The Crime That Altered An Entire Election - October 26 2024

Morning Cup of Murder

October 26th: Willie Horton Kills (1974)

How can one person’s crimes shape an entire nation and alter the course of an election? On October 26th 1974 a man allegedly killed another. A man whose name would soon become cemented in our history books as the person who was used to win a presidential election.

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