The Taunton State Mental Hospital was opened in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1854, after the mental hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts needed to be relieved of overcrowding. The building was designed by the Boyden & Ball architects and based on the ideas of Dr. Thomas Kirkbride. The main concept of the design was to allow patients toContinue reading “Taunton State Hospital”
The Dybbuk Box
The Dybbuk Box has become something of a legend in the approximately 20 years since Kevin Mannis first made the infamous post on eBay, chronicling events that occurred around the wine cabinet and where he claimed the cabinet came from. The legend of the box has continued to grow with each owner, resulting in atContinue reading “The Dybbuk Box”
Under Construction
Hello, everyone! I am still alive, I promise! Between working full time and dealing with things like student loans and car and medical issues, I haven’t really had the energy to keep up with either of my blogs. I plan to continue working on them when I have the energy, but I’m not sure howContinue reading “Under Construction”
Case Updates: Molly Bish, Holly Piirainen and Claire Gravel
Read my original article on Molly Bish’s disappearance and murder here. After over 20 years waiting for answers, the family of Molly Bish seem to have, understandably, lost faith in the team investigating the case. Molly’s sister, Heather, sent in a formal request for the case to be taken over by Hampden County. Heather BishContinue reading “Case Updates: Molly Bish, Holly Piirainen and Claire Gravel”
The Crimes of Aum Shinrikyō
Japan was not prepared for a terrorist attack like the 1995 subway attack.
Joshua Cooke: The Matrix Murder
He fell victim to simulation delusions.
Mary Bell: Killer at 11
In 1968, an 11-year old girl named Mary Bell made news after killing two young boys in her hometown, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Four-year old Martin Brown was found in an abandoned house on St. Margaret’s Road, on May 25, 1968. Investigators initially believed he had accidentally swallowed some pills due to a bottle found near him. Eerily,Continue reading “Mary Bell: Killer at 11”
The I-65 Killer
April 2022, a name was finally put to the I-65 killings of the 1980s.
The Murder of Rita Curran
It’s been 50 years and her murder remains unsolved.
The Isles of Shoals Murders
The Hontvets moved to the United States in 1866, originally settling in Boston, Massachusetts before moving further north to the Isles of Shoals off Maine. There, they began a fishing company that would become fairly successful (“The Smuttynose Murders”). On Smuttynose Island, where they had settled, they met their neighbor Louis Wagner, who was apparentlyContinue reading “The Isles of Shoals Murders”
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