Sebastiano DiGaetano (Italian pronunciation: [sebaˈstjaːno diɡaeˈtaːno]; c. 1862 – disappeared March 1912) was an Italian-born American New York City mafia boss of what would later become known as the Bonanno crime family. He briefly attained the title capo dei capi (boss of bosses) of the Sicilian-American mafia, after Giuseppe Morello had been convicted of counterfeiting money in 1910. DiGaetano stepped down as boss of his crime family in 1912, … Read more
Louise Yvonne Faulkner (born 7 April 1937) and Charmian Christabel Alexis Faulkner (born 30 October 1977) were a mother and daughter who went missing from St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, in 1980. As of 2025, no-one has been charged over the disappearance and no bodies have been found.[2] Background Louise Faulkner was born on 7 April 1937, in Colac, Victoria, and was the youngest … Read more
Felipe Santos, 23, was a Mexican national living illegally in the U.S. in nearby Immokalee, Florida. He had been living in the U.S. for three years at the time of his disappearance, and was sending money back to his family in Mexico. Santos was last seen October 14, 2003, at approximately 6:30 am. He was driving to work with his two … Read more
Alexander (Sandor) L. Pfitzner (August 5, 1880 – July 7, 1910) was a Hungarian engineer, inventor and aviation pioneer. After studying at the Hungarian University of Technology and serving in the Hungarian Army as an artillery officer, he emigrated to the United States, where he pursued a career as a designer of automobile and aircraft engines. He designed and flew the first American monoplane, the Pfitzner … Read more
Albert “Burt” Alvord (September 11, 1867 – c. July 1910) was an American lawman and later outlaw of the Old West. Alvord began his career in law enforcement in 1886 as a deputy under Sheriff John Slaughter in Cochise County, Arizona, but turned to train robbery by the beginning of the 20th century. Early life Mugshot … Read more
Digna Ochoa (born Digna Ochoa y Plácido; May 15, 1964 – October 19, 2001)[2] was a human rights lawyer in Mexico.[3] During her career, Ochoa had represented some of Mexico’s poorest constituents against government interests.[4] On October 19, 2001, she was assassinated by unknown assailants inside of her office in Mexico City. Mexican state authorities initially declared her death a suicide, however amongst objections … Read more
Thomas Crane Wales (June 23, 1952 – October 12, 2001) was an American federal prosecutor and gun control advocate who was the victim of an unsolved murder. In 2018, FBI investigators announced they strongly suspected the killing to have been carried out by a paid hitman. Early life and education Thomas Wales was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a graduate of Milton Academy, where he roomed … Read more
Milan Pantić (18 December 1954 – 11 June 2001) was a Serbian journalist who was killed by unknown people on 11 June 2001 in Jagodina. Biography Pantić worked as a journalist for Večernje novosti, reporting particularly on crimes and trials from Jagodina. He received telephone threats for articles he had written.[1][2] Death Milan Pantić was killed on 11 June 2001 before … Read more
James “Jimmy” Millen was a 27-year-old doorman and former boxer from Kirkby, Merseyside.[15] He moved to Hastings, East Sussex several years before his death to pursue a new life and was married with three children.[16] Millen was locally known to be heavily involved in the criminal underworld alongside Martin-Smith.[17] On 24 October 2001, Millen was shot four times outside his home by two … Read more
Anthony John Hardy[2][3] (31 May 1951 – 25 November 2020)[4] was an English serial killer who was known as the Camden Ripper for beheading and dismembering some of his victims. In November 2003, he was sentenced to three life terms for three murders, but police believe he may have been responsible for up to six … Read more