20 Most Notorious and Infamous Crimes of the 90s

was the high society murder that stunned the world Gianni Versace was murdered in broad daylight this morning welcome to watch Mojo and today we're looking at 20 of the most notorious and Infamous Crimes of the 90s the lead story is the FBI is investigating Tanya Harding's husband in the attack on Nancy carrier oh my God for this list we're looking at the most publicized and high-profile crimes from 1990 to 1999. what Infamous crimes do you most remember from the 90s tell us in the comments kidnapping of JC Lee Dugard in the summer of 1991 the young JC Lee Dugard disappeared in Myers California on her way to the school bus stop she reaches the road a gray car pulls up a stranger rolls down the window and his hand shoots out and I just feel numb Witnesses including dugard's stepfather Carl proven saw a man and woman force her into a gray vehicle and the perpetrators were later identified as Philip garrido and his wife Nancy for 18 years Dugard was held in a shack behind their home in Antioch where she gave birth to two girls the story was featured on America's Most Wanted within days of the abduction Dugard and her daughters were finally found in 2009 after Philip was ordered to attend a parole meeting it wasn't until two suspicious campus police officers uncovered the truth that JC was reunited with her mother after 18 torturous years they're like you can see your mom and I'm like I can I can see my mom in 2011 he received a 431 year to life prison sentence while Nancy was sentenced to 36 to life the murder of Phil Hartman actor comedian Phil Hartman was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1994 earning an Emmy in 1989 for writing don't tell Mrs Clinton Jim let me tell you something there's going to be a whole bunch of things we don't tell Mrs Clinton fast food is the least of our worries okay buddy Hartman married his third wife Bryn omdahl in 1987 and the couple had two children together amdahl struggled with multiple substance use disorders for years which put a strain on their marriage she also reportedly had anger issues leading to many fights between a couple including one on the night of May 27 1998. in the early hours of May 28th she shot Hartman multiple times in his sleep then confessed to two friends before taking her own life distraught neighbors and Friends of the couple say they had marital problems one woman said she had feared that this would happen Hartman's murder shocked the entertainment industry at large family friends and fans continue paying tribute to the comedian John and Lorena Bobbitt less than a week after their four-year anniversary John and Lorena Bobbitt made headlines for a shocking reason according to Lorena her husband assaulted her the night of June 23 1993 in their Manassas Virginia Home when he was asleep she took a knife from the kitchen and removed his manhood so to speak she went into the kitchen to get a glass of water and she saw the knife it was um so many things coming into my mind I I don't know how to describe Lorena alleged that Jon was emotionally and physically abusive she was found not guilty due to insanity and irresistible impulse in years since John has been arrested and charged for several alleged instances of battery involving wives and girlfriends he and Lorena continued to talk to the media about the incident how quickly did you know that what happened that night was going to be a very big story no I knew it was it was big because they were trying to you know keep the reporters from coming out the hospital the shooting of Mary Jo butafuco in 1991 35 year old auto body shop owner Joey buttafuco allegedly began an affair with teenager Amy Fisher when she approached his wife Mary Jo on May 19 1992 a heated confrontation led to Fisher shooting her in the face and fleeing the scene she is accused of an affair with a married man more than twice her age she is in jail and charges of trying to kill his wife but who is Amy Fisher Mary Jo survived and was able to help officials identify the young woman who shot her Fisher Whom The Press dubbed the Long Island Lolita was arrested and charged meanwhile Mary Jo suffered partial face paralysis and lost Hearing in one ear in December 1992 Fisher was sentenced to 5 to 15 years serving seven before being paroled in 1999. it's not about me anymore it's not about the person who got shot and assassinated on the front of her own home it becomes about Joey and Amy and it did it took on a life of its own because that's what the public was seeing that's what they wanted the West Memphis Three in May of 1993 three young boys from West Memphis Arkansas were found murdered in Robin Hood Hills due to the shocking nature officials speculated there was evidence of an occult ritual 18 year old Damian Eccles known for his interest in Wicca was later arrested along with his friend Jason Baldwin and acquaintance Jessie Miss Kelly Jr DEC despite a lack of evidence Baldwin and Miss Kelly got life sentences while Eccles was sentenced to death they argue that the boy's predilections along with the strange and brutal nature of the crime scene