A Teenagers Fatal Decision - January 15 2022 - Todays True Crime

March 21st: Ricky Ray Rector's First Victim (1981) Executions can sometimes end in debates over various aspects. On March 21st 1981 a man took the life of his first victim, thus securing himself a death penalty. A man who, in the aftermath of his death, became the crux of an argument over the execution of someone with an intellectual disability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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March 19th: Colleen Orsborn Goes Missing (1984) When missing teens are immediately assumed to be runaways, it can set a case back tremendously. On March 19th 1984 a young girl went missing and was presumed a runaway. A teenager who may or may not have had a run-in with a dangerous serial killer. https://charleyproject.org/case/colleen-emily-orsborn, https://disappearedblog.com/colleen-orsborn/, https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2011/02/02/dr-g-matches-dna-to-florida-teen-missing-since-1984/26413613007/, https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2011/02/02/dr-g-links-body-found-in-orange-in-1984-to-missing-daytona-beach-teen-girl/, https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Colleen_Orsborn, https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/wilder-christopher.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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March 18th: Meg Purk Dies (Scott Purk) (1985) Sometimes it takes decades to finally learn the truth. On March 18th 1985 a woman died and her cause of death was listed as suicide. It would take almost 3 decades for police to finally prove what they suspected all along. That she was the victim of a homicide. https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dateline-unforgettable-where-scott-purk-now, https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/09/scott-purk-sentence-trial-meg-purk/, https://www.beaconjournal.com/in-depth/news/2020/12/16/exhumation-solve-1985-murder-margaret-purk-akron-woman/6236069002/, https://www.oxygen.com/exhumed/crime-news/scott-purk-caught-for-murder-of-margaret-meg-purk-by-exhumation, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8745809/Man-murdered-pregnant-wife-three-decades-ago-caused-Ohio-investigators-reopen-case.html, https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2020/12/16/ohio-murder-solved-timeline-margaret-purk-case/6236127002/, https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/what-happened-margaret-meg-purk, https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-scott-purk-now/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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March 17th: Eastern Air Lines Shuttle Flight 1320 (1970) You never know if the stranger you casually pass is someone dangerous hiding in plain sight. On March 17th 1970 a group of strangers boarded a plane having no clue that a passenger among them had nefarious plans for this particular flight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Shuttle_Flight_1320, http://www.celebrateboston.com/disasters/eastern-airlines-hijacking-1970.htm, https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/20/magazine/you-dont-understand-captain-he-has-gun-hijacking-flight-1320/, https://www.magzter.com/stories/Lifestyle/Readers-Digest-India/Hijacked, https://joeclarksblog.com/?p=2163 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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March 16th: Esteban Santiago-Ruiz Born (1990) Mental illness, once triggered, can completely change a person. On March 16th 1990 a young man was born who would, prior to his service in the military, live a seemingly normal life. Once he came back from Iraq, though, things took a drastic decline that would eventually lead to the deaths of 5 strangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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March 14th: Robert Maudsley's First Murder (1974) Some criminals are so dangerous special efforts  have to be made to keep others safe. On March 14th 1974 a man killed for the first time and set off the domino effects that eventually led him to the title of Britain’s longest serving prisoner in solitary confinement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Maudsley, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/britains-most-dangerous-killer-die-30548870, https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/uks-most-dangerous-serial-killer-31743653, https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25198525/uks-most-dangerous-killer-locked-in-glass-cage/, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/how-britains-most-dangerous-killer-31661880, https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/maudsley-robert.htm, https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/making-a-monster/abused-as-a-child-robert-maudsley-killed-abusers-as-an-adult Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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