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Category Archives: Murder
Picnic Halted As Jealous Man Murders Pal at Turkey Point, 1939
(The Afro-American, 8/2/1930) 20-Year-Old Youth is Nearly Decapitated by Friend. What was intended to be a happy event when a number of former high school students gave a bathing party, was turned into tragedy when Robert Turner, 20, 2102 Division … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, Crime, Dismemberment, Essex / Middle River, Murder
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Man Believed His Pasadena, Landlord Was Warlock, Killed Him
Defendant found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder, will be sent to mental hospital By Andrea F. Siegel, (The Baltimore Sun, 4/27/2011) A man who told police that he killed his landlord because he believed the homeowner was a warlock … Continue reading
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Bum on “The Block” Named “Big Ed” Fights Over Bottle of Natty Boh, Stabbed to Death With It (1975)
Man stabbed to death during fight on The Block over bottle of beer (The Baltimore Sun, 6/5/1975) A man police could identify only as “Big Ed” was stabbed to death with a broken beer bottle yesterday afternoon during a fight … Continue reading
Posted in "The Block", 1970s, Beer, Burlesque, Crime, Murder, Natty Boh, Nightlife, Strip Clubs
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Another Trunk Mystery: A Dismembered Body Received in Baltimore (1887)
ANOTHER TRUNK MYSTERY. A DISMEMBERED BODY RECEIVED IN BALTIMORE. CHOPPED INTO SECTIONS FOR PACKING AND FORWARDED FROM NEW YORK BY THE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY. The New York Times, January 27, 1887 BALTIMORE, Jan. 26.—On Sunday morning a cheap looking trunk … Continue reading