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March 18th: Meg Purk Dies (Scott Purk) (1985)
Sometimes it takes decades to finally learn the truth. On March 18th 1985 a woman died and her cause of death was listed as suicide. It would take almost 3 decades for police to finally prove what they suspected all along. That she was the victim of a homicide.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/dateline-unforgettable-where-scott-purk-now, https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/09/scott-purk-sentence-trial-meg-purk/, https://www.beaconjournal.com/in-depth/news/2020/12/16/exhumation-solve-1985-murder-margaret-purk-akron-woman/6236069002/, https://www.oxygen.com/exhumed/crime-news/scott-purk-caught-for-murder-of-margaret-meg-purk-by-exhumation, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8745809/Man-murdered-pregnant-wife-three-decades-ago-caused-Ohio-investigators-reopen-case.html, https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2020/12/16/ohio-murder-solved-timeline-margaret-purk-case/6236127002/, https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/what-happened-margaret-meg-purk, https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-scott-purk-now/
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The First Act of Airline Piracy in America - March 17 2025
March 17th: Eastern Air Lines Shuttle Flight 1320 (1970)
You never know if the stranger you casually pass is someone dangerous hiding in plain sight. On March 17th 1970 a group of strangers boarded a plane having no clue that a passenger among them had nefarious plans for this particular flight.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Shuttle_Flight_1320, http://www.celebrateboston.com/disasters/eastern-airlines-hijacking-1970.htm, https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/20/magazine/you-dont-understand-captain-he-has-gun-hijacking-flight-1320/, https://www.magzter.com/stories/Lifestyle/Readers-Digest-India/Hijacked, https://joeclarksblog.com/?p=2163
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The Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting - March 16 2025
March 16th: Esteban Santiago-Ruiz Born (1990)
Mental illness, once triggered, can completely change a person. On March 16th 1990 a young man was born who would, prior to his service in the military, live a seemingly normal life. Once he came back from Iraq, though, things took a drastic decline that would eventually lead to the deaths of 5 strangers.
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The Mysterious Disappearance of a West Point Cadet - March 15 2025
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The Real Hannibal Lecter - March 14 2025
March 14th: Robert Maudsley's First Murder (1974)
Some criminals are so dangerous special efforts have to be made to keep others safe. On March 14th 1974 a man killed for the first time and set off the domino effects that eventually led him to the title of Britain’s longest serving prisoner in solitary confinement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Maudsley, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/britains-most-dangerous-killer-die-30548870, https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/uks-most-dangerous-serial-killer-31743653, https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25198525/uks-most-dangerous-killer-locked-in-glass-cage/, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/how-britains-most-dangerous-killer-31661880, https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/maudsley-robert.htm, https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/making-a-monster/abused-as-a-child-robert-maudsley-killed-abusers-as-an-adult
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