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1. President James Garfield was shot - 1881

   ... Garfield is shot as he walks through a railroad waiting room in Washington, D.C. His assailant, Charles J. Guiteau, was a disgruntled office ... 19, 1881, after 80 days, President Garfield died of blood poisoning. The following day, Arthur was inaugurated as the 21st ...

   Michael Thomas Barry - 07/02/2013 - 15:06 - 0 comments

2. First execution by lethal gas in U.S. - 1924

   ... O n February 8, 1924, the first execution by lethal gas in American history is carried out in Carson City, Nevada. The executed man was ... gas, which destroys a human body's ability to process blood hemoglobin. The prisoner falls unconscious within seconds and chokes to ...

   Michael Thomas Barry - 02/08/2013 - 07:40 - 0 comments

3. Body of Elizabeth Short is found mutilated in Los Angeles area neighborhood - 1947

   ... when they came across the bisected torso of a naked woman in a vacant lot in Leimert Park, Los Angeles. When police examined the remains ... was in a recumbent position. The body had been drained of blood, washed and then apparently dumped where it had been found. It is ...

   Michael Thomas Barry - 01/15/2013 - 09:03 - 0 comments

4. Notorious Gambler Arnold Rothstein is murdered - 1928

   ... by Michael Thomas Barry O n this date in 1928, notorious gambler Arnold Rothstein is shot and killed during a poker ... service entrance of the hotel, police followed his trail of blood back to a suite where a group of men were playing cards. Reportedly, ...

   Michael Thomas Barry - 11/05/2012 - 16:34 - 0 comments

5. Forgotten Man at Sparks

   ... Castellano's underboss, Tommy Bilotti, a man who struck fear in New York City. by Allan May T ommy Bilotti lay ... bed. But Tommy Bilotti was not asleep, he was dead, and blood was streaming from the six wounds he suffered to his head and body. ...

   admin - 10/29/2012 - 18:43 - 0 comments

6. James Ellroy: The ‘Demon Dog’ of Crime Writing

   ... led to a collection of best-selling crime novels and a home in Mission Hills (a wealthy suburb of Kansas City). Let us first put ... the next great one." Hollywood came sniffing around, and Blood On The Moon , one of the early novels, was turned into a forgettable ...

   admin - 10/17/2012 - 12:55 - 0 comments

7. Julius Caesar was Assassinated - 44 B.C.

   ... had appointed loyal members of his army to rule the Empire in his absence. The Republican senators, already chafing at having to abide by ... the first blow, striking Caesar in the neck and drawing blood. The other senators joined in, stabbing him repeatedly about the head. ...

   Michael Thomas Barry - 03/15/2014 - 08:07 - 0 comments

8. The Real Lady Macbeth: Countess Erzsébet Báthory

   ... is perhaps the most famous fictional female villainess in all of literature, but in 1606, while William Shakespeare was creating her ... were still alive. Legend has it that she bathed in their blood, believing that this would preserve her youth. No one knows for sure why ...

   admin - 05/26/2015 - 07:59 - 0 comments

9. Beware the Ides of March - 44 BC

   ... had appointed loyal members of his army to rule the Empire in his absence. The Republican senators, already chafing at having to abide by ... the first blow, hitting Caesar in the neck and drawing blood. The other senators joined in, stabbing him repeatedly about the head. ...

   Michael Thomas Barry - 03/15/2013 - 08:57 - 0 comments

10. JonBenet Ramsey Documents

    ... a leave of absence from the Boulder Police Department. In response to persistent speculation as to why I chose to leave the Ramsey ... Ligature of right wrist Toxicologic Studies blood ethanol - none detected blood drug screen - no drugs detected ...

    admin - 05/20/2014 - 15:19

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