The Skeleton Key Chronicles

14 hours ago

Florida has no shortage of quirky landmarks, but few compare to the stone courtyard built by Edward Leedskalnin. Working entirely on his own, Ed carved and moved enormous blocks of coral rock, some weighing several tons, using methods he never explained and never demonstrated publicly. You see, Ed only worked under the cloak of darkness, seriously, with no one ever witnessing how he managed to move such heavy boulders.

Leedskalnin didn’t just build it once, he built it twice. He first created his stone garden in Florida City during the 1920s, then later relocated the entire layout to a new property in the 1930s, transporting the blocks and rebuilding each section by hand one by one. The version near Homestead is the one he rebuilt in the 1930s, and it still operates as a landmark today.

The story takes a turn when you get to his inspiration. Ed’s entire project was tied to his unrequited love for a girl named Agnes Scuffs, who ended their engagement the day before they were supposed to be wed. She moved on, and he kicked rocks, well, in this case, moved rocks… for the rest of his life. Decades later, Billy Idol used Ed's story as inspo for his song Sweet Sixteen and even filmed his music video there at Coral Castle giving the landmark a place in pop-culture history.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

21 hours ago

The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office has released a new update as investigators continue working to understand what happened in the March 3rd fire in Clarksville. That fire claimed the lives of Brooke Gordon and her five children, ranging in age from just 9 months to 10 years old.

Initial reports stated that Tommy Allen Jr., Brooke's partner and the children’s father, had been rescued from the home, but officials now say he was able to make it out on his own.

When crews arrived that morning, they said the staircase leading to the upstairs bedrooms had already given way, along with active electrical issues that made it difficult to move through the house.

As the investigation continues, authorities are asking anyone with information, video, or security footage from before firefighters arrived to contact the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office or the Clinton County Sheriff's Office.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

1 day ago

Authorities on Long Island are searching for 32-year-old Brittany Kritis-Garip after she unexpectedly got out of a moving vehicle and left the area on foot.

The incident unfolded last Friday evening (March 20) around 8 p.m. in the Oyster Bay area, where surveillance cameras later captured part of her movements after she ran from the scene.

According to her family, Brittany had been riding with a relative when she exited the vehicle shortly after it pulled forward from a stop sign. What led up to that moment is still unclear, but those close to her say the behavior was out of character and concerning.

Her family says she may be disoriented and in need of help, and that she left her phone behind in the area before running, leaving few ways to track where she may have gone. At the time, she was wearing black pants and a black jacket with a fur-trimmed collar, and investigators to are now working to piece together her path using footage from cameras in the area.

Search efforts have spread across the area with drones and even a helicopter used to search from above, but so far there have been no sightings of Brittany.

Authorities are asking the public to check any areas that could offer shelter, including structures like sheds or garages, as well as nearby wooded or shoreline areas on both public and private property.

Anyone with information is being asked to come forward as the search continues.

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