May 27, 1991: Police Returned Konerak Sinthasomphone to Jeffrey Dahmer

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• Michael Fortier Sentencing (May 27, 1998) — 1998-05-27

  Michael Fortier, accomplice in the Oklahoma City bombing, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for failing to warn authorities about the plot. Fortier had scouted the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building with Timothy McVeigh.

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• Le Paradis Massacre (May 27, 1940) — 1940-05-27

  During the Battle of France, 99 soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment were executed by SS Division Totenkopf forces at Le Paradis, northern France, after surrendering. Two survived.

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• Gwangju Uprising Massacre (May 27, 1980) — 1980-05-27

  On May 27, 1980, South Korean army and airborne troops retook the city of Gwangju from civil militias during the Gwangju Uprising, killing at least 207 people. The massacre became a defining moment in South Korean history.

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• Bagbati Massacre (May 27, 1971) — 1971-05-27

  Pakistani forces and allied militias massacred more than 200 civilians, predominantly Bengali Hindus, in Bagbati, Pabna, during the Bangladesh genocide.

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• Dos Palmas Kidnappings (May 27, 2001) — 2001-05-27

  Abu Sayyaf militants kidnapped 20 people from a resort on Palawan Island, Philippines. The hostages included foreign workers; several were killed over the following years while others remained captive for years.

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• Wayne Williams Birthday (May 27, 1958) — 1958-05-27

  Wayne Williams, convicted in the Atlanta Child Murders cases, was born on May 27, 1958. Williams was convicted in 1981 of murdering two adult victims and remains a suspect in the deaths of at least 22 additional children in the Atlanta area during the late 1970s.

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