March 6, 1945Washington, D.C.Nancy Boyer is killed by Joseph Medley in her apartment Medley had been serving a 30- to 60-year sentence in Michigan State Prison for armed robbery and kidnapping when he approached the warden on November 27, 1944. He claimed he wanted to go downstairs to speak with the other inmates and collect…
Woman shoots man in court accused of assaulting and killing her daughter

March 6, 1981 Luebeck, West Germany Marianne Bachmeier (30) shoots the man who admitted to molesting and killing her 7-year-old daughter Anna On May 5, 1980, Anna Bachmeier skipped school to meet with a classmate friend, though she first visited the apartment of neighbor Klaus Grabowski (35) to play with his cats. Grabowski had been…
Man kills 4, self due to work dispute regarding unfair lottery practices
March 6, 1998 Newington, Connecticut Matthew Beck kills four of his bosses and himself following months of complaints that the state lottery system was unfair to its players as well as an unresolved work dispute Beck had worked at the lottery for more than eight years before the murders and had approached newspapers for months,…