All posts tagged "jail"
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13.2KCrime and ScandalThe 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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23.1KMassachusettsJoseph Palmer, Fashion Criminal, Persecuted for Wearing a Beard
In 1830, Joseph Palmer wore a long, flowing beard, considered such a fashion crime then that men attacked him and local authorities...
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18.9K1New HampshireMurder in the North Woods: Coos County’s Treacherous David Robbins
David Robbins was nobody’s idea of a good man. But he was a legend of the New Hampshire woods, made infamous by...
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