Irene Triplett, the daughter of a civil war veteran, was the last to be known to collect her father's pension of $73.13 monthly, despite him passing away at the age of 92.
In 1983, a man named Kenneth Waters in his 20s was wrongfully convicted of murder by his ex-girlfriend. He spent 18 years in prison until his high-school drop out sister put herself through law school, finally proving his innocence and setting him free.
Dawn Strurgess becomes a victim of assassination, after being gifted a perfume bottle by her boyfriend.
11 year old girl miraculously survives a plane crash after her dad shields her from the impact, by giving a ‘bear hug.’ “I’m alive because of him,” she says.
In 1989, a mother was wrongly convicted of murder after her five-month old son, Ryan, died of anti-freeze. While waiting for her hearing in prison, she gave birth to another son, who also showed the same symptoms as her former son. Upon investigation, authorities dropped all the charges against her, as it was found out that both the babies had a rare genetic disease that remained undiagnosed.
The human vampire who would hunt young men by eating their ‘Adam’s Apple,’ calling it his ‘love bite.’
In 1999, an English Journalist, Jill Dando who was known for co-presenting BBC One programme ‘Crimewatch’ was shot dead outside of her house. While it led to the biggest murder inquiry in London, the case remains unsolved to this day.
