10 Most Notorious and Infamous Crimes of the 90s

These notorious crimes shocked the world. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most publicized and high profile crimes from 1990 to 1999. Our countdown includes The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey, Murders of Tupac & Biggie Smalls, World Trade Center Bombing, and more! What infamous crimes do you most remember from the 90s? Tell us in the comments.
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[@WatchMojo]

What infamous crimes do you most remember from the 90s? Tell us in the comments. For more True Crime, check out our playlist!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aprChaWih6qKm5Y

[@jenjen3126]

I remember my family talking about the Susan Smith case.

[@lebonk8081]

anyone else sick of mojo's garbage content?

[@Kameruner]

Frosted Tips

[@mlggamer5296]

Tupac and biggie smalls murder and the O.J. Simpson trial and I wasn't even born at the times of both

[@JorixNicole]

The Brandon Teena case is one that comes to mind

[@flexivefowl8186]

Jonbenét’s murder might’ve been solved at the time it happened if the police weren’t so incompetent.

[@lebonk8081]

@4k videos 2M gtfo

[@joermnyc]

Same for the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman…

[@lebonk8081]

@4k videos 2M it's exactly what i mean. i took a look at your content, it's hot garbage. stop begging for likes and subscribes, make better content, or get off this platform. you're no better than watchmojo

[@jimb.7523]

@4k videos 2M Yeah, using a gimmick to gain subscribers is pretty low. Not to mention it's already invalid as my mother's already into her 70s. ALSO ALSO, who tf would want their mother living to 150 years old? So like Silver said, GTFO.

[@einienj3281]

Probably the brother..

[@marieblade0613]

Admitting that I remember all of these feels like I'm aging myself 🥴

[@melissaleoncreolenola]

I remembered that verdict of the O.J. Simpson trial... I was in school and it was after recess...

[@peachehpeach]

" just how normal he was " she says about a serial killer cannibal ...

[@onetwo6039]

I love the 90s, but hot dam we had some unfortunate historical crap go down too.

[@Duvallgotissues]

That jury was just petty and pissed off when they order oj to pay 30 million

[@DTWX]

uhhhh... Pretty sure thay Jon Ramsey is a lot higher than #10. 😑

[@Slickman5467]

Till this day i still cant stand when they say that witch was selenas friend

[@clintstewart5545]

10 Most Notorious and Infamous Crimes of the 90s in America that should be the title

[@AC-ff1cn]

Right? The murder of James Bulgur made international news. Then there were the Bernardos….

[@heerensharma9140]

Yeah as if the mumbai bombings didn’t happen

[@patyqueti7501]

It's an american channel... Why does it surprises you?

[@mercedesdrake9113]

Its as if this is an American channel

[@Bee-ol1xr]

my thoughts exactly

[@michaellovely6601]

While I am very displeased with the list excluding crimes from outside of the US; I have a few suggestions: 1.) Dunblane Primary School massacre in Dunblane, Scotland in March of 1996. 2.) US Embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya and Daar-es-Salaam, Tanzania in August of 1998. 3.) Candelária Massacre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in July of 1993. 4.) Sarin gas attack on the subway system of Tokyo, Japan in March of 1995. 5.) Collapse of the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea in June of 1995. 6.) Port Arthur massacre in Australia in April of 1996. I'm genuinely surprised that people are having a variety of reactions to my suggestions for a different list. I'm certain that a lot of them would agree with me that the Tokyo subway attacks and the collapse of the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, Korea should be on the list because the former caused the Japanese government to stop being so hesitant about conducting criminal investigations against religious organizations and also caused the citizens of Japan to realize that they are not immune from acts of terrorism whereas the latter caused the South Korean government to start implementing tougher building codes and also caused the citizens of South Korea to question the price that they paid for their nation's economic prosperity.

[@emmyg]

Yeah like seriously most of the crimes you listed were a bigger deal then some of the ones they listed I get it like the shocking death of Princess Diana was bigger then the death of Selena because almost everyone knew of Princess Diana only people who listened to Mexican music knew of Selena.

[@MartialBob]

While these are all important incidents this mojo list is more about incidents that held attention in the US. Some of the ones you mentioned didn't even make the news in the US at the time.

[@michaellovely6601]

@@MartialBob While it stinks that these events didn't make much news in the US; I added them because the victims deserve to be remembered, the survivors deserve to tell their stories, and the heroes deserve to be honored. Though I am understandably bewildered that the 1998 US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania didn't make the list. Though I have a slight theory that the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center complex in New York City was a vague foreshadowing to US embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya and Daar-es-Salaam, Tanzania in 1998.

[@michaellovely6601]

@@emmyg However I do admit that the biopic of Selena was impressive and Jennifer Lopez gave a phenomenal performance as Selena.

[@oscarh2744]

@@emmyg lmao Selena wasn’t all Mexican music

[@bigfootisreal9359]

RIP Selena i will never understand why anybody would betray someone as loving and friendly, just tragic and senseless

[@estebangutierrez160]

Selena forever

[@Almighty_Mage]

@Mente Maestra not the most powerful

[@badkitty4922]

I was driving through Texas, on my way back home to PA, the weekend she was murdered. My boyfriend at the time and I saw the coverage on the local El Paso news. My boyfriend couldn't understand why I was so upset and crying. Every time we passed a car with RIP Selena or, Selena Forever written on its windows, I'd just started crying again. Her breakout song Dreaming Of You got me into her music. We were around the same age when she was killed. I'm no longer with that boyfriend, of course but, I still love Selena's voice.

