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Black Widow Killer

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Caryn

Stacey Daniels met her first husband, Michael Wallace in 1985, when she was 17 years old. The couple married and had their first daughter, Ashley, in 1988. A second daughter, Bree, was born in 1991. Daniels was born in Clay, … Continue reading →

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Women On The Jury

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Caryn

How often has it been thought that women were soft on things that men might take a hard line to? Things like war, discipline, and even on crime and punishment, might be looked upon as things women might be willing … Continue reading →

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Something Malfunctioned

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Caryn

On November 15, 1884, a woman named Ellen Keyse was found dead in a pantry next to John Lee’s room. Ellen Keyse was a rich older woman for whom Lee had worked. Keyse’s murder was brutal. Her head was severely battered and her throat cut. Continue reading →

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“I’m Innocent”

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Caryn

Kirk Bloodsworth was a 23-year-old ex-Marine in 1984, when 9-year-old Dawn Hamilton was brutally raped and beaten to death with a rock. She was then left in a wooded area of Rosedale, Maryland, near her home. Continue reading →

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The Ringleader

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Caryn

As sometimes happens, children grow up and start hanging out with the wrong crowd. Soon they are in trouble, and it falls to their parents to get them back on the right track. So, what if their parents got them on the wrong track in the first place? Continue reading →

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Germany Invades Poland

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Caryn

As we all know, Adolph Hitler was a liar and a murderer. He really never made a move that wasn’t calculated and devious. On September 1, 1939, German forces under the control of Adolf Hitler bombarded Poland on land and from the air. The invasion was more than just a taking of territory. Continue reading →

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This Quaint, Old Town

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Caryn

The town of Guffey, Colorado got its start in 1890 with the promise of gold and big money. It quickly attracted prospectors from all over the country. The Cripple Creek mine was just 30 miles away from town, and so the town was the perfect supply hub Continue reading →

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Hide And Seek

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Caryn

Mental illness can cause people to do insane things. On August 10, 1977, a 24-year-old postal employee named David Berkowitz was arrested and charged with being the “Son of Sam” serial killer who terrorized New York City for more than a year. Continue reading →

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Hanged For Murder

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Caryn

Being wrongly convicted of a crime is a nightmare that more than a few people have faced in their lifetime. As detective work and forensics have improved over the years, it happens less often, but that was not always the case. Continue reading →

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Officially Exonerated

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Caryn

No one wants to think about an innocent person going to prison for a crime they did not commit, and I like to think that it doesn’t happen very often, but I think there was a time when it was a little more common that it is these days. Continue reading →

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