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The São Paulo skyline photographed close to the period of the Richthofen case
Photo: Diego Torres Silvestre · CC BY 2.0 ↗
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Richthofen case

The Richthofen case refers to the murder, subsequent investigation, and trial of Manfred Albert von Richthofen and Marísia von Richthofen, a couple murdered by the brothers Daniel and Cristian Cravinhos at the instruction of their daughter, Suzane von Richthofen.

Place
São Paulo, Brazil
Date
31 Oct 2002
Sources
2 cited
Soham Village College, near to Soham, Cambridgeshire, Great Britain. This is the main building of Soham Village College, a state secondary school. It was the home of Charles Moreby and built in 1901. The school moved there in 1925 having originated in 1686. The school is comprised of several buildings on two adjacent sites.
Photo: Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗
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Soham murders

Both children were murdered – most likely by asphyxiation – and their bodies disposed of in an irrigation ditch close to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

Place
Soham, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Date
4 Aug 2002
Sources
2 cited
A street scene in Itaewon, Seoul, where the 1997 homicide occurred
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Itaewon murder case

The Itaewon murder took place on April 3, 1997, when 17-year-old Arthur Patterson killed 22-year-old Cho Jung-pil (Korean: 조중필; born 1974), a Hongik University student, by stabbing him at a Burger King in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea.

Place
Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea
Date
3 Apr 1997
Sources
2 cited
Cebu City in the Philippines, providing geographic context for the Chiong sisters case
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Chiong sisters murders

Francisco Juan Larrañaga et al.) was a trial regarding an incident on July 16, 1997, in Cebu City, in which sisters Marijoy and Jacqueline Chiong were allegedly kidnapped, raped, and murdered.

Place
Cebu, Philippines
Date
16 Jul 1997
Sources
2 cited

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