Crime and Scandal
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26.5K10Murder on the Titanic: Rhode Island Survivor Never Forgot
The chance to board the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic was too great a thrill to pass up for the adventurous...
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8.3K1Newport Pirate Charles Gibbs: 10 Stories We Never Knew
Newport pirate Charles Gibbs, hanged in 1831 in New York, was undoubtedly a nasty piece of work. As some historians pointed out,...
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7.2K2Connecticut Methodist Camp Meeting Leads to Murder (Pt. 2)
The following is the second in a two-part series. To read the first part, click here. Methodist Camp Meetings were key to...
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3.6KNew York to York Harbor — The Poison Pen Scandal Unfolds (Pt. 2)
The following is the second in a two-part series. To read the first part,click here. Allen Ryan was a predatory capitalist to...
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7.6K11Methodists vs. Millgirls in the Murder Trial of the Century (Pt. 1)
Everyone agrees on one thing about the Methodists and the mill girl: On December 21, 1832, Sarah Cornell was found dead. A...
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11.2K6York Harbor Captivated by 1923 Poison Pen Scandal
For a few days in 1923, the entire world focused on York Harbor as home to the love nest that figured in...
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