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L.A. Mystery: A Kidnapping in Hollywood (part 2)

By James Pylant on May 7, 2025

In this article, James Pylant concludes his story of the puzzling kidnapping of a young mother in Hollywood in 1921 that confounded the police... (Read More)

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L.A. Mystery: A Kidnapping in Hollywood (part 1)

By James Pylant on May 6, 2025

In this article, James Pylant describes the puzzling kidnapping of a young mother in Hollywood in 1921 that confounded the police... (Read More)

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Genealogy Surprise: Murder in My Family Tree

By James Pylant on March 25, 2025

James Pylant describes how, while researching a previous story, he was surprised to find that one of his relatives was the accused killer’s wife!.. (Read More)

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Massachusetts Mayhem & Mystery: Mabel Page (part 3)

By James Pylant on March 10, 2025

In this article, James Pylant concludes a “whodunit” story that mystified police and townspeople alike in Weston, Massachusetts, in 1904... (Read More)

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Massachusetts Mayhem & Mystery: Mabel Page (part 2)

By James Pylant on February 25, 2025

In this article, James Pylant continues telling a “whodunit” story that mystified police and townspeople alike in Weston, Massachusetts, in 1904... (Read More)

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Massachusetts Mayhem & Mystery: Mabel Page (part 1)

By James Pylant on February 24, 2025

In this article, James Pylant tells a “whodunit” story that mystified police and townspeople alike in Weston, Massachusetts, in 1904... (Read More)

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Tainted Tonic: A ‘Whodunit’ Mystery in Georgia

By James Pylant on February 10, 2025

Genealogy discovery: while researching this story, James Pylant was surprised to find that one of his relatives was the accused killer's wife!.. (Read More)

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That’s Not Santa Claus! Jingle Bells and Bungled Burglaries

By James Pylant on January 6, 2025

In this article, with the Christmas season wrapping up today, James Pylant will surprise you with some unusual Santa Claus stories... (Read More)

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Ultimate Soap Opera: The Bizarre Case of Candy Montgomery (part 2)

By James Pylant on November 5, 2024

In this article, James Pylant concludes his story about the bizarre “whodunnit” case of a slaying in small-town Texas... (Read More)

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