Category: Murder
The Kingston Schoolgirl Murder Mystery
For more than a month, the disappearance of 15-year-old Elizabeth Johnson had troubled Kingston, New Jersey. She had vanished from her home on August 12,…
Kansas Couple Found With Skulls Crushed in Ax Man Mystery
In the spring of 1912, fear traveled faster than fact. Across several states, newspapers were already whispering about an unknown “Ax Man” believed to have…
A Skeleton, a Locket, and a 20-Year Vermont Mystery
For more than twenty years, the disappearance of Matilda Moss remained one of Benson, Vermont’s darkest mysteries. She had vanished only days after a violent…
Fatal Coffee at Baltimore Boarding House Kill One, Poisons Others
In the spring of 1919, an ordinary supper at a Baltimore boarding house turned into a scene of panic and horror. One moment, the people…
Two Women Found Strangled Hours Apart in New York City
In the summer of 1907, New York City police were confronted with a chilling double murder mystery. Two women had been found dead in different…
Deathbed Confession Cleared the Man Who Wouldn’t Hang
In 1892, William Buckley was shot from ambush after reportedly exposing the activities of “white cappers” in the area. The crime led to a sensational…
Eva Dugan’s Final Drop: The Hanging That Changed Arizona
In the dark early hours of February 21, 1930, Eva Dugan stepped onto the gallows at Arizona State Prison in Florence. Composed and defiant, she…
Police Pursue New Lead in Search for “John Bennett,” Suspected of Nora Fuller’s Murder
It is 1902, and the San Francisco police have identified a suspect in the murder of Nora Fuller and dispatched Chief of Detectives John Seymour…
New York Man Kills Wife in Jealous Rage, Fatally Beaten by Brother-in-Law
In a violent domestic dispute, Giuseppe Aniolo fatally shot his wife, in a jealous rage before being severely beaten by his brother-in-law, who intervened following…
Nine-Year-Old Girl Killed in Street After Fleeing Mysterious Man in Bridgeport
Nine-year-old Annie Stanakia was struck and killed by a car after allegedly fleeing from a man who had been chasing young girls near Fairfield Avenue,…
