Italian Worker Beheaded
Historic Wanich's Covered Bridge, which crosses Little Fishing Creek just north of Buckhorn in Columbia County, presents a picture of peace and serenity, evoking a sense of old-time charm. But a...
View ArticleGhost of strangled boy once haunted historic cabin in Jumonville
Jumonville's famous cross overlooks the scene of an 18th century murder Just east of Uniontown, in Fayette County, is Jumonville, famous for its 60-foot-tall cross which protrudes from the top of...
View ArticleGrandpa Bludgeons Easton Family With Axe
Elirio "Eli" MantoniSixty-year-old Elirio Mantoni of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, adored his family, especially his grandchildren, who lived across the Delaware River outside the Northampton County city...
View ArticleHead Severed in Galeton
The story below, from the June 6, 1912 edition of the the Potter Enterprise, describes the horrific death of 44-year-old Minta "Minnie" Ross, who was struck by a train in Galeton.
View ArticleThe Mysteries of Sugar Notch Swamp
Anthony Kozlarek, believed to have been murdered by wife's lover The tiny borough of Sugar Notch in Luzerne County reached the height of its population in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when...
View ArticleThe Shocking Autopsy of Morris Foster
The Blockley Insane Asylum in 1899.In the late 19th century a boarding house once stood on the corner of Eighteenth and Locust Streets in Philadelphia. Owned by Mrs. Seth B. Stitt, the boarding house...
View ArticleMorbid Real Estate: April Edition
153 Northampton St., Easton. Spring is a popular time to buy a house, but real estate is not something one should buy in haste, lest you end up with a property tainted by the ghosts of long-forgotten...
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