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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December 7, 1941 was a day that changed America. After a surprise attack by Japanese forces on Pearl Harbor, the United States Congress quickly launched…
Leave a CommentIn a St. Louis hotel room in 1912, Mabel Moore was distraught. Her and her husband of only about three months, Arthur, and her had…
Leave a CommentI love a good ghost story. Ever since I was a little kid, I would always gravitate toward the spooky. Anything supernatural was fair game.…
3 CommentsHauntings are a hallmark of the Halloween season. A common horror fiction theme is having an unsuspecting individual or family move into a new home.…
Leave a CommentIn 2002, a friend of mine and I took a trip to Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois, about twenty miles outside of Chicago. An…
2 CommentsA large part of making it through prison is learning how to pass the time. Some people just sit and stare, letting their brains wander…
Leave a CommentChristmas morning is something that’s looked forward to by families all over the country. It’s a time to gather with family in a warm, loving…
Leave a CommentBy March 8, 1947, police in Davenport, Iowa, were looking for an unknown suspect who had been breaking into local homes throughout the city.…
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