Tag: New Mexico
Posted in U.S. Historical News
Blacksmith Left Near Death After Hammer Attack in Santa Fe Shop
The steady noise of machinery filled the Santa Fe blacksmith shop in Clovis, New Mexico, late on a Monday afternoon in June 1915. Then, without…
Posted in Murder
Old treasure hunter slain for the treasure map he carried, and other deaths among treasure hunters
There have been several accounts of treasure hunters who were murdered for their secrets throughout history, including that of W.W. Brooks. But before we take…
Posted in Murder
6 Old Cases of Decomposed Bodies
Finding decomposed bodies was a regular occurrence in the past. In fact, if you would do a search on “decomposed body” in the newspaper archives,…
Posted in Culture
New Mexico Mummy And The Cliff Dwellers
This one newspaper article from 1903 about a mummy discovery in cliff dweller territory hits upon several sensitive topics: the raiding of artifacts that belong…
