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Dayton, Ohio physician Oliver C. Haugh was quite an item back in the day. In the early 1900's he made international news for all the wrong reasons. He was accused of murdering his father, mother and brother and then burning down the family home to conceal the crime. Apparently that was just the tip of…
Continue reading ➞ THE HEINOUS CRIMES OF DR. OLIVER C. HAUGH
Avedis Ralph Seaward is due in front of the Ohio parole board next month. He is currently serving up to a 50 year sentence for aggravated robbery at Pickaway Correctional Institution. In both written and verbal confessions, he has admitted to serial murders, rapes, robberies, arson and fraud in multiple states. In the photo's you'll…
People have often said this notorious case out of an idyllic Cleveland suburb was the inspiration for the popular 1960's television series turned feature film, The Fugitive. It was in the early morning hours of July 4th, 1954 when Marilyn Sheppard, the wife of prominent Ohio neurosurgeon Sam Sheppard was bludgeoned to death in the…
June 6, 2006. 6-6-6 was the date Jason Moss chose to take his own life. Many speculate Moss never fully recovered from his time spent delving head first into the lives of Serial Killers. You see, when Jason Moss was an 18-year-old college freshman at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas he had one goal-…
While every true crime afficianado has heard about the Golden State Killer case and is probably aware of how the use of genetic genealogy was imperative in solving the multitudes of crimes committed by Joseph DeAngelo. Many have not heard of the woman behind the scenes, the lady who cracked that case, Barbara Rae-Venter. Barbara,…
A behind the scenes look at my friend, Laura Brand as she works on her long awaited book that delves into the heinous crimes of Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, the pair often referred to as the 'Tool Box Killers.' It seems after years of research and multiple prison visits, Bittaker keeps throwing wrenches into…
Rural Muhlenberg County, January 25, 1997- a picturesque area with a population of just over 30,000 in Western Kentucky, a community in the purest sense of the word. Back in the late 90's it wasn't uncommon for folks to keep their doors unlocked and feel at peace. Because in the town of Greenville, the charming…
You may be familiar with Bobby Mackey's Music World. The honky-tonk performance venue, located in Wilder, Kentucky which has been a popular feature on many ghost hunting programs and certainly claims a foreboding back story. But are you familiar with the story of Pearl Bryan, the catalyst for much of the purported paranormal occurrences? To…
So earlier this evening we were talking about Ted Bundy and I have to let you in on a little secret, a few months ago something pretty cool went down in my neighborhood. A film entitled 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile' was shot literally a block from my house.This film details the life of…
Continue reading ➞ NEW TED BUNDY FILM SHOOTING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD
If you’re not familiar with the Shayna Hubers case I will take a moment to bring you up to speed. This local case has been widely featured both nationally and internationally so there is a lot of information available. You may have seen pieces on 20/20, 48 Hours, Snapped and It Takes a Killer detailing…
