Morning Cup of Murder

November 9th: Darlene Gentry Kills (2005)

Marriages don’t always work out. It’s a fact of life but, sometimes, people decide to stay in a relationship despite being unhappy. On November 9th 2005 a marriage came to an end, not through divorce, but when one partner died a tragic and sudden death.

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/sex-and-murder/a-slain-mans-family-stood-behind-his-widow-until-the-shocking-end, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/did-this-texas-homecoming-queen-shoot-her-husband-in-the-head-for-insurance-money, https://medium.com/the-wicked-truth/from-prom-queen-to-cold-blooded-killer-aa8ea17970f0, https://wacotrib.com/news/local/article_a642787b-2d0b-5e67-a0b1-e4cf0d1dc529.html, https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/waco-nurse-gets-60-years-for-killing-husband-1543573.php, https://wacotrib.com/news/local/crime-courts/convicted-killer-darlene-gentry-back-in-waco-for-hearing/article_84633882-eaf6-5875-88ed-bb8ff4361b14.html
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November 7th: Trial for Herrin Massacre Takes Place (1922)

One decision can set off a series of events that cause great tragedy. On November 7th 1922 a trial took place for a truly terrible massacre. One set off by the decision of one man.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herrin_massacre, https://www.americanheritage.com/1922-herrin-massacre, https://www.cs.siu.edu/csday/2009_1/herrin_massacre.htm, https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/few-chicagoans-have-heard-of-the-deadliest-day-in-state-history/, https://apnews.com/general-news-7054a0246e48419d8d605312928f2552
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November 5th: Devin Patrick Kelley Kills (2017)

Sometimes it takes a truly heinous event to uncover mistakes that must be remedied. On November 5th 2017 a man walked into a church and committed a devastating massacre. A crime that should have never been able to happen, or at the very least should have been made more difficult to achieve, by the filing of the proper paperwork.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutherland_Springs_church_shooting, https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/texas-church-shooting/who-devin-kelley-alleged-texas-church-shooter-n817806, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/11/06/who-is-devin-patrick-kelley-gunman-who-officials-say-killed-churchgoers-in-sutherland-springs/, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/us/church-shooting-texas.html, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41884342, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/devin-patrick-kelley-texas-shooting-suspect-sutherland-springs-first-baptist-church-latest/, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/tag/devin-patrick-kelley
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