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Today is the International day to eliminate violence against women

André Sedlak, Esq.

November 25, 1999:  The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution designating November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.  The original resolution, introduced by the Dominican Republic, was in response to, and in remembrance of, the 1960 murders of three sisters: Maria, Teresa, and Minerva Mirabel. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: girls, murder, sexual violence, violence against women, women

Eight Defendants are found guilty in the 1986 Mafia Commission Trial

André Sedlak, Esq.

The 1986 Mafia Commission Trial November 19, 1986:  Eight Defendants are found guilty of 151 counts in "The 1986 Mafia Commission Trial" a/k/a United States v. Anthony Salerno, et al., criminal trial in New York City. The 1986 Mafia Commission Trail Court proceedings began on February 25, 1985 with 11 Defendants charged under RICO with: extortion, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: extortion, mafia commission trial, murder, racketeering, rico, the 1986 mafia commission trial

The Real Amityville Horror Story

André Sedlak, Esq.

The Real Amityville Horror Story November 13, 1974:  At 112 Ocean Avenue, in Amityville Long Island, 23 year-old Ronald DeFeo, Jr., murders his father, mother, two brothers (18 & 9 years-old) and two sisters (13 & 12 years-old) with a  .35 caliber lever action rifle.  In December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz and their three children moved into the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: amityville horror, concurrent sentences, defense attorney, insanity, murder, the real amityville horror story

The Haymarket Affair Bombers are Executed by Hanging.

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The Haymarket Affair Bombers are Executed by Hanging. November 11, 1887:  The Haymarket Affair bombers, August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed.  The Haymarket affair a/k/a the "Haymarket Massacre" and "Haymarket Riot" was a bombing that occurred at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: conspiracy, execution, grand jury, murder, the haymarket affair bombers are executed by hanging.

Slave Leader Nat Turner is Convicted for “conspiring to rebel and making insurrection”

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Slave Leader Nat Turner is Convicted for "conspiring to rebel and making insurrection" November 5, 1831:  In Jerusalem, Virginia, Slave Leader Nat Turner is convicted for "conspiring to rebel and making insurrection" and sentenced to death.  Six days later on November 11, Turner was hanged and his body was flayed, beheaded and quartered.  In all there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: acquitted, conspiracy, conviction, defense attorney, execution, murder, slave leader nat turner

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