The Murphy Curse: How Five Predators from One TCAP Sting Ended Up Dead
Is there really a Murphy Curse? I don't know. I'd like to believe I'm not necessarily a superstitious person, but some superstitions have some weight to them. Just look at the Curse of Tippecanoe, named after President William Henry "Tippecanoe" Harrison, the first president to die in office. Elected in 1840, he died of pneumonia 30 days into his presidency. Elected in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated; as was James Garfield, elected in 1880; as was William McKinley, re-elected in 1900; Warren G. Harding, elected in 1920, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, re-elected in 1940, both died of natural causes; elected in 1960, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1960. Since then, Presidents Reagan, Bush Jr., and Biden have seemingly broken the curse. However, the "Curse of Tippecanoe" seemed to be proof that a curse can exist. If one "To Catch a Predator" investigation was cursed, it was definitely the Murphy investigation. Over the course of