Category: Murder
Serial Poisoner Louise Vermilya Enjoyed Handling Corpses
Louise Vermilya is one of history’s most notorious serial killers. Being a woman, the country was shocked when it was discovered that she had poisoned…
Serial Poisoner Louise Vermilya
Women who commit multiple murders are a rarity. Given that Louise Vermilya committed these murders in the early 1900s, United States, is even more surprising….
Striking Mill Workers Shot Down by Police
What we aren’t taught in schools is that the U.S. police had a reputation of shooting and murdering strikers back in the early 1900s. There…
Sing Sing Prison Electric Chair – 7 Executions in a Row
The article below comes from a 1912 newspaper and gives light details into the day that the Sing Sing prison sent 7 men to the…
The Bloody Knife – Slatington Incident in 1874
Full accounts of domestic violence cases from the 1800s are very rare, even though much allusion is made towards wife battery. It was a touch…
Serial Poisoner Louise Vermilya Had Necrophilism
The story of Louise Vermilya, a serial killer who poisoned and killed nine victims with arsenic, is fascinating. From the moment they suspected her of…
Death Row Inmate Cheats Electric Chair
While written in 1912, this newspaper article brings up some points that we still haven’t fully answered today. For example, should we look the other…
Haunted By A Girl The Pastor Murdered
If you have ever read any of the numerous books on old ghost stories, the story below, printed in 1911, will sound very familiar. In…
10 Disturbing Facts About The Black Dahlia Murder
On January 15, 1947, the body of Elizabeth Short, age 22, was found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles, California. Police searched…
Crystal Gazing and Poison in Murder Case
This report details a woman who, suspected of poisoning her family, took her crystal ball with her to jail. While it is common for murderers…
