True Crime thread

Not quite as compelling as a serial killer, but I think he may have signed my yearbook.... my graduating class was only about 60 kids. I also think we played on the baseball team together.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna16446018

My last interaction with him was having him deceive my grandmother in Michigan into giving him my phone number in Texas so he could ask for a donation to the private high school we attended.

 

..you guys remember the McDonalds massacre in San Diego 1984? 22 dead with dozens injured. Crazy dude, went in with shotgun, ordered some food. Turned around and went Rambo.

I was in HS when it occurred. The Irony and sad part, the kicker on our football team happened to be there, that moment. Was shot 3 times, survived. Eventually, came back to school.

Season was still going. He showed up at the coaches weight room. We all stood there, jaw open, teary eyed. Unforgettable moment. To top it off, someone asked him to lift his shirt.

Bone thin, scars everywhere. He just smiled...

 

Remember it very well, was stationed at Coronado at the time.

 

..wow, didnt know there was a book. Thanks for sharing that tidbit.

 

Even though it was several years later it reminds me of the guy that stole the tank and rampaged through the streets of San Diego. Good thing there were no munitions in the tank.

 

..hahah.. yes sir, I remember that. It was the weirdest of events.

 

Surprised there were no fatalities.

 

....he was steamrolling the streets, left n right. I was like a kid, "where is he going now?"... ..

 

Watched a decent documentary on HBO Max called The Murders at Starved Rock. It was about a 1960s slaying of 3 women found in a state park in Illinois. The documentary covers the person accused of the murders, how he backtracked on his confession, and if he was the one responsible. I walked away from the documentary torn on if the accused person actually did it or not.

 

Wow, the documentary that I watched failed to make any mention of the death bed confession. Interesting.

 

watched that as well...very good series

 

I remember seeing that episode multiple times.

 

These documentaries really highlight the power of these shows. You go back and forth on the guilt / innocence question based on what you're seeing. I absolutely do. Makes you wonder how it must be to be on the jury on one of these cases. It seems easy after the fact but I'm sure it's not in real time.

 

Anybody here watched Evil Genius on Netflix? Interesting story!