Boston Women Race to the Altar (1938) Published on October 25, 2023 Posted in: Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Tidbits Women who worked for Boston Edison risked being fired if they didn't marry by April 30, 1938. Many quickly married to avoid the deadline.Click to Read More...
The Naked Mustard Ladies – Podcast #205 Published on October 9, 2023 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast A bizarre true story that involves mustard, relish, the UPS, and three nude Michigan women. It was one that gained national notoriety, but quickly disappeared into the shadows of obscurity.Click to Read More...
Leonardo de Toenail (1980) Published on September 28, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Tidbits The unusual true story of a man who snuck under library tables to paint women's toenails with nail polish.Click to Read More...
Woman Repeatedly Fails Driver’s Test (1969) Published on September 26, 2023 Posted in: Law & Order, Tidbits Just what is the world record for failing test to obtain a driver's license? Let's just say it is a very large number...Click to Read More...
Teenagers Steal Airplane (1959) Published on July 7, 2023 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Tidbits Three teenagers decide to steal an airplane and take a joyride in it. But what would they do when they began to run out of fuel?Click to Read More...
He Was Born Somewhere… (1903) Published on June 23, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Law & Order, Tidbits When one is born while on a trip from one place to another, what does one place on their birth certificate. Harry Mowrar had such a problem.Click to Read More...
1943: Boy’s Court Plea Wins Suit And A New Home (Footnote) Published on May 8, 2023 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Law & Order, Tidbits A 10-year-old Detroit boy convinced a judge to throw out his family's eviction order. They were given a new home instead.Click to Read More...
A Little Boy’s Revenge (1953) Published on April 21, 2023 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Hoaxes, Law & Order, Tidbits Three boys at PS 90 in Manhattan were witness to the murder of one of their classmates. Police were called and began a search for the body...Click to Read More...
Hand Shaking for Civic Pride (1936) Published on April 7, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Law & Order, Tidbits As sirens blast in unison around the world, everyone turns to the person near them and shakes hands. Would this result in world peace? Roscoe E. Dickson certainly thought so.Click to Read More...
The Broken Record: A Search for Lost Treasure (1911) Published on April 4, 2023 Posted in: Death and Murder, Law & Order, Money & Financial, Tidbits Just what happens when a man records the location of a buried treasure on a phonograph record and the record shatters before anyone listens to it?Click to Read More...
A Severed Relationship – Podcast #192 Published on March 6, 2023 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Podcast Ouch!!! The ghastly true story of Bertha Boronda who, in 1907, took a straight razor and sliced off her husband Frank’s penis. Did he survive?Click to Read More...
1904: The Match Head Man: A Strange Tale of Addiction Published on February 21, 2023 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Tidbits A woman complains that her husband has been eating match heads since their honeymoon and wants to know what can be done about it.Click to Read More...
The Cryptanalyst (Part 2) – Podcast #183 Published on November 3, 2022 Posted in: Fraud & Deception, Law & Order, Podcast In this second installment, 93-year-old Marvin Lautzenheiser discusses his time as an FBI field agent, how his team finally deciphered the hollow nickel message, and offers up his opinion on the Steven Spielberg movie Bridge of Spies.Click to Read More...
The Cryptanalyst (Part 1) – Podcast #182 Published on October 21, 2022 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast An interview with 93-year-old Marvin Lautzenheiser, who was the lead cryptanalyst for the FBI team that deciphered the microfilm message contained in the Hollow Nickel (Podcast #168).Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1956: Driver Grabs At Bird, Hits New Police Car Published on June 27, 2022 Posted in: Footnotes to History, Law & Order A parakeet was blamed for a car accident that destroyed a brand-new police car.Click to Read More...