Texas woman Taylor Parker was sentenced to death Wednesday following her conviction on capital murder charges last month. In October 2020, she killed Reagan Simmons-Hancock who was 34 weeks pregnant with the intention of taking her unborn child.
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The Story of 'The Candyman' Who Killed His Young Son on Halloween
On Halloween in 1974, father of two Ronald Clark O’Bryan took his children, Timothy and Elizabeth, trick-or-treating in their neighborhood. Just after Timothy ate a pixy-stick later in the evening, he began complaining of stomach pains and ultimately collapsed. He would later die from cyanide poisoning and his father would be dubbed ‘The Candyman’ for his role in Timothy’s murder.
This Week in History: The Manson Family Murders
From August 8-10 1969, the Manson Family brutally murdered six people in Los Angeles, California. The sheer depravity of the killings cemented the Manson Family in infamy, with actress Sharon Tate becoming a cultural icon.
Millionaire Dentist Guilty of Murdering Wife in Zambia
On Monday, millionaire dentist Lawrence Rudolph, 67, was been found guilty of murdering his wife in 2016. The jury found him guilty on one count of murder of a U.S. national in a foreign country and one count of mail fraud.
How a true-crime story inspired the Stranger Things 4 character, Eddie Munson
On May 27, the first volume of Stranger Things 4 was released, and viewers were introduced to a new character, Eddie Munson. Soon after the release of the season, the Netflix Geek Twitter account released a post confirming that the character Eddie Munson was inspired by Damien Echols, one of the West Memphis Three.
Death Row Inmate Chooses Execution By Firing Squad Over Electric Chair
Richard Bernard Moore, 57, was sentenced to death in 1999 in South Carolina and has chosen to be executed by firing squad over the electric chair for his April 29th execution.
Scott Peterson gets new life sentence in wife's murder after years on death row
Peterson's resentencing came after California's Supreme Court last year overturned his death sentence for the improper screening of jurors for bias and later said a lower court should determine whether he gets a new trial. The court, however, did not overturn his conviction and said considerable circumstantial evidence incriminated Peterson.