On this evening in 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez brutally murdered their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in the den of their Beverly Hills mansion after years of supposed sexual abuse.
On August 19, 2011, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, who had been convicted as teenagers in 1994 for the murders of three young boys in Arkansas, were released from prison as part of a unique legal agreement.
On this day in 1988, Judge Gary M. Little tragically took his own life just hours before the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was set to publish a damning article accusing him of abusing his judicial authority by sexually exploiting juvenile defendants who appeared before him.
On this day in 1877, Billy the Kid, as a teenager, fatally wounded an Arizona blacksmith, who succumbed to his injuries the following day, marking the infamous outlaw’s first known killing.
After nearly 30 hours of deliberation, a jury of six men and six women in Los Angeles, California, unanimously acquitted former automaker John Z. DeLorean on eight counts of drug trafficking on August 16, 1984.
On August 15, 2021—just two weeks before the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan—the Taliban swiftly seized control of Kabul, encountering minimal resistance as they reasserted their power.
On August 14, 1945, an official announcement was made public, declaring Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allies—a moment that would later be commemorated as Victory Day. Due to time-zone differences, this significant event occurred on August 15 in Japan. The formal written surrender was completed two weeks later on September 2, 1945.
In the early hours of August 13, 1961, East German soldiers initiated the construction of a barrier of barbed wire and bricks, separating Soviet-controlled East Berlin from the democratic western part of the city.
On this day in 1898, the swift and lopsided Spanish-American War concluded when Spain officially agreed to a peace protocol on terms set by the United States, resulting in the cession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Manila in the Philippines to the U.S., pending a final peace agreement.
On August 11, 1934, a group of federal prisoners deemed the “most dangerous” were transferred to Alcatraz Island, a 22-acre rocky outpost located 1.5 miles off the coast in San Francisco Bay. These inmates were the first civilian prisoners to occupy the newly established high-security penitentiary.
More typical corruption.
You need to watch the full 11 minute local news interview Kamala did tonight. This is her first solo interview since she became the nominee on July 21st & it’s an unmitigated disaster. This person does not have the ability to be president. Watch:
My conversation with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the resignation of the NYPD Commissioner and the issues the department is facing.
What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. Midnight Run with Charles Grodin and Robert De Niro. One of the funniest cop movies of all time. #weekendbuff #midnightrun #police https://open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/p/weekend-buff-7e2?r=1opu3i&utm_medium=ios
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