What would you do if you were wrongly convicted of a crime? What if you were wrongly convicted twice? For Alfred Dreyfus, this was not a hypothetical situation.
Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin left his house one night to help an injured worker. He was never seen again. The crime captivated the nation.
JonBenét Ramsey was murdered twenty-six years ago this month. Her case remains an enduring mystery, a media sensation, and tabloid fodder.
Detective-Inspector Arthur Neil knew the deaths were not accidental. He just didn’t have any proof. Staring at the bathtub where his victim had drowned, he thought, “If anyone can get drowned in a bath like this, it’s a marvel.”
The 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times Building was a major cause célèbre for the labor movement. Two brothers faced the death penalty, with America’s most famous lawyer defending them.
Thomasina was fed up with her son, Timothy. She had learned that Timothy had left London, returning to his hometown in Wales, where he was staying with his aunt and uncle. Before he had left London, Timothy had quit his job and sold his furniture. When Thomasina heard this, she was furious.
In 1956, Betty Weinberger sat on the patio with her one-month-old son, Peter. She briefly stepped inside the house, but when she returned just a few minutes later, Peter was gone. Read up on this crime of the century and others, as well as kidnapping-related legislation.
