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Silent Susan

Posted on September 14, 2016 by author

On October 6, 1946, not far from the former site of the Palisades Amusement Park, on US Route 9W of New Jersey’s Palisades Park, a young woman passing through town made the fateful decision to hitch a ride. Fateful because she made the mistake of thumbing a police car… Continue Reading

Posted in Crime, Fraud & Deception, Podcast| Tagged 1946, arrest, bowers, hackensack, hitch hiking, palisades park, silent, susan bower|

The Bowery’s Santa

Posted on December 12, 2014 by author

Steve Silverman

Joe Bonavita was a Brooklyn tavern owner who went to the Bowery in 1946 to give away a big chunk of his hard-earned money to those less fortunate. Believing he was crazy, the men refused to take his handouts. But Joe wouldn’t take no for an answer…

Posted in Money, Podcast| Tagged 1946, bowery, christmas, joseph bonavita, new york, nyc|

A Life Forgotten

Posted on October 23, 2014 by author

Steve Silverman

What would you do if you had forgotten your entire past? No idea about anything, not even what your name is. Learn about one man who suffered such a fate and how he ultimately found out who he really was.

Posted in Forgotten, Podcast| Tagged 1946, amnesia, Robert Sheridan, Robert Sherman|