July 1st 1951, 67 yr old widow, Mary Reeser (1881-1951) (‘The Cinder Lady’) from St Petersburg, Florida apparently spontaneously human combusted (SHC). The last time Mary had been seen alive was at 9pm on the night of the fire. Her…
What Is Abscam? In February of 1978, the FBI recruited Melvin Weinberg, a convicted con artist, to assist them in their pursuit of two stolen paintings. Through continued collaboration with the art and insurance fraud expert, the organization’s operation evolved…
Saint Germain, the Immortal Count Is it possible for a person to live forever? That is what some people are claiming about a historical figure known as Count de Saint-Germain. His origins are still unclear. Some records date his birth…
Old Fisher Hall was an ideal setting for the most famous Miami Mystery. Originally the home of Oxford College for Women, it was converted into an asylum and sanitarium after being purchased by Dr. Harvey Cook in the 1880’s. Dr.…
Henricus (Han) Antonius van Meegeren was born in Deventer in the Netherlands in 1889. He began studying architecture but gave that up to become an artist. My paintings will become original Vermeers once more. I produced them not for money…
A tragic loss September 17, 1988 was set to be one of the happiest days in the brief life of Stephen McKerron. The five-year-old from Hamilton, Scotland was on a week’s holiday in Ayr at the home of his aunt…
After three years of covering a string of murders, police realized that journalist Vlado Taneski was the killer. Vlado Taneski worked as a journalist for over 20 years. For most of his career, he worked for local newspapers in his…
Forrest Fuller nicknamed the “Groom of Doom” named for the grim plan he set in motion after jealously stabbing Jodie LynnMyers to death in 1994. He Killed His Girlfriend … And Planned to Make Her His Corpse Bride Being a…
Canadian millionaire and theater impresario Ambrose Small disappeared from his office at the Grand Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, on December 2, 1919, the same day that the sale of his theaters was due to go through. Small was certainly…
The tiny village of Silver Plume, Colorado–population 200–lies in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. On September 7, 1987, Tom Young closed up his bookshop on Main Street, and along with his dog, Gus, disappeared. Nine months later, a new…
Since August 2007, several detached human feet have been discovered on the coasts of the Salish Sea in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, USA. As of December 19th, 2017, thirteen feet have been found in the Canadian province of…
When the mutiny on the Bounty comes to mind, two compelling characters are at the forefront of the story. Those two characters are William Bligh and Fletcher Christian. One is the villain and one is the hero. Who has each…
