Crime and Scandal
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5.2KNotorious Tom Bell – Minister, Teacher, Pirate, Thief . . .
In 1742 Tom Bell was probably the most well known product of Harvard College in America. The entire nation knew how he...
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9.7KThe 1635 Perplexing Death of Maid Mary Sholy
In 1635, Mary Sholy had the tragic misfortune of meeting William Schooler. Schooler was not the sort of man the early settlers...
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10.0K3Unequal Justice for the Gay Puritans of New Haven Colony
Gay Puritans in 17th century New Haven Colony were better off with money than without. Without wealth or social standing, they could...
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8.7KThe Hypnotized Bride of 1908 – Madelon Kenmore Looker Coburn Le Compte
In 1908, police in New Hampshire drew up a complaint against Madelon Kenmore, a woman they knew as Madelon Coburn. The charge...
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9.8KThe Body Snatcher of Chebacco Parish
In April 1818, the discovery that a body snatcher had removed eight human bodies from their final resting place shocked the people...
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9.6KNew Hampshire’s Infanticides of 1739
The discovery of New Hampshire’s infanticides began on Saturday, Aug. 11, 1739, when someone discovered a dead infant girl in a well...
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