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May 22nd: Jamila M'Barek's Trial Begins (2007)
Money is on the top of the list when it comes to motives to kill. On May 22nd 2007 a salacious trial began where a man was killed for, what investigators believed, was a large financial payout. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamila_M%27Barek, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3499424/Bizarre-obsession-led-murder-Britain-s-decadent-aristocrat-10th-Earl-Shaftesbury.html, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11846311/Documentary-explore-life-hooker-murdered-Earl-Shaftesbury.html, https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/may/26/ukcrime.uknews4, https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/brotherinlaw-accused-of-murdering-earl-goes-berserk-in-dock-6584455.html, https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/earls-escort-wife-found-guilty-of-his-murder/TY4DNE2VLEAGM557VN6V7BAHXM/, https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/lough-neagh-earl-in-vow-to-strip-title-from-murderess-stepmother/29261689.html, https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=659919&page=1
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May 21st: Aiden Leos Killed (2021)
Road rage has, in recent years, become more and more dangerous. On May 21st 2021 a couple was driving to work when they decided to cut off a mother in the carpool lane. A simple hand gesture was exchanged and would, in the end, cost an innocent victim his life.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/aiden-leos-road-rage-shooting-orange-county-plead-not-guilty/2868440/, https://abc7.com/aiden-leos-suspects-arrested-freeway-shooting-arraignment/11741986/, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-30/aiden-leos-road-rage-killing-couple-charged-will-stand-trial, https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/20/one-year-after-aiden-leos-6-was-killed-whats-the-status-of-the-case/, https://www.foxla.com/news/aiden-leos-case-costa-mesa-couple-plead-not-guilty-in-shooting-that-killed-6-year-old-boy, https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/alleged-killers-of-6-year-old-orange-shooting-victim-in-court/, https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/plaque-unveiled-at-oc-zoo-for-6-year-old-aiden-leos-killed-in-road-rage-shooting/, https://orangecountyda.org/press/costa-mesa-couple-will-go-to-trial-in-murder-of-6-year-old-aiden-leos-during-road-rage-incident-on-55-freeway-judge-orders/, https://www.fox23.com/trending_archives/suspects-charged-in-road-rage-killing-of-6-year-old-aiden-leos-in-california/article_4cd86717-df99-529d-b19d-8602d90f2a53.html, https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-year-killed-california-road-rage-shooting-pleads/story?id=77854094
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May 20th: Abdulsalam S. al-Zahrani Pleads Guilty (2011)
You never truly know what’s going on in people’s heads. Where their minds are, what their fears are, and what can suddenly switch and turn them into something dangerous. On May 20th 2011 a man pleaded guilty in a case that saw him afraid enough that he took another human’s life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_T._Antoun, https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/nyregion/06binghamton.html, https://www.bupipedream.com/news/7006/al-zahrani-pleas-guilty-sentenced-to-15-years/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/binghamton-religion-professor-richard-antoun-killed-by-saudi-student-abdulsalam-al-zahrani-say-cops/, https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saudi-student-gets-prison-for-killing-NY-professor-2186142.php, http://archive.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2011/05/20/saudi_grad_student_admits_killing_ny_professor/, https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/20390/widow-feels-chills-three-years-after-binghamton, https://www.arabnews.com/node/387535
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May 19th: Hannah Hill Disappeared (1999)
The speed in which someone can be reported missing can make or break a case. On May 19th 1999 a young woman disappeared in a case that saw some delay in officially filing the missing persons report. A move that left two strange incidents unconnected and delayed the answers her family was so desperately looking for.

https://ceeblacuud.medium.com/convicted-of-a-rape-while-out-on-bail-for-a-murder-case-342836907bc2, https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/hannah-hill, https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2012/10/06/denny-ross-found-guilty-on/985168007/, https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2013/07/08/brother-hannah-hill-found-dead/985166007/, https://fox8.com/news/hannah-hills-ex-boyfriend-testifies-at-ross-trial/
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May 18th: Michael Robert Ryan Born (1960)
Sudden mass shootings rarely make sense. On May 18th 1960 a young man was born who would commit a truly devastating massacre for motives that, to this day, remain a mystery. 
*Suggested by Martin Cleaver on Facebook Messenger*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre, https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/ryan-michael-robert.htm, https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/michael-ryan-and-the-hungerford-massacre, https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/berkshire-history/gallery/hungerford-massacre-35-years-horrific-24808652, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/inside-indulgent-lonely-childhood-hungerford-11162474
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May 17th: Richard Baumhammers Born (1965)
Spree killings are pure chaos. It feels impossible to predict who the next victim will be and it can send an entire state into a complete panic. On May 17th 1965 a man was born who would trigger fear across two counties in Pennsylvania.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Baumhammers, https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/baumhammers.htm, https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/baumhammers-killing-spree-was-20-years-ago/,https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/04/28/20-year-anniversary-baumhammers-8217/1278069007/, https://www.wpxi.com/archive/this-day-april-28-2000-racially-motivated-2-hour-shooting-spree-kills-5/UZT6TLHF25H5JFAPJFMWSGOXBY/, https://www.wtae.com/article/western-pennsylvania-death-row-inmates/7403412
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