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Waiter Drugs Non-Tipper

Published on June 30, 2017

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Tidbits

In 1964 waiter Herbert A. Talmud was accused of poisoning the food of customers at the Occidental Restaurant in Washington, DC.

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Where There’s a Wilby, There’s a Way – Podcast #101

Published on March 27, 2017

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Money & Financial, Podcast

The story of Ralph M. Wilby is one of international intrigue, deception, financial trickery, and the obligatory beautiful woman...

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Found Out Who Her Husband Really Was…

Published on October 28, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Halloween 1936: Howard Law of Chicago purchased a box of candy for his wife. He was soon arrested for being an escaped prisoner.

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Dressed Like a Man for Halloween

Published on October 24, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

Back in 1921, New York City resident Etta Caulfield decided to dress up as a man for Halloween. Soon she was arrested for doing so.

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The Trick-or-Treat Dentist – Podcast #98

Published on October 19, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Law & Order, Podcast

Back in 1959 dentist William V. Shyne was charged with giving laxative pills to trick-or-treaters. Find out what happened next...

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Silent Susan – Podcast #97

Published on September 14, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Podcast

In 1946 Susan Bower was arrested for not revealing her name and was sentenced to 6-months in jail in Hackensack, NJ.

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Thief Becomes Clerk at Drugstore

Published on August 30, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In 1923, crooks robbed a pharmacy. As customers entered the store, the thieves pretended like nothing was wrong and continued making sales.

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The Ice Cream Wars – Podcast #96

Published on August 4, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Money & Financial, Podcast

Ice cream truck drivers have been beaten and robbed, their trucks smashed, burned, and bombed, and death threats have been issued against them.

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Topless Cellist

Published on July 12, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Entertainment, Law & Order, Tidbits

On May 9, 1967, NYC Judge Milton Shalleck handed down a ruling in the case of 28-year-old Charlotte Moorman who played her cello topless.

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Yonkers Anti-Shorts Law – Podcast #95

Published on July 12, 2016

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast

Great story about a ban that the city of Yonkers put in place back in 1935 to prevent women from wearing shorts and halter tops.

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Brassiere Brigade – Podcast #94

Published on July 5, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Money & Financial, Podcast

The women who worked for Southern Bell in Miami back in 1950. Poorly paid, they figured out a unique way to smuggle money out of the coin counting room.

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Pay-Phone Bandit Arrested

Published on June 27, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In late August of 1988, police identified the suspect in a string of pay phone robberies as 49-year-old James Clark.

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Grabbed the Wrong Box

Published on June 15, 2016

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

Gaston Martens and James Rayster were robbed on January 1, 1959, by two men who grabbed the wrong box.

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3-Year Sentence for Stealing a Penny

Published on June 10, 2016

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In 1906, Michael Petite was sentenced to 3 years in the reformatory for stealing a penny.

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A Dog Day in Court – Podcast #92

Published on April 2, 2016

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast

Brockport, NY placed a dog named Idaho on trial for the murder of Russell Breeze in 1936. Find out what happened...

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