November 18, 1933St. Johns, ArizonaErnest Turley is shot by his daughter who had supposedly been instructed by a Ouija board to kill him The Turley family owned a ranch near St. Johns, Arizona and Ernest was in the ranch’s corral when he was shot. His 15-year-old daughter Mattie shot him in the back with a…
Teen stabbed to death at party following a petty dispute, allegedly by another teen
November 17, 2001Westwood, CaliforniaDeanna Maran (15) is fatally stabbed during an argument at a party, allegedly by 17-year-old Katrina Sarkissian The incident took place at an unsupervised party at another student’s house. While 15 people had been invited, approximately 40 teens were in attendance. Sarkissian’s 15-year-old half-sister had reportedly been running in the backyard of…
Man disappears shortly after leaving his van
November 16, 1982Elk Mountain, WyomingPaul Donald “Don” Kemp (35) disappears Kemp had been involved in a car accident 5 years before his disappearance, which left him with a disability. During his time in recovery, he began to develop a fixation with Abraham Lincoln — a subject he had been interested in since childhood — and…
Man executed for the murder of family
November 15, 1960Fort Saskatchewan, AlbertaRobert Raymond Cook Jr (23) is hanged for the murder of his father, becoming the last person to be executed in Alberta On the night of June 27, 1959, Robert Raymond Cook Jr. was arrested on charges resulting from a fraudulent car transaction in which he had posed as his father…
Man kills 5 including self in revenge for being fired the year before
November 14, 1991Royal Oak, MichiganTom McIlvane (31), angry over a decision not to overturn his termination, goes on a shooting spree at his former place of employment, killing 4 and himself McIlvane had been terminated from the Royal Oak Post Office on August 8, 1990; the Associated Press at the time reported the termination was…
