Fifty years ago, Mary Schlais was murdered and left in a rural Wisconsin ditch. For decades, decades searched for her killer. Now, thanks to a new scientific discipline called Forensic Genealogy, her killer has finally been found. Fifty years ago, Mary Schlais was murdered and left in a rural Wisconsin ditch. For decades, decades searched […]
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SOLVED: Mary Schlais: Justice at Last I’ve always been a big fan of genealogy. Genealogy, the study of family history, has been a popular discipline and hobby for many people for decades. After I graduated from college, I took my first real steps into researching my own family tree. At first, it was a
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The Pfister Hotel is one of the grandest and most historic hotels in the United States. Situated in beautiful downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Pfister has faithfully served its guests for over 130 years. However, several of those guests have reported strange noises, bizarre happenings, and even apparitions while staying there. Who are the ghosts of
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Staying in a haunted hotel was never part of the deal Michael Young agreed to when he joined Major League Baseball. Michael started playing professionally in the minor leagues in 1997 and by 2000 had worked his way up into the majors. His first team was the Texas Rangers, and then later the Philadelphia Phillies
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Earl Albert Nead was born on November 13, 1937. By Christmas Day, he was dead, the victim of a horrible accident. But as police looked into things, the more it appeared that Earl’s death was deliberate. What had happened in that small Wisconsin apartment that Christmas? Sources Boy of Nine Years is Fatally Injured.
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On Christmas Eve, 1937, Gertrude and Willard Shaw were at their Wisconsin home, anticipating the holiday festivities the next day. Near midnight, Gertrude noticed bright lights out in the yard, right in front of one of their windows. The couple thought that it must have been a car, so went outside to see who it
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James Chapman and his wife, Clementine, had no idea who sent the package to them in late 1922. But when they opened it to find out, one would lose their life and the other’s life would be changed forever. Sources Bomb Received Through Mail Injures Man and Kills Wife. Wood County Reporter, 12/28/1922 Marshfield
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James Chapman walked out onto the porch to greet the mailman. They smiled and talked a little as the mail carrier took John’s mail out of his bag. To James’ surprise, there was a package for him, wrapped in brown paper. Although he was a bit surprised by the package, James pushed it out
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In this short story, the assembled crowd at the Saunders, Wisconsin train depot that hot summer day of 1907 just wanted to get a train ride. What they got instead was a show that none of them had ever wanted to see – or could ever forget. Sources Superior, Wisconsin. http://www.u-s-history.com Thrusts Head Under
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Competition amongst growing cities on the Midwestern frontier could be fierce. Throughout the 1800’s, towns vied with one another for their successes. Successful farmers, businessman, and manufacturers became leading citizens and politicians, having every interest in making their towns and regions thrive. Some wanted to make their mark on the world and leave their name
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