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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He Wants His Alimony Back

• Published on November 10, 2015

• Posted in: Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Money & Financial, Tidbits

Howard Metz paid alimony for thirty years to a woman who would not divorce him. When she died, he claimed title to her estate. Did he get it?

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Cuts Off Mother-in-Law’s Nose

• Published on June 3, 2015

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Red Fork, OK resident Jack Van Zandt was arrested in 1931 after getting in an argument with his mother-in-law. He had cut off her nose...

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Oops…Wrong Husband

• Published on May 27, 2015

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1945, Victor Sammarco was arrested for failure to pay alimony to his ex-wife. He claimed never to have seen her before.

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A Horse Named Wedding Expenses

• Published on April 22, 2015

• Posted in: Animals & Pets, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1962, a woman called off her wedding because her fiancé had gambled all of their savings on a horse named Wedding Expenses.

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One Too Many Kisses for Opera Star

• Published on February 28, 2015

• Posted in: Entertainment, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1922 Rafaelo Diaz, a tenor for the Metropolitan Opera was giving kisses to his female fans. This angered one husband and he slugged Diaz.

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The Woman with the X-Ray Camera – Podcast #77

• Published on November 29, 2014

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Love & Marriage, Podcast

A New York City woman named Pearl Lusk was hired in 1946 to investigate a woman suspected in a jewel heist. What happened next is truly unforgettable.

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Sixth Set of Twins

• Published on August 12, 2014

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Both Mrs. Ernest Kittelberger of Rochester, NY and Barbara Zulu of Barberton, South Africa gave birth to six sets of twins.

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Can’t Cook Applesauce

• Published on August 5, 2014

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1940, Joseph Cronan of Candia, NH, advertised for a new wife. The most important criterion was that she be able to cook applesauce.

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Ring Turning Fad

• Published on July 1, 2014

• Posted in: Fashion & Design, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1893, a ring-turning fad was sweeping the nation. If a woman followed the steps exactly, she would meet her future husband.

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Women Forbidden to Marry

• Published on March 4, 2014

• Posted in: Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

When the mother of Bertha, Caroline, Louisa, and Sarah Yaissle died in 1916, her will specified that if any daughter married, they would forfeit their share of the estate.

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The Corpse Bride – Podcast #50

• Published on January 17, 2012

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

The true story of Karl von Cosel and the girl of his dreams. They slept together in the same bed every night - nine years after she had died.

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The Double Life of Clarence King – Podcast #48

• Published on November 2, 2011

• Posted in: Fraud & Deception, Love & Marriage, Podcast

The first director of the US Geological Survey, Clarence King, was a famed scientist, explorer, and author. Yet, few people knew that he spent the last thirteen years leading a secret double life.

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The French Nobleman – Podcast #47

• Published on September 5, 2011

• Posted in: Love & Marriage, Podcast

The death of an elderly man in Chicago in 1941 went initially unnoticed. Then it was learned that he was a French nobleman that gave it all away for the chance to love the woman of his dreams. Find out if he ever got the girl...

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The Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt – Podcast #32

• Published on April 6, 2010

• Posted in: Love & Marriage, Money & Financial, Podcast

Wealthy Ann Cooper Hewitt was sterilized at age 20 by her mother and two doctors, yet had no knowledge that the procedure was being done.

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