[@106andie]

She was obsessed with her, the thing that angers me is after she killed her, she’s talked trash about her.

[@therine1985]

She is truly an Angel.

[@srbrant5391]

Guy: “I love the 90’s, it’s so nostalgic!” The 90’s:

[@Kaimaxz]

It is nostalgic. Most people are going to remember the good times of their early years. Tragedies unfortunately and inevitably happen in every decade/period. Thats just humanity at that point.

[@nofilterbtxh5000]

Well we live in a pandemic for 2 years straight now so yeah...the 90 were much better

[@srbrant5391]

@@nofilterbtxh5000 This pandemic feels like it’s a test of our society’s collective strength at this point. Logistical, cultural, physical, mental and even spiritual.

[@twistedpixie6972]

Vice has a new series called The Dark Side of The 90’s.

[@Stormtrooper-oc4vn]

@@twistedpixie6972 gotta check it

[@SithLordAnakin]

That Kardashian laywer facial expressed when they said Not Guilty is that of a man saying This is unfucking believable.

[@omotayoajose3751]

He was shook 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tiffprendergast]

@@omotayoajose3751 yup

[@depalma13]

The murder of Gianni Versace as part of the Andrew Cunnanan spree killing. That was pretty infamous.

[@michaellovely6601]

I was impressed by the season of "American Crime Story" that profiled the murder of Gianni Versace because of how much the principal cast members looked like the people they portrayed. Penélope Cruz portrayed Donatella Versace and it didn't take much for her to get into character. I saw a photo of Penélope on set and it was mind blowing how much she looked like Donatella. All it took for Penélope to get into character was a moody facial expression, a fake cigarette, a blonde wig, smokey eye makeup, and a tight-fitting red dress. Rounding out the cast was Edgar Ramirez as Gianni Versace, Ricky Martin as Antonio D'Amico, and Darren Criss as Andrew Cunnanan.

[@alos4025]

I was going o say that I’m surprised they didn’t have a honorable or dishonorable mentions at least, that included that case.

[@twist58]

These days, Andrew Cunnanan is buried in my hometown's local cemetery. It's been vandalized a few times over the years.

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

​@@twist58Not that I have any sympathy. Andrew Cunanan was a POS and deserves to burn in Hell.

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

@@twist58 While I tend to condemn the vandalism of gravesites; I can understand the reason why the grave of Andrew Cunnanan has been vandalized: Andrew was an evil, lying, manipulative S.O.B. who would use wealthy men and dump them when they no longer served any purpose for him.

[@shdwlrk]

How could you leave out the Rodney King incident, Susan Smith, Hollywood bank shootout, Andrew Cunan's killing spree (including Versace's murder), Ruby Ridge, James Byrd, Jr, and Matthew Shepard?

[@georgec7782]

Because then they can make more shows. Chill

[@amandaclbn8324]

how could they leave out 7 other crimes from the list of 10 they mentioned in a video titled "10 crimes.."??? oh gee, I have no idea.

[@katieoberst490]

James Byrd and Matthew Shepard both crossed my mind too. I think Andrew Cunanan would fall just outside of the top ten, like maybe 11 or 12

[@kellylee4696]

"It's impossible to hear the beginning of 'Dreaming of You' without thinking of the movie and crying..." No, it's impossible to hear ANY Selena song and not shed a tear thinking about how we lost La Reina too soon and just how bright her star could've shone. I lived in Detroit at the time and we have a "Mexican Village" area so I already knew who she was well before her passing. She was already breaking boundaries and bringing people together through her music and will always be missed.

[@MartaWomack]

She was a lovely girl and sang like an angel.

[@jamielehman4934]

How do you figure? If I heard any other song besides Dreaming of You I wouldn't even know it was Selena singing it...

[@tilabryant5591]

Jamie Lehman that’s you not everybody else. That’s my culture

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

Not impossible at all. She wasn't that important outside the Latino community

[@cliffpadilla5871]

True.

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Selina Quintannilla-Perez was a wonderful young woman… 😞

[@estebangutierrez160]

Selena forever

[@GonzoShitcock]

Yes and thanks to Yolanda Saldivar...we have to deal with J-Lo's horrible movies

[@aztecwrrior1997]

@@GonzoShitcock Dude thats mean the JLo part not Yolanda that part was fine

[@DinoTechTurboCharge]

@@GonzoShitcock nothing wrong with that movie.

[@GonzoShitcock]

@@aztecwrrior1997 I'm not trying to be mean...I wish Selena had lived since she was about to break big...but she was killed; her movie was a success and made J-Lo famous...now we have to deal with her bombs

[@KeikilaniKai86]

Sadly, I remember all of these. Selena’s death was heartbreaking for me, I was supposed to go to her concert that was scheduled not long after she passed. She was such a beautiful soul. Then, a little over a year later, Tupac was taken. Now, his death hit me really hard. My parents had to keep me home from school because I was just a mess. I definitely thought I was going to marry him. Don’t judge lol. Every girl has that one celeb when they’re young that they think they’re going to marry. While most girls thought of an *NSYNC member, I thought of Tupac. The 90’s were a GREAT time but also a very sad time!