are proof that the murders were committed as a Satanic ritual Joe Berlinger and bruceanovsky directed three HBO documentaries beginning with trial coverage the case gained attention when Metallica allowed their music to be used in the first film and high-profile celebrities like Johnny Depp publicly supported the boy's innocence in 2011 The West Memphis Three were released after agreeing to an Alfred plea today The West Memphis Three walked free it's it's been an absolute living hell the attack on Nancy Kerrigan on January 6 1994 figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was practicing for the United States figure skating championships in Detroit Michigan when she was suddenly struck in her right leg with a baton Kerrigan was clubbed on the right knee with a baton by an unidentified man the whack heard round the world as it came to be known rival skater Tanya Harding and her ex-husband Jeff gallulli were suspected of orchestrating the attack to eliminate Harding's competition the attacker was later identified as Shane Stant an associate of Sean Eckert who acted as Harding's bodyguard and galooly's friend scant and his getaway driver Derek Smith accepted plea deals and were both convicted of conspiracy while Eckert and galuli pled guilty to racketeering just three weeks after the attack her ex-husband Jeff gallulli pleads guilty but accuses Tanya of being The Mastermind Tanya categorically denies those allegations you know I haven't done anything wrong Harding was banned from the U.S FSA and didn't skate professionally again in 2017 interest in the infamous attack was renewed with the release of the film I Tonya the murder of Matthew Shepard in October of 1998 21 year old University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was robbed and brutally attacked by two men Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson who left him for dead Shepherds succumbed to his severe head injuries six days later in the hospital the tragedy would become one of the most notorious anti-gay hate crimes in American history [Music] Matt's funeral and the murder trials which led to multiple life sentences dominated the media in December Shepard's parents founded the Matthew Shepard foundation in 1999 Henderson received two life sentences after pleading guilty to murder and kidnapping charges and testifying against McKinney who got the same sentences while McKinney and Henderson maintained that they didn't Target Shepard because he was gay the case sparked discussions surrounding hate crimes against the lgbtq plus Community you know I just saw this very bright intellectual worldly young person it's one of the Mysteries that keeps you going I can't ever really know what he might have been able to accomplish but I have a pretty good idea of what we can accomplish in his name if we keep doing it and so we do in October 2009 then President Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr hate crimes prevention act into law the assassination of Johnny Versace after Giovanni Johnny Versace opened his first Boutique in 1978 the Italian fashion designer quickly made a name for himself in the industry I have a beautiful house I have a beautiful life but that is the media what I desire is more his life was cut short at 50 years old when Andrew cunanan shot him in front of his Miami Beach home on July 15 1997. eight days later cunanan took his own life the cross-country spree killer had previously killed four other men before Versace including his friend Jeffrey Trail in Minneapolis and well-known real estate developer Lee miglin in Chicago Andrew cunan makes the top 10 FBI list you had people in all parts of the country wondering whether Andrew cunanan was going to show up at their house authorities admit that by now cunanan could be anywhere while his exact motivations are ultimately unknown experts speculate cunanan was jealous of versace's Fame and Fortune in 2018 the second season of American Crime Story Revisited the crime and the aftermath the death of James Bulger one of the most shocking criminal cases in British history took place on February 12 1993 when two of the country's youngest offenders took the life of the even younger James Bulger after all this time 17 years there's no doubt in your mind that it wasn't just a prank gone wrong it was evil yes uh there's no doubt in my mind at all it was completely evil intent the now widely viewed CCTV footage shows Robert Thompson and John Venable's leading Bulger out of the New Strand shopping center days after the boy's unspeakable acts bulger's body was found in Walton Liverpool professionals determined Thompson and Venable's new right from wrong despite their young ages in November that year they were found guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping in 2001 both were released from use detention centers at the age of 18 and given new identities they got no punishment whatsoever they got rewards for Mayors and James that's why I've never let it go and I won't let it go you think they were rewarded of course it was because they never spent no time in a prison venables returned to prison on several occasions