Tag: Wisconsin
Teen Nearly Drowned After Sudden Cramps at McKinley Beach
Fifteen-year-old Isabella Ribanski was swimming at Milwaukee’s McKinley Beach when a sudden cramp left her struggling in the water. Her screams drew the attention of…
Wisconsin Man Survived Blow That Exposed His Brain
When Sam Grosz was struck from behind with a hammer at a carnival near South Milwaukee, the blow was so violent that the metal head…
This Was Considered One of Wisconsin’s Most Modern Restaurants in 1922
When King’s Cafe opened in its new brick building on West Second Street in 1922, local readers were told they were looking at one of…
Ironwood Man “Skinned Alive” By Lightning Bolt
When Tony Kmieck failed to return from a Saturday night fishing trip in 1925, his companions began searching the shores of Iron Lake. They found…
Case of Missing Wisconsin Man Revived, Estate Wants Him Declared Dead
After a seven year disappearance, the Torrey family of Somers, Wisconsin, want Benjamin B. Torrey declared legally dead. The request reopens the case of the…
Tragic End to Missing Kenosha Boy Found in Abandoned Cistern
In 1907, Kenosha, a 20-month-old boy went missing from his home. A neighborhood search ensued and soon afterwards his little body was found drowned in…
Search Continues for Missing Man Three Years After Disappearance
There were a lot of unsolved missing person cases in the past such as the Wisconsin one below from 1912 where a man boarded a…
Headless body of woman found; 17 women reported missing
The year is 1927, and another headless body has been found near St. Mary’s College for Girls in Wisconsin. What is even scarier is that…
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…
8 Heinous Crimes Committed By Children
They were called fiendish youths in the 1800 and 1900s, but they were simply children who sadistically hurt and sometimes murdered other people, both children…
