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On this day in conspiracies
The dated turning points behind the case files: assassinations, crashes, leaks, votes, and the moments a theory was born, each drawn straight from a file's sourced timeline. We only place an entry on a day the record actually names.
- 1930Judge Crater disappearanceUnsolved Crimes & Disappearances
Police are notified for the first time, nearly a month after Crater was last seen, after his wife's private inquiries and a discreet search by colleagues fail to locate him. The delay lets the trail go cold and clears the way for a national sensation.
- 2004Óscar Romero assassinationGovernment & Intelligence
A US federal court in Fresno, California, ruling in a civil suit brought under the Alien Tort and Torture Victim Protection statutes, finds Álvaro Saravia liable for aiding and abetting the assassination, calls it a crime against humanity, and orders him to pay $10 million in damages.
Drawn from 1,911 dated events across our case-file timelines. Dates reckoned in UTC.