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NYC Murderer’s Final Words: “Ta-Ta”
Ethan Pullman left the world with a sneer. After murdering his wife and married daughter with an axe, the retired insurance broker fled to a…
Body Stolen from Erie Mausoleum
In February 1911, a disturbing report out of Erie, Pennsylvania, told of a crime that seemed almost too grotesque to believe: a wealthy family mausoleum…
Bronx Neighborhood Stirred by Baby Attack
In January 1916, a shocking report out of the Bronx described an attack so brutal and senseless that it stirred an entire neighborhood into fear…
Escaped Joliet Convict Captured Near Chicago
In October 1912, an escaped convict’s run for freedom came to an end not because of a betrayal or a clever trap, but because he…
San Antonio Man Tried to Bring Baby to Jail
When officers arrested Policarpo Benegas in 1909, he did not simply object to being taken to jail. He tried to bring his six-month-old baby with…
Bandits Rob Katy Express Near Eufaula
South of Eufaula, a southbound Missouri, Kansas & Texas train came upon a burning trestle near Wirth and was forced to halt before the flames…
Child Labor in Biloxi’s Oyster Canning Factories
Between 3 and 4 each morning, while much of the town still slept, a sound rolled out over the Gulf Coast and called the workers…
76 Lost in South Carolina Schoolhouse Fire
In the small township of Cleveland, South Carolina, families had come together inside the schoolhouse, filling the building with neighbors, children, and familiar faces. But…
Colorado Blacksmith Dies in Dynamite Blast
In Trinidad, Colorado, in 1908, James R. Howard, a 28-year-old blacksmith, went with his friend Fred Long to a bluff to blast out rock. The…
Wilmington Workhouse Prisoner Gets 40 Lashes
At the Newcastle County Workhouse in Wilmington, Delaware, James Dudley Major, also known as Earl White, was fastened to the whipping post and given 40…
