A Lesson Before Dying - May 9 2021 - Todays True Crime

February 19th: Audrey Marie Hilley Escaped (1987) Sometimes a guilty party dies before victims and their loved ones can ever get real answers. On February 19th 1987 a woman escaped and, with her, went...

19 Feb 202417min

February 18th: Hans Schmidt Executed (1916) Being a man of the cloth doesn’t make you immune to punishment. On February 18th 1916 a man was executed in a history making case. A man who killed as many ...

18 Feb 202414min

February 17th: Eugenia E. "Jeanne" Calle Killed (2009) The loss of human life will always be devastating. On February 17th 2009 a woman who made a tremendous impact in the world of cancer research was...

17 Feb 20245min

February 16th: Dana Gray's First Victim Found (1994) Money is one of the greatest motives. An excuse used time and time again to take a human life. On February 16th 1994 the first victim of a greedy s...

16 Feb 202414min

February 15th: Billie Jo-Jenkins Killed (1997) One can only hope that, when a foster family takes in a young child, they will be the kind and caring parental figures needed. This, we know, is not alwa...

15 Feb 202416min

February 14th: Charles Walton Killed (1945) Some stories are so strange they seem more fiction than fact. On February 14th 1945 a man was killed in a truly strange case that remains a mystery. https...

14 Feb 202416min

February 13th: Thomas Dee Huskey's Trial Declared a Mistrial (1999) Sometimes even a confession isn’t enough to convict. On February 13th 1999 a mistrial was declared in a complicated case that saw a ...

13 Feb 202412min

February 12th: Kirsten Hatfield Born (1989) Some cases will never get the closure that the family needs and deserves. On February 12th 1989 a young girl was born who would have her life ripped away fa...

12 Feb 202410min