[@SexyButCurious]

Yeah I was eight years old when Selena was murdered and I was living in San Antonio Texas at the time and trust me people were devastated across the state. Her death Hit me hard until Aaliyah's death

[@KeikilaniKai86]

@@SexyButCurious I was 9 at the time and it was just so heartbreaking! I’m not from Texas but I definitely know she had a massive fan base there so I can only imagine how difficult it was not only for you but for all of Texas! I remember that after that happened, every year in school, until I hit like the 8th grade, we had to write biographies, I always picked Selena. And, yes, Aaliyah’s death was also really heartbreaking! So many talented, young and amazing people taken way too soon! 😢💔

[@anar8343]

sounds like the 90s were a real roller coaster 🎢

[@lessismore8533]

@@KeikilaniKai86 MISS the 90s so much! Was on grade school when Xtina/Britney hit it big

[@lessismore8533]

@@anar8343 if you are a Gen Z ooh you missed the amazing 90s! Tragic parts yah bye also great parts

[@thelegendinhisownmind7038]

So... The Rodney King assault which helped to usher in the LA riots gets no mention whatsoever? 🤔 I mean, the list is pretty accurate as it is; but not mentioning this important moment in 90's history makes the afforementioned list feel incomplete.

[@principeperfecto6319]

SAME!

[@dusan2001]

Not mentioning any crimes besides those that took place in the USA makes this list incomplete.

[@backdoorletsdothis]

The videos about crimes not a race baiter looking for attention

[@thelegendinhisownmind7038]

@@backdoorletsdothis I hope you're not referring to me as a "race baiter". And yes, what those police officers did to Rodney King was completely illegal, and a disgusting abuse of power, thus making it a crime. Not to mention how this act of racially charged barbarism caused a number of subsequent crimes in its wake. Think of the brutal assault on Reggie Denny, which was also a racially motivated crime of retaliation. Think of all the crimes committed from the LA Riots that followed afterwards....Assault, vandalism, theft, arson, disorderly conduct... I think most anyone even remotely familiar with the law would consider any one of those a crime. Yes, as I've already ascertained that the initial set of unfortunate events was racially motivated (I mean, there are few things in this world that are less obvious than that! 😆) but the aftermath expediently became the catalyst of a public outcry for basic human rights; Which everyone single one of us deserves, regardless of race, creed, or religion. But to think this important event in 90's history was an attempt to bait others into a racially motivated, often heated, exchange of comments; and to also act unapologetically accusatory, is just pure naivety on your part; Not to mention blatant strife mongering, and admittedly somewhat trollish behavior, in and of itself. Please...I beg of you!.... Don't be that guy. 😊

[@staceyrox360]

As a non American here even I can agree that the LA Riots were a massive thing in the 90’s that really was a result of the terrible race issues America had and still has today. It’s just insane. Y’all are brothers man- love eachother!

[@marzblaq7267]

RIP Biggie, Tupac and Selena, and everyone else mentioned. Sidenote: I’m surprised Gianni Versace wasn’t mentioned in this video.

[@bigfootisreal9359]

i was just thinking this, i remember that was huge in 1997 and a loss to the fashion industry. RIP Gianni

[@fromthehaven94]

And the four other victims of a serial killer that led up to Versace's death.

[@CapeRayer23]

The guy who did it, Andrew Cunanan, committed suicide a few days later in a houseboat in Florida

[@jimb.7523]

Or the Menendez Brothers.

[@christopherhamilton5557]

Nice catch, I had forgotten about the Versace murder.

[@jpRetroGaming]

The Dunblane Primary School Massacre will always stick with me, as I’m sure it will for everyone in Scotland. At least it led to the toughening of gun laws around the UK.

[@Neophlegm]

Oh shit I remember that. I was in primary school and they really tightened security after that.

[@TheCleaner76]

It happened 1 month before the Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺

[@saraalsayed6492]

Im surprised the James Bulger case wasn't on the list.

[@missydehart6920]

Y’all could’ve done a top 20 for this subject. I’m ashamed to say I forgot about Oklahoma City. Wasn’t Susan Smith’s murder of her 2 little boys in this decade?

[@Friendofstfrank]

Yes OPERATION PATSCON which included Ruby Ridge-Sam Weaver age 10, dog Styler, and Vicky Weaver age 26 all over Randy Weaver's refusal to sell sawed off shotguns for the FBI. Then you have WACO where the branch Davidians lived peacefully for over 50 years so the FBI infiltrates and comes up with stories about David Koresh being a pedophile and other crap, and burned people alive, then the OKC bombing with 13 FBI agents infiltrating Elholm City Oklahoma. Carol Howe, one of the infiltrators ratted out the FBI infiltration and disappeared forever. Suspect number 2, a rouge agent who planned the bombings was never brought in. It was Eric Holder who came in and disappeared evidence forever. I was there so not the cleaned up official vision from here. This glaring idiocy of Janet Reno's operation caused the Star investigation on Bill Clinton for his sex life as the special prosecuted law which was brought about from the Teapot Dome Scandal had expired so she cobbled together a policy and threw Clinton under the bus to cover up.

