The most infamous crime committed in every state

Gabbi ShawSep 12, 2020, 03:04 IST

The Golden State Killer was found after decades.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

There's something about true crime that interests us, as popular podcasts like "Serial" and documentaries like "Making a Murderer" have shown.
For all those true crime fans out there, we picked the most notorious crime that occurred in all 50 states.
The crimes range from murder to disappearances to hate crimes. Some of the slides contain content that may be upsetting for some readers.

Something about crime fascinates people — whether it be a morbid interest in the macabre, a genuine attempt to make sense of what happened, or an obsession with trying to piece together a cold case.

The following 50 felonies are some of the most captivating crimes ever committed, having gripped people the world over — some for as long as 80 years. Some are solved, while others remain a mystery.

Here are some of the most well-known crimes that took place in every state.

Editor's Note: These accounts may be upsetting to some as they describe details of real-life cases.

ALABAMA: The arrests of the Scottsboro Boys in Scottsboro

From left to right: Clarence Norris, Olen Montgomery, Andy Wright, Willie Roberson, Ozie Powell, Eugene Williams, Charlie Weems, Roy Wright, and Haywood Patterson. Bettman/Getty Images

ALASKA: The Coulthurst family murders in Craig

Craig, Alaska. Alaska Drones/Shutterstock

ARIZONA: The murder of Bob Crane in Scottsdale

Bob Crane on the set of "Hogan's Heroes." Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

ARKANSAS: The West Memphis Three's alleged murders in West Memphis

The West Memphis Three: Jessie Misskelley Jr., Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin. Jamie McCarthy/WireImage/Getty Images

CALIFORNIA: The serial rapes and murders of the Golden State Killer (aka the Original Night Stalker/East Area Rapist)

The Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Images

COLORADO: The murder of JonBenét Ramsey in Boulder

John and Patsy Ramsey, the parents of JonBenet Ramsey. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post/Getty Images

CONNECTICUT: The murder of Helle Crafts, aka "The Wood Chipper Murder," in Newtown

Richard Crafts being arrested for the murder of his wife, Helle. ASSOCIATED PRESS

DELAWARE: The murder of Anne Marie Fahey in Wilmington

Thomas Capano. ASSOCIATED PRESS

FLORIDA: The death of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony in Orlando

Caylee's mother, Casey, was charged with her murder. Getty Images

GEORGIA: The murders of Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar in Atlanta

NFL star Ray Lewis plead guilty to obstruction of justice. KIM SMITH/AP Images

HAWAII: The Xerox murders in Honolulu

Byran Uyesugi. RONEN ZILBERMAN/AP Images

IDAHO: The murder of Jeralee Underwood in Pocatello

Pocatello, Idaho. StudioKampOC/Shutterstock

ILLINOIS: The "perfect crime" of Leopold and Loeb in Chicago

Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

INDIANA: The murder of Sylvia Likens in Indianapolis

Gertrude Baniszewski, 37, breaks into tears beside her attorney as a jury convicts her of first-degree murder in the slaying of Sylvia Likens. ASSOCIATED PRESS

IOWA: The "Cain and Abel" murders in Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls, Iowa. Amdizdarevic/Shutterstock

KANSAS: The Clutter family murders in Holcomb

Richard E. Hickock collapses in the hall of the city jail seconds after police said he admitted to a quadruple shotgun murder. Bettman/Getty Images

KENTUCKY: The Standard Gravure shooting in Louisville

A body being taken from the Standard Gravure building. Ed Reinke/AP Images

LOUISIANA: The murder of Faith Hathaway outside of Mandeville

Louisiana State Penitentiary, where one of Hathaway's killers was held and executed. Giles Clarke/Getty Images

MAINE: The triple-homicide in Amity

Thayne Ormsby in court. Jim Cole/AP Images

MARYLAND: The murder of Hae Min Lee in Baltimore

Officials escort "Serial" podcast subject Adnan Syed from the courthouse. Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service/Getty Images

