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In 1875, an Irish-born Baltimore policeman, Patrick McDonald, entered the home of Daniel Brown, an African American laborer, and clubbed and shot Brown, who died within an hour. In similar cases at the time, authorities routinely exonerated Maryland law enforcement officers who killed African Americans, usually without serious inquiry. But in this case, Baltimore’s White community chose a different path. A coroner’s jury declined to attribute the killing to accident or self-defense, the state’s attorney indicted McDonald and brought him to trial, and a jury convicted McDonald.

In January 1994, Eileen Tessier told Jack McCullough's half sister Janet Tessier that he, her son, kidnapped seven-year-old Maria Ridulph from their neighborhood in Sycamore, Illinois, and killed her in December 1957. It was a case that tore the child’s family apart as well as dividing and terrifying the town as the days, then the months, and finally the years passed with no arrest. In 2008 the Illinois state police reopened the case against Jack after receiving an email from Janet Tessier about their mother's deathbed confession.

The 1830 murder of wealthy slaver Joseph White shook all of Salem, Massachusetts. Soon the crime drew national attention when it was discovered that two of the conspirators came from Salem's influential Crowninshield family: a clan of millionaire shipowners, cabinet secretaries, and congressmen.

The murder of Dylan Redwine in 2012 captivated Colorado. The case transitioned from a missing persons case to a murder. Dylan's father was eventually arrested and tried for the killing. The trial of Mark Redwine garnered local and national attention. "Wild Animal" covers the story. The book contains interviews and the trial transcripts. This is an interesting listen for anyone interested in family law gone wrong. "Wild Animal" leaves the listener wondering how any father could murder his son.

Det finns sju klassiska motiv för mord. Vinning, begär, svartsjuka, hämnd, spänning, utstötning och fanatism. Ett av de mest vanliga motiven är svartsjuka och det är ett sådant fall som kommer att beskrivas i den här artikeln. En kvinna som lämnat sin exman och inte vill återvända. Ett beslut som slutade som det så ofta gör när kvinnor till slut försöker lämna våldsamma män. "Om jag inte kan få henne så skall ingen annan ha henne heller" resonerar gärningsmannen.

Den 14 maj 1986 försvann en 10-årig pojke i samband med en pianolektion. När han nästa gång påträffades var han inte längre vid liv. Pojken hade mördats. Polisen blev föremål för många olika slags påtryckningar när man utredde fallet. Det väckte nämligen större uppmärksamhet än vanligt. Fallet klarades dock upp och gärningsmannen ställdes till svars för sitt brott.