Every single day, somebody gets murdered. Throughout the storied history of crime all over the world, there have been several cases of murder that have not only transcended headlines but have also shaken nations across the globe. Out of the thousands of murders committed in history, there are a few murder stories that have become so ingrained in our collective conscience because of the ways through which they were committed. Here is a list of the 25 most shocking murders ever committed in history: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9CFWoj8Vnc?version=3&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent&w=610&h=374]
20. Matthew Shepard
soundtracktomyday.blogspot.com On the night of October 7, 1998, American student Matthew Shepard was the victim of a hate crime based on sexual orientation. Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson’s hatred of homosexuals led them to rob, pistol-whipp and torture Shepard in what would later be influential in the Matthew Shepard Act which extended the definition of hate crimes to include sexual orientation. Shepard died shortly after the assault.
15. Annie Le
www.cbsnews.com On September 8, 2009, Vietnamese American Annie Le; a doctoral student at the Yale School of Medicine, was found hanging upside down inside a building wall cavity in the basement of the Yale laboratory. A week after, Raymond J. Clark, a Yale lab technician, was arrested and found guilty to the heinous crime and was sentenced to 44 years in prison.
10. Sandra Cantu
sonypozo1.blogspot.com Eight-year old Sandra Catu attracted national attention after she went missing on March 27, 2009. Several days later, her body was found inside a suitcase in a nearby irrigation pond. The murderer; Melissa Huckaby, was charged murder and rape which she plead guilty to in order to avoid the death penalty.
5. James Bulger
www.dailyrecord.co.uk Three-year old James Bulger was abducted, tortured and murdered by ten-year olds Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. The two young murderers were charged on February 20, 1993 and found guilty on November 24, 1993 making them the youngest convicted murderers in modern English history.
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