Published in Of Misdeeds and Mysteries·PinnedMember-onlyThe Teen Boy Who Disappeared From His Favorite Fishing SpotThomas Richey’s fishing pole, and catches were left behind in 1950, along with a pair of footprints found nearby. — Jackson County, Prospect, Oregon — On the evening of Tuesday, July 11, 1950, 16-year-old Thomas William Richey left home to go fishing at his favorite spot, a cable car suspended above the center of the Rogue River. The cable car sat approximately four miles outside Prospect on Mill Creek Lane…Mystery2 min readMystery2 min read
Published in Of Misdeeds and Mysteries·PinnedMember-onlyHow Tragic Boy Behind ‘America’s Unknown Child’ Case Got His Name BackPhiladelphia police identify formerly unknown murder victim in one of state’s oldest cases. — Last week, I mentioned that on Thursday, November 30, 2022, the Philadelphia Police Department made a stunning announcement. They had finally found the identity of the young unknown murder victim behind the “Boy in the Box” case. After more than six decades of leads pursued and tips followed, with countless…News3 min readNews3 min read
Published in CrimeBeat·PinnedMember-onlyWhy Tragic Murder of Boy By Friends Happened After Juveniles Take LifeThe case of a Washington teenager killed by his pre-teen “pals.” — “With friends like these, who needs enemies?” Indeed, sometimes in life, the people we consider our best buddies could wind up being our worst enemies. That’s one harsh lesson the family of a Washington teenager tragically and needlessly found out the hard way nearly two decades ago. Craig Sorger was…Kids6 min readKids6 min read
Published in CrimeBeat·PinnedMember-onlyBay State College Girl The First of Two in Dual Ominous MysteriesThe strange tale of two deaths and an unsolved disappearance from the same college campus. — In the early morning hours of Friday, 13 November 1925, in Northampton, Massachusetts, a young woman named Jean M. Robeson was discovered dead in her dormitory at Smith College by asphyxiation through illuminating gas. However, shortly after Jean's untimely death, another tragedy would befall the institute. At around 8 a.m…True Crime7 min readTrue Crime7 min read
Published in Of Misdeeds and Mysteries·PinnedMember-onlyHours After Writing A Strange Word, This German Man Mysteriously DiedWho were the men he spoke of before he died? And what did the word he wrote down mean? — At approximately 3 a.m. on October 26, 1984, two truck drivers in Germany came across a bizarre scene. They witnessed a visibly injured person wearing a white jacket walking away from a wrecked blue VW Golf I sitting in a ditch of the Autobahn 45 near Hagen-Süd, about 60 miles…True Crime5 min readTrue Crime5 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyYoung Boy Disappears From Meadow After Brothers Told To Him To Stay PutWhat happened to 4-year-old Hickle Harley Ware? — Bungo Township, Cass County, Minnesota — On June 11, 1938, young Hickle Ware was playing in a meadow near his family’s farm southwest of Pine River with his older brothers, 13-year-old Richard Jr., and 10-year-old Bob. At some point between noon and 1pm, his brothers briefly left to round up…True Crime5 min readTrue Crime5 min read
Feb 1Member-onlyWhy Foul Play Could Be Behind Oklahoman Woman’s DisappearanceMissing Barbara Willard’s car was found abandoned near a ravine in a rural community with unsettling evidence left behind. — Delaware County, Oklahoma — On June 27, 1996, in the rural community of Sandusky, located 20 miles southeast of Jay, Oklahoma, authorities responding to a call about an abandoned vehicle discovered close to a brush-clogged ravine near Colcord are met with a troubling sight.Crime3 min readCrime3 min read
Jan 2410 Notorious Unsolved 20th Century Murders301A.W. NavesI was so happy to hear Joseph got his name back, though seriously doubt his killer ever faced…I was so happy to hear Joseph got his name back, though seriously doubt his killer ever faced justice. Nonetheless, giving his identity back to such a young victim, especially against ALL the odds, is the one miracle that mattered the most in Joseph's case. Coupled with several other (really)…1 min read1 min read
Published in Of Misdeeds and Mysteries·Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyHow the Tragic Case “Boy In A Box” Got A Tremendous UpdateIt has been a long time coming, but one of America’s oldest murder mysteries finally got updated. — In 2018, I started “Of Misdeeds and Mysteries,” my first publication to cover crime and mysteries of many kinds (primarily the latter). Like so many other people-either on here or elsewhere-I have always held a fascination for the mysterious. Whether it be from watching the TV Show Unsolved Mysteries, YouTube…News3 min readNews3 min read
Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyAn Old True Crime Case I Covered Years Ago Just Got An UpdateWill elaborate on this soon. — As technology and science continue to advance, many true crime cases (especially older ones) that have long been considered nearly impossible to solve — whether due to time or other factors -are now not only getting solved but at a rate faster than what was conceivable even a couple of…News1 min readNews1 min read
