1692: Pressed to Death: the Only Person in America Executed by Stone for Refusing to Plead
Giles Corey, an 81 year old farmer in Salem, Massachusetts, refused to enter a plea when charged with witchcraft during the hysteria of 1692. Read more →
1934: The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: Bruno Hauptmann Arrested Two Years After America’s Crime of the Century
In March 1932, twenty month old Charles Lindbergh Jr, son of aviator Charles Lindbergh, was taken from his nursery in Hopewell, New Jersey, via a homemade ladder left beneath the window. Read more →
1952: Steps From Home: the Unsolved Murder of Betty Shanks in Brisbane
On the night of 19 September 1952, 22 year old Betty Shanks stepped off a tram at the Grange terminus in Brisbane and set off on the short walk home. Read more →
1980: Smuggled in a Book Spine: the Hillside Strangler Plot to Fake a Copycat Killing
On September 19, 1980, Veronica Compton attempted to strangle a 26-year-old woman at a motel in Bellingham, Washington. Read more →
