The murder of the Spencer family was one of the worst crimes to ever take place in Clark County, Missouri. Justice had to be done,…
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Hello! This is John Brassard Jr, the Kitchen Table Historian. Welcome back to the table for the second part of our very first two-part episode.…
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Willis James was just going to work in 1877. Instead, he found himself part of what would become one of the most horrendous and infamous…
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Welcome to the first story of the new year, everyone! I’ve been excited to get this one out, and, even though it’s a little…
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In the 1870’s, the town of Delmar, Iowa, had a problem. They were a railroad town, and with the railroads had come the railroad laborers.…
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George Scott was a loving family man. When he was found dead in his yard, they were shocked. When the disturbing events leading up to…
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In 1927, William Coffey was a middle-aged newlywed on top of the world. His wife’s family began to suspect that something wasn’t quite right…
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January is a cold month in the Midwest, especially in Wisconsin. The temperatures routinely hover around the freezing point, and often dip much further below…
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In 1943, Naomi Cheney was murdered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Six years later, her father, Frank Cheney, Sr., committed a sudden act of violence…
Leave a CommentDecember 7, 1941 was a day that changed America. After a surprise attack by Japanese forces on Pearl Harbor, the United States Congress quickly launched…
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