Category: Murder
Crazy man kills two with an ax, survivor pleads for life
A long night is ahead of Miss Wilma de Bow. After waking up to the sound of an axe murderer killing her cousin, after begging…
Virginia man kicks woman to death, sits in local jail until smallpox quarantine lifted
It’s 1899 and a Virginia man beats and kills his partner after he finds her nursing their baby while she was intoxicated. He is sent…
19-year-old attempts to hide murder, places body on railroad tracks
Murders made to look like train accidents have always been a common way to hide a crime. In this 1906 report, we learn that a…
5 Fiendishly Gruesome Details of Bodies Cut In Two
While researching “body parts,” I started seeing multiple articles about people cut in half. Each one was more gruesome than the last. And so, for…
Man stabbed the son of a judge with a pitchfork
It’s time to check out a few deaths by pitchfork. I did not think that there would be so many of these incidents, and yet…
Body found beside riverbank with throat slit: Suicide or murder?
Was it murder or suicide? The remains of a man were found on the banks of a river. His throat was slashed and a jack-knife…
Body of man found with letters in strange writing, dismissed as madman
The body of a man was discovered in 1895. Inside his pockets were letters written in a strange language. It was decided to bury his…
13 Brutal Reports of People Getting Their Heads Crushed
I always get a mad twinkle in my eyes whenever I hear someone lament about how much better life was in the past. The truth…
Delicate man on verge of breakdown after roasting his wife (literally)
I never get to write fun titles like this at work. This is a must-read from February 1, 1910. Husband Nervous Wreck Cincinnati, Oh. –…
Alexander “Sawney” Beane: The Legend of Scotland’s Most Notorious Cannibal
I have covered quite a few cannibal stories on StrangeAgo in the past, but the story of Alexander “Sawney” Beane is one that tends to…
