Scranton, PA. In the early days of this blue-collar city, a well-known doctor is murdered and a manhunt follows.
A man is first convicted, then later acquitted. Does his wife’s outburst in court thirty years later finally reveal the true killer? Continue reading Who Murdered Dr. Durkin?
I’ve previously written about the violence that emanated from the Bull’s Head section of Scranton. Between the notorious actions of the Black Hand and the fact that the early Italian settlers were known to imbibe far too much alcohol on occasion, there was plenty of violence in this section of the then-booming blue-collar city. And sometimes, that violence resulted in death followed by murder or … Continue reading Stabbing Turns Deadly in Bull’s Head
Two men duel to their deaths in the Bulls Head section of Scranton. What prompted the deadly exchange? Continue reading Double Murder in Bulls Head!
A recent Facebook post by a friend, that included my elementary school class photos, sparked some memories among my classmates. So many faces and names brought me back to simpler times. There was “nap time” when you brought in your rug to Kindergarten. “Milk time”, when you got to drink a small carton of plain or chocolate milk – and blow the paper off the … Continue reading Fear in Scranton! Wandering back to 1972
Exploring historical crimes in NEPA 