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15/11/2023

On This Day in True Crime History - 16th November:-

1795: 🔒 William Smith Hanged for Burglary in Sydney
1798: ⚓ British Seamen Kidnap and Press Gang US Sailors
1906: ⚖️ Notella Habibulla's Arrest Unveiled by a Bolting Horse attached to a Bloodstained Buggy
1911: 😢 The Ching Family Massacre
1971: 🕵️‍♂️ Carmen Colón, Victim of the Alphabet Murders Disappears
1989: 💔 Salvadoran Army Death Squad's Brutal Attack on Jesuit Priests
2001: 💰 Brinks-Mat Bullion Heist Member Murdered



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On this day in True Crime History, we revisit the 16th of November, a date filled with bullion heists, the Alphabet Murder Mystery, a tragic massacre in Qld...

09/11/2023

On This Day in True Crime History, 9th November, may all your crimes be considered white-collar civil matters that don't require prison time, plus in:-

1888: ⚖️ Ex*****on of George Syme for the Murder of his Mother-in-Law
1942: 🩸 Melbourne's Brownout Strangler - Eddie Leonski - Executed
1983: 🍺 Tragedy Strikes with Beer Magnate Alfred Heineken's Kidnapping
1998: 💰 Record $1.3 Billion Settlement in NASDAQ Price Fixing Case

May you be guilty of nothing more serious than the kidnapping of many more beers in the years to come.

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09/11/2023

On This Day in True Crime History, 9th November, may all your crimes be considered white-collar civil matters that don't require prison time, plus in:-

1888: ⚖️ Ex*****on of George Syme for the Murder of his Mother-in-Law
1942: 🩸 Melbourne's Brownout Strangler - Eddie Leonski - Executed
1983: 🍺 Tragedy Strikes with Beer Magnate Alfred Heineken's Kidnapping
1998: 💰 Record $1.3 Billion Settlement in NASDAQ Price Fixing Case

May you be guilty of nothing more serious than the kidnapping of many more beers in the years to come.

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02/11/2023

Avert your eyes. On This Day in True Crime History - 2nd November - meet the Death Row Granny, discover Bathurst's Ribbon Gang Rebellion skinny dipping escapades, along with Manly Council's decision to legalise daylight ocean bathing and more!

1788: 🌿 Ten Criminals Establish a Settlement Rose Hill (Parramatta)
1789: 🏛️ The French State Seizes Church Property
1830: 🌲 The Ribbon Gang in Bathurst - From Skinny Dipping to the Gallows
1903: 🌊 Manly Council Lifts the "Crime" of Daylight Ocean Bathing
1959: 📺 Quiz Show Fraud Unveiled by Beloved Contestant
1960: 📚 Landmark Verdict: "Lady Chatterley's Lover" Declared Not Obscene
1963: 🔫 Assassination of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem
1984: ⚖️ Velma Barfield - The Death Row Granny's Ex*****on

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25/10/2023

On This Day in True Crime History - 26th October:-

1881: 🌵 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 🔥
1944: 🗳️ Harry S. Truman Denies Membership in Ku Klux Klan
1964: 🔪 Perth Serial Killer Eric Edgar Cooke Executed in Fremantle Prison
1979: 🌍 South Korean President Park Chung-hee Assassinated 🔫
1991: 🔪 Serial Killer Extradited - Discovery of Hostage Bunker
2002: 🕊️ Russian Spetsnaz Ends Moscow Theatre Hostage Crisis

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18/10/2023

On This Day in True Crime History - 19th October:-

1216: 👑 The Mysterious End of King John: Poison and Betrayal? 🍐🍺
1973: 📼 Nixon's Defiance in the Watergate Scandal 🏛🎙️
1982: 🌃 Mysterious Murder of Actress Christa Helm 🎬
1989: 🙌 Guildford Four's Conviction Overturned 🏛️💥
2005: 🏛️ Saddam Hussein's Trial Commences ⚖️🇮🇶
2006: 🩸 Inmate on Death Row's Final Claim of Innocence 🚔
2018: 📰 Disappearance and Death of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi 🖋️🇸🇦

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11/10/2023

On This Day in True Crime History - 12th October:-

1609: 🎵 Hidden Horrors in Harmony: The Dark Tale Behind Three Blind Mice 🐁
1933: 🔒 From Island to Infamy: Alcatraz's Transformation into America's Most Dreaded Prison 🌊
1949: 🌍 Birth of a Mercenary - The Early Days of Carlos the Jackal 🔫
1960: 📺 A Live Broadcast Turned Tragedy: The Assassination of Inejiro Asanuma 🗡️
1984: 💥 Brighton's Dark Day: The IRA's Attempt on Thatcher 🏨
1988: 🔍 Melbourne's Unsolved Mystery: The Walsh Street Shootings 🚓
2002: 💥 Bali's Night of Horror 💥🌴

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05/10/2023

On This Day in True Crime History - 5th October:-

1582: The Day Pope Gregory XIII "Stole" 🕵️‍♂️ Ten Days from the World 🌍
1880: 🖊️ From Ink to Infamy: The Ball-Point Pen's Unintended Role in Crime Lore 📜
1882: 🔫 Guns Down, Hands Up: The Surrender of Outlaw Frank James 🌵
1999: 💊 Behind the Stethoscope: Shipman’s Sinister Secret 🔍
2014: Behind Closed Doors: A Disturbing Crime in Teneriffe 🚪🔍

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28/09/2023

Are you captivated by true crime and historical mysteries? Today, we reveal chilling tales occurring on September 28th throughout history. Immerse yourself in the betrayal of Pompey the Great, the cruel act against Good King Wenceslas, and more 🏰🚨🚬.
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04/08/2023

Do you have a hoarder in your life? Because there's hoarding......and there's hoarding!

Be sure to think twice - you never know what you might find under all that debris!!!!

29/06/2023

Thank you to SBS Radio's Learn English podcast for hosting our own Emily in helping new English speakers understand Australian true crime phrases.

Catch the episode @ https://bit.ly/3r61M96

After all, what do phrases such as "get off scot-free", "cook the books", "racking their brains", and many more mean?

This episode of SBS Learn English covers Australian colloquial phrases about criminal activities to help others better understand and connect in Australia.

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