14. Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle – Murder
Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was a star in the American silent movie scene. He was also a comedian, director, and screenwriter. We may even thank him for the genius of Charlie Chaplin. From 1921 to 1922, Arbuckle was caught up in a seriously scary trial. He was charged with the murder of Virginia Rappe, a famous actress. In three separate trials, Arbuckle had to undergo defending himself and proclaiming his innocence in charges that he raped and killed Rappe. The story was that Rappe got sick at Arbuckle’s party and died four days later. Arbuckle ended up being acquitted in trial number three and the jury even wrote a formal apology letter to him.
13. Nathaniel Richardson – Sending Ricin-Laced Letters to the White House
This is a story for a Lifetime movie. Nathaniel Richardson was the first person accused in the case of ricin-laced letters being sent to the White House from a Texas home address. Ricin is a very toxic substance which is obtained from pressing the castor-oil seeds. The letters were addressed to President Barack Obama himself, as well as the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg. The letters contained hateful messages and threatened the President, saying that “Anyone wants to come to my house will get shot in the face.” The culprit was Shannon Richardson, who at first tried to blame her husband Nathaniel for the deed.
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