She said she was going dress shopping but was never seen again
Everyone who knew Dorothy Arnold believed her to be a happy woman. Her father was a successful perfume importer, so she did not want for anything. Most talked about how brilliant she was and how doors were open to her that were not typically opened for women in the early 1900s.
Dorothy wanted to be a writer. Her parents did not think it was a good idea; in fact, they wanted her to focus on finding a husband. Despite this, they reluctantly supported her financially. …
His name was given to schemes that have brought down very wealthy men and women.
Nobody truly knew Charles Ponzi. Perhaps he didn’t even know himself. He told the New York Times that his family hailed from Parma, Italy. An area rich in art and culture. It was uncovered that he was actually from Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. That area was more populous and home to the working class, not the elites like Parma.
While one could jump to the assumption that he lied, there is evidence that people in the Ponzi family lived in Parma when Charles was born in 1882. His ancestors were wealthy at one point, but the entire family had fallen on…
20 years after she disappeared, questions remain about what happened to Sneha Philip
Nobody knew that at 8:45 am on September 11, 2001, American history would be changed forever. No one knew that terrorists plotted to cripple the American and world economies by flying planes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Coverage of the events dominated the headlines; news networks went live with coverage.
Doctors and other medical professionals worked overtime in New York City to help with the influx of patients that came into the hospitals. They worked hard to care for the victims of the attacks. Everyone worked diligently to save as many people as they were able to. …
Lies, deception, and one mystery haunt a Missouri hotel
A strange man checked into Hotel President in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 2, 1935. He signed the hotel register as Roland T. Owen and went to his room, 1046. The hotel staff didn’t take much notice of him; there were a lot of other guests to contend with that day.
At least one staff member noticed that Roland didn’t bring any luggage with him. While it seemed off to them, the staff deduced that perhaps he just needed to get some sleep or would only be in town for the day.
Things became stranger when the maid went to…
The world would look much different today if Senator McCain chose a different running mate.
John McCain sent shockwaves through the political world when he chose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate in the 2008 presidential election. He had been the odds on favorite to take up residence in the White House as his fellow Republican President George W. Bush left. History was made, though, with the election of President Barack Obama, basically killing any hopes that McCain had of being president.
But what if McCain went a different route? In recent years, it has emerged that he had seriously considered asking former Democratic senator Joe Lieberman to be his vice president. The…
He was presumed dead, but there was much more to the story
On paper, John and Anne Darwin had it all in the early 2000s. They each had enviable careers, two houses, and a beautiful family. Some called them pillars of the community. At the very least, they were a respected family with no known criminal activity.
Behind closed doors, though, financial issues plagued the couple. Even with John working multiple jobs and Anne bringing in more investors for her company, they could not make the mortgage payments on their houses. They began to discuss ways to resolve the issue.
The Darwins kept hitting brick walls. There seemed to be no way…
If a crime is committed in space, who will be responsible for carrying out the trial?
Space, where few people have gone before. Indeed, before July 2021, only government employees of various countries made the trip outside of Earth.
But with private citizens heading to space, new questions have popped up. One of the questions is, besides the Jeff Bezoses, Richard Bransons, and Elon Musks of the world, who will be allowed or able to take the voyage outside of Earth? At press time, that answer is unclear.
There is an answer to another question, though. What happens if a crime is committed in space? Technically, there are no borders for countries to rely on to…
For nearly a century, one case has baffled the LAPD. Can tarot help solve it?
William Desmond Taylor wanted to be a movie star. He was so determined to be an actor that in 1908, he abandoned his wife, Ethel May Hamilton, and daughter in New York. He promised that he would be back when he made enough money to support them. He never returned. Not that his wife expected him to come back.
The marriage was volatile. Ethel believed that William should have gone into farming like his father. He believed that being married shouldn’t be a deterrent to picking up any ladies willing to go home with him.
To support himself on the…
Two men vied for her affections, but no one won.
Ruth Snyder was the original Desperate Housewife. Her story is similar to many others; she loathed her husband and wanted out of the marriage. Then she took a lover, and her story becomes uniquely her own. How did a Queens housewife become one of the first people executed by the electric chair?
All it took was adultery and greed.
Bad Marriage
Ruth and Albert Snyder were married for a long time. While there are not many stories about their marriage, it is generally believed it was not happy. It was a romance based on necessity and not love.
In 1925, Snyder took…
The real story behind The Chicks’ first single in 14 years
The Chicks were on a self-imposed hiatus when Natalie Maines started going through a divorce. It was a relief for the singer/songwriter because she didn’t want to write songs at that point. And without a project or the deadlines that come along with it, she wasn’t forced to create.
Natalie told interviewers that she didn’t want to analyze herself or her relationship during this time. It would have been too painful for her to delve deeper into her emotions than she already had to. All she wanted to do was forget about how her life had turned out.
Her friends…
