March 27, 2014 Corpus Christi, Texas Kevin Davis (18) kills his mother Kimberly Hill then rapes her body On March 27, Davis attacked his mother by attempting to strangle her with an electrical cord. When Hill screamed, Davis retrieved a hammer and struck her head around 20 times. Psychiatrist Dr. Joel Kutnik, who interviewed Davis,…
Man kills wife with hammer after an argument
October 2, 1931Harvey, North DakotaSophia Everlein-Bentz is killed by her husband Jacob Bentz Sophia (45) and Jacob (49) had both recently lost their first spouses to illness, and it was suspected Jacob convinced Sophia to marry him — despite the pair knowing each other for a brief time — to have access to the $75,000…
The Buffalo ouija murder
March 7, 1930 Buffalo, New York Police announce a ouija board was the catalyst for a murder According to the article, a “girl” (who was 35) supposedly summoned a Native American chief who communicated via the ouija board to suggest a woman was a witch who must be killed. The other person using the ouija…
Man executed for murder/dismemberment of wife
September 2, 1938 Kentucky Parkie Denny is executed for the murder of his wife, Ethel Yates Denny On September 14, 1936, Denny reportedly murdered his wife by bludgeoning her with a hammer because "I got tired of her slapping me." After the murder he dragged her body into a sugar cane field where he used…
Child beaten with hammer for singing
August 25, 1955 Texas City, Texas A man is scheduled for a preliminary hearing regarding the murder of his murder of his granddaughter Robert J. Wallace claimed he murdered his granddaughter with a ballpeen hammer because her singing and "childish pratter" kept him from taking a nap. Frances Jean Wallace was coloring in a paint…
