Morning Cup of Murder

April 15th: Lisa Ziegert Disappeared (1992)

The tireless work of detectives can take years to finally pay off. And, when it does, the feeling is incredibly rewarding for everyone involved. On April 15th 1992 a young woman tragically disappeared. A case that, though it took almost 3 decades, was solved due to the determination and hard work of the investigators involved in the case.

https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-unforgettable/crime-news/gary-schara-murder-lisa-ziegert-massachusetts, https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/cold-case-murder-closed-after-27-years/, https://unsolved.com/gallery/lisa-ziegert/, https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2021/06/22/noelle-deslauriers/, https://people.com/crime/lisa-ziegert-cold-case-stabbing-murder-how-investigators-cracked-case/, https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Lisa_Ziegert, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/what-happened-to-lisa-ziegert-killed-by-gary-schara, https://hampdenda.com/gary-schara-pleads-guilty-to-first-degree-murder-in-the-homicide-of-lisa-ziegert/
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April 14th: Angel Francisco Breard Executed (1998)

Some cases cross, not just state lines, but international waters. On April 14th 1998 a man was executed in a case that saw a lot of international disputes.

https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/breard-angel.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breard_v._Greene, https://www.amnesty.org/es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/amr510141998en.pdf, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/04/15/killer-executed-despite-pleas/05a7ffbe-b8d3-4bf2-84c6-b125ec118582/, https://openyls.law.yale.edu/handle/20.500.13051/5385, https://time.com/archive/6918792/virginia-executes-paraguayan/
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April 12th: Kam McLeod Born (2000)

Some stories have unexpected endings. On April 12th 2000 a young man was born. An individual who would play a role in a story with an unexpected ending.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201936724/kam_allan-mcleod, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Northern_British_Columbia_murders#Manhunt, https://globalnews.ca/news/6331779/northern-bc-murders-how-it-unfolded/, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/northern-bc-murders-ito-1.5401732, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/28/canada-murders-fugitives-who-killed-three-planned-for-more-victims-say-police, https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/25/americas/canada-murders-manhunt/index.html
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April 11th: Wilma Montesi Body Found (1953)

Some cases are truly bizarre. They have strange twists and turns that really don’t make a lot of sense. Which might be the reason they end up unsolved. On April 11th 1953 the body of a young girl was found at the beach. A case with a ton of weird turns that, unfortunately, remains unsolved.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wilma_Montesi, https://time.com/archive/6869270/foreign-news-how-did-wilma-die/, https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/668487.html, https://time.com/archive/6621906/italy-the-montesi-affair/, https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/pz8hmk/what_happened_to_wilma_montesi_a_girl_is_found/
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