How I Ended My Family’s Cycle of Violence and Sexual Abuse
I dread questions about my childhood. Most people can whip out a happy memory to fondly share with folks who relate. …
How One Man's Dream Helped Solve the 1928 Abduction and Murder of a Little Girl from Michigan
Sometimes we find community in unlikely places
So, I have a strange little hobby. — I actively search thrift stores for vintage and antique books with names written in them and attempt to reunite the book with descendants of the original owner. Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned genealogical puzzle? I, for one, do
Recently, I was…
Murdered in 1913, Californa’s wealthiest madam’s true identity is now lost to time
The questionable 1929 disappearance and lonely death of one of California’s wealthiest women
San Francisco, California
29 Aug 1903, Sat • Page 4
Edith Irene Wolfskill was born in California in May of 1872. Her parents were well respected, and wealthy California pioneers named John and Susanne Wolfskill (Nee Moore). Edith, the youngest Woflskill child, was an only daughter. She had two brothers named Nay and Matt.
John Wolfskill came to California in…
His California murder spree spanned two terrifying decades and left a trail of missing children who may never be recovered.
Each day millions of people travel California’s freeways, seemingly unaware they are driving over graves. One man abducted between six and 22 children between 1953 and 1971, disposing of most of their bodies beneath our highways.
The First
A 17-year-old homecoming queen from Redlands, California, shot to death by an unknown bandit turned murderer
Los Angeles, California
09 Feb 1948, Mon • Page 1
Lucky. That’s how James Sloan Jr of Redlands, California must have felt when the object of his affections agreed to go with him to a Palm Springs Rodeo as his date on February 7, 1948. Her name was Marjorie Lee Winn. Margie was a 17-year-old high school senior. She was…
The true crime story involving a deformed man who had an an illicit affair with his sister, murdered most of his relatives, and left San Bernardino shook
Around 8 PM on May 7, 1941, Lester Bellah and his wife drove to a Devore Heights party, rural San Bernardino County, California. Lester thought he heard a muffled voice yelling for help, but his wife didn’t hear a thing. Lester was rattled, but the couple continued to the party…
The Colorado Street Bridge is a historic and beautiful work of art that draws dejected people to its ledges in their most desperate final moments
Pasadena is a quaint city in Los Angeles, chocked for adorable turn-of-the last century Craftsman homes. Nestled in the San Fernando Valley, Pasadena is home to the Rose Parade, Rose Bowl, and one famous little old lady.
Spanish explorers to the area in the 18th century called the Tongva indigenous…
Allentown, Pennsylvania
01 May 1920, Sat • Page 1
