November 14, 1991Royal Oak, MichiganTom McIlvane (31), angry over a decision not to overturn his termination, goes on a shooting spree at his former place of employment, killing 4 and himself McIlvane had been terminated from the Royal Oak Post Office on August 8, 1990; the Associated Press at the time reported the termination was…
Man executed for the robbery, murder of a would-be business partner
November 14, 1890Woodstock, OntarioJohn Reginald Birchall (24) is hanged for the robbery and murder of a man meant to be a business associate Birchall printed an advertisement in a newspaper seeking fellow Brits interested in farming in Canada. For £500 (roughly £65,000 today), Birchall promised to teach prospective clients how to raise livestock as well…
Boy killed in restroom by man claiming to be acting upon God’s wishes
November 14, 1998 Oceanside, California 9-year-old Matthew Cecchi is murdered in a public restroom by Brandon Wilson (20) Matthew had been escorted by his aunt to the restroom, and she waited outside for him. Wilson entered after, sliced Matthew’s throat, and stabbed him in the back five times without making a sound. He then passed…
Woman kills 4 children, attempts suicide, leaves note claiming the children will be better off in Heaven
November 14, 2006 Elkhart, Indiana Angelica Alvarez kills her four children, ages 2 to 8, before attempting suicide Alvarez was found by her husband Fernando Valdez in the basement of their home, near the bodies of the four children. Each child had been given sleeping pills and strangled by Alvarez using her hands; at least…
Today in Horror History: November 14
(Updated periodically) Birthdays: D. B. Sweeney (November 14, 1961), who starred in Fire in the Sky (1993), Hear No Evil (1993), “Tales from the Crypt” (episode: Staired in Horror), Spawn (1997), “The Outer Limits” (episode: The Grid), Universal Dead (2010), Swamp Shark (2011), and Captive State (2019). Sweeney in Fire in the Sky Josh Duhamel…
