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 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
November 22, 1987 in Chicago, Illinois... At 9:14pm, during the Nine O' Clock News sportscast on the local WGN affiliate, television screens all over Chicago went black. The next image on the screen wasn't Dan Roan, the local sports reporter, talking about the Bears vs. Lions game. It was a man in a Max Headroom … Continue reading Max Headroom Signal Hack
January 6, 1939 in Canon City, Colorado... 23 year old Joe Arridy walked between Warden Roy Best and Father Albert Schaller on his way to the gas chamber. Joe had been convicted as an accomplice for the murder of 15 year old Dorothy Drain and the attempted murder of 12 year old Barbara Drain. Joe … Continue reading Joe Arridy
I Can't Believe It's NonFiction 