Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Kun tuntemattomat miehet ampuivat upseeri Michael Walshin vilustumiseen, sumuinen yö joulukuussa 1880, St. Louisin poliisi uskoi, että epäilty saattaa olla alueella työskenteleviä salongi- ja päivittäistavarakauppiaita. Kuitenkin, St. Louisin etsivät eivät olleet löytäneet murtoryhmää. Puhuva vanki selvitti mysteerin huhtikuussa 1881. Poliisi pidätti Charlie Wilsonin ystävänsä Tom Higginsin kanssa
This post is an unedited excerpt from my newest book to be released in Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph’s trial delayed George Collins’ execution to later in the day on March 27, 1904. Normally, executions occurred at dawn. Prior to being escorted to the gallows, Sheriff Bruch allowed Collins to say goodbye to Rudolph. Collins walked into the
Syyskuun 27, 1941, Warner Brothers Film Corporation released Sergeant York (1941). The film (affiliate link) tells the story of Sergeant Alvin C. York, a reluctant World War I hero from the small town of Pall Mall, Tennessee. Western film veteran Gary Cooper stars as Sergeant York. The film begins with the contrast of a Sunday church service and the
Sunnuntai-aamu oli erittäin kylmä, Joulukuu 5, 1880, about 2 aamulla, when St. Louisin poliisi Sheehan löysi etuoven auki John R.:lle. Lionbergerin koti. Karvan kylmän takia, Sheehan pelkäsi murtovarkaiden tunkeutuvan asuntoon. Sheehan soitti kelloa toistuvasti, mutta ei kyennyt herättämään ketään sisällä. Sheehan alkoi räpäyttää yökeppiään vasten
Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) is loosely based on The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual. The short story was published in The Strand Magazine during May 1893. It was later compiled in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. In the story, the Musgrave Mansion held a secret that even it’s inhabitants did not know. This film follows the same plot line
Few events shocked St. Louis like the line of duty death of Lt. Sidney Sears in June 1924. For almost 30 vuotta, Lt. Sears was considered the best pistol shot on the St. Louis Police Department. Sisään 1904, Sears was also National Pistol Champion of the United States. For someone to kill Lt. Sears in a shootout was considered impossible.
Kate Chopin, tytär merkittävä ranskalainen perhe ja tuolloin paikallinen kirjailija, romahti St. Ludvig 1904 Maailmannäyttely August 20, 1904. Madame Chopin oli vain 54 vuotias ja kärsi aivoverenvuotoon tai aneurism. Hän kuoli kotonaan on McPherson Avenue August 22, 1904. Kate Chopin was born Kate O’Flaherty in St.
I’ve been on an Alan Ladd kick lately. When I was still in college, I watched a number of Alan Ladd films one summer. I’ve been watching them over again the last few weeks on Amazon Prime. I’ll share some of these films over the next few months. The first film I watched was Thunder in the East (1951) pääosassa
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Since fans only considered Clarence Whistler skilled enough to really threaten his reign, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Toukokuun 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, jotka