Happy birthday, Matthew Lillard Born January 24, 1970 Lillard has starred in several horror movies and dark comedies, including Scream (pictured), Thir13en Ghosts (2001), the live action Scooby Doo movies, Serial Mom, and Ghoulies III.
Caligula’s assassination
January 24, 41 Palatine Hill, Rome Caligula is assassinated by guards who stab him 30 times, dump his body unceremoniously in a shallow grave, and murder his wife and 1-year-old daughter Caligula was not held in high regard during his reign, despite being descended from beloved Roman nobility. Caligula was known for his sadism, cruelty,…
Ted Bundy executed
January 24, 1989 Florida State Prison, Bradford County, Florida Ted Bundy is executed for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl Bundy preyed on young women, and confessed to the murders of 30, though the exact number is unknown. He decapitated at least 12 of his victims, and sexually violated their corpses repeatedly after…
Father kills 3 children, severely wounds self trying to destroy evidence
From the Nevada State Journal Published January 24, 1932 The deaths of 3 children originally believed to have burned to death in a house fire were revealed to have severe injuries, 2 with broken skulls and a third with a fractured neck. The children were Marjorie (10), Michael Jr. (9), and Donald (2); the toddler…
Man kills housekeeper with hatchet, tries to cut own throat
From the Chicago Daily Tribune Published January 24, 1903 Frank Lewis killed his housekeeper, Stella Wright (24) with a hatchet. He attempted to clean the scene with towels and there was evidence he stooped over her body to ensure she was dead. Then he left her body and bloody scene for his 12-year-old daughter to…
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