The Execution Soon after midnight on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 52-year-old Lisa Montgomery became the first female inmate in 67 years to be executed by the US federal government. The Murder 23-year-old Bobbie Jo Stinnett was eight months pregnant with her first child at the time of her murder in her home in the small … Read more
Mary Mabel Rogers, a 21-year-old white housewife, walked unaided to the gallows for the murder of her estranged husband, Marcus Rogers, on August 12, 1902. The Crime Mary wanted to be rid of Marcus so she could be with another man, Morris Knapp, and collect Marcus’ $400 life insurance. She persuaded Marcus to go on … Read more
Inside the Abandoned Home of Malaysia’s Most Infamous Witch Murderer After Mona Fandey’s arrest in 1993 for the gruesome murder of politician Mazlan Idris, public curiosity didn’t stop at the courtroom. One of the most haunting questions still asked today is: what happened to Mona Fandey’s house — the place where it all unfolded? Where … Read more
Background Steven Judy was born on May 24th, 1956 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Vernon Eugene and Myrtle Louella Judy who married in 1954. He had a troubled early childhood growing up in a broken home where he frequently witnessed violence. His dad, Vernon, was in and out of jail and his mother brought her boyfriends … Read more
With special thanks to Michael Gatherar for contributing this article. Cop Killer About 8:30 pm on Tuesday, 26th March 1946, retired Detective Sergeant James Straiton, 61 years old, was at home with his wife when his neighbour, James Deekan, called. Deekan had returned home from an evening at the cinema and believed his house was … Read more
