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...
1949 – Boy Wishes for Stone for Mother’s Grave (Footnote) Published on December 20, 2022 Posted in: Death and Murder, Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations All 11-year-old Bobby Lovell wanted for Christmas was a stone for his mother's grave. Would his wish come true?Click to Read More...
Russell Sage: The Meanest Miser in the Land – Podcast #178 Published on August 15, 2022 Posted in: Death and Murder, Money & Financial, Podcast Russell Sage was once one of the world's wealthiest men. After his death, his wife Olivia got even by gave his fortune away to the causes that Sage despised. Historian Kathy Sheehan joins me tell the true story of Russell Sage.Click to Read More...
1922 – Dead Woman Sits Up in Coffin Published on August 4, 2022 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Tidbits Everyone was certain that Rebacca Senst had died. That was until she sat up in her coffin...Click to Read More...
1927 – Unidentified Body Found by Hartford Police Published on July 11, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Tidbits A man told police that he had witnessed someone being murdered. Investigators raced to the scene, saw the blood, and then discovered a very unusual corpse.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1947: Doctor Wins Bet but Client Dies After Paying Off Published on June 24, 2022 Posted in: Death and Murder, Footnotes to History Imagine losing a bet with a doctor and then dropping dead minutes after settling the bet. That happened to Allan Sharp.Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1950: Dog Saves Lives of 60 Men College Students Published on May 10, 2022 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Footnotes to History, Tidbits The lives of 60 dormitory residents were endangered by carbon monoxide poisoning. A pooch named Piedmont was credited with saving their lives.Click to Read More...
1964: A Painful Mourning Published on March 29, 2022 Posted in: Death and Murder, Tidbits Twenty-two people died after eating koliva, a traditional dish in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Clearly, something was wrong with the koliva...Click to Read More...
Anti-Roach Flour Published on January 28, 2022 Posted in: Death and Murder, Tidbits On December 11, 1957, Finis Kittinger accidentally used roach poison instead of flour to make fried chicken.Click to Read More...
The Forgotten Man – Archibald Herron – Podcast #159 Published on October 28, 2021 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Law & Order, Podcast A New Jersey man was caught in a Catch-22 situation: As long as he remained on death row, he could live. If he attempted to get off of death row by challenging his sentence in court, he would likely die. Can you guess which option he chose?Click to Read More...
Footnote – 1899: 4 Cows Killed by Lightning Published on August 18, 2021 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Death and Murder, Footnotes to History In July 1899, farmer Charles Hulse had four of his cows killed at the same time by a bolt of lightning.Click to Read More...
Penned Will on Ladder Published on June 12, 2021 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Law & Order, Money & Financial, Tidbits Hermann Strathmann, of Los Angeles, wrote his will on a step-ladder shortly before he passed away. Eight other wills were found. Which would be the accepted one?Click to Read More...
Wrote Will on Petticoat Published on June 5, 2021 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Money & Financial, Tidbits In 1925, George W. Hazeltine was near death and wrote his will on the petticoat of one of his nurses. Would it hold up in court?Click to Read More...
Isabel McHie – A Fortune to the Dogs – Podcast #150 Published on May 29, 2021 Posted in: Death and Murder, Love & Marriage, Money & Financial, Podcast When Isabel McHie was pulled off of a train in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1935, she confirmed to the world that she truly was eccentric. It was a reputation that continued long after she died.Click to Read More...
Badman Billy Cook – Podcast #148 Published on April 28, 2021 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast There's a killer on the road. His brain is squirmin' like a toad. The mostly forgotten true story of the manhunt for mass murderer Billy Cook in 1951. His crime spree was the inspiration for a verse in one of classic rock's most famous songs. Click to Read More...