The Confessions Of An American Killer - December 31 2020 - Daily True Crime

May 26th: Verna Williams Discovered Dead (Michael Hughes)(1986) Los Angeles, during the late 80s and early 90s, was a truly terrifying place to live with victims of violent crimes that seemed to turn up almost daily. On May 26th 1986 one such victim was found and, though it would take a few decades, her case would land amongst many others all connected to one dangerous man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hughes_(serial_killer)#:~:text=Verna%20Williams%2C%2036%2C%20was%20discovered,Lonnie%20David%20Franklin%20Jr.)., https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hughes-michael.htm, https://homicide.latimes.com/post/verna-williams/, https://www.dailynews.com/2008/07/03/convict-appears-in-court-in-cold-case-killings/, https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Convicted-serial-killer-faces-more-charges-3206717.php, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/07/26/Prostitute-slayer-may-have-claimed-18th-victim/4178522734400/, https://www.ourweekly.com/2012/06/22/convicted-serial-killer-sentenced-to-death/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Maj 20248min

May 25th: Joshua Jaxon Vallow Born(2012) Today’s case is one that most are familiar with. On May 25th 2012 a young boy was born who would, later, be placed in the care of a woman who would then place both his life, and the life of his sister, in danger as some sort of doomsday murder plot with a man she would stop at nothing to be with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killings_of_Tylee_Ryan_and_J._J._Vallow, https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/death-penalty-taken-off-the-table-for-lori-vallow-daybell, https://people.com/crime/lori-vallow-daybell-no-death-penalty-upcoming-murder-trial/, https://katu.com/lori-vallow-daybell-intended-for-her-children-to-die-according-to-prosecutors, https://www.newsweek.com/lori-vallow-chad-daybell-today-trial-prison-sins-our-mother-netflix-1742589 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Maj 202420min

May 24th: John Taylor and Craig Godineaux Kill (2000) No one expects that showing up to work could possibly be a deadly decision. On May 24th 2000 two men made 7 individuals victims at their place of work all for the sake of some money in the safe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy%27s_massacre, https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/taylor-john-b.htm, https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/godineaux-craig.htm, https://pix11.com/news/local-news/queens/wendys-massacre-shooter-who-killed-5-regrets-taking-plea-deal-tells-his-version-20-years-later/, https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94952&page=1, https://www.vpc.org/studies/wgun000524.htm, https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/nyregion/23cnd-death.html, https://gothamist.com/news/wendys-massacre-murderer-appeals-death-sentence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Maj 20247min

May 23rd: Logan Schiendelman Missing Persons Report Filed(2016) It’s hard to believe that a person can simply disappear without leaving any valuable clues behind. On May 23rd 2016 a missing persons report was filed for a young man whose whereabouts remain unknown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Logan_Schiendelman, https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Missing-Logan-Drew-Schiendelman, https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/5-chilling-details-logan-schiendelman-s-disappearance, https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/blog/logan-schiendelman, https://www.trace-evidence.com/logan-schiendelman, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Maj 202411min

May 22nd: Jamila M'Barek's Trial Begins (2007) Money is on the top of the list when it comes to motives to kill. On May 22nd 2007 a salacious trial began where a man was killed for, what investigators believed, was a large financial payout.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamila_M%27Barek, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3499424/Bizarre-obsession-led-murder-Britain-s-decadent-aristocrat-10th-Earl-Shaftesbury.html, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11846311/Documentary-explore-life-hooker-murdered-Earl-Shaftesbury.html, https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/may/26/ukcrime.uknews4, https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/brotherinlaw-accused-of-murdering-earl-goes-berserk-in-dock-6584455.html, https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/earls-escort-wife-found-guilty-of-his-murder/TY4DNE2VLEAGM557VN6V7BAHXM/, https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/lough-neagh-earl-in-vow-to-strip-title-from-murderess-stepmother/29261689.html, https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=659919&page=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Maj 202414min

May 21st: Aiden Leos Killed (2021) Road rage has, in recent years, become more and more dangerous. On May 21st 2021 a couple was driving to work when they decided to cut off a mother in the carpool lane. A simple hand gesture was exchanged and would, in the end, cost an innocent victim his life. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/aiden-leos-road-rage-shooting-orange-county-plead-not-guilty/2868440/, https://abc7.com/aiden-leos-suspects-arrested-freeway-shooting-arraignment/11741986/, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-30/aiden-leos-road-rage-killing-couple-charged-will-stand-trial, https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/20/one-year-after-aiden-leos-6-was-killed-whats-the-status-of-the-case/, https://www.foxla.com/news/aiden-leos-case-costa-mesa-couple-plead-not-guilty-in-shooting-that-killed-6-year-old-boy, https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/alleged-killers-of-6-year-old-orange-shooting-victim-in-court/, https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/plaque-unveiled-at-oc-zoo-for-6-year-old-aiden-leos-killed-in-road-rage-shooting/, https://orangecountyda.org/press/costa-mesa-couple-will-go-to-trial-in-murder-of-6-year-old-aiden-leos-during-road-rage-incident-on-55-freeway-judge-orders/, https://www.fox23.com/trending_archives/suspects-charged-in-road-rage-killing-of-6-year-old-aiden-leos-in-california/article_4cd86717-df99-529d-b19d-8602d90f2a53.html, https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-year-killed-california-road-rage-shooting-pleads/story?id=77854094 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Maj 20245min

May 20th: Abdulsalam S. al-Zahrani Pleads Guilty (2011) You never truly know what’s going on in people’s heads. Where their minds are, what their fears are, and what can suddenly switch and turn them into something dangerous. On May 20th 2011 a man pleaded guilty in a case that saw him afraid enough that he took another human’s life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_T._Antoun, https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/nyregion/06binghamton.html, https://www.bupipedream.com/news/7006/al-zahrani-pleas-guilty-sentenced-to-15-years/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/binghamton-religion-professor-richard-antoun-killed-by-saudi-student-abdulsalam-al-zahrani-say-cops/, https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saudi-student-gets-prison-for-killing-NY-professor-2186142.php, http://archive.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2011/05/20/saudi_grad_student_admits_killing_ny_professor/, https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/20390/widow-feels-chills-three-years-after-binghamton, https://www.arabnews.com/node/387535 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Maj 20248min

May 19th: Hannah Hill Disappeared (1999) The speed in which someone can be reported missing can make or break a case. On May 19th 1999 a young woman disappeared in a case that saw some delay in officially filing the missing persons report. A move that left two strange incidents unconnected and delayed the answers her family was so desperately looking for. https://ceeblacuud.medium.com/convicted-of-a-rape-while-out-on-bail-for-a-murder-case-342836907bc2, https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/hannah-hill, https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2012/10/06/denny-ross-found-guilty-on/985168007/, https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2013/07/08/brother-hannah-hill-found-dead/985166007/, https://fox8.com/news/hannah-hills-ex-boyfriend-testifies-at-ross-trial/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Maj 202411min