James Hartig, a watchman at the Massapoag House in Sharon, Massachusetts, traveling from the hotel the morning of December 5, 1885, discove...

Little Murders (From  New York Herald  March 9, 1888) A Christmas Eve Murder.        John F...

Orrin De Wolf Orrin De Wolf was a humble hostler in Worcester, Massachusetts in January 1845, but he had prospects for a brighter futur...

Little Murders (From  Cincinnati Commercial Tribune  July 21, 1883) “Coal Oil Johnny” Killed.        ...

The stories of many of America's most memorable murders have been kept alive by folk ballads that have been sung for more than a hundred...

(From   Augusta Chronical ,  January 2, 1888 ) Killed in a Saloon.   Political Factions Meet in New Orleans and a Fatal Fight Resu...

Little Murders John Friese, a 22-year-old car conductor in Baltimore, courted 17-year-old Georgia V. Stone who worked at the Mt. Ver...

Insanity has always been a popular murder defense. Sometimes the insanity plea is painfully appropriate, other times it is the last refuge ...

Little Murders Mrs. Annie Brownlee and her daughter, Mrs. Mary Marean, were two widows living together in a house on Dana Stree...

(From   Puck ,  November 11, 1879 ) Murder as a Luxury.   The Expense of Trying Every Murderer Ever so Many Times. The mania fo...

Frank Whittaker came to Chicago in September 1892, accompanied by four or five young women from his New York City brothel. He planned to ...

The 1820s were indeed murderous with most of the country still frontier and the forces of justice barely able to contend with a violent popu...

Little Murders (From Jackson Citizen , December 15, 1868) Shocking Murder in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Two Brothers-in-Law En...

Little Murders John Anderson John Anderson was a Swede with a quick and rash temper. He worked in the spoke shop of the Hall ...

Drowning is a very personal method of murder, and always a case of the strong overpowering the weak. The Manhattan Well Mystery -1799 ...