The crimes, trials, arrests, and acts of terrorism listed below generated heavy media coverage as well as public fear. Some of these events caused major changes in law enforcement. They also influenced American culture and the way we live our daily lives.
February 14, 1929: Chicago's St. Valentines Day Massacre
March 1, 1932: Lindbergh Kidnapping/Murder
April 3, 1936: Execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for Lindbergh Murder
January 17, 1950: The Great Brinks Robbery in Boston
July 4, 1954: Murder of Dr. Sam Shepard's Wife Marilyn
November 30, 1957 to January 21, 1958: Charles Starkweather/ Caril Ann Fugate murders
November 14, 1959: Clutter Family Murders (Kansas) that inspired Truman Capote's In Cold Blood
November 22, 1963: John F. Kennedy Assassination
April 7, 1967: Henry Hill's Air France Kennedy Airport Heist that inspired Nicholas Pileggi's book Wiseguy and the Movie "Goodfellas"
April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination
June 6, 1968: Robert Kennedy Assassination
August 9, 1969: Charles Manson's Followers Kill Sharon Tate and Others
November 24, 1971: D. B. Cooper's Skyjacking of 727
May 28, 1972: First Watergate Burglary in D. C.
January 4, 1974 to February 9, 1978: Ted Bundy Serial Murders
July 29, 1976 to March 8, 1977: Sam Berkowitz (Son of Sam) Murders
December 12, 1980: John Lennon Murder
March 30, 1981: Assassination Attempt on President Ronald Reagan
October 5, 1982: 31 Million Tylenol Bottles Recalled After 7 Poisoning Deaths
May 30, 1970 to March 30, 1987: Donald Harvey's Angel of Death Hospital Poisoning Spree
March 13, 1991: Rodney King Police Beating
February 26, 1993: First World Trade Center Bombing
April 19, 1993: Deadly FBI Raid of Davidian Compound in Waco, Texas
June 12, 1994: Murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman
April 19, 1995: Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing
October 3, 1995: O. J. Simpson Acquittal
April 3, 1996: Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Arrest
December 25, 1996: Murder of JonBenet Ramsey
April 20, 1999: Columbine School Shootings
September 11, 2001: Terrorist Attack on New York's Twin Towers
December 22, 2001: Richard Reid Shoe Bomber Case
August 1 to October 24, 2002: D. C. Beltway Sniper Shootings
December 24, 2002: Scott Peterson's Wife Laci Goes Missing
August 28, 2003: Brian Wells Murdered by "Pizza Bomber"
May 30, 2005: Natalee Holloway Disappearance in Aruba
October 2, 2006: Pennsylvania Amish School Shootings
April 16, 2007: Virginia Tech Shootings
November 5, 2009: Fort Hood (Texas) Shootings
January 8, 2011: Shooting Spree Involving Gabrille Giffords
July 5, 2011: Casey Anthony Murder Trial Acquittal
June 22, 2012: Jerry Sandusky's Guilty Verdict in Penn State Child Molestations
July 20, 2012: Aurora, Colorado Theater Shootings
December 14, 2012: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings in New Town, Connecticut
April 15, 2013: Boston Marathon Bombings
February 14, 1929: Chicago's St. Valentines Day Massacre
March 1, 1932: Lindbergh Kidnapping/Murder
April 3, 1936: Execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for Lindbergh Murder
January 17, 1950: The Great Brinks Robbery in Boston
July 4, 1954: Murder of Dr. Sam Shepard's Wife Marilyn
November 30, 1957 to January 21, 1958: Charles Starkweather/ Caril Ann Fugate murders
November 14, 1959: Clutter Family Murders (Kansas) that inspired Truman Capote's In Cold Blood
November 22, 1963: John F. Kennedy Assassination
April 7, 1967: Henry Hill's Air France Kennedy Airport Heist that inspired Nicholas Pileggi's book Wiseguy and the Movie "Goodfellas"
April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination
June 6, 1968: Robert Kennedy Assassination
August 9, 1969: Charles Manson's Followers Kill Sharon Tate and Others
November 24, 1971: D. B. Cooper's Skyjacking of 727
May 28, 1972: First Watergate Burglary in D. C.
January 4, 1974 to February 9, 1978: Ted Bundy Serial Murders
July 29, 1976 to March 8, 1977: Sam Berkowitz (Son of Sam) Murders
December 12, 1980: John Lennon Murder
March 30, 1981: Assassination Attempt on President Ronald Reagan
October 5, 1982: 31 Million Tylenol Bottles Recalled After 7 Poisoning Deaths
May 30, 1970 to March 30, 1987: Donald Harvey's Angel of Death Hospital Poisoning Spree
March 13, 1991: Rodney King Police Beating
February 26, 1993: First World Trade Center Bombing
April 19, 1993: Deadly FBI Raid of Davidian Compound in Waco, Texas
June 12, 1994: Murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman
April 19, 1995: Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing
October 3, 1995: O. J. Simpson Acquittal
April 3, 1996: Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Arrest
December 25, 1996: Murder of JonBenet Ramsey
April 20, 1999: Columbine School Shootings
September 11, 2001: Terrorist Attack on New York's Twin Towers
December 22, 2001: Richard Reid Shoe Bomber Case
August 1 to October 24, 2002: D. C. Beltway Sniper Shootings
December 24, 2002: Scott Peterson's Wife Laci Goes Missing
August 28, 2003: Brian Wells Murdered by "Pizza Bomber"
May 30, 2005: Natalee Holloway Disappearance in Aruba
October 2, 2006: Pennsylvania Amish School Shootings
April 16, 2007: Virginia Tech Shootings
November 5, 2009: Fort Hood (Texas) Shootings
January 8, 2011: Shooting Spree Involving Gabrille Giffords
July 5, 2011: Casey Anthony Murder Trial Acquittal
June 22, 2012: Jerry Sandusky's Guilty Verdict in Penn State Child Molestations
July 20, 2012: Aurora, Colorado Theater Shootings
December 14, 2012: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings in New Town, Connecticut
April 15, 2013: Boston Marathon Bombings
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