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The Cranberries' 1996 album To the Faithful Departed includes a song about the murder, "I Just Shot John Lennon". [107] XTC performed "Rain" and "Towers of London" in Liverpool the night after Lennon's death. [108] The Chameleons’ 1983 album Script of the Bridge features a song about the murder, “Here Today”, written from the perspective ...
Erik Menéndez and Lyle Menéndez's murder case has played out in the public for over three decades from two high-profile trials to a life sentence — and now a renewed chance at freedom. After ...
Hollywood has been the site of many high-profile murder cases over the years — and some have even overlapped. Erik Menéndez and Lyle Menéndez made headlines in 1989 for their involvement in ...
The Killing of John Lennon is a 2006 biographical film about Mark David Chapman's plot to kill musician John Lennon. The film was written and directed by Andrew Piddington and stars Jonas Ball, Robert C. Kirk and Thomas A. McMahon.
The documentary inspired high profile organizations such as the Legal Aid Society, Center on Wrongful Convictions and the Innocence Project to support Thomas's appeal. After a setback in New York's 3rd Appellate Department, Thomas won his appeal to the New York Court of Appeals based on a coercive interrogation, resulting in an order for a new ...
The murder of Catherine Goodrich is described as a "red ball", which is a police jargon phrase used to describe a high-profile case that draws such close media and political attention that it diverts time and attention away from other cases in the homicide department. [9]
The Beatles landed at JFK Airport on February 7, 1964, greeted by 3,000 of the fans that had sent “I Want To Hold Your Hand” to the top of the Hot 100, and America’s love affair with the Fab ...
1964 The Lydney Murder, a body later identified as Peter Thomas found near Lydney, and a significant case in the development of entomology for criminal investigation. [24] 1965 The conviction of Laurence Dean for the murder of his son Michael was the first in England for "battered baby syndrome" and greatly raised awareness of the condition in ...