Category: History
Case of Missing Wisconsin Man Revived, Estate Wants Him Declared Dead
After a seven year disappearance, the Torrey family of Somers, Wisconsin, want Benjamin B. Torrey declared legally dead. The request reopens the case of the…
Child Disappears in Corvallis While Grandfather is Picking Cherries
A 6-year-old child from Corvallis, Oregon, goes missing in a cherry tree orchard back in 1903. Hundreds of people turn up to search for the…
Tragic End to Missing Kenosha Boy Found in Abandoned Cistern
In 1907, Kenosha, a 20-month-old boy went missing from his home. A neighborhood search ensued and soon afterwards his little body was found drowned in…
Finnish Woman Visiting the United States Judged Insane, Returned to Finland
Here is a little insight as to what could happen to someone who came to the U.S. in a poor mental state. The woman reportedly…
Woman Found Unconscious from Chloroform Poisoning on Train
A 19-year-old was discovered unconscious on a train with her hands tied and a bottle of chloroform nearby. The oddest part about this story is…
Search Continues for Missing Man Three Years After Disappearance
There were a lot of unsolved missing person cases in the past such as the Wisconsin one below from 1912 where a man boarded a…
Philadelphia Laborer Found $5,542 in Gold Coins Hidden in Pipe
Of all the strange places to find a hoard of gold, one man found a stash of gold coins inside a pipe near Center City…
Skeleton of Missing Prospector Abner Lee Found After 37 Years
The 37-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of Abner Lee, the prospector who discovered the famous Lee Silver Mine in California, was solved with the discovery…
Hudson Farmer Discovers Civil War-Era Gold Coins in Backyard
As reported in 1936, a farmer in Hudson, Hans Peterson, had been uncovering Civil War-era gold coins in his backyard three years. The total value…
Governor of Maine Calls on People to Cut Wood During 1922 Fuel Crisis
During a fuel (coal) crisis in 1922, Maine’s governor told his constituents to begin cutting wood in preparation for the cold winter months. Governor Urges…
