The Italian Hall Disaster: a fateful Christmas Party
In Calumet, Michigan in the heart of the Upper Penisula’s Copper Country, on December 24, 1913, employees of a copper...
Crime
How Civil War Atrocities Shaped Jesse James
When people think of outlaws and the American West, Jesse James’ name often leads the pack. Known as either a...
The surprising role of John Dillinger’s plastic surgery procedures
John Dillinger was a notorious bank robber and leader of the Dillinger Gang. He operated in the Midwest in the...
The unforgettable horrors of the Bath School Massacre
The Bath School Massacre was a series of bombings that took place in Bath Township, Michigan on May 18, 1927....
Murder at Starved Rock
Starved Rock State Park, two hours southeast of Chicago, is one of the most beautiful spots in Illinois. The park...
Cave-in-Rock and its river pirates
In the late 1700s and early 1800s, packing a flatboat in Pennsylvania and floating down the Ohio River was the...
How a “Mad Gasser” terrified a town in rural Illinois
"He moves through the night as nimbly and secretly as a cat, squirting a sweetish gas through bedroom windows.” -...