Unprecedented Crimes Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alex Murdaugh

Alex Murdaugh a third generation lawyer, was found guilty in the June 2021 killings of his wife Maggie and his younger son Paul. Both victims were found shot to death at their residence near a dog kennel the couple owned. Murdaugh also was part of several illegal fraud cases and stealing from clients during his time as a lawyer.

Answer: Charleston

This crime took place in Charleston, SC at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Dylann Roof had a hatred for African Americans and preplanned this attack according to a manifesto later found.

Answer: Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris

This massacre took place the morning of April 20, 1999. Dylan and Eric, prior to the shooting, made countless videos and memoirs stating their intentions and ill will towards others. They are seen shooting firearms on a daily basis to which some were used the day of the killings.

In total, they took the lives of 13 people, while injuring an additional 24. After a stand off with police, it all came to an end when they took their own lives in the school library.

Answer: Timothy McVeigh

The bombing took place on April 19, 1995 when McVeigh killed 168 people and injured 680. Timothy McVeigh, along with his accomplice Terry Nichols, parked a rented Ryder truck filled with explosives at the front of the Federal buildings, lit the two minute fuse, then drove away.

After being identified through documents from the rental truck, McVeigh was arrested when the car he was driving did not have plates. Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death and lethal injection was carried out on June 11th, 2001.

Answer: Tristyn Bailey

The murder took place on May 9th 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. Aiden Fucci was 14 years old at the time of the murder and the victim Tristyn Bailey was only 13. Aiden Fucci was sentence to life in prison for his crime.

Answer: Rae Carruth

Cherica Adams was shot four times in a drive-by shooting. Rae Carruth stopped his vehicle in front of hers. His accomplice Van Brett Watkins Sr. then drove up to her passenger side in another vehicle and shot her. She survived the shooting and she was able to identify Carruth, before succumbing to her injuries. Cherica Adams was pregnant with Carruth's child at the time.

The child was born in an emergency Caesarean section (with cerebral palsy). After serving 18 years, Rae Carruth was released in October 2018.

Answer: Chris Watts

Chris Watts strangled his pregnant wife Shanann and then smothered his two daughters Bella and Celeste to death. He buried his wife near an oil-storage facility in a shallow grave, and dumped his children's bodies into oil tanks. Watts was sentenced to life without parole.

Answer: XXXTentacion

XXXTentacion whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy, was a Florida rapper who had a huge following in the Hip-Hop industry. Onfroy had hits which included, "Look At Me Now" and "Revenge". The four assailants, whose motive was money, stole $50,000 in cash and shot Onfroy multiple times as he sat in his car while trying to exit the bike shop.

Answer: Parkland, FL

Nikolas Cruz preplanned this massacre months prior to carrying it out. Once at the school, Cruz began shooting through classroom windows and down the halls. Once the shooting stopped, Cruz wore a school shirt and blended in with other teens as they evacuated outside the school.

After stopping at a store for an ICEE and then McDonald's where he tried to beg for a ride, Cruz was later stopped in a nearby neighborhood where he was arrested. Cruz was sentenced to life in prison on November 2, 2022.

Answer: Abbottabad, Pakistan

Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, was shot and killed at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan by United States SEAL Team Six on May 2, 2011. Bin Laden who had a hatred for Western civilization planned the 9/11 attacks. The manhunt to catch Bin Laden took over decade due to the terrain and the minimum help that locals wanted to provide.