November 3, 1941Fulton, IllinoisWarren Snyder (5) is killed by Leo Jordan during an attempted molestation Snyder was last seen with a group of other students at recess, around 1:30 p.m. The teachers noticed a man “mingling” with students and rang the school bell a few minutes early to collect the pupils and draw them away…
A family of six, five of whom are children, are found dead after a house fire
November 2, 1942Chatsworth, GeorgiaSix members of the Pulliam family are found dead in the burned wreckage of their home On the morning of November 2, neighbors noticed the Pulliam house in flames and immediately formed a bucket brigade. It was initially suspected the family had stayed the night with Mark Pulliam’s brother, whom they had…
Man executed for the abduction and murder of his ex-wife
October 18, 1949Carson, NevadaEugene Leo Gambetta (46) is executed for the murder of his ex-wife Gambetta and his ex-wife, Thelma Ribail (25) had been married for two years before they separated in March 1948 and finalized their divorce on June 25, 1948. On July 15, Gambetta reportedly waited in the bushes near Ribail’s Reno, Nevada…
Torso of man killed by wife is found
March 16, 1946 Hamilton, Ontario The torso of a man, later identified as John Dick (pictured), is found The body was found by a group of five schoolchildren while they were hiking. They could not tell what the torso was at first but decided it was suspicious and elected to inform authorities of the discovery…
Man executed for killing in-laws, neighbor after custody dispute
March 15, 1946 Eddyville, Kentucky Anderson Adkins (33) is executed for the murders of three and the attempted murder of a fourth At the time of the shootings, Anderson and his wife — identified as Mrs. Elmo Adkins — had recently divorced. Additionally, Anderson has been denied custody of their son Jimmy, which angered him.…