for possession of explicit material involving minors the Rodney King beating while driving home with friends on the morning of March 3rd 1991 Rodney King was allegedly speeding on the highway and refused to stop for police and a high-speed chase ensued they were eventually pulled over by five officers from the Los Angeles Police Department George holiday a nearby witness filmed the officer's tazing King repeatedly striking him with batons and kicking him Rodney King struggled in many ways for the rest of his life he would have nightmares I mean you could hear him like you know yelling in his sleep like like kind of like moaning like he was literally having a nightmare according to officers he resisted arrest though King and Witnesses denied this the footage was sent to a local news station and ignited widespread criticism of the LAPD and law enforcement's excessive force after the four officers avoided conviction in 1992 public outrage in the African-American Community led to the Six-Day Los Angeles riots well my reaction is uh Shock first and then disappointment obviously we feel the evidence warranted a conviction on the defendants and the jury disagreed with us and we must abide by their decision the death of JonBenet Ramsey on December 26 1996 the young JonBenet Ramsay went missing from her home in Boulder Colorado her parents John and Patsy allegedly found a ransom note demanding a suspiciously specific amount of money the note demands 118 thousand dollars and threatens the immediate execution of their daughter just hours after she was reported missing John found his daughter's lifeless body in the basement her death was ruled a homicide and lo and behold when John Ramsey finds the body you now have John Ramsey at the crime scene documentaries and TV programs still revisit the case analyzing the evidence going over statements and uncovering secrets surrounding the family members the persisting mystery of her death will seemingly always Captivate the nation despite many ongoing theories and suspects the case remains unsolved to this day I believe there is some evidence to suggest strongly that he may have come in through a basement window the Centennial Olympic Park tragedy in 1996 Atlanta Georgia hosted the Summer Olympics security guard Richard Jewell discovered what appeared to be a pipe bomb under a bench in the park he immediately called the police and helped lead people to safety before the blast the bombing resulted in one death and 100 injuries he was hailed a hero and I just hope that we catch the people that did it Jewell was labeled a hero but then quickly became the FBI's main suspect for almost three months the FBI investigation and the media attention ruined his life some of the coverage while acknowledging that Jewel was only under investigation still cast him in the worst possible light his name was eventually cleared but the real bomber Eric Rudolph wasn't caught until 2013. Jewell was the subject of a Clint Eastwood film as well as season 2 of Discovery Channel's Anthology series Manhunt until the day I die there will be people who believe that I'm a murderer the murders of two Park and Biggie Smalls in the late 90s two of hip-hop's most influential artists were killed within six months of each other back seat of the Cadillac unrolled the window arm came out opened fire and just went rat attack town there were 13 shots fired on September 7 1996 Tupac Shakur was gunned down dying six days later then on March 9th 1997 Biggie Smalls also known as The Notorious BIG a suspect in Tupac's murder was shot and killed that one emergency what are you reporting yeah started off as friends but enemies in the East Coast West Coast War suspects range from former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight two corrupt officers in the LAPD new theories still arise today from lifelong fans hoping to solve the murders of two young rappers at the height of their careers you know you don't know who's with who how it's going to go down the World Trade Center bombing eight years before the September 11th attacks the World Trade Center was hit with a bomb on the afternoon of February 26 1993 a bomb went off inside a rental van killing six people and injuring over a thousand the van was located in the underground parking garage at 12 18 PM World Trade Center Tower number one became a tower of smoke shockingly one of the men who planted the bomb actually went to the rental agency to get his security deposit back not so shockingly he was brought in by the FBI Mohamed Salama and his three accomplices were arrested and later convicted yesterday federal agents raided salama's apartment where they found the evidence that led to his arrest the granite Memorial Fountain built to honor the victims was destroyed in 2001 but the names of the victims are included in the North Pool of the 911 memorial 93 bombing was the Powder Keg it was the start of America being vulnerable the murder of Selena Quintanilla Perez Selena Quintanilla Perez was just 23 years old when she was killed by her fan club president and friend Yolanda Saldivar on March 31 1995. Selena has been shot dead