There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

When police arrives, I found the telephones and electricity lines.

We have a weird homicide.

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

A cup of murder.

Sometimes a motive only makes a murder that much more horrific.

On December 17th, 1927, the body of a young girl was found.

And once her killer was apprehended, the motivation behind the truly heinous crime only made

things far worse.

So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

Francis Marion Parker was, along with her twin sister, born on October 11, 1915.

And on December 15th of 1927, she was abducted straight from her school in Los Angeles, California.

Sources say that on that terrifying day, Francis, the daughter of Geraldine and Perry Marion Parker,

was sitting at the Mount Vernon Junior High School when she was dismissed by the front office.

A man who claimed he was an employee at the bank where her father worked spoke to school officials and stated that Perry had

gotten into some sort of car accident and terribly hurt was asking for his daughter. Even though he

didn't inquire about Marjorie, Francis's twin

sister, the office workers quickly retrieved the 13-year-old girl and sent her off with this

unknown but very convincing man. When she failed to make it home later that day, Francis

was reported missing by her family. The following day,

December 16th, the first of what would be several ransom letters was delivered via telegram

to the Parker residence. In it, the man who claimed he had their daughter demanded $1,500,

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