Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Emmett Till
Read about the tragic case of Emmett Till, an African American teenager who was viciously murdered in 1955. The case forced the public to see the brutality of the racism that was rampant in the South and it fueled the civil rights movement.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Celia, a Slave Trial (1855)
For nineteen-year-old Celia, a slave on a Missouri farm, five years of being repeatedly raped by her middle-aged owner was enough. On the night of June 23, 1855, she would later tell a reporter, "the Devil got into me" and Celia fatally...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: D. C. Stephenson Trial (1925)
In 1925, the Indiana KKK was the largest state branch in the Klan's "Invisible Empire." The conviction in November of that year of D. C. Stephenson, the powerful grand dragon of the Indiana Klan, for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer led...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: George Zimmerman ("Trayvon Martin") Trial (2013)
Trayvon Martin was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Walking back from a 7-Eleven to the Sanford, Florida townhouse of his father's fiancee on a dark and rainy February evening in 2012, Martin aroused the suspicions of neighborhood...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Mountain Meadows Massacre (1875 76)
Called "the darkest deed of the nineteenth century," the brutal 1857 murder of 120 men, women, and children at a place in southern Utah called Mountain Meadows remains one of the most controversial events in the history of the American...
A&E Television
History.com: Fatty Arbuckle and the Birth of the Celebrity Scandal
This New Yorker article discusses Fatty Arbuckle, a silent-film era performer at the height of his fame, is arrested in San Francisco for the rape and murder of aspiring actress Virginia Rappe. Arbuckle was later acquitted by a jury, but...
National Institutes of Health
Pub Med: Men, Women, and Murder: Gender Specific Differences
This is an abstract of an article published in 1992 that examined crime data for 1976-1987. It looked at the differences between men and women in the roles of victim or offender in homicide cases.
Other
Polar Fle
Two French teachers created this game based on solving a murder mystery, much like the game Clue (Cluedo). In going from task to task, gather "evidence" to figure out who is guilty. Activities are divided into four levels: beginner,...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Abel
This site tells the story of Abel, the second-born son of Adam and Eve. It tells the story of his purity and love of God and how he was eventually murdered by his jealous older brother Cain. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia?...
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Murder of St Peter the Martyr
An image of "The Murder of St Peter the Martyr", created by Giovanni Bellini in 1509 (Oil on panel, 67 x 100 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Blood of the Murdered Crying for Vengeance
An image of "The Blood of the Murdered Crying for Vengeance", created by James Gillray in 1793 (Etching).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Discovery of the Murder of Holofernes
An image of "The Discovery of the Murder of Holofernes", created by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1472 (Tempera on wood, 31 x 25 cm).
Curated OER
Thousands of People Gathered in Ny, 1963, to Protest the Birmingham Murders.
The tragic story of the Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham during the Civil Rights movement in which four girls were killed. This NPR site updates the saga of the on-going investigation of the murderers.
Curated OER
Iceman Murdered! Scientists Discover Arrowhead in 5,300 Year Old Body
A short article on the discovery of Otzi, the mummy found in the Italian Alps in 1991 and believed to be 5,300 years old, and how he was murdered.
Curated OER
History Matters: Eyewitness to Murder: Recounting the Ludlow Massacre
An eyewitness account provided by an electrical engineer about the brutal Ludlow Massacre in which three women and eleven children were killed in a tent city in Ludlow, Colorado, during the height of the Colorado Coal Strike.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: On Maggots and Murders: Forensic Entomology [Pdf]
Five-page article explains how forensic scientists, when investigating crimes, analyze maggots and blowflies to determine approximate times of death.
Other
Mozart and Salieri: Professional Jealousy or Murder?
This is a "WebQuest," lesson in which students follow links for information about Salieri's possible involvement in Mozart's death. Great fun for kids while learning.
BBC
Bbc: Joseph Stalin: National Hero or Cold Blooded Murderer
An overview of the rule of Joseph Stalin can be found in this biographical article of the former Soviet ruler.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Soviet Archives Exhibit
This ibiblio.org exhibit discusses in detail the history of the Soviet Union. The site is grouped into two main categories with several sub-headings. One is Internal Workings of the Soviet System including: Repression and Terror: Stalin...
BBC
Bbc History: In Search of Scotland: Wars of Independence: William Wallace
An account of Scotland's early hero, William Wallace. From England's point of view, a traitor, murderer, and outlaw. Find out the true life history of this famed hero.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Forensic Dna Analysis
This video segment from NOVA: "The Killer's Trail" investigates the potential for DNA evidence to solve murder cases, even those from the distant past.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Mississippi Burning Trial
Updated detailed account of the case of United States versus Cecil Price et al., also known as the "Mississippi Burning trial", a criminal trial where the United States charged a group of 18 men with conspiring in a Ku Klux Klan plot to...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: An Account of the Leonard Peltier Trial
Read an account of th events that led to the arrest of Leonard Peltier for the murder of two FBI agents. Did he receive a fair trial? Find a wealth of information related to this controversial trial.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Saved From the Gallows: The Trial of Leopold and Loeb [Pdf]
Referred to as "the crime of the century," Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were tried and convicted of the murder of a fourteen year old in Chicago in the early twentieth century. This Bill of Rights in Action features the story of the...
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