Category Archives: Murder

Picnic Halted As Jealous Man Murders Pal at Turkey Point, 1939

Posted on April 26, 2012 by atomictv

(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 →

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Man Believed His Pasadena, Landlord Was Warlock, Killed Him

Posted on April 27, 2011 by atomictv

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)

Posted on April 4, 2011 by atomictv

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 →

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Another Trunk Mystery: A Dismembered Body Received in Baltimore (1887)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by atomictv

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 →

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