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Over a three-day period between December 24 and December 26, 1992, a juvenile gang, who called themselves the "Downtown Posse", led by the 19-year-old ringleader Marvallous Matthew Keene (July 5, 1973 – July 21, 2009), committed a series of six murders and multiple robberies across Dayton, Ohio.
The Wounded Word: A Brief Meditation on the Seven Sayings of Christ on the Cross. Baker Books. Pink, Arthur (2005). The Seven Sayings of the Saviour on the Cross. Baker Books. ISBN 0-8010-6573-9. Rutledge, Fleming (2004). The Seven Last Words From The Cross. Eerdmans Publishing Company. ISBN 0-8028-2786-1
This is a list of successful assassinations, sorted by location.For failed assassination attempts, see List of people who survived assassination attempts.. For the purposes of this article, an assassination is defined as the deliberate, premeditated murder of a prominent figure, often for religious, political or monetary reasons.
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
"My last words to you, my son and successor, are: Never trust the Russians." [3] — Abdur Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1 October 1901), to Habibullah Khan "Come right out this way." [7] [8] — William Thomas Maxwell, American tracker and deputized sheriff (8 October 1901), telling the Smith Gang to surrender prior to the Battleground ...
Jack the Ripper. Perhaps the most notorious serial killer ever, Jack the Ripper killed and mutilated at least five women in London. All of the killings took place in 1888, and the killer allegedly ...
Over a two decade reign of terror, Dennis Rader stalked, raped and murdered his victims before boasting of his kills in encrypted messages to police and media.. Rader’s need for notoriety ...
The seven meditations on the Last Words are excerpted from all four gospels. The "Earthquake" movement derives from Matthew 27:51ff. Much of the work is consolatory, but the "Earthquake" brings a contrasting element of supernatural intervention—the orchestra is asked to play presto e con tutta la forza—and closes with the only fortississimo (triple forte) in the piece.