[@maisade]

It was! I remember the Amy Fisher shooting being a big deal too.

[@michaellovely6601]

Yes. And to add racial tension to the story she gave to the police; Susan Smith infamously claimed that a "black man" stole her car and abducted her sons Michael and Alex. Fortunately the Sheriff of Union County, South Carolina treated Susan's story with suspicion from the get-go.

[@rainnghell3683]

The way Kardashian looks at OJ after the verdict always gets me

[@donnajernigan5821]

He knew he was guilty.

[@tjt072]

I remember a lot of those. The one that really sticks with me is the Columbine shooting. On that day, I was working at a Subway sandwich shop that was the 2nd closest to the school. Kids and adults came in to get food saying something happened because the streets were blocked off and they also couldn't get to the other Subway. When I got home, I found out what had happened 😪

[@WesTV]

Maybe in the USA. In first world countries like Australia, never happened

[@EJHayes-qo4qi]

Very sad..I was only 2 months old when Columbine happened..But I know about Its UNFORTUNATE popularity..you hear about It In songs, movies, and everywhere. Sick people are inspired by the shooters. And then there’s people like me who are fascinated by this case. Obviously not fascinated in a good way, but it’s one of the most talked about crimes EVER!

[@pommiegirl8079]

The Dunblane Massacre in 1996 should have been included. It was absolutely horrific. This was pretty much an American list though.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

I was horrified just reading it. Definitely should have been here

[@16lucylover]

There was also the Susan Smith case, the Murders of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. and the Melissa Drexler case

[@terrenceweeks6261]

James Byrd Jr was technically 80s

[@kittylover62]

Don't forget the Pamela Smart case

[@FredHampton1619]

@@terrenceweeks6261 James Byrd Jr was 1998.

[@terrenceweeks6261]

@@FredHampton1619 I just looked it up, it was 98 instead of 89

[@FredHampton1619]

@@terrenceweeks6261 it’s all good. I remember it vividly because I was in basic training and my TI came in crying when she told us the horrible details.

[@kenbrown2927]

This could be a top 20, or even higher, list. - Diana - Rodney King - Matthew Shepard - Versace - Cobain (?) And more. (On this list- RIP to our tejano queen Selena) Any decade is hard to grow up in as a child, but as a nineties kid, growing up to adulthood has been tough for many of us.

[@yudhabagaskara98]

Robert Sandifer Susan Smith's children

[@GraduateJLN]

Cobain? That wasn’t a crime

[@goober5713]

Diana dying happened outside the US so that doesn't count appropriately.

[@ck-1649]

Diana's death wasn't even a crime

[@rhondabarry4400]

Rodney still alive

[@AtomicMama42]

Columbine is still a big deal for me. I'm in Canada, our school went on lockdown and we actually got a real lock down training session. Thankfully in my whole school time that's the only time we ever did that

[@Jman417]

Columbine shook me too.We had people at our high school that look like them dudes.

[@AtomicMama42]

@@Jman417 worst part was the judgment and bullying that came afterwards. Anyone who looked remotely alternative was labeled a threat. These kids didn't even listen to Manson or anything like that.

[@tiffprendergast]

@@AtomicMama42 I think they did

[@ellieadkinson3657]

JonBenét Ramsey’s tragic demise. OJ Simpson’s entire trial. The shocking death of Princess Diana. And the gunshot murder of Ennis Cosby. I remember the news reports about each, vividly. I was also really little and looking back it sort of felt like they all happened at the same time or at least **incredibly** close to one another.

[@martinblanckblog]

Diana's death wasnt a crime

[@lisaa8795]

And the murder of Michael Jordan's father.

[@joshinbama83]

Who tf is ennis cosby?

[@koffinNAILS]

The armored men that fought off the police at the LA bank heist

[@michaellovely6601]

What is absolutely mind-blowing about the North Hollywood shootout is that LAPD officer Martin Whitfield managed to survive despite having been shot in the leg and in the chest. He has since become a successful restauranteur in his hometown of Indianapolis, IN. Another officer who was wounded in the North Hollywood shootout is James Zboravan. James was only a month into his job as a police officer in Los Angeles, CA when the shootout occurred but managed to successfully rise through the ranks of the LAPD to achieve the rank of Sergeant before ultimately retiring from the force.

[@thegodofpez]

How ironic. I just poured myself a glass of OJ and this shows up in my feed.

[@jimb.7523]

Next, Alexa is going to randomly add it to your Amazon cart....along with a pair of black gloves and a carving knife....

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

its more of a coincidence maybe you did it

[@thegodofpez]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 lol at you completely stealing the previous guy’s comment. Stay original, bro…

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

@@thegodofpez maybe my original comment was a coincidence or maybe i just didnt see the original comment or im probably lying all together

[@BigFella117]

It saddens me to say that Jonbenét Ramsay’s murder may never be solved

[@javanehfennell]

Unfortunately the police focused too much on the family and had blinders on. They refused to acknowledge the pleading mother a couple blocks over who had reported a man attempted to kidnap her daughter in nearly the same circumstances as JonBenét’s. Her daughter screamed and he took off. This happened just days before JonBenét died. Police also claimed footprints were never found in the snow but there wasn’t any snow and DNA was found on her body that did not belong to anyone in the home. They can never go back and fix this. Her poor mother died of cancer before being officially cleared by Boulder PD.

