True Crime By Chris Bunton Frank Nash was being escorted through Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. He had escaped from Leavenworth Prison on October 19th, 1930. He had been serving a 25 year sentence for assaulting a mail employee. It took 3 years to capture him after his escape. The FBI tracked him toContinue reading “True Crime: The Kansas City Massacre”
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Serial Killer: Robert Berdella
True Crime by Chris Bunton I traveled to Kansas City, Missouri recently to investigate Robert Berdella, A.K.A. The Kansas City Butcher. Robert Berdella, was born on January 31, 1949. He committed his crimes between between 1984 and 1987. He raped, tortured and murdered at least 6 men, whom he captured by various means and keptContinue reading “Serial Killer: Robert Berdella”
True Crime: Murder in Evansville
True Crime by Chris Bunton I was in the Aspen Drive neighborhood of Evansville, Indiana recently. It is what I would call an upper middle class community. A place where you can imagine kids riding up and down the street past well manicured lawns. It’s a peaceful slice of Americana. It’s not a place whereContinue reading “True Crime: Murder in Evansville”
Serial Killer: Raymond Lee Stewart
True Crime By Chris Bunton More appropriately labeled a “Spree Killer”, Raymond Lee Stewart kept Rockford, Illinois in fear during his shooting spree in January of 1981. Raymond Lee Stewart was born in Burlington, North Carolina. He had a rough up bringing full of poverty, physical and sexual violence. I say this, not as anContinue reading “Serial Killer: Raymond Lee Stewart”
Serial Killer: Leslie Irvin
True Crime By Chris Bunton Leslie “Mad Dog” Irvin terrified the Evansville, Indiana, and Henderson, Kentucky communities in the 1950’s. It all began on December 2, 1954 when the body of Mary Holland was found at the Bellemeade Liquor Store stuffed behind a toilet. She was the owner, and she had been killed execution style.Continue reading “Serial Killer: Leslie Irvin”
Serial Killer: Glennon Engleman
True Crime By Chris Bunton I traveled to St. Louis, and as I am want to do, I looked up some crime figures and scenes while I was there. One of the more interesting characters was Glennon Engleman, also known as The Killer Dentist. Some people place Engleman in the serial killer category, while othersContinue reading “Serial Killer: Glennon Engleman”
Travel: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Crime Travel By Chris Bunton We traveled to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where I did some research on Mobster Owney Madden Hot Springs, Arkansas from its inception was a place of healing. A place sacred to the native peoples of the region. A place where the hot springs were captured and incorporated into bath houses. AContinue reading “Travel: Hot Springs, Arkansas”
Serial Killer: Michael J. Swango
True Crime By Chris Bunton I love to travel, and as part of my travel plans I research criminals and crime locations. Recently, I traveled to Quincy, Illinois, where I discovered that the Serial Killer named Michael Swango was raised there. So, I checked out some of the sites associated with him. He was bornContinue reading “Serial Killer: Michael J. Swango”
True Crime: Savage Murder at Taliesin
True Crime By Chris Bunton Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the most famous architects in the world. He lived and worked between 1867 and 1959. His works have inspired millions, but at the same time, his life had dark tragedies. I have been a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright for quite some time, andContinue reading “True Crime: Savage Murder at Taliesin”
Serial Killer: The Cincinnati Strangler
True Crime By Chris Bunton I recently traveled to Cincinnati on vacation, and while there I did some research on the Serial Killer known as The Cincinnati Strangler. Normally, when I travel and research these killers, I go to the neighborhoods where the killer lived or where the victims lived, or the crimes took place.Continue reading “Serial Killer: The Cincinnati Strangler”