December 31 - The Murder of Brandon Teena
On the final day of 1993, deputies in rural Nebraska entered a small farmhouse outside Humboldt and found a scene of horror: three people had been executed—21-year-old Brandon Teena, 24-year-old Lisa ...
31 Dec 20257min
December 30 - The Brookline Abortion Clinic Shootings
On December 30, 1994, just after Christmas, a 22-year-old gunman walked into two abortion clinics on Beacon Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, and opened fire. In under 15 minutes, two receptionists—...
30 Dec 20258min
December 29 - The disappearance of Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible
On December 29, 1999, two best friends in rural Oklahoma—Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible—celebrated Ashley’s 16th birthday with a sleepover. By morning, Ashley’s family home was in flames, both her pa...
29 Dec 20258min
December 28 - The Ronald Gene Simmons Christmas Rampage
On the morning of December 28, 1987, residents of Russellville, Arkansas, had no idea that their quiet post-holiday routine was about to be shattered. What began as a chilling workplace shooting spree...
28 Dec 202510min
December 27 - The Disappearance of Patrick Warren and David Spencer
On the night after Boxing Day in 1996, two best friends—11-year-old Patrick Warren and 13-year-old David Spencer—left their homes on a housing estate outside Birmingham and were never seen again. The ...
27 Dec 20258min
December 26 – The Edgewater Technology Shooting
On December 26, 2000, the day after Christmas, employees at Edgewater Technology in Wakefield, Massachusetts, returned to what was supposed to be a quiet workday. Instead, a 42-year-old programmer nam...
26 Dec 20259min
December 25 – The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
On Christmas morning in 1996, six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was reported missing from her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado. A ransom note had been left behind, warning her parents not to contact poli...
25 Dec 202510min
December 24 - The Disappearance and Murder of Laci Peterson
On Christmas Eve in 2002, 27-year-old Laci Peterson vanished from her Modesto, California home. She was eight months pregnant with her first child, a baby boy named Conner. Her husband, Scott Peterson...
24 Dec 20259min
