February 15, 1940Ely, NevadaJohn “Jack” Kramer shoots and kills his long-time lover Frances Jones Kramer had met Jones (who at the time was Mrs. Frances Wilson) in 1922 at a Tonopah, Nevada dance hall where she was employed. Kramer moved to Kimberly, Nevada (approximately 170 miles/275km away) the following year, and Jones followed shortly after.…
Man’s mummified remains found a year after his death
February 15, 2007 Southampton, New York The mummified remains of Vincenzo Riccardi (70) are found 13 months after his death Riccardi (sometimes erroneously named as Ricardo by the press) was last seen in December 2005 by a caregiver. Riccardi, who was blind and diabetic, first hired Adriana Molina for basic housekeeping but she also provided…
Man executed for beating a real estate agent to death to steal deed to property
February 15, 1878 Madison, Indiana John Beavers is executed for bashing a real estate agent’s head with a rock during a transaction Beavers was convicted of killing real estate agent John Sewell on November 3, 1877. Sewell was beaten with a block of limestone weighing around five or six pounds which was left near his…
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