On the evening of March 28th, 1981, a tragic and mysterious event unfolded in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, that would leave two people dead and fourteen seriously injured. Around sunset, Robin Mervyn Ulapuntu discovered an almost full bottle of Yalumba Barossa Cream Sweet Sherry behind the John Flynn Memorial Church on Todd Street in … More Nabbutta Abbott Nabarula and David Charlie Jagamara
Thirty-eight-year-old Maria James lived with her two sons, thirteen-year-old Mark and eleven-year-old Adam, in a residence attached to her second-hand bookshop in the quiet suburb of Thornbury in Melbourne, Australia. By all accounts, Maria was a well-liked and respected member of the Thornbury community, known for her devotion to her sons and her close-knit circle … More Maria James
It was the evening of August 18th, 1980 in Beaumaris, a quiet and affluent bayside suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Eighteen-year-old Thomas Cooper, an apprentice plumber, and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend drove to the Ricketts Point car park, located near the Beaumaris Yacht Club on Beach Road, at around seven fifteen p.m. The secluded spot was … More Thomas Cooper
In April of 1935, a fisherman caught a fourteen-foot tiger shark near Coogee Beach, Sydney, Australia. The shark was brought to the Coogee Aquarium Baths, where it was put on public display. Days later, on April 25th, the shark, still alive but distressed, regurgitated a human arm in front of horrified onlookers. The arm, remarkably … More The Shark Arm Case
Arthur Brennan was born on March 2nd, 1881, in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, to William and Mary Brennan. He was one of eleven children, with eight sisters and two brothers, both of whom shared his passion for Australian rules football. Brennan’s football career was notable, if not extensive, in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Victorian … More Arthur Brennan
Seventeen-year-old Cherisse Houle was born to Barbara Houle in Ebb and Flow First Nation, Manitoba, Canada. The youngest of four children, she was described as a happy, easygoing child with a radiant smile that could “light up a room.” Despite her vibrant personality, though, Cherisse faced significant struggles. She and her older sister, Jessica, were … More Cherisse Houle
Between May 1980 and October 1981, the suburbs of Tynong North and Frankston, southeast of Melbourne, Australia, became the backdrop for a series of brutal and unsolved murders that shook the local community and baffled law enforcement. Known collectively as the Tynong North and Frankston Murders, the case involved the abduction, murder, and disposal of … More The Tynong North and Frankston Murders
On the evening of April 19th, 1990, twenty-one-year-old Anthony Burrows went out with a friend to the Alicante Club, a popular venue in Speke, Liverpool, England. According to accounts from the time, after leaving the club around two a.m., Burrows and his friend became embroiled in a heated argument with another group of individuals over … More Anthony Burrows
It was the evening of March 19th, 1990, in the quiet suburb of Sunniside, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Fifty-seven-year-old former science teacher Jack Royal and his wife, Sonia, were spending a quiet evening at home, reading together in their front room. At approximately eleven thirty-five p.m., the doorbell rang. Jack went to answer it, peering through … More Jack Royal
On June 4th, 1980, the world of funk music lost one of its brightest stars when Charles William Miller, the renowned saxophonist and flutist of the California funk band War, was brutally stabbed to death in Los Angeles. Born on June 2nd, 1939, in Olathe, Kansas, Charles Miller moved with his family to L.A. at … More Charles Miller
