May 2: The Railroad Killer claims two more victims
Plus: a young mother killed in her own apartment, a Utah teen goes missing, and more.
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5 years ago: When a submerged car was recovered from a bayou in Saraland, Alabama, on May 2, 2019, authorities discovered the body of Daniella Vian, who’d been missing since the previous year. Her death was ruled accidental, but Vian’s family thinks there may be more to the story.
10 years ago: On May 2, 2014, Melissa Cowen—a mother of five—was stabbed to death by her husband in their Lancaster, Pennsylvania, home. Cowen suffered more than 80 stab wounds, but her husband, who had no wounds, claimed the murder was done in self-defense.
20 years ago: On May 2, 2004, Douglas McClymont carjacked an acquaintance from Lake Helen, Florida, and over the next 16 hours, embarked on a drug-fueled crime spree that left three dead and the acquaintance’s wife kidnapped in the suspect’s truck.