The Horrific Murders of Two Teen Sweethearts--Houston, Texas 1993
In the summer of 1993, two teenage gilts were brutally raped and murdered by a group of wanna-be gang members.
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Murder at Holy Land, USA
The phrase “theme park” probably brings to mind images of merry anthropomorphic animals or memories of rides with stomach-dropping plunges. But Holy Land USA is a very different kind of theme park where a gruesome murder occurred in 2010. By Adam Quirk
Read MoreSyko Sam and His Quadruple Murder Spree In Farmville, Virginia
Armed with a splitting maul, Richard McCroskey attacked three people as they slept, and another person hours later, resulting in a truly horrifying quadruple murder in a small, sleepy Virginia town. By Adam Quirk
Read MoreThe Licata Family Massacre
October 6, 1933, was a typical afternoon in the Ybor City, a Tampa neighborhood, until neighbors noticed that they had not seen a single member of the Licata family all day. Officers would soon uncover one of the world's worst ax murderers of all time.
Read MoreFive of America's Most Haunted Places Open for Tours
Every October people set out in search of the ultimate Halloween thrill, looking for the best haunted houses in their area. If you're seeking an authentic paranormal experience, try checking out some of America's most haunted places.
Read MoreThe Smiley Face Murders
Between 1997 and 2010, over 40 young men mysteriously vanished, only to be found weeks or months later drowned in a body of water. Retired New York City detectives Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte began researching possible similarities in each case. They went public with the "Smiley Face Murders" theory in 2008.
Read MoreThe Best Last Meal Requests From Death Row Inmates
VICTOR FEGUER
Victor Freguer was a federal inmate executed in the state of Iowa in 1963. For his last meal, Freguer requested a single olive with the pit still in it. In the early morning of March 15, 1963, Freguer was given a new three-piece suit to wear, and then escorted by two prison guards to the gallows. At dawn, he was hanged. The olive stone from his last meal was found in his suit pocket after he was executed. There have been no executions in Iowa since.
JOHN SPENKELINK
Convicted of murder and armed robbery, John Spenkelink was executed in Starke, Florida in 1979. Known as a heavy drinker prior to his incarceration, Spenkelink requested one flask of Jack Daniels whiskey for his final meal. Prison officials granted his request; he shared the flask with the prison's superintendent. After Spenkelink's execution, the State of Florida's last meal provisions were revised to exclude alcohol.
GERALD LEE MITCHELL
Convicted of murdering two individuals, Gerald Lee Mitchell was executed by lethal injection in Texas in 2001. Prior to his execution, Mitchell made a simple last meal request: one bag of jolly ranchers. His request was granted.
LAWRENCE RUSSELL BREWER
Convicted of hate crimes after dragging a black man to death, Lawrence Russell Brewer was executed by lethal injection in Texas in 2011. For his last meal, Brewer requested chicken steaks, a triple bacon cheese burger, three fajitas, a pizza, fired okra, peanut butter fudge, and a pint of ice cream. Prison officials fulfilled his entire request. But Brewer refused to eat any of it. Thanks to Brewer, the state of Texas banned last meal requests for all death row inmates.
TIMOTHY MCVEIGH
Convicted of murdering 168 people during the Oklahoma City Bombing, Timothy McVeigh was a federal inmate executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Spending only four years on death row-an unusually low amount of time for death row inmates-McVeigh's final meal request was two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
PETER J. MINIEL
Convicted murderer Peter J. Miniel was executed in Texas via lethal injection in 2004. Fearing an empty stomach after death, Miniel's last meal request was like no other death row inmate. He requested 20 beef tacos, 20 beef enchiladas, a jalapeno pizza, two double cheeseburgers, spaghetti with salt, fried chicken, a half chocolate and half vanilla cake, cookies and cream ice cream, caramel pecan fudge ice cream, and fruit cake, six cans of soda, and two glasses of orange juice.