Crime and Scandal
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4.7KSix Stops From the People’s Guide to Greater Boston
One of our favorite books of 2020 is the People’s Guide to Greater Boston, a tour guide that goes beyond the usual...
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2.1KTavern Tales: Stories from Boston’s Colonial Taverns
Murder, affairs, brawls and politics! They all had a home in Boston’s colonial taverns. Taverns provided vital services in colonial times. Strangers...
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3.7KO.B. Clark: In 1863 The World’s Master Forger Targets Vermont . . . and Regrets It
O.B. Clark showed up in Rutland, Vermont early in 1863. He had cattle on his mind. A stranger, Clark obtained use of...
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2.9KA Lynching in Maine: What Happened to James Cullen
A lynching in Maine is an unusual thing. Throughout New England, lynching was extremely rare. Most lynching occurred in states in the...
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2.8K1A Fake Priest Gets a New England Mob Boss Out of Prison
Ray Patriarca ruled as the New England mob boss for 25 years from his Coin-O-Matic “vending business” on Atwell’s Avenue in Providence....
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6.0KArchduke Leopold, the Connecticut Factory Worker Who Might Have Been King
Archduke Leopold of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, spent most of his life in exile trying to chase down money, when he wasn’t...
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