November 5, 2006Terrell, TexasLouis “Bill” Condadt (56) fatally shoots himself as law enforcement approach his house, intent on arresting him for solicitation of a minor Conradt had been one of two dozen people involved in a 4-day child predator sting in the Murphy, Texas area, coordinated between the NBC Dateline segment To Catch a Predator…
Child dies of burns after Halloween costume ignites; elderly man breaks neck attempting to kick a black cat
November 5, 1920Minneapolis, Minnesota7-year-old Betty Jones dies from injuries a week after her Halloween costume ignited Jones and a group of 25 other children visited a neighbor’s home for Halloween activities. Jones had a paper costume over her regular attire and, while the children played by casting shadows on the wall produced by candlelight, Jones’…
Guy Fawkes found trying to destroy Parliament
November 5, 1605 London, England Guy Fawkes of the “gunpowder plot” is discovered before he can explode multiple barrels of gunpowder in the House of Lords, a plot created with the hopes of bringing greater religious tolerance for Catholics in England The reigning monarch at the time was King James I, who orchestrated an English…
Man shoots at soldiers in a processing center, kills 13 and wounds 32 before he is subdued
November 5, 2009 Fort Hood, Texas Major Nidal Hasan fires on a group of military personnel in a processing center receiving treatment immediately before deploying or upon returning from deployment, killing 13 and wounding 32 Hasan, an Army major with a degree in psychiatry, entered the Soldier Readiness Processing Center armed with two weapons described…
Woman kills rapist when he threatens to rape and murder her daughter (graphic)
November 5, 2006 Ball Ground, Georgia A single mother of 3 is beaten, stabbed, and raped in front of her 7-year-old daughter before she stabs her attacker to death The attacker was Gerald A. Lee, an acquaintance of the victim. The two had gone to high school together around 20 years before but lost touch,…
