November 3, 1941Fulton, IllinoisWarren Snyder (5) is killed by Leo Jordan during an attempted molestation Snyder was last seen with a group of other students at recess, around 1:30 p.m. The teachers noticed a man “mingling” with students and rang the school bell a few minutes early to collect the pupils and draw them away…
10-year-old shoots father, allegedly after prompts from stepmother
November 3, 2003Defiance, Ohio10-year-old Corey Breininger fatally shoots his father Robert, allegedly at the behest of his stepmother Judith Hawkey According to Corey during the initial investigation, he and his father had been talking when he accidentally fired a gun from across the room and struck Robert in the head. Corey attempted to perform CPR…
Teen bludgeons, stabs 9-year-old neighbor, keeps body under his bed
November 3, 1998 Jacksonville, Florida 14-year-old Joshua Phillips beats and stabs his 8-year-old neighbor Maddie Clifton and hides her under his waterbed mattress After his arrest, Phillips stated he accidentally hit Maddie in the eye with a baseball bat as the children played. He claimed that in a state of panic, fearing he would get…
FLW: I can taste it
Famous Last Words Melvin Wayne White Huntsville, Texas November 3, 2005 “Tell Beth [the mother of Jennifer Lee Gravell] and them I am sorry, truly sorry for the pain that I caused your family. I truly mean that too. She was a friend of mine and I betrayed her trust. I love you all. Tell…
First legal execution(s) in El Dorado County
Famous Last Words William H. Lipsey Coloma, California November 3, 1854 “Make the time as short as you can, for I am fainting.” Lipsey had killed a man named Powelson by stabbing him in the chest during a brawl, bragging as the cleaned his knife that he had “stuck it into him that far and…