at a Corpus Christi Motel Yolanda was caught embezzling the singer's money and Selena confronted her at a motel to collect tax papers rather than face the consequences of her crimes Yolanda fatally shot her supposedly best friend it's not like we thought that this person was possible of the act that she committed given Selena's bright and bubbly presence that touched so many her sudden death is still a shocking reality it's impossible to listen to dreaming of you and not cry thinking of the heartbreaking ending of the 1997 film love for the iconic singer was revitalized with Netflix's Selena the series the crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer he's sometimes called the Milwaukee cannibal or the Milwaukee monster but everyone knows the name Dahmer from 1978 to 1991 he killed 17 young men doing unspeakable things to their remains Jeffrey Dahmer was responsible for killing more than a dozen people the killer was finally caught on July 22 1991 after an intended victim escaped and flagged down police a lot of media attention has focused on his upbringing attempting to explain why anyone would commit such horrific crimes Milwaukee newspaper is reporting the man has confessed to killing at least 11 people what makes him enduringly fascinating is just how normal he looked Ryan Murphy's Netflix original series starring Evan Peters is based on Dahmer's life but told Through The Eyes of his victims the Waco Siege beginning February 28 1993 the FBI led a Siege against David koresh leader of the Branch Davidians and his cult followers suspecting that the group was stockpiling illegal weapons ATF agents had arrived at Mount Carmel Center outside Waco Texas to serve a warrant instead a deadly gunfight ensued resulting in the deaths of four agents and six Branch Davidians even when the age and soul left we felt that they would be back that night and kill us The Siege continued for 51 days finally ending April 19th when the FBI flooded the building with tear gas attempting to force everyone out this is hot and assault we are not entering the building a fire consumed the building and by the end 76 Branch Davidians were dead official reports alleged that cult members lit the fires while surviving cult members blamed the FBI the huge numbers of Americans watched this play out on their television sets and the ending was incredibly horrifying the Oklahoma City attack two years to the day after the Waco Siege a bomb went off under the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City a massive Car Bomb exploded outside of a large Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City shattering that building the bombing killed at least 168 people including 19 children wounding over 680 others the nine-story building contained offices of 14 federal agencies Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols Two Soldiers turned anti-government extremists targeted this location because it housed the DEA and ATF two of the three agencies they sought to attack McVay was sentenced to death for this act of domestic terrorism one of the worst in U.S history it was an act of cowardice and it was evil the Columbine High School massacre when you say Columbine everyone knows what you're referring to Columbine High School in Littleton Colorado became front page news on April 20th 1999 after two heavily armed students killed 13 and wounded over 20 others before taking their own lives this wasn't the first school shooting in the U.S there had been a string of others around the country but at the time it was the deadliest in U.S history this Infamous attack forever changed how security and safety Protocols are handled in schools victims of the shooting suffer lasting trauma some continuing to speak about their experience in the hopes of preventing more tragedies it's good that school shootings are still shocking because it shows that they're they're really rare before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman on June 13 1994 the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found in front of her Brentwood home having been stabbed to death the night before she was absolutely terrified for her Nicole's ex-husband former football star O.J Simpson became the number one suspect the trial dubbed the trial of the century began seven months after the murders on January 24 1995 and would last 134 days with the shocking verdict being announced on October 3rd we the jury in the aboved in title action find the defendant or orenthal James Simpson not guilty of the crime of murder in violation of penal Colt section 187 in the media it's often forgotten that it isn't all about Simpson the families of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman lost their loved ones the infamous Bronco Chase trying on the gloves the theatrics in and out of court all distract from the reality of the case two people were brutally killed a mostly white jury found Simpson liable ordering him to pay 33 and a half million dollars to the families of the murder victims in 1997. 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Length: 22min 10sec (1330 seconds)

Published: Wed May 17 2023