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.Click to Read More...
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.Click to Read More...
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.Click to Read More...
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.Click to Read More...
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.Click to Read More...
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.Click to Read More...
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. Click to Read More...
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...Click to Read More...
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.Click to Read More...
The Strange Kidnapping of Milly McGill – Podcast #30 Published on February 1, 2010 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Podcast The long forgotten story about the strange kidnapping of Milly McGill back in 1945. It is what happened after Milly was returned back to her parents that is the oddest part of this true story. Click to Read More...