Murder: Timeline

1861   In Britain, the death penalty is limited to murder, embezzlement Embezzlement

Embezzlement is the fraudulent [i] appropriation by a person to his own use of property or money e ... 

, piracy and to acts of arson Arson

Arson is the crime [i] of setting a fire [i] with intent to cause damage. ... 

 perpetrated upon docks or ammunition depots.

1862   Indian Wars Indian Wars

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: In Minnesota Minnesota

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, more than 300 Santee Sioux Sioux

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 are found guilty of rape Rape

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 and murder of white settlers and are sentenced to hang.

1887   Portugal Portugal

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 abolishes death penalty for murder

1948   The murder of a three-year-old girl in Blackburn, England England

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 leads to the fingerprinting of more than 40,000 men in the city in an attempt to find the murderer.

1958   Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate begin their murder spree with the killings of her parents and infant sister.

1971   Charles Manson Charles Manson

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 and three female "family members" are found guilty of the 1969 murder of Sharon Tate Sharon Tate

Sharon Marie Tate was an American [i] film [i] actress [i]. ... 

 and others at her house.

1978   British Police launch a massive murder hunt, when newspaper boy Carl Bridgewater is shot dead after disturbing a burglary.

1980   Paul Geidel, convicted of second-degree murder in 1911, is released from prison Prison

prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physicall... 

 in Beacon, New York, after 68 years and 245 days - the longest-ever time served by an inmate.

1986   Jeremy Bamber is found guilty of the murder of his parents, sister and twin nephews and sentenced to life imprisonment Life imprisonment

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 with a recommendation by the trial judge that he should serve at least 25 years before being considered for parole.

1992   In New York New York

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, Mafia Mafia

The Mafia, also referred to in Italian [i] as Cosa Nostra [i] , is a secret society [i] ... 

 boss John Gotti John Gotti

John Joseph Gotti Jr. or John Gotti was a well-known Italian-American mafioso [i] and was the don [i] ... 

 is convicted of the murder of mob boss Paul Castellano Paul Castellano

Constantino Paul Castellano, better known as Paul Castellano, was a mafia [i] boss in New York [i] ... 

 and racketeering, and is later sentenced to life in prison.

1992   Mafia Mafia

The Mafia, also referred to in Italian [i] as Cosa Nostra [i] , is a secret society [i] ... 

 boss John Gotti John Gotti

John Joseph Gotti Jr. or John Gotti was a well-known Italian-American mafioso [i] and was the don [i] ... 

 is sentenced to life in prison Prison

prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physicall... 

, after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering on April 2.

1995   Colin Ferguson is convicted of 6 counts of murder for the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings and later receives a 200+ year senten

1999   A Michigan Michigan

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 jury finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian Jack Kevorkian

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 guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man (the incident was videotaped and aired on the September 17, 1998 edition of ''60 Minutes'').

1999   In Laramie, Wyoming, Russell Henderson pleads guilty to kidnapping and felony murder, in order to avoid a possible death penalty conviction for the apparent hate crime Hate crime

Hate crimes are violent crime [i]s, hate speech [i] or vandalism [i], motivated by feelings of enmity [i] ... 

 killing of Matthew Shepard Matthew Shepard

Matthew Wayne Shepard was an American [i] student at the University of Wyoming [i], who wa ... 

.

2000   Ukrainian Ukraine

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 politician Oleksander Moroz touches off the Cassette Scandal by publicly accusing President Leonid Kuchma of involvement in the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze.

2004   "Girl A" is sentenced to be institutionalized due to the murder of classmate Satomi Mitarai.