December 24, 2008 in Covina, California... 45 year old Bruce Pardo was in a rough spot. He was broke and without a job. He had two failed major relationships in his past and he was angry. On Christmas Eve 2008, he took drastic action. He put on a Santa suit and drove to the home … Continue reading Bruce Pardo
December 22, 1987 in Dover, Arkansas... 46 year old Ronald Simmons woke up 3 days before Christmas with a plan to kill his family. He stabbed and shot his 47 year old wife, Rebecca. He then turned his .22 caliber pistol on his 29 year old son, Gene. Lastly, he strangled his 3 year old … Continue reading Ronald Simmons
Thanksgiving Day 2012 in Little Falls, Minnesota... 64 year old Byron Smith had been the victim of several home invasions in the latter part of 2012. Finally, he had enough. He installed a security system and took to carrying a loaded gun with him around the house at all times. In earlier burglaries, thieves had … Continue reading Byron Smith
November 26, 2009 in Jupiter, Florida... Jim and Muriel Sitton were hosting Thanksgiving festivities at their home. It was a large gathering. 17 people filled their home with conversation as they ate a traditional Thanksgiving meal. One guest had shown up unexpectedly. 35 year old Paul Merhige, a cousin, called his mother, Carole, after getting … Continue reading Paul Merhige
May 2011 in Huddersfield, England... 27 year old Michelina Lewandowska was preparing for a shopping trip with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, 27 year old Marcin Kasprzak. The couple had been engaged, but had broken it off. Michelina decided to wear her engagement ring that day. It would be a decision that would save her life. … Continue reading Michelina Lewandowska
July 11, 1969 in Cleveland, OH It was Ted Conrad’s 20th birthday and he was going to do it up right.He came back from his lunch break with a brown paper sack that contained a bottle of whiskey and a carton of cigarettes. He told anyone who’d listen about the big night he had planned. … Continue reading Ted Conrad
March 27, 2004 in Sherman, Texas... Andre Thomas broke into the home of his estranged wife, 20 year old Laura Boren. Andre's 4 year old son, Andre Lee Thomas Jr, and Laura's 13 month old daughter, Leyha Hughes, were also in the apartment. Andre had 3 knives in his pocket. He stabbed Laura, Andre Jr. … Continue reading Andre Thomas
September 11, 2001 in New York City... There are days that will live on in the mind of those that lived through them. No matter where you were, if you were alive, you probably remember what you were doing the morning of 9/11. Alicia Esteve Head, who went by Tania, said that she was in … Continue reading Alicia Esteve Head
September 6, 1992 in Denali, Alaska... A hunter on the Stampede Trail sought the shelter of a 1946 International Harvester bus that had been abandoned in 1961. The bus had been temporary home to many hunters and campers over the years. Unfortunately for this hunter, when he entered the bus, he discovered that is was … Continue reading Chris McCandless
September 15, 2006 near Buffalo, New York... 22 year old Brian Barrett finished his shift at the factory where he worked. He got in his car and was preparing to leave when 3 shots rang out. Brian was killed. There was no way that he could have known that a chat room message from a … Continue reading Thomas Montgomery
