Category: Murder
Inside the Hell’s Kitchen Murder Mystery of Susie Martin
In March 1894, New York City was gripped by a crime so shocking that newspapers struggled to find words strong enough to describe it. An…
Indiana Wife Hit With Hammer and Buried in Cornfield
In the autumn of 1913, a grim discovery in an Indiana cornfield led authorities to a husband who had suddenly vanished with his two young…
Dancing Teacher Found Dead on Illinois Railroad Tracks
In September 1913, the discovery of a mangled body on railroad tracks outside Chicago appeared at first to be a tragic railway accident. But a…
Baltimore Woman’s Axed Body Found in Cellar
In January 1909, a grim discovery inside a Baltimore home shocked neighbors and baffled investigators. What began as a child’s frantic claim that his grandmother…
Jack the Ripper Panic Strikes New York City
In the summer of 1907, New York City was gripped by fear. Newspapers warned of a spreading “crime wave,” police chased leads that went nowhere,…
Ax Murder Shocks Louisiana State University
The murder of Professor Oscar B. Turner stunned Louisiana State University. Turner’s body was discovered inside the university’s Agronomy Building, badly mutilated by blows from…
Michigan Youth Found Dead on Tracks in Suspected Cover-Up
At first glance, the death of 19-year-old Maynard Bixby might have appeared to be a terrible railroad accident. His body was found on the Michigan…
Pittsburgh Police Probe Mystery of Headless Body
The discovery of a headless body in a bath house along Pittsburgh’s Monongahela River left detectives with a grim puzzle and almost nothing to follow. …
Illinois Farmhouse Fire Failed to Hide Double Murder
On a large farm near Mason City, Illinois, a wealthy elderly couple lived with money close at hand and suspicion close behind it. John P….
Headless Body of Young Woman Found in Lake Contrary
A grim discovery in Lake Contrary near St. Joseph, Missouri, left authorities with more questions than answers in 1920. The body of an unidentified young…
