An Almanac of Infamy

           Melvin Rees after his arrest On this day in 1957, Margaret Harold and her boyfriend were forced off by the road by a green Chrysler, while out for a drive outside of Annapolis, Maryland. The Chrysler's driver proceeded to exit his car and after demanding cash and cigarettes from the couple, he shot Harold point-blank in the face. Harold's boyfriend managed to escape to a nearby farmhouse where he was able to call the police. When officers arrived at the crime scene they discovered that Harold's killer had also sexually assaulted her corpse. While searching for the assailant in the area, they also discovered an abandoned building with a broken basement window. Inside the basement, they found a stash of violent pornography, along with a University of Maryland yearbook photo of a woman named Wanda Tipton. When police contacted Tipton, she denied knowing anyone matching the description of Margaret Harold's killer. With no additional leads to follow ...