[@christopherhamilton5557]

I would say it’s too late now…

[@BigFella117]

@@javanehfennell I know. Sometimes the people the police are looking for is right in front of them, but they need to look outside the box at the same time

[@BigFella117]

@@christopherhamilton5557 it’s never too late to help a murder victim get justice

[@christopherhamilton5557]

@@BigFella117 we can only hope in this case. Who ever killed this child has had almost 25 years of freedom they shouldn’t have and her poor mother died without the case being solved. This case was heart breaking when it happened and still is to this day. “Justice for Jonbenet”…

[@chrischampagne9806]

I vividly remember all the the TV coverage of Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding, Rodney King, Lorena Bobbit, Phil Hartman's murder, Matthew Shepard, The West Memphis 3...wow

[@michaellovely6601]

To be honest the West Memphis Three case is eerily reminiscent of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts back in 1692. In both instances; anyone who was a community outcast, didn't attend church services as regularly as others in the community, expressed skepticism and/or criticism of the trials, or expressed their belief that the accused were innocent could run the risk of accusations of being "in league with the Devil."

[@charlayned]

@@michaellovely6601 One of my friends was active in trying to get them out of that.

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

@@charlayned Oh my. Did your friend face accusations of being in league with the Devil?

[@Natalie.Forestell]

I think the ken and barbie killers (Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka), as well as the murder of James Bulger could've been included. Both made big news.

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

God, yes. Those were doozies.

[@michaellovely6601]

Karla Homolka is so evil that Satan looks to her for advice.

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

Karla Homolka is so evil Satan looks to her for advice. So many people in Canada are still disgusting by the plea bargain Karla received (pleading Guilty to two counts of Manslaughter in exchange for testifying against her husband Paul Bernardo and receiving a twelve year prison sentence) which is referred to as "a deal with the Devil." I have considered the plea bargain for Chris Watts to be our nation's "Deal with the Devil" due to the heinous and demented nature of the crime and Chris accepted the plea bargain in exchange for five life sentences plus eighty-four years in prison.

[@JulianoHuerta]

I will Never get over the Death of Selena. She's an Icon. a true legend in American/ Latin music History!

[@thedecafe1]

❤

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

The murders of two hip hop legends Tupac and Biggie Smalls indeed.

[@dickfacy6229]

I'm really glad they condensed the two incidents into one item

[@brndn9423]

lmfao L

[@Sagittarius-88]

Those murders should be considered a public service.

[@orlandovazquez9662]

Sagittarius 88 = Di**head. Not all their music was negative. Multi-talented rappers like them you don't see anymore. Also,that was a violent era,96-'97. Rip

[@Glory-Compass]

@@Sagittarius-88 agree

[@corkycobon1481]

Mathew Shephard, Andrew Cunnan, Ruby Ridge, and the Hillsbourough Tragedy all stick out for me.

[@zappedgaming4775]

Wat happeed

[@michaellovely6601]

Hillsborough happened in 1989.

[@corkycobon1481]

@@michaellovely6601 thank you for correcting me.

[@michaellovely6601]

@@corkycobon1481 You're welcome! When it comes to historical events it is of great importance to get the details right. KZbin user Top5s did a video on the top five events caught on live TV; and one of the events he included was the tsunami in Japan on March 11, 2011. Top5s accidentally said that the magnitude 9.0 earthquake which generated the tsunami shook northwestern Japan; in reality the earthquake occurred off the country's northeastern coast. If the earthquake occurred off of Japan's northwestern coast; the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center would have only issued tsunami warnings for the coastal areas of Japan, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea.

[@harlanmilleret905]

I am familiar with Matthew Shephard and Andrww Cunnan but I am not familiar with Ruby Ridge or the Hillsbourough Tragedy, could you tell me about them?

[@simplytierresistable]

I was pretty young when it happened but I remember the whole Lorena Bobbitt thing pretty well....

[@michaellovely6601]

It's amazing that the surgeons were able to successfully reattach John's p***s after a nine and a half hour surgery.

[@RiqueG1987]

OJ did it.

[@roseprevost8081]

That case also led to the plague that is the Kartrashian family.

[@tiffprendergast]

@@roseprevost8081 yup

[@davidz2562]

Why didn't you mention Aileen Wuornos or Andrew Cunanan?

[@liamgrech1]

Technically it was the ATF that lead the Waco siege not FBI.

[@marthatjarks6047]

Yes and it was likely their method of tear gassing the building that accidentally started the fire. Not the members burning themselves up as she sates

[@fromthehaven94]

Illegal possession of guns, if it were anyone other than a religious cult or anti-government separatists, arrests would have been made much more easily.

[@josephlowes5051]

What about the Andrew Cunanan killing spree, that was the biggest manhunt at that time.

