September 28, 1850 West Chester, Pennsylvania Rachel Sharpless is killed by a gunshot as she attempts to enter her schoolhouse Sharpless (named Phebe or Phoebe in early reports, though her cemetery documentation states her name as Rachel) had been unlocking the Rocky Hill school when the back of her neck was hit with a bullet.…
Man kills parents, kills 17 more to cover tracks
September 28, 2016 Yema, Qujing, Yunnan Province, China Yang Qingpei kills his parents before killing 17 neighbors to hide his original crime Qingpei, reportedly an avid gambler, visited his parents to ask them for money to cover his debts. When they refused, he attacked and killed both with an instrument, reported as either a knife…
Today in Horror History: September 28
Birthdays: Jeffrey Jones (September 28, 1946), who starred in Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), “The Twilight Zone” (segment: Opening Day), Beetlejuice (1988), “Tales from the Crypt” (episode: Creep Course), Ed Wood (1994), The Crucible (1996), The Devil’s Advocate (1997), “The Outer Limits” (episode: The Joining), Fallout 2, Ravenous (1999), and Sleepy Hollow (1999). Jones in Beetlejuice Keir…
