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The Cabiness Family Massacre: A 1918 Racial Injustice in Texas
More Details: The Cabiness Family Massacre: A 1918 Racial Injustice in TexasIn the early hours of June 1, 1918, the Cabiness family of Walker County, Texas, faced a horrific end when a mob of white men, led by Sheriff Thomas E. King, descended upon their home, resulting in a massacre that erased an entire lineage built from the ashes of slavery. Featured in our Racial Crime…
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Jeffrey Dahmer Case: The Milwaukee Cannibal
More Details: Jeffrey Dahmer Case: The Milwaukee CannibalJeffrey Lionel Dahmer, infamously dubbed the Milwaukee Cannibal, carved a legacy of horror through a decade-long spree of heinous murders that horrified the world. Featured in our Serial Killers series, this exhaustive account traces the life, psychological descent, and gruesome acts of a man whose crimes encompassed rape, dismemberment, necrophilia, and cannibalism. Early Life: A…
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Neoslavery in America: The Hidden Continuation of Slavery Post-Civil War
More Details: Neoslavery in America: The Hidden Continuation of Slavery Post-Civil WarOn September 11, 1942, Alfred Irving, a Black man held in bondage on a Texas farm, became the last documented chattel slave freed in the United States—a stark revelation that challenges the widely accepted narrative that slavery ended with the Civil War in 1865. This case, explored in our Racial Crimes series on DarkCases.com, unveils…
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Atlanta Child Murders 1979-1981: The Unsolved Tragedy of a City
More Details: Atlanta Child Murders 1979-1981: The Unsolved Tragedy of a CityIn the sweltering summer of 1979, Atlanta, Georgia, became the stage for a nightmare that would haunt its streets for years. The discovery of two murdered Black boys—Edward Hope Smith and Alfred James Evans—on July 28 marked the beginning of the Atlanta Child Murders, a series of killings that claimed at least 28 young lives,…
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Sade Robinson Murder Case 2024: A Milwaukee Tragedy Unveiled
More Details: Sade Robinson Murder Case 2024: A Milwaukee Tragedy UnveiledOn April 1, 2024, 19-year-old Sade Robinson stepped out for a date in Milwaukee, a night that should have been a step toward her future. Instead, it ended in her murder, her body dismembered and scattered across the city. Reported missing the next day, the case unraveled into a grim investigation that shook Milwaukee to…
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Baby Garnet Case 1997: The Michigan Cold Case Breakthrough
More Details: Baby Garnet Case 1997: The Michigan Cold Case BreakthroughIn June 1997, the discovery of an infant’s body in an outhouse at Garnet Lake Campground in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula shocked a tight-knit community, sparking the Baby Garnet case—a cold case that remained unsolved for over two decades. Thanks to advancements in DNA technology and an unexpected ancestry kit, justice is now within reach. This…