[@JordanLove593]

Why the hell are all these crimes just purely American? Like, come on. There are other countries in the world that had crimes equal, or worse, than what was this "Top 10". For example, in my home country, Australia, two of the biggest crimes of the 90's were the backpacker killings and the Port Arthur massacre. Those two crimes were horrific and yet, didn't make this list. Gotta put more research into it and broaden your horizon WatchMojo

[@bellerain381]

I remember reading about the Backpacker Killings! Yeah, Mojo needed to do more worldwide events on this video!

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

Because nobody outside those countries knows about those things or even care. US news goes all around the world.

[@GonzoShitcock]

Make your own list then...and make sure to include crimes from all over the world not just your country

[@havanadaurcy1321]

I heard in my high school from an ex juror (not Milat's case) Milat began to blame his brother as well during the trial for driving him everywhere

[@havanadaurcy1321]

@@GonzoShitcock At least we don't shoot up schools, Yankee

[@gerbmcnuggets5466]

3:14 P Diddy knows exactly what happened but money will insulate you from accountability.

[@courtgizzle]

Diddy knew biggie is gonna be worth more him.

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Now you have 24.1 million subscribers. Congratulations, WatchMojo. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@mikeyfn-a6684]

I was all of 12-13yrs old when the world learned of Jeffrey Dahmer, so that was a ln eye opener. Have to give it to Albert Fish for all time worst monster of all. 💯

[@srbrant5391]

If there was one person to earn the title of “Bogeyman”, it would be Fish.

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

Yeah. As horrifying as Dahmer was, he did express regret afterwards and seemed like a kind, humble person, despite his monstrous crimes. His motive was mainly loneliness and wanting a submissive lover who wouldn't leave. Fish was an unrepentant sadist monster.

[@alos4025]

@@SpukiTheLoveKitten75 a “kind, humble person”? Give me a break. He murdered 17 men, including a 14 year old. That’s why he got away with murdering men for so long; because people thought he was “kind and humble” and just a normal guy. And being lonely isn’t some excuse to kill and eat someone.

[@moyerk47]

I quit reading true life crime after Jeffrey Dahmer...

[@bobbytrombley681]

What about the murder of Mathew Sheppard? What about the murder of Mia Zapata that went unsolved until 2004? Phil Hartman? Rodney king? Need to remake this as a top 20! Lot of important stuff was missed

[@alos4025]

They’d still miss things in a top 20 list. Which is horribly sad to say

[@staceysturgill846]

Wasn’t Mia Zapata’s case on Unsolved Mysteries back in the day? I also remember Henry Rollins being on talking about his friend that got shot. I didn’t realize her case was finally solved.

[@staceysturgill846]

Yeah, I commented about Rodney King also. Pretty important and still topical, unfortunately.

[@welcometothemovies9157]

@@staceysturgill846 yeah cold case found she had DNA on her body from the POS biting her during the murder. They identified this sex offender and he plead guilty so he wouldn't get death penalty

[@richardfalcon8927]

Technically, it happened in 89. But the Menendez brothers got busted, and eventually convicted of killing their parents in 96.

[@shane-oshaunason7590]

This shows how relevant and important Tupac will always be! 30 years on and he’s still being talked about, daily, by millions of people R.I.P Pac!!!

[@TheRandompaint]

We're still talking about Jeffrey Dahmer too

[@Glory-Compass]

He's a Criminal and had his death coming, participating in gang wars

[@ericrivera8410]

Dieing over a rap beef...some dumbass legacy

[@Slavtron]

@@TheRandompaint Netflix bro

[@harold3165]

He'll be forgotten about soon

[@mibarra122]

I was in the 7th grade in school when Columbine happened. The teacher that no one liked was actually the only teacher who wanted us to see the news and know what was going on.

[@Jman417]

Glad you made it out

[@dripkidd8572]

@Thou Swell Back in 1999, they were rare. They still happened, but it wasn't as bad as today. Now it's one every month

[@nodevoutt]

I was in high school. Boys going around loudly saying they thought it was cool to shoot up a school and they're gonna do it. Scary af. I would NEVER let my kid go to public school it is a cesspool of psychos

[@dripkidd8572]

@@nodevoutt should have done it to show the boys the real threat

[@jeshonloonskin4176]

@@Jman417 “made it out?” They weren’t at columbine, they even say that the teacher they didn’t like wanted them to watch the news about it.

[@hannahlowe794]

YES!!!!! Make this a series, please! 2000’s, 80’s, 90’s, etc. I’d LOVE that.

[@dennismagee9555]

Susan Smith should definitely be on here!!!!

[@SoulHackerOfficial]

It's going to be a minute before I completely wrap my head around thinking that one guy tried to get back the security deposit.

[@lordeflockatee3399]

I love the 90's but damn was it dark 😩

[@cjtorretta4563]

Unabomer finally being caught in 1996 surprised that was left out

[@Pufferthetrollman]

Lol they meant to say 2003 is when they caught Eric Rudolph 🤣, not 2013

[@grittyboyross7138]

The person that killed Tupac was Orlando Anderson. The only surviving person that was there is Keefe d. He tells the whole story.

[@starbrite526]

Despite only being in my mid 30s, I remember all of these. I chalked up to my parents making us watch the local news, and watching Dateline and 20/20 as a kida

[@SexyButCurious]

Yeah I'm 34 and I remember my mom watching the news when the Oklahoma City bombing happen and her reading the newspaper about the tragedy and how a lot of the victims was children and it really hit me hard and made me realize how fucked-up this world can be

[@NgYongYao]

When you did a deep research into those cases, and you realize that one of the cases was indirectly causing another to happen.. While people can keep saying foreign threat, but do they think about local one?

