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The Drunken Hangman – Bartholomew Binns
The role of hangman isn’t for everyone, and Binns is a good example of someone who should never have applied for the job. You see,…
Hangman William Marwood
Like hangman Calcraft, Marwood’s first trade was shoemaker, but in 1872, when he was 54 years old, he asked the governor of Lincoln Castle Gaol…
The Hangman Who Loved His Job – William Calcraft
William Calcraft, a 19th century English hangman, was in the hanging trade for 45 years. Originally a cobbler, it is believed that he carried out…
Barrel Flogging – US Prison Punishment
Being put over a barrel was a popular prison punishment in the United States. While many different methods are described in the newspaper archives, it…
The Treadmill was a Form of Punishment
People spend good money to buy a decent treadmill, but little do they know that the treadmill has a dark history in the prisons of…
Black River Falls Strange Light 1899
Strange Light in the Sky Source: The Indianapolis Journal. November 30, 1899, Page 2. Indianapolis, Indiana. Looked Like Half the Tail of the Great Ante-War…
Strange Airship Over Indianapolis 1903
Strange Airship Over Indianapolis Source: Evening Journal. September 14, 1903, Page 5. Wilmington, Delaware. Indianapolis, Sept. 14. – A torpedo-shaped airship about 30 feet long,…
SS Eastland Disaster of 1915
On the morning of July 24, 1915, passengers boarded the SS Eastland. They were the families and employees of the Western Electric Company’s Hawthorne Works,…
Strange Blue Bullet Shaped Light Seen West of Chapel Hill N.C. 1956
Source: The Chapel Hill Weekly. December 04, 1956, Page 1. Duncan Ivey Sees Strange Blue Light Duncan Ivey, who lives in the country west of…
