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As the famous English actor William Macready was preparing to go on stage in New York, over 300 police officers were placed in and around the theater. “But the head of the police said, 'I don't know that that's going to be enough people.'”
In the early 1920s, painters at a watch dial factory in New Jersey started to get sick. No one could tell them why.
In 1974, musician Connie Converse drove away from home and was never heard from again.
“I never did anything wrong. I never had a speeding ticket. I think I just saved all my stuff up for just one thing.”
For decades, TV news reporter Russ Ewing stood beside more than 100 people — at their request — as they surrendered to the police.
In May 1991, a bank robber walked into a bank in Irving, Texas, and without speaking handed the teller a note that read, “This is a bank robbery. Give me your money. No marked bills or dye packs.”
A conversation with a 911 operator about what happens on the other end of the line – and the day she heard her daughter's voice on the phone.
Martin Abramowitz knew that his father had worked at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, but he always thought he hadn’t been there the day the building caught fire. Then he found out that a man with his father’s name had testified at the factory owners' trial.
When Aaron Quinn called the Vallejo police to report that his girlfriend Denise Huskins had been kidnapped, and went into the station for questioning, a detective told Aaron that he didn't believe him. When Denise was released after being held captive for about 48 hours, police didn't believe her either. It soon became clear that the police viewed Denise and Aaron as suspects, not victims.