[@dreamcast717]

Was just at the Columbine memorial last week, as I took a trip to Denver for a funeral. My cousin was actually dating a girl who was one of the last ones out of the school during the attack. I remember that tragedy well. :(

[@xtscarfacem8255]

Selena will always be remembered

[@danieljones1784]

I was in junior high and they actually showed the verdict for oj. It really was the biggest trial I know of. They had kids running through the halls saying "the juice is loose."

[@marycanary]

I was in high school when that trial was going on and the day they announced verdict ( my dad for the department of army as a civilian and we were living in Germany at the time) and I was listening to armed forces radio like I did everyday while I took a shower and got dressed and everything and I still remember being absolutely stunned when they announced the Verdict,to this day I still think that if the police hadn’t messed up the way they did,the trial would have had a totally different outcome.

[@johnanderson9765]

@@marycanary I was in high school, too, and the verdict was announced during class time. My teacher didn't get her hands on one of the school's TV's, but we listened to it on the radio.

[@isabelfonseca3982]

I still can't believe OJ Simpson was declared innocent. He even bragged about it!

[@squirtletown5307]

The reason he was declared innocent was bc some Moran from the police desided to try to frame him so he would be guilty either way by taking a test tube with his blood in it and spread it on a part of the crime scene when it was tested after that the blood didn't clot which meant it had an anti colganglent in it and that would only happen if it was placed there so yeah the glove not fitting was only part of it but this is the bigger reason not many know about and isn't talked about really but the cops admitted to pulling all stop to get him convicted which was there down fall bc of the tampering they had to let him go. He can scream it on the rooftops it was him today if he liked but they couldn't arrest him due to the double Jeopardy law which states you can't be tried for the same crime twice. So even if he had admitted it after he was aquitted he couldn't be tried again period unfortunately.

[@shawtyduwop3941]

He was guilty

[@ladyvader139]

I was a freshman in high school when the Columbine massacre happened. We spent the rest of the year jumping at shadows, and school was called off so many times for bomb threats. It was the worst thing we could imagine at the time; it only took 2 years for that to change. Elder millenials really grew up with some serious trauma, and it only seems to be getting worse.

[@TheCleaner76]

ah America gota love it

[@dietotaku]

i think the only thing i disagree with in the clip about columbine is the survivor saying school shootings are still shocking and rare. there were 34 school shootings in 2021 alone, and even when the most heinous ones are reported, i'm not really shocked anymore, just... disappointed. hopeless. resigned to living in a country that will throw countless childrens' bodies at the gun lobby rather than stand in its way.

[@michaellovely6601]

I hate to say it but school shootings are as American as hamburgers, hot dogs, apple pie, baseball and Boston Terriers.

[@welcometothemovies9157]

Wasn't a couple students who made it out of the shooting at the school get murdered at their job (Subway) like few weeks later. Or was that a different town

[@biocapsule7311]

@@dietotaku At the time, it's still considered rare. Now, it's their chosen lifestyle.

[@zeospark9715]

I was just a young kid watching CN, Nick, PBS kids back when they were good, and I definitely remember the O.J. Simpson incident. My family would always talk about it

[@briankiefer4101]

The guy that played Richard Jewell in manhunt is my buddy Cameron Britton.

[@danieljones1784]

Dude he was awesome in that and minedhunter. Great freaking actor. He should have won an Emmy for playing Ed Kemper. I wish they would come out with another season of minedhunter.

[@bryguy1296]

OJ definitely killed his wife and Goldman

[@CrystalRose333]

Good old Dahmer ahh the memories. My pops lived in the same apartment building as him & would smell his "cooking". My mother also worked at the post office downtown 3rd shift & her n some coworkers would go out for a quick drink/food on break in the same bar where Jeffrey would find most of his victims.

[@AuriBlvd]

Eric Rudolph was caught in 2003, not in 2013.

[@669Malo]

Rename it to ...crimes of the 90s in USA" i could do same list just for my country only.

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Except no one cares

[@davidz2562]

Your title should specify that all 10 happened in the US, otherwise it's bizarre to include Selena, but not Dunblane.

[@Ghostkilla773]

I knew OJ would be number 1

[@mrs.thomas-usmcwife5686]

I remember all of these. The 90s was that decade that pivotal things happened that shaped many of us and could have taken this country in a whole other direction if those in authority had taken the correct course of action. They didn't in many cases. Now we have had 9/11, more school shootings, and complete unrest in much of the country.

[@exhaustguy]

In the fifty years prior to Columbine you had nine mass shooting deaths of over 10 people. In the 22+ years since you have had 18 (four times the rate). Also the top five as well as the top seven of ten. The highest lethality count before Columbine was 23. The highest lethality count of all time was 60 in Las Vegas.

