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…
Woman dies in fire, possibly the victim of spontaneous human combustion
November 8, 1964Upper Darby, PennsylvaniaHelen Conway (51) dies in a fire in — what some have argued — a case of spontaneous human combustion At the time of her death, Conway was being visited by two of her grandchildren, ages 6 and 8. At some point, a neighbor noticed smoke coming from the home and…
Man kills 6, wounds 6, possibly due to anger from being expelled from a carpool
October 23, 1967Clinton County, PennsylvaniaLeo Held (40) goes on a shooting spree, killing 6 and wounding another 6 Around 8 a.m. on October 23, Held entered his workplace at the Hammermill Paper Co.’s laboratories while carrying a .38-caliber revolver and a .44-caliber magnum. He first shot and killed Carman H. Edwards (62) then moved upstairs…
The Patterson-Gimlin video, arguably the most famous Bigfoot footage, is filmed
October 20, 1967Bluff Creek, CaliforniaRoger Patterson and Bob Gimlin film Bigfoot Patterson and Gimlin had been intrigued by the sightings of large, hairy people in Northern California. These included reports of the Sasquatch — believed to be the anglicized form of the Salish word Sasq’ets, meaning “wild man” or “hairy man” — as well as…
Man kills curiosities shop owner to steal sword
March 3, 1961 London, England Edwin Bush (21, pictured) stabs Elsie May Batten (59) to death in her curiosities shop Batten had been struck in the head with a stone jar and was stabbed several times with daggers she had for sell in her shop, one of which was left in her chest and another…
