August 23, 1305: William Wallace Executed

Norwegian police proudly announced the recovery of two iconic paintings by Edvard Munch that had been stolen two years earlier. Guest hosted by Greg Polcyn from Serial Killers. NOTE: This is the final episode of Today in True Crime. On behalf of Vanessa and everyone here at Parcast, thank you for listening! To hear more from Parcast, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A member of the Socialist Revolutionary Party shot and seriously injured Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Russian Soviet Republic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is thought to be the largest child sacrifice mass grave ever discovered was unearthed in a coastal town in northern Peru. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In what was a robbery plan that went tragically wrong, pizza delivery man named Brian Wells attempted to rob a bank in Pennsylvania... with a bomb fastened to his neck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brenton Tarran was the first person in New Zealand to be sentenced to life without parole. More than a year earlier, he live-streamed his attack on two mosques where he killed 51 Muslims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a night at a local bar together, 19-year-old Robert Chambers, also known as the "Preppy Killer," murdered 18-year-old Jennifer Levin in Central Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An author claiming to be a scientist published the first in a series of articles for the New York Sun about life being discovered on the moon. The public was astonished and later found that the pieces were satirical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

French Catholics slaughtered protestants during the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre. It started when troops descended on the home of Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny, a French Huguenot Protestant. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from Medical Murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scottish rebel William Wallace resisted the English occupation in his country, and was charged with high treason. The sentence for such a crime was death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Right-wing extremists sprayed more than 140 bullets into French President Charles de Gaulle's motorcade. He and his wife would survive the attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices