Today is the birthday of David “Stringbean” Akeman (1916-1973). Stringbean was one of the key performers on the syndicated country variety show Hee Haw from 1969 until his death in 1973…
Following the tragic deaths of her parents Frankie has taken refuge in the Peak District village of Wendby. She buries herself in local history - which proves deeper and darker than she could ever have supposed. She befriends, and decides to seduce, the would-be priest Andrew Grantham, whose family have for centuries shepherded the inhabitants of Wendby into heaven. With him the tradition will die: he has chosen a life of celibacy, and to serve the 'True Church' elsewhere. Anyway, the inhabitants of Wendby definitely have their own ideas for eternal life. Pivotal to the creation of their 'little paradise' is the dead twelve year old boy Peter Watson. It is Frankie who finds his body and uncovers a murder twenty years old. With this discovery the stage is set for the return of all of Wendby's beloved dead. Just one little act is required - a last little sacrifice. But the creation of paradise in this small Derbyshire village will be at the expense of all life outside it. Only a Grantham can de-rail the train of events that were set in motion by the murder of Peter Watson. It is up to Frankie to persuade Andrew Grantham to take on his family's historic role and avert the coming Armageddon. But she can only hope to persuade Andrew to do his duty by risking betrayal and the sacrificial knife. | Author: Errol Tompkins | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | Publication Date: Apr 15, 2016 | Number of Pages: 334 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback | ISBN-10: 1532775202 | ISBN-13: 9781532775208
Bob Crane made millions of viewers laugh as the star of 'Hogan's Heroes.' But his easy smile masked a sexual obsession that may have led to his murder.
Marika was only 2 years old when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz Death Camp in 1944.
Upsetting news for Camilla's whole family
Bob Marley Is Born
Kati was only 3 years sadly murdered at Auschwitz Death Camp in 1944.
The Silverwater Women’s Correctional Facility has one inmate that is like no other. In 2001, one of the most gruesome murders in the history of Australia occurred. Katherine Mary Knight was the first woman in Australia to be sentenced to life imprisonment, with her file marked “never to be released.” An abattoir worker from the […]
Memorial for The Choctaw Indians at Fold3 - The Choctaw Indians have inhabited the Mississippi region since the pre-Columbian era. The Choctaws were considered one of the “Five Civilized Tribes” because of their desire to adopt European practices into the Choctaw culture. The Choctaw Indians were continuously loyal to the United States during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, but sadly were subjected to the removal policies of the U.S. during the 1830s. Most of the Choctaw left Mississippi and other Southern states on the tragic Trail of Tears, but many Choctaw decided to stay and try assimilation into American culture and life. The Choctaws are split into two distinct branches: the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Both groups faced discrimination and poverty after the Civil War until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Today, the Choctaws continue many of their culture practices and have several successful business ventures, including casinos in both Oklahoma and Mississippi.
Arlette Biabyen *girl with glasses* Lucien Biabyan Nationality : Jewish Residence : Paris, France Death : August 9, 1942 Cause : Murdered in Auschwitz ( buried in Auschwitz death camp ) Age : 12 years, 11 years People in photo include: Lucien Biabylen
Henri Flamenbaum Birth year: Sept. 1937 Gender: Male child Nationality: French Background: Jewish Residence: Paris, France Death: August 19, 1942 Cause: Murdered in Auschwitz (buried in Auschwitz Death Camp) Age: 4 years
Yvette Klarfield Birth year : 1939 Gender : female Toddler child Nationality : Jewish Background : Jewish Residence : Paris, France Death : September 2, 1942 Cause : Murdered in Auschwitz ( buried in Auschwitz death camp ) Age : 3 years
Lyse Charen Nationality : French Jewish Residence : Strasburg, Bah - Rhine Alsace France Death : June 1, 1944 Cause : Murdered in Auschwitz ( buried in Auschwitz death camp ) Age : 10 years People in photo include: Lyse Cahen
Guy Chicheportiche Nationality: French Jewish Residence: Paris, France-Marselle, France Death: October 30, 1943 Cause: Murdered in Auschwitz (buried in Auschwitz death camp) Age: 7
The historic and haunted Read House of Chattanooga is an iconic downtown hotel offering elegant, stylish and even ghostly accommodations.
Contained within the pages of Bristol Murders are the stories behind some of the most heinous crimes ever committed in Bristol. They include the murder and suicide of a brother and sister in 1842; the tragic death of 10-year-old Mabel Price in 1897; the killing of Ada James in a fit of jealous rage by […]
'Sweet Fanny Adams' is used by the British to describe anything worthless. It is also the name of a beautiful young child who was brutally murdered in Victorian England. This is the story of Fanny Adams' death and how her name became a slang term.
Charles Bernat Nationality : French Jewish Residence : Paris, France Death : September 20, 1942 Cause : Murdered in Auschwitz ( buried in Auschwitz death camp ) Age : 1 year old
Mass-market paperback. Language: English. Pages: 464. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 464 p. Bill O'Reilly's Killing. Readers around the world have been enthralled by Killing England, Killing the Rising Sun, and Killing Reagan--riveting works of nonfiction that journey into the heart of the most famous murders in history. In Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General, New York Times bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard recount the dramatic final months of the war in Europe, and General George S. Patton Jr.'s invaluable contributions to the Allied victory. General Patton died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost seventy years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident--and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of the war and recounts the events surrounding Patton's tragic demise, naming the many powerful people who wanted him dead.
Maria Marten was a young woman living in Suffolk in eastern England who had the misfortune to fall in love with a wastrel.
EXCLUSIVE: Susan Pollack, 84, from London, was just 13 when she and her family were herded like cattle to Auschwitz where her mother was sent to the gas chamber.
The other day I linked to an excellent story on Medium by Steve Newman, “The Death of Ernest Hemingway.” For those new to my writings, I am an admired of Ernest Hemingway, the man and a…
On this day in 1955, Emmett Till was murdered by racist Whites.
Lyman Bostock was a professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels in the 1970s. Many believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, yet his murder meant it would never come to be. This book tells the story of Bostock's humble beginnings, his too-brief baseball career, and his tragic death.\nLyman Bostock Jr. had baseball in his blood. The son of a former Negro League standout, Bostock began his professional career with the Minnesota Twins in 1975. Two years later, he became one of the first players in major league baseball to cash in on the new era of free agency, signing with the California Angels for more than $2 million--one of the richest contracts in sports history at that time. But Bostock's true potential would never be known. On September 23, 1978, Bostock was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana. He was just 27 years old. In Lyman Bostock: The Inspiring Life and Tragic Death of a Ballplayer, K. Adam Powell tells the story of Bostock's humble beginnings in Birmingham, Alabama, his coming-of-age in Los Angeles, his involvement in the Black Power movement, his brief yet impactful baseball career, and his senseless murder in 1978. Those who knew Bostock and played alongside him believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, and perhaps even make the Hall of Fame some day. More than just a ballplayer, Bostock was known as a stand-out citizen who never forgot where he came from, investing hours of his time giving back to his community, visiting with local youth, and hosting baseball clinics. Lyman Bostock captures a remarkable era in professional baseball, an era when ballplayers such as Bostock still engaged closely with their fans even as power shifted from management and owners to the players. Through careful research, exclusive interviews, and rarely-seen photographs, Bostock's life and the times in which he lived are conveyed in intimate detail. For baseball fans of all ages, Lyman Bostock's biography is a poignant and inspiring story of an upcoming star whose life was cut much too short.
Grandson of Irish dramatist has unearthed medical evidence in private family letters which points to likely cause of death
Sunday August 30, 2015 will mark the 18th anniversary of Princess Diana’s tragic death. Nearly two decades have passed since Prince Charles’ wife and her lover Dodi Fayed were killed in a fiery car accident while being chased after by paparazzi. Prince William, Prince Harry, and the people of Englan
MURDER, excess, scandal, money, romance — the Kennedy clan is a melting pot of myths, cursed not by any vicious stroke of fate or malign magic wand, but by an entire nation's yearning for the kind of glamour and tragedy they have provided for more than 50 years.
The film colony that left the East Coast (the birthplace of American film) and settled in and around Los Angeles in the 1910s moved with shocking speed to corner the global movie market. By the early 1920s, Hollywood was already Hollywood, a dreamscape shimmering with money and beauty and fame. The people who lived there…
Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website.Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer was the most famous and popular member of the Little Rascals comedy shorts series. Several generations grew up watching these funny, talented kids in dozens of short subjects in the 1930s. (Note; the series was originally called Our Gang and was later changed to The Little Rascals, which is how most fans refer to it today.) These black-and-white films enjoyed a whole ...
Gene and Sandy Ralston from southwestern Idaho have found remains of 80 people and participated in the high-profile searches for Laci Peterson and Natalee Holloway.
Crime scenes, murders, tragic accidents and other grisly happenings don’t just attract media attention; they can also also put a potential buyer off. So what happens when a property with a past comes up for sale?
The last Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his family were murdered in 1918 but it is only in the past 25 years that the first truly full investigation has been conducted. RBTH talks about the 1991-2011 probe into the historic killings with Vladimir Solovyov, senior forensic investigator with Russia's Investigation Committee, how it contributed to the development of modern genetics and the role played by famous musician Mstislav Rostropovich and the late former Russian deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov.
1. Corgis are stallions to fairies according to Welsh folklore.
