Tag: crime
Arizona Man Said He Threw an Axe at His Wife “For Fun”
A Phoenix woman was left with a deep gash in her head in June 1919 after her husband allegedly threw an axe at her during…
Delaware Woman Said a Man Watched and Followed Her for 9 Months
For nine months, Helen Graham said, a man repeatedly appeared near her Wilmington, Delaware, home and followed her when she went out on the street….
Ohio Woman Sentenced After Burning Child With Red-Hot Poker
A 10-year-old Ohio girl suffered horrific punishment at the hands of the woman who was supposed to care for her. In 1909, Mrs. Joseph Sager…
Robbed After Pawn Shop Customer Asked to See How the Bullets Fit Into a Revolver
A San Antonio pawnbroker learned the hard way in 1928 that some customers should never be allowed to test the merchandise too thoroughly. A young…
Man Found Unconscious in New Jersey Home With Chilling Message on Mirror
When 60-year-old William Henderson was found unconscious inside his Long Branch, New Jersey, home in March 1922, police initially believed he had suffered a stroke….
Florida Teacher Shot on Highway, Friend Claims Stranger Did It
On an August evening in 1924, a young Florida school teacher was brought into Gainesville with a gunshot wound so serious that doctors held out…
Man Pardoned 30 Years After Escaping Prison Over a $2 Pig
William Pearson’s crime had been small, but the shadow of it followed him for thirty years. In 1876, when he was just 18 years old,…
Thunderstorm Wakes Girl Just in Time to Save Chloroformed Father
A violent thunderstorm may have saved a Cleveland man’s life in July 1905. In the early morning hours, burglars broke into the home of Melville…
Teen Girl Bandit Led Gang Through Vermont Mountain Towns
In the summer of 1905, fear spread through the mountain towns of southern Vermont as a small gang of outlaws raided rural communities and vanished…
Bronx Mother Bound and Gagged While Her Children Watched
Mrs. Caroline Wilson thought she was showing kindness when two rain-soaked men came to her kitchen door in the Bronx. It was a wet morning…
