Category Archives: Crime

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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Plug Uglies: The Gang with Their Own City

Posted on April 24, 2012 by atomictv

By Nick Dupree (Yesteeyear.com, 4/11/2012) “…The Plug Uglies grew and grew to be the most powerful and feared club of nativist thugs in history, the term “plug ugly” itself becoming genericized to mean any such stovepipe hat-wearing street tough. While … Continue reading →

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George Zimmerman is a Steelers Fan

Posted on April 24, 2012 by atomictv

The Orlando Sentinel reports, “The 28-year-old walked out of the jail wearing a brown Pittsburgh Steelers jacket and carrying a brown paper bag. He quickly got into the back seat of a white BMW and was driven away. He did … Continue reading →

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Maryland Man Facing Illegal “Dumping” Charge

Posted on April 20, 2012 by atomictv

Suspect, 48, gave cops bizarre explanation for defecation spree (The Smoking Gun, 4/20/2012) A man suspected of a years-long public defecation spree in his Maryland neighborhood is facing a criminal rap after he was caught on videotape relieving himself in … Continue reading →

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