March 21, 1644Boston, Massachusetts Bay ColonyMary Latham and John Britton are executed for adultery As the executions and the events which led to them happened nearly 400 years ago, very little historical evidence remains. The entirety of what is known today is held within the diaries of John Winthrop, the governor of the Massachusetts Bay…
Brothers executed for killing man after a perceived insult
March 21, 1884 Columbia, Kentucky Brothers Champ and Rudolph “Rude” Fitzpatrick are hanged for murder The Fitzpatricks worked for a farmer with another man, Miller Brewster, whom their employer favored, which festered jealousy and hatred among the brothers. The animosity grew until August 6, 1883, when Champ approached Brewster on the street, accusing him of…
Final victim of serial killer Patrick MacKay killed
March 21, 1975 Shorne, Kent, England Serial killer Patrick MacKay kills his final victim, Father Anthony Crean On March 21, MacKay, who had violent tendencies since childhood and had been hospitalized for mental instability often, killed his final victim, a priest who had befriended him years before. Father Crean was forced into his bathtub where…
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