November 30, 1942 Los Angeles, California Francis O'Toole jumps from a window to his death after pleading guilty to the murder of his common-law wife O'Toole has shot his common-law wife, Lillian White, to death after an argument on September 27. The fatal fight, as well as many before it, broke out because, in O'Toole's… Continue reading Confessed murderer jumps to his death at fear of receiving a death penalty
Month: November 2017
Edmund Ironside, murdered on his toilet
November 30, 1016 England Edmund II, also known as Edmund Ironside, King of England from April 23, 1016 to November 30, 1016, is killed while using the privy Edmund had been engaged in a conflict over the throne from 1014 when his 2 older brothers died making him the eldest male heir, and his father… Continue reading Edmund Ironside, murdered on his toilet
Grandmother and grandson murdered in home
From the Chicago Daily Tribune Published November 30, 1961 Lena Koenig and her grandson George Kissel (9) were shot to death. Though the house was ransacked, nothing was immediately noticed to be missing including furs, diamond rings, and nearly $1,000 (about $8250 in 2017) in cash.
Suicide by pipe, nail, and hammer (graphic)
November 30, 1932 Los Angeles, California Police photograph the body of Whelock Hubbell who committed suicide using a pipe and nail struck by a hammer
The Whitman Massacre
November 29, 1847 Waiilatpu mission (near Walla Walla, Washington) Members of the Cayuse tribe murder Marcus Whitman and 12 others, believing Whitman was poisoning the Natives as he treated them for measles Whitman and others had immigrated west to build a Protestant mission with the intent of introducing Christianity to the Natives in the area.… Continue reading The Whitman Massacre
