terrifying incidents of past
The JonBenét Ramsey Murder case was a high-profile murder case that took place in Boulder, Colorado in 1996. The case involved the brutal murder of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey, a child beauty pageant participant, who was found dead in the basement of her family’s home on December 26, 1996.
The BTK Killer was a serial killer who operated in Wichita, Kansas, from 1974 to 1991. He was known as BTK, which stood for “Bind, Torture, Kill,” because of his modus operandi. The killer was later identified as Dennis Rader, a former compliance officer for the city of Park City.
Ridgway began his killing spree in 1982, targeting young women, many of whom were prostitutes, runaways, or living on the streets. He would lure them into his truck or car, drive them to a remote area, and then strangle them to death. He would sometimes return to the bodies and engage in necrophilia.
In 2002, the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area was terrorized by a series of sniper attacks that left 10 people dead and 3 injured over the course of three weeks. The perpetrators were eventually identified as John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, a pair of serial killers who had used a sniper rifle to randomly target victims in public areas.
On April 20, 1999, two senior students at Columbine High School, Eric Harris, and Dylan Klebold carried out a mass shooting that resulted in the deaths of 12 students and one teacher, and the injury of 21 others, before both of the perpetrators committed suicide.
Steve Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers were three young boys who were tragically murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993. The case became known as the West Memphis Three case, which resulted in the conviction of three teenagers who became known as the West Memphis Three.