On November 18, 1978, more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple, led by Jim Jones, died in a remote commune in Guyana called Jonestown. What began as a congressional fact-finding mission ended in an ambush at a jungle airstrip and a mass poisoning at the compound itself.We walk through the chilling timeline of that day—from Congressman Leo Ryan’s final moments to the chaos at Port Kaituma, to the final orders broadcast over a loudspeaker in Jonestown’s open-air pavilion.#Jonestown #PeoplesTemple #JimJones #CultHistoryAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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November 17 - The Burger Chef Murders
On the night of November 17, 1978, four young employees vanished from a Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana. Two days later, their bodies were discovered in a remote Johnson County field—shot, stabbed, and beaten.This episode explores the timeline of one of Indiana’s most haunting unsolved cases. From early investigative missteps to decades of theories, confessions, and evolving forensic efforts, we walk through the events that began as a suspected robbery and escalated into a quadruple murder.With only $581 missing and few physical clues left behind, the case has remained open for nearly 50 years—driven forward by persistent investigators, public appeals, and the families’ search for answers.#BurgerChefMurders #UnsolvedMystery #ColdCase #OnThisDayAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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November 16 — The Murder of Bernice Worden
On November 16, 1957, 58-year-old Bernice Worden vanished from her small-town hardware store in Plainfield, Wisconsin. By nightfall, investigators would discover her body—and uncover one of the most horrifying crime scenes in American history.This episode examines the disappearance that led authorities to local handyman Ed Gein and the grim findings inside his farmhouse. We trace the investigation, Gein’s arrest, the revelations about grave robbing, and the trial that followed. Alongside the true crime legacy, we remember the woman at the center of it all: Bernice Worden.#BerniceWorden #EdGein #OnThisDay #TrueCrimeHistory Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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November 15 – The Murder of Miranda Fenner
Eighteen-year-old Miranda Fenner was working the evening shift at a small video store in Laurel, Montana, when someone walked in, brutally attacked her, and disappeared into the night.The case went cold—until nearly 20 years later, a confession and DNA from a separate crime finally revealed what happened that night inside The Movie Store.In this episode of Day by Day: True Crime Stories, we explore the unsolved years, the pattern of violence in the area at the time, and the confession that helped bring closure to one of Montana’s most haunting cold cases.#MirandaFenner #TrueCrimePodcast #OnThisDay #MontanaCrimeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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November 14 – The Murder of Reena Virk
On a Friday night in 1997, 14-year-old Reena Virk went to meet friends near the Craigflower Bridge in Saanich, British Columbia. She never came home.What began as a group gathering quickly turned violent—first with a brutal assault by several teenage girls, then, later that night, a fatal second attack that ended in murder.In this episode of Day by Day: True Crime Stories, we examine the events that led to Reena’s death, the investigation that followed, and the trials that would stretch on for over a decade.Reena’s case became one of Canada’s most talked-about tragedies, raising urgent questions about bullying, peer pressure, and accountability in youth justice.#ReenaVirk #TrueCrimePodcast #OnThisDay #CanadianCrimeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Your daily dose of true crime history. Join Kona Gallagher, host of And Then They Were Gone, for a story about a crime or justice milestone that happened this day in history.
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