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At
the same time, the victim Derrick Robbie, who was only 4 years old
then, was also a participant to the recreational event.

According
to Derrick’s mother, she always accompanied her son when going
to the park, but on that unfortunate day, she was indisposed as she
needed to take care of Derrick’s younger sibling. So when
Derrick insisted that the park was really near and he could walk by
himself, his mother conceded.

This
lead to a very tragic event, for when Eric saw the vulnerable Derrick
alone, he lured him into the secluded area, and strangled him to near
death. What’s even more terrifying is the fact that Eric
dropped a huge rock on the 4 year old’s head, as if to make
sure that he really would not survive the ordeal.

Weirdly,
Eric went to the police station not to confess, but to “help”
with the investigation. 2 days later though, he also claimed
responsibility to the killing. Up to now, Eric is still serving his
sentence; his next hearing will be in 2016.

3.
Josh Phillips

Another
murder that made the headlines was the supposed disappearance of
Maddie Clifton on November 3, 1998. The police were so hell bent on
finding her, there were flyers given, the FBI became involved, a
$100,000 reward was initiated and 400 community people volunteered to
help in the search.

Guess
what? Josh Phillips, her murderer, was one of the volunteers.

A
week after Maddie’s disappearance, Josh’s mom went in her
son’s room to clean, only to see that his water bed was
leaking. Upon further inspection, she saw Maddie’s body. She
then called the police and Josh, who was only 14 at that time, was
arrested in his very school. His victim, Maddie, was only 8 years
old.

During
the investigation, Josh said that what happened was only an accident
at first. While playing baseball, he accidentally hit Maddie in the
eye, making it bleed. When Maddie started screaming, Josh panicked so
he dragged her to his room and strangled her with a phone cord, hit
her again with his baseball bat, and stabbed her 11 times.

Police,
however, did not find him convincing.

Chapter
3 - Unsolved Murders and Unclosed Cases

What
can be more frustrating than having someone you love taken away from
you instantly, and having no one to blame? In this section we will
take a look at some of the world’s most famous murders that up
to this date remain unsolved.

1.
The Zodiac Murders

The
Zodiac Killings started with just two victims. 2 unsuspecting lovers
peacefully sitting in their car were shot in the Bay Area. After
that, things started to go downhill for the police authorities, while
the Zodiac seemed to be having a lot of fun.

There
were a total of 7 attacks, with 4 confirmed victims and 8 more were
suspected. But what exactly made the Zodiac a frustrating case aside
from the fact the police were at a loss on the murderer’s
identity?

It
was the taunting letters he kept on sending to the media and to the
police. The letters were merely codes, and they were made of symbols
that seemed to be undecipherable. True enough, because out of all the
letters that the Zodiac sent, only one was translated into a proper,
bothering message. And the beginning translation? None other than “I
love killing because it is so much fun...”

At
some point the Zodiac even sent bloodied shirts of the victims, just
to clear up that he was truly what he announced to be: an
unidentified killer.

2.
Tylenol Murders

In
the year 1982, 7 people in Chicago died after taking Tylenol pills
that were traced with cyanide.

It
started with just a chest pain, so Adam Janus took a few pills of
Extra Strength Tylenol. An hour later, he died. When his brother and
sister in law found out about his demise, they were so grief stricken
that they also popped a few pills from the same bottle. Not
surprisingly, they too died.

From
the same neighborhood, a girl was suffering from a cold so she took a
few pills of Tylenol, that girl also became a fallen victim.

This
brought alertness to the people and so authorities issued warnings so
that the public would know of the dilemma.

Upon
investigation, the police found out that the bottles were traced with
cyanide. What’s weird is the fact that those pills taken by the
7 victims came from different factories, but the death toll was only
in Chicago.

This
led them to believe that one person, or a group of them, took several
bottles, traced them with poison, and then returned them to the
grocery where they bought them.

From
there on, the Anti-Tampering law was initiated: “Do Not Accept
If The Seal Is Broken”.

3.
Ciudad Juarez Women Murders

Perhaps,
once of the most tragic mass murders recorded in recent history were
the killings in Ciudad Juarez. The killings started in 1993, and up
to now, justice is still unserved.

Experts
believed there were a lot of contributing factors that lead to the
demise of hundreds, and one of them is the cheap labor that often
targeted women. During those times, women “migrated” from
one place to another to be able to find work, and Ciudad Suarez was a
perfect choice because it was near the American borders.

It
is believed that hundreds of women were killed; some people even say
that there were thousands. The manners of killings are different, and
the perpetrators are perhaps, up to this day, still at large.

Chapter
4 - Doctors of Death

While
it may sound so mystifying, angels of death are in fact real. And no,
they do not involve paranormal activities. The angels of death are
real people, disguising themselves as healing angels. They take care
of you and help you recover. Well, those were supposed to be the
goals of doctors, until they become the angels of death.

In
this section you will learn of the three medical professionals that
shook the world because of their license to kill.

1.
Michael Swango

A
smart student and a promising doctor-- that was what people thought
of Michael Swango before he turned into an unstoppable killing
machine.

It
was believed that Swango’s only motive in becoming a doctor,
was to kill.

While
studying to become a doctor, his schoolmates noted how “fatality”
excited him abnormally, going so far as becoming happy when
approaching the scenes of accidents. However weird that is, no one
thought that Swango would chase the thrill of death.

