Birthdays: Mike Colter, Amanda Schull, Macaulay Culkin, Danielle Savre, Dylan O'Brien, Keke Palmer Movie releases: War of the Worlds, Natural Born Killers, The Cave
Day: August 26, 2017
Doctor kills parents after psychotic episode
August 26, 2000 Chatham Township, New Jersey Dr. Idella Kathleen Hagan calls police, confessing the murder of her parents after receiving messages to do so in traffic lights, TV commercials, and playing cards Dr. Hagan had had a successful and promising career in medicine, but suffered from clinical depression stemming from the end of her… Continue reading Doctor kills parents after psychotic episode
Unrequited love ends in murder
August 26, 1890 Decatur, Illinois Lina Culver Mathis is murdered by William H. Crawford whose love was unrequited Mathis' husband had been away on "lightning rod business" the night of the murder. Mathis was found a few blocks from her house, her throat slit from ear to ear. A pool of blood 15 inches from… Continue reading Unrequited love ends in murder
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The blind king’s final battle
August 26, 1346 Northern France John the Blind, King of Bohemia and blind for a decade, dies in battle against the English King John had allied with King Philip VI of France in 1337 and was placed in control of Philip's advance guard during the Battle of Crécy. Knowing his end was near and his… Continue reading The blind king’s final battle
