Strange & Scary Mysteries of the Month December 2017

5.) Psychopath Escapes Mental Institution
A “violent psychopath” is how authorities described escaped murderer, Randall Saito. The 59-year old Hawaiian escaped from the State Psychiatric Hospital in Kehoe by simply walking out the front door. He then hailed a cab, charted a plane to Maui and from there flew to San Jose, California where he had relatives.
Saito was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 1979 violent murder of Sandra Yamashiro. He had brutally shot her in the face with a pellet gun before mutilating her body with a knife. She was then dumped the parking lot of a mall and that’s where authorities found her. What’s most scary about the crime is that Saito had never met the victim before and said that he simply chose her at random.
4) Murder Island
Hailed as Australia’s first ever mass massacre, Murder Island is one of the most intriguing maritime mysteries ever discovered. And recently the massive grave site was uncovered.
3.) Free Cyntoia Brown
In Nashville, tennesse Cyntoia Brown has already spent more than a decade behind bars. Her case was already controversial when it was first tried and now, with celebrities like Rihanna, Lebron James and Kim Kardashian calling out for her release, more attention has finally been focused on her plight
2.) New Clue in Sherri Papini Case
On November 2, 2016, 35-year old Sherri Papini went for a morning jog in the small town of Mountain Gate, California. When her husband, Keith arrived home late in the afternoon, he was shocked to find out that his wife and kids were no where to be found. Apparently, the children were never picked from daycare and so Keith hit the “Find My iPhone” app and tried to track his wife's whereabouts. It indicated that her phone was at the end of their street.
1.) Killer Priest
On April 16, 1960, schoolteacher and former beauty queen, Irene Garza told her mother she was heading to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen, Texas. five days later, her body was found dumped face down in a canal. She had multiple bruises and had been strangled to death. Upon further investigation, it was discovered she had also been sexually assaulted.