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Death of Joan Robinson Hill. The death of Joan Robinson Hill at 38 years old led to her husband, John Hill, becoming the first person to be indicted by the State of Texas on the charge of murder by omission. The case precipitated a series of events that included the 1972 murder of John Hill and, two years later, the fatal police shooting of the ...
Joan Olive Robinson Hill (February 6, 1931 – March 19, 1969) was a socialite and equestrian from Houston, Texas. Her unexplained death at age 38 led to her husband, John Hill, becoming the first person to be indicted by the state of Texas on the charge of murder by omission. The case precipitated a series of events that included the 1972 ...
Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. [1] Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the release of his album ...
John Smith (murderer) John David Smith III (born c. 1950) is an American murderer convicted in 2001 of killing his first wife in 1974 and also has been indicted on charges for the 1991 murder of his second wife. Skull fragments found in a locker owned by him belong to a third unidentified woman; they're the basis of an ongoing "Jane Doe" inquiry.
Murders of Andrew Bagby and Zachary Turner. Zachary Andrew Turner (18 July 2002 – 18 August 2003) [2] : 78 was a Canadian child from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, who was killed by his mother, Shirley Jane Turner, in a murder–suicide. [2] : 494 [3] At the time, Shirley had been released on bail and awarded custody of the infant ...
Murder of Arlis Perry. Arlis Kay Perry ( née Dykema ); February 22, 1955 – October 12, 1974) was a 19-year-old American newlywed who was murdered inside Stanford Memorial Church, within the grounds of Stanford University in California, on October 12, 1974. The murder went unsolved for more than forty years before police named Stephen Blake ...
July 31, 1910. Hawley Harvey Crippen (September 11, 1862 – November 23, 1910), colloquially known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser who was hanged in Pentonville Prison, London, for the murder of his wife, Cora Henrietta Crippen. He was the first criminal to be captured with the aid of ...
Sam Sheppard. Samuel Holmes Sheppard ( December 29, 1923 – April 6, 1970) was an American osteopath. He was convicted of the 1954 murder of his pregnant [1] wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard, but the conviction was eventually overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, which cited a "carnival atmosphere" at the trial.