Birthdays: Donald Pleasence, Clive Barker, Ti West, Jesse Eisenberg Movie releases: Joy Ride, V/H/S Television premieres: Angel
Serial rapist/murderer hanged
October 5, 1949 Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Japanese rapist and serial killer Yoshio Kodaira is hanged for the murders of 7 Kodaira became an unwed father at the age of 18 and enlisted in the Imperial Japanese Navy to escape his parental duties. While at war, he was stationed in China and willingly participated in the…
10-year-old murdered so teen could prove he was smarter than investigators
October 5, 2012 Westminster, Colorado Austin Sigg (17) kidnaps, sexually assaults, strangled, and dismembers 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway Sigg, an avid forensic and mortuary sciences enthusiast, believed he could outsmart investigators with his horrific crime. He waited in a parked vehicle for Jessica to pass, just feet from her home, grabbed her, and bound her hands…
Zodiac Killer taunts editor
October 5, 1970 San Francisco, California The Zodiac Killer sends a letter to taunt the editor of the San Francisco Chronicle The hole-punches to the right are suspected to represent the 13 victims. It was initially thought to be a hoax, but the "Fk" was found in previous cyphers and "crackproof" appeared in later notes…
