Wednesday, May 15, 2024

True Crime Cases Lists

Most of the cases so far fall into fairly distinct categories. Still, I did need a “Miscellaneous” listing for accidents, mistaken identity, unknown motives, and so on

Robberies
   Murder on the Olympic Peninsula (Logging camp.)
   Snoqualmie Valley Shootout (Bank robbery.)
   Murder On A Train (Workers on the move.)
   Crooks Follow The Money Too (Cigar store money car.)
   Sad End of a Long March (Street robbery.)
   Murder of Grocer Edmund Hines (Salt Lake City.)
   The Christmas Presents Murder (Gifts for his girl.)
   Death in the Line of Duty (Drug store robbery.)
   A Wasted, Misspent Life … Ending In Tragedy (Service station.)
   Murder For A Pittance (Automobile garage.)
   The Fog of War? No, Politics (Street robbery.)
   Death On A Sunday Afternoon (Daylight burglary.)
   Murder in Obscurity (Early-morning robbery.)
   Victim of the Great Depression (Store and post office robbery.)
   A Fatal Blunder (Loan office robbery.)
   Murder At The Haven (Tourist Camp robbery.)
   A Car Was The Key (Drug store robbery.)
   Trail's End In Montana (Burglary stakeout.)
   Justice Delayed (Bank robbery.)
   The Chicken Coop Deaths (Chicken thievery ... two dead.)
   Death On A Snowy Night (Nighttime store burglary.)
   Failed Burglar Resorts to Murder (Nighttime burglary attempt.)

Love-Hate Triangle
   Yakima Love (?) Triangle (Two dead.)
   Almost a Triple Murder (Three dead, in the end.)
   Obsession Leads To Murder (Two dead, in the end.)
   Jealousy – Even Justified – Is A Deadly Sin (Self defense?)
   Love Triangle: Real or Imagined (The shooter's imagination?)
   "Eternal Triangle" Claims Another Victim (The shooter's imagination, again?)
   A Jury Of His Peers (Eliminate a rival.)
 

Eliminate an Enemy/Threat
   Mercer Island Murder (A possible squealer must go.)
   Shooting Death in Pasco (End of an argument.)
   Lawless Men, Violent Deeds (Blame the booze.)
   The Rosebud County Sniper (Irrational? anger.)
   Shades of the Old West (Self defense?)
   Life Through A Jagged Pane (Family conflict.)
   Fixation on Youth Brings Death (Self defense.)
   A Death In The Family (End of an argument.)
   An Abundance of Evidence (End of an argument.)
   An Immigrant Tragedy (Unwelcome attention ended.)
   Tragedy on the 4th of July (Shot in the line of duty.)
   One Binge Too Many (Abusive husband must go.)
   Death in Little Italy (End of an argument.)
   Farmhand Murder Mystery (End of a Confrontation.)
   A tragedy Waiting to Happen (End of a Confrontation.)
   What Dark Depths (Self-Defense Claimed.)

Miscellaneous
   Puzzling Countryside Murders (Motive unknown.)
   Ambush in Algona (Mistaken identity.)
   Mysteries at Lake Thomas (Motive unclear. Love triangle?)
   Sudden Death Ends Long Friendship (Accident ... defective weapon.)
   The Mobility Murder (Taxi driver murdered ... motive unclear.)

Prohibition Enforcement
   Death On A Weekend Outing (Unarmed and not a bootlegger.)
   Friendly Fire, Delayed Death (Shot the wrong man, accidentally.)
   Moonshine – A Death Penalty? (Unarmed moonshiner, accident claimed.)
   Another Casualty of Prohibition (Self defense claimed.)
  The Locked Room Mystery – Seattle Style (Possible "squealer" eliminated.)


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