MASSACHUSETTS: The Borden family murders in Fall River

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Borden. Wikimedia Commons

MICHIGAN: The murder of Jane Bashara in Detroit

Inside a courtoom. Spencer Weiner-Pool/Getty Images

MINNESOTA: The murder of Jacob Wetterling in St. Joseph

Signs pleading for Jacob Wetterling to be returned home. Gerald R. Brimacombe/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images

MISSISSIPPI: The murder of Emmett Till in Money

Emmett Till was just 14 years old when he was murdered. ASSOCIATED PRESS

MISSOURI: The Union Station Massacre in Kansas City

Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd. AP Images

MONTANA: The murder of Miranda Fenner in Laurel

Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder announces that 39-year-old Zachary David O'Neill has pleaded guilty to the brutal 1998 killing of 18-year-old Miranda Fenner. Matthew Brown/AP

NEBRASKA: The 1958 murder spree of Charles Starkweather in Lincoln

Charles Starkweather, the "Red Dog" killer. Bettman/Getty Images

NEVADA: The murder of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas

Tupac. Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

NEW HAMPSHIRE: The disappearance of Maura Murray in Haverhill

"The Disappearance of Maura Murray." Scott Eisen/Oxygen Media/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

NEW JERSEY: The List family murders in Westfield

John List. Steve Helber/AP Images

NEW MEXICO: The disappearance of Tara Calico in Belen

Belen, New Mexico. Googlem Maps

NEW YORK: The murder of the entire DeFeo family in Amityville

The home in Amityville, Long Island. Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images

NORTH CAROLINA: The MacDonald family murders at Fort Bragg

Jeffrey MacDonald. ASSOCIATED PRESS

NORTH DAKOTA: The Wolf family murders in Turtle Creek

The Wolf family's home. Public Domain

OHIO: The Ariel Castro kidnappings in Cleveland

Castro's home. It was later demolished. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

OKLAHOMA: The Girl Scout murders in Mayes County

Gene Leroy Hart was arrested, but later acquitted. ASSOCIATED PRESS

OREGON: The Longo family murders in Waldport

Christian Longo during his trial. Steven Nehl/AP Images

PENNSYLVANIA: The Penn State child sex abuse scandal in State College

Jerry Sandusky was convicted on 45 accounts of child molestation. AP

RHODE ISLAND: The murder of Jason Foreman in South Kingstown

Foreman's Killer, Michael Woodmansee. Providence Journal/AP

SOUTH CAROLINA: The murders of Tyler and Alexander Smith in Union

The boys' mother, Susan Smith, who admitted to drowning them. Lou Krasky/AP Images

SOUTH DAKOTA: The John Dillinger bank robbery in Sioux Falls

John Dillinger. ASSOCIATED PRESS

TENNESSEE: The Lillelid family murders in Greeneville

One of the perpetrators, Edward Dean Mullins. Earl Neikirk/AP Images

TEXAS: The murder of Joan Robinson Hill in Houston

"Murder in Texas." NBC

UTAH: The murders of Melvyn John Otterstrom and Michael Burdell in Salt Lake City

Ronnie Lee Gardner. Wikimedia Commons

VERMONT: The East Middlebury murders in East Middlebury

Middlebury, Vermont. Alfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

VIRGINIA: The Norfolk Four in Norfolk

The Norfolk Four. From left to right: Eric Wilson, Danial Williams, Joseph Dick, and Derek Tice. AP Images/US Navy

WASHINGTON: The Wah Mee massacre in Seattle

Wai Chiu "Tony" Ng. Ted S. Warren/AP Images

WEST VIRGINIA: The murder of Skylar Neese in Star City

Neese's memorial. Vicki Smith/AP Images

WISCONSIN: The Slender Man stabbing in Waukesha

Morgan Geyser being led into the courtroom. Michael Sears/AP Images

WYOMING: The disappearance of Amy Wroe Bechtel in the Wind River Mountains

The Wind River Mountains. Zack Frank/Shutterstock

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