Category: Murder
Grisly Execution of Five Cubans: Public Garrote Deaths Marred by Horrific Bungling
I’ve written about the garrote as a form of capital punishment in the past and felt compelled to share this latest find in the newspaper…
John Grady Held Under $10,000 Bond on Murder Charge
Chicago chef, John Grady, was held for murder after the bloody clothes belonging to his wife were found stashed under the porch of their home…
Chemist detective finds many clues on headless body
Described at the Sherlock Holmes of Paris, a chemist studies clues left on a headless body to help determine facts about the murder. There were…
Parents soak children’s beds in gasoline and set them on fire, father survived
A horrifying news report published in 1921 tells us that a wife and husband decided to kill themselves and their four children to keep the…
Woman murders family with shotgun, worried about neighbors hearing the blast
Widow and mother grabbed the family shotgun and killed her mother, father, brother, and young daughter. She was deemed insane. Woman Slew 4; Goes to…
Brained his father with an axe, risks being lynched by mob
From 1898 there is this horrendous report of a son who murdered his father after his father threatened to whip him. The townsfolk were in…
3 men drop dead body off at bar, claimed deceased was just drunk
Three men showed up at a bar in 1860. The had with them a body of a man. Claiming that the deceased man was merely…
Body found buried in barrel in Canarsie – Possibly buried alive
Bodies were discovered buried at an old farm house in Canarsie, Brooklyn, 1916. The article below details one of the finds. It was that of…
What Lurks Behind the Closet Door? A Look into Historical Intrusions
When nighttime descends and the world hushes to silence, the familiar corners of our homes can sometimes breed unease. It’s easy to dismiss these feelings…
Trial of Rev. Kelly for the Villisca Ax Murders
Sometime between the evening of June 9, 1912 and the morning of June 10, 1912, eight people were murdered with an axe in the Moore…
