrador. He is known for two expeditions: he was a member of a Danish exploration of the coast of Greenland, […]
1925 Hassenberg murders
On the night of 6–7 June 1925, a mass stabbing took place in Hassenberg [de], Bavaria, Germany. After murdering his wife in nearby Lindenberg [de], the perpetrator, 31-year-old Wilhelm Brückner, killed eight members of his family, including […]
The Merchant Who Challenged the Church
Richard Hunne was an English merchant tailor in the City of London during the early years of the reign of Henry VIII (1509–1547). After a dispute with his priest over his infant son’s funeral, Hunne sought to […]
Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott
Dorothy Jane Scott (April 23, 1948 — May 28, 1980) was an American woman who disappeared on May 28, 1980, in Anaheim, California. After driving two co-workers to the hospital, Scott went […]
Murder of Anita Cobby
Anita Lorraine Cobby (née Lynch; 2 November 1959 – 2 February 1986) was a 26-year-old Australian woman from Blacktown, Sydney, who was abducted while walking home from Blacktown railway station just before 10:00 p.m. on 2 […]
Murder of Gwen Araujo
Gwen Amber Rose Araujo (February 24, 1985 – October 4, 2002)[1] was an American teenager who was murdered in Newark, California, at the age of 17.[2] She was murdered by four men, two of whom she […]
Murder of Amanda Milan
The murder of Amanda Milan took place on June 20, 2000, when two men killed Milan, a 25-year-old trans woman, in the street near the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City. The event provoked […]
Brandon Teena: The Fight for Identity and Justice
Brandon Teena[a] (December 12, 1972 – December 31, 1993) was an American transgender man who was raped and, along with Phillip DeVine and Lisa Lambert, murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, by John Lotter and Tom […]
Murder of Sonia Rescalvo Zafra
Sonia Rescalvo Zafra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsonja resˈkalβo ˈθafɾa]; 1946 – 6 October 1991) was a Spanish trans woman who was murdered by a group of neo-Nazis in the Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona on 6 October 1991.[1][2] Her murder is notable for being […]
Killing of Lyle and Marie McCann
Lyle and Marie McCann were last seen on July 3, 2010, while on a road trip from their hometown of St. Albert, Alberta, to Chilliwack, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. A few days […]