[@melanieameele6875]

I find the most notorious case of the 90s in Belgium, the Dutroux case. He and his henchmen abducted 6 childeren, only 2 survived

[@CaymanIslandsballProductions]

i remember now 😢 RIP to the ones involved

[@Onesie7]

Should change the name to include "In America"

[@hannahshulthiess3095]

These are all famous 90's crimes I don't know why people do such bad things and hurt other people

[@JSpanishFyness]

Crazy April 20 plays a part in Waco Texas Siege, Oklahoma Bombing, & Columbine Shooting

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

Columbine

[@Lord_Dom8141]

Yall gotta let that OJ trial go. What Timothy McVeigh did was by far the most notorious. The media made the OJ trial big because he was a celebrity.

[@CapoFisk]

That’s why it’s so notorious. You could ask most younger people today about Oklahoma City and almost no one knows about McVeigh. But EVERYONE knows about OJ and the trial.

[@jasonwohlers6151]

Maybe there should be another list: Top 10 lesser known crimes of the 90s

[@einienj3281]

These are only from the US.. Yes, I remember all of these, but there's a lot more, that I remember outside the US too.. maybe make a part 2 about those?

[@NormaTLeon]

This is mojo, don’t think they actually do much outside the us news...

[@paulnorton2885]

Two glaring omissions: the Dunblane (Scotland) school shooting in March 1996 in which 18 people were killed, and the Port Arthur (Australia) massacre in April 1996 (which was done partly in emulation of the Dunblane massacre) in which 35 people were killed.

[@shuoyang5546]

And also more omissions: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, a.k.a.: The Schoolgirl Killers, Dec.1990 - April 1992 (both arrested in 1993) Guy Georges (or Guy Rampillon) a.k.a.'The Beast of Bastille', 1991-1997, who raped & murdered 7 women, despite having committed earlier crimes dating back to his teens. There's a Netflix docu-series titled The Women and the Murderer, based on the case. The murder of James Bulger, 1993 Tokyo subway sarin attack, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, 1995 Seito Sakakibara, a.k.a.: 'Boy A', or 'The Kobe School Killer', killed Jun Hase and Aya Yamashita, 1997 Death of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 1995 Amber Hagerman, 1996 Dunblane massacre, 1996 Port Arthur massacre, 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing, 1996 Princess Diana's death, 1997 Murder of Jill Dando, 1999

[@johnanderson9765]

You can tell this video was made by an American company.

[@georgec7782]

Did y'all notice that all the cases are American? I wonder why they didn't mention Scotland or Australia?

[@johnanderson9765]

@@georgec7782 What did I just post?

[@karenhearne7112]

So why has no one gone after the "real" killer of Nicole and Ronald? Or have they?

[@Trtevoorryu]

Last I heard OJ was still on the case lol

[@courtneicey15]

No Rodney King?

[@KingBowser77766]

They forgot William Afton died by Springlock Suit in 1993 and 30 years later which is next year......He will be back o...o

[@CherokeeBird]

Ah, the 90's. Great time to have been a teen

[@dinamule3073]

I was 16 when the 90s started and 25 when the 90s ended.

[@lessismore8533]

Yah long live Buffy!

[@claudiarosemarysamanthawin1443]

RIP Selena Quintanilla and I promise you that I'll name my future daughter,if she's related to me by blood or I adopt,after you

Poor Richard, his story is very sad... He deserved better

[@craigstevenson5152]

What about the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack? 13 dead, 5,500 injured and something that changed Japanese society drastically with the realisation that domestic terrorism could happen to them too.

[@ebanydwayne1357]

do the 60s infamous crimes please

[@jonjahr3403]

I've met Nicole Brown Simpson's Sister. It was at an anti abuse rally and she gave a very powerful and moving speech about the abuse her sister endured.

[@chickendesi1014]

Is there a video of the speech?

[@jonjahr3403]

@@chickendesi1014 Probably not it's been a few year's and I don't if it was streamed or not. I'll see if I can find one.

[@nataliepan8977]

I was born in 1992 and I remember as a kid around 4 to 9 my mom always was sad watching the news a lucky her daughter's and her and my dad were not living in the big city also when I was a toddler both of my parents took me and my older sister to Selena last concert before she's was killed.

[@bobsaggot122]

The brother or dad killed her and the family covered it up

[@mustangmike8515]

They should had included cool as Ice movie, that film was a real crime in the 90s

[@Tonichiguatube]

The title should be "10 Most Notorious and Infamous Crimes of the 90s in the USA". In the rest of the world, much more important and internationally known crimes happened.

[@KINGDREX24]

Sad to watch but we learn for something for this

[@latoyawilliams7220]

These things will never be forgotten! I’m still sad about Tupac and Biggie

[@ericrivera8410]

Both of them were criminals

[@juliechildress8905]

I was 7 years old when the Alfred P. Murrah building exploded on April 19,1995. 168 victims parished on that horrible day, 19 children died in the bombing. I knew people who had lost relatives in the blast. It seems like every decade since, America has to deal an act with domestic terrorism. Too devastating and tragic for a country to handle in my opinion.

[@nodevoutt]

same I was only a kid and didnt understand why everyone was so upset. Later I realized how quick a psycho can end your life, even if you didnt do anything to him. I saw an interview with that bomber and he was asked, What about the kids you killed? Don't you feel bad for them? and he was like, Meh I guess...but it was just their bad luck! What a nasty psycho!!!