During
his internship in Ohio State University Hospital, Swango started to
attend to patients individually. One patient was recovering very well
from a vehicular accident, but after Swango’s swift visit, the
female patient was found dead.

He
was fired for his doings (there weren’t just one), but the
hospital, afraid of lawsuits, let him finish the internship without a
commotion.

In
his job in Illinois, he often gave his co-workers some nice desserts,
but after consuming the gifts, they would all fall ill. This time,
Swango did not escape the hands of the law.

When
he was released after 5 years of his sentence, he did everything in
his power (changing locations, and using other names) to have more
victims to his name, even poisoning his own girlfriend.

Finally,
Swango was cornered in Zimbabwe and was sentenced for a lifetime of
imprisonment without bail. It is believed that he is responsible for
over 60 deaths.

2.
Miyuki Ishikawa

During
the 1940s, came a Baby Boom in Japan. That said, there were a lot of
babies being born, but their parents were incapable of taking care of
them. Due to this, Miyuki Ishikawa suggested to the mothers that they
put their newborns under her care, even though her maternity clinic
was already overflowing with babies.

Problem
is, Inshikawa did not have the proper resources to take care of the
innocent newborns. They were taken, placed somewhere within the
clinic, but they were not fed.

It
was like placing the babies down in the crib and forgetting all about
them. Baby after baby, the little dead bodies piled up and the good
doctor started disposing of them all around the city.

For
years Ishikawa continued the practice, and she even charged parents,
telling them that her service was less expensive than having to raise
the kids on their own. She and her husband even hired a doctor to
falsify the death certificates.

It
was when the police accidentally stumbled upon a bag full of 5 dead
babies that she was investigated and subsequently, arrested. Ishikawa
is believed to be responsible for the death of 160 newborns.

3.
Herold Shipman

Herold
Shipman was no stranger to diseases-- growing up with a mother that
would eventually succumb to cancer. Thus, it comes as no surprise
that he would someday become a doctor. And he did.

During
his early career he found something fascinating about morphine that
he became addicted to it. When he was found out, authorities sent him
to rehab but kept his license to practice medicine in tact. Thus,
when he was released, he continued to practice medicine, this time as
an on-call doctor tending to elderly in the comforts of their own
homes.

However,
elderly patients in Shipman’s care seemed to be always dying.
Unknown to the relatives, Shipman was overdosing them with heroin.
After the death he would encourage the relatives to cremate the body,
ultimately erasing the evidence of his killing.

But
because there seemed to be a lot of cremations happening under
Shipman’s care, the police started investigating. They found
out nothing until the case of Shipman’s last patient.

The
elderly was in very good condition, but she was found dead. Her
lawyer son was notified that his mother left a will: over 300, 000
pounds, but not for the family, instead it was left in the name of
Herold Shipman. Since the body was not cremated, Shipman was arrested
with due evidence.

It
is believed that he was responsible for over 300 deaths.

Shipman
was imprisoned, but after 4 years, he hanged himself using his own
bed sheets.

Chapter
5 - Historical Mass Murders That Shook The World

While
it is true that mass killings still happen at present, these cases
are not as violent, and as extensive as those that happened in the
past. In this chapter you will discover some of the world’s
most famous mass killings that shook the whole world.

1.
The Holocaust

When
talk about mass murders ensues, a list would not be complete without
the mention of the Holocaust, The German Nazi, and of course, the man
in the middle of it all, Adolf Hitler.

Holocaust
is a combination of 2 Greek words. One is “Holos”,
meaning whole, and “Kaustos”, meaning to burn. It was
originally used to refer to sacrifices to the God. However, World War
II prompted the whole world with its new meaning: Mass Murder.

And
we’re not talking about 10 people, not even a hundred, or a
thousand. The holocaust killed roughly 11 million people. The Nazi’s
openly admitted that the cause of the tragic massacre was none other
than Anti-Semitism.

Anti-Semitism
is a term used to describe the hostile actions against Jews.
According to the Nazis, Jews were lowly individuals; they were aliens
that humanity had to get rid of. Clearly enough, they took the honor
of doing so.

From
1933 to 1945, The Nazis burnt 11 million Jews, and to make the act
more heartless, they started burning those whom they thought were the
least useful: the sick, the old, and the too young to work.

2.
The Legacy of Mao Zedong

And
who can forget Mao Zedong and the legacy he left?

It
can be said that Mao Zedong wanted nothing more than a country that
could thrive, however, his program, so called The Great Leap Forward
left almost 45 million deaths. And although it is quite forgotten by
a lot of people, the great famine only happened recently, just in the
1960s.

So
what exactly is The Great Leap Forward and why did it result in
millions of people who were famished to death.

The
goal of the program was to collectivize the agriculture. In simpler
terms, private farming was not allowed. The government collected the
people’s property and tried to use it as land for crops.

While
the weather was good, and the harvest was assured, the workers were
focused on steel production. Thus, the crops were left to rot, and
millions starved to death.

Aside
from famine, violence was also rampant during Mao Zedong’s era.
All who went against the government’s will were persecuted.

In
the end, Mao Zedong was hailed as one of the most notorious Mass
Murderers in history.

3.
Joseph Stalin and His Great Purge

Ironically,
Stalin was a short man but he stood to be one of the word’s
most feared murderers. He led the Soviet Union with great paranoia,
always thinking that people were out to snatch the powers from his
hand. In fact, even his most trusted allies were not safe from his
paranoia.