William A. Miller and Harold Stites were killed by Marvin Hubbard, Bernard Coy and Joseph Cretzer. All three were shot dead as squads of armed officers periodically rushed into the cellhouse firing repeatedly into the narrow corridor where they were hiding. Miran Thompson and Sam Shockley were executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin on 3 December 1948 for their roles in the Battle of Alcatraz. (4 May 1946)
There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.
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Wednesday 19th of May 1971 (x) — Serial killer Wayne Boden is arrested The day before Boden raped and strangled 33-year-old high school teacher Elizabeth Anne Porteous in her apartment. Her breasts were mutilated with bite marks and amid the wreckage the police discovered Boden's broken cufflink under her body.
Tuesday 18th of May 1971 (-) — Victim of Wayne Boden aka The Vampire Rapist Elizabeth Porteous is raped and strangled by Wayne Boden aka The Vampire Rapist Porteous' breasts were mutilated with bite marks. A local orthodontist managed to demonstrate 29 points of similarity between the bite marks in Porteous' body and Boden's teeth.
Saturday 6th of July 1985 (x) — Serial killer Charles Ng is arrested Ng was arrested by the Calgary Police Service after shooting security guard Sean Doyle in the hand while resisting arrest for stealing a can of salmon from a Calgary department store.