Terror in the Peace Corps - October 14 2024

Morning Cup of Murder

October 14th: Dennis Priven Kills (1976)

One would think that people who volunteer to help those in need are, at their core, a decent human being. On October 14th 1976 a person who dedicated their time to others took his feelings of rejection and used it to wield a weapon against an innocent young woman.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Deborah_Gardner, https://wikisummaries.org/peace-corps-conceals-murder-of-volunteer-in-tonga/, https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/n_10403/, https://peacecorpsworldwide.org/remembering-the-murder-of-pcv-deborah-gardner-tonga-2/, https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/an-american-taboo/article_2b20127f-7e79-50a0-8b74-5a0b63013cf8.html, https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/deborah_gardner/6.html

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