Residents of Boston were shocked to learn that the killer had been among them all along. Although she survived for a year after the severe attack, she was never able to identify her attacker. His third victim, Mary Tynan, was bludgeoned in her bed in 1875. In 1874, a man fitting the same description clubbed another young girl, Mary Sullivan, to death. According to witnesses, a man in black clothes and a flowing cape attempted to sexually assault the dead girl before running away. On December 5, 1873, Bridget Landregan was found strangled to death in the Boston suburb of Dorchester. This week (December 1-7) in crime history – Russian revolutionary Sergey Kirov was murdered (December 1, 1934) Defense presents case in the Hamptons Murder trial (December 1, 2004) Rape trial of William Kennedy Smith began (December 2, 1991) John Brown was hanged for treason (December 2, 1859) Five-year-old Melissa Brannen disappeared from Christmas party (December 3, 1989) Amanda Knox was found guilty of murder (December 4, 2009) Black Panther members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were killed in a shootout with police (December 4, 1969) Boston Belfry Murderer claimed first victim (December 5, 1873) Colin Ferguson kills six on Long Island Commuter train (December 7, 1993).
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