May 24, 1905 San Rafael, California A man kills his wife, five children whose ages range from 14 months to 13 years, and himself The killer, Edwin Stevens, left no suicide note so the motive behind the murders is unclear. Each victim was shot in bed. Two of the children managed to survive until police…
Wedding hall collapses, killing 23 and injuring 380
May 24, 2001 Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel During a wedding reception, the third story of the Versailles wedding hall collapses, killing 23 and injuring 380 The collapse was due to structural failure of the building. Part of the building had originally been intended to be a two-story structure while another part was designed to be three-stories.…
Man executed for the murder of his elderly common-law wife following an argument
May 24, 1935 Folsom, California Tully McQuate is hanged for murder of an elderly widow McQuate (44) had been living with Ellen Straw (74) — who according to the Medford Mail Tribune (May 26, 1935) was his common-law-wife — for about a year before her murder. Shortly before her murder, she had become somewhat jealous…
The Potawatomi Massacre: 5 pro-slavery men killed by abolitionists
May 24, 1856 Franklin County, Kansas John Brown, 4 of his sons, and 2 accomplices (one of whom later claimed to have been forced to assist) kill 5 pro-slavery men with broadswords and guns in retaliation following a pro-slavery attack against abolitionists Prior to the Potawatomi Massacre, a group led by a sheriff and containing…
