Category: U.S. Historical News
Peabody Mourns Children Lost in School Blaze
The grief in Peabody, Massachusetts, settled into the homes of twenty-one families after fire swept through St. John’s Parochial School and trapped the young girls…
Pittsburgh Nurse Slain Near Abandoned Mansion
When Elsie Barthel left her Pittsburgh home for a short walk on a Saturday evening, there was no sign that anything was wrong. The 27-year-old…
Headless Body of Missing Kirkland Girl Found in Brush
For nearly a month, 17-year-old Ruth DeMerrit had been missing from her home in Kirkland, a quiet suburb of Seattle. She had last been seen…
Holdenville Fugitive Dodges Every Shot
In February 1911, a young Oklahoma man named Walter Davis was wanted for violating liquor laws when Sheriff Cal Edmonds and Deputy Sheriff Dale finally…
Fire Wrecks St. Mary’s Industrial School
In April 1919, a devastating fire tore through St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys in Baltimore, leaving behind wrecked buildings, injured men, and two dead…
Water Telescope Finds Missing Body in Meriden
In Meriden, Connecticut, the disappearance of Miss Emily McCarthy, a nurse, led searchers to Black Pond after her hat was found in the water. The…
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…
