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June 21st: Lizzie Halliday Convicted (1894)
Women were not always looked at as serial killers. For quite some time it didn’t seem possible for the “fairer sex” to be so coldblooded. On June 21st 1894 one such woman was convicted in a case that shocked the nation when details were released. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Halliday, https://allthatsinteresting.com/lizzie-halliday, https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2014/08/a-short-history-of-serial-killer-lizzie-brown-halliday/, https://hvmag.com/life-style/history/lizzie-brown-halliday-serial-killer/, https://www.casebook.org/ripper_media/book_reviews/non-fiction/cjmorley/76.html, https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-news-justice-story-arsonist-lizzie-20181011-story.html, https://www.grunge.com/889514/chilling-details-about-serial-killer-lizzie-halliday-the-worst-woman-on-earth/, https://buriedinstone.com/lizzie-halliday-the-catskill-murders/
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June 20th: Dean Allen Mellberg Kills (1994)
Disappointment is a difficult emotion to process. And, sometimes, it can lead to acts of revenge. On June 20th 1994 a man determined to get revenge upon the people who led to his disappointment began a deadly rampage that saw 22 injured and 4 dead in his wake.

https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/mellberg-dean.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Air_Force_Base#1994_shooting, https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/22/us/an-airman-s-revenge-5-minutes-of-terror.html, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-22-mn-7137-story.html, https://apnews.com/article/60e457fded655d6ff932695474e20473, https://www.crimetraveller.org/2017/03/warnings-unheeded-twin-tragedies-book-review/,
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June 19th: Willi Walter Seifert Born (1921)
With the death of the accused we oftentimes lose the chance to hear their motive. On June 19th 1921 a man was born who would take out his long brewing revenge upon a school that had nothing to do with the pitfalls of his life. A man with a motive we will never understand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_school_massacre, https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/seifert-walter.htm, https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/12/archives/maniac-sprays-fire-on-cologne-pupils.html


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June 18th: Typhaine Case Reported Missing (2009)
Crimes against children are always a horrific topic to cover. Especially when the culprit is a member of their own family. On June 18th 2009 a young girl was reported missing in France in a case that, very quickly, became something far more devastating than it initially appeared.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhaine_case, https://persiflagefrance.blogspot.com/2009/12/mother-says-typhaine-taton-is-dead.html, https://www.anorak.co.uk/214704/madeleine-mccann/typhaine-taton-is-frances-madeleine-mccann.html, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/brutality-lies-and-the-tragedy-of-la-petite-typhaine-1838774.html, https://alchetron.com/Typhaine-case
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June 17th: Ralph Marler Gragg Born (1917)
No mother should have to bury her child. Let alone 8 of them. On June 17th 1917 a man was born who, in seeking revenge, would take the lives of 8 innocent children.

https://amok.fandom.com/wiki/Ralph_Gragg, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10220602/ralph-marler-gragg, https://truecrimediva.com/gragg-family-murder/, https://www.facebook.com/TodayInHorrorHistory/photos/a.1433758530278451/3182131708774449/?type=3, https://ruralnchistory.blogspot.com/2016/05/catherine-christine-jimmy-peggy-carolyn.html
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June 16th: George Stinney Executed (Mary Thames and Betty Binnicker)(1944)
Racism has been playing a role in crime for longer than we would care to admit. On June 16th 1944 a young boy was put to death for a crime that, depending on what side you land on, was either a gross miscarriage of justice or a biased trial of a guilty individual.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stinney, https://exhibits.stanford.edu/saytheirnames/feature/george-stinney, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/18/the-rush-job-conviction-of-14-year-old-george-stinney-exonerated-70-years-after-execution/, https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/mar/22/george-stinney-execution-verdict-innocent, https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-stinney-jr, https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/us/judge-vacates-conviction-in-1944-execution.html
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