Sheldon shot dead her invalid and blind 84-year-old husband Huntingdon in his sleep first. Sheldon herself was suffering health issues caused by a lifetime of smoking. (19 May 1987)
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Friday 18th of January 1574 (-) — Serial killer and cannibal Gilles Garnier is executed by burning at the stake. Garnier confessed to have stalked and murdered at least four children between the ages of 9 and 12 and was found guilty of 'crimes of lycanthropy and witchcraft'.