March 25, 1887 Rahway, New Jersey An unidentified woman is found murdered The woman, described as in her early 20s with brown hair and blue eyes, and was dressed in good quality clothing and fur. Her body was found by four brothers who immediately reported the discovery to authorities. The body was frozen to the…
Teen beaten, set on fire, dies 16 days later
March 24, 2002 Ensley, Florida Three people beat, stun, and set fire to 19-year-old Audreanna Zimmerman (pictured) who dies 16 days later The three attackers — Tina Brown (39), her daughter Britnee Miller (16), and neighbor Heather Lee (27) — invited Zimmerman to Brown’s house under the guise of smoothing over a previous, unspecified argument…
Woman kills neighbor with axe
March 23, 2003 Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 23-year-old Shonda Walter kills her 83-year-old neighbor James Sementelli by hitting him over 60 times with a hatchet Walter had amassed a sizable debt from student loans and court processing fees, and was reportedly afraid she would be sent to jail if she did not pay the court costs.…
Goalie’s neck sliced by ice skate during hockey game
March 22, 1989 Buffalo, New York Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuk is struck in the neck by another player’s ice skate During a game against the St. Louis Blues, Steve Tuttle of the Blues and Uwe Krupp of the Buffalo Sabres collided near the Sabres’ goal. As Tuttle was knocked over, his skate rose and hit…
Final victim of serial killer Patrick MacKay killed
March 21, 1975 Shorne, Kent, England Serial killer Patrick MacKay kills his final victim, Father Anthony Crean On March 21, MacKay, who had violent tendencies since childhood and had been hospitalized for mental instability often, killed his final victim, a priest who had befriended him years before. Father Crean was forced into his bathtub where…