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Murder Is Her Hobby: The Nutshell Studies Return to Baltimore Heiress, crime novel enthusiast, and miniature hobbyist, Frances Glessner Lee (1878-1962) created 20 miniature dioramas depicting real crime scenes. Nineteen survived and were recently highlighted in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery’s “Murder is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner LeeContinue Reading

#FunFactFriday: Haunted Al Capone Goes to the Atlanta Penitentiary Infamous mob boss Alphonse “Al” Gabriel Capone entered the Atlanta Penitentiary on this day, May 4th in 1932. His stay was brief, as he was then transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in 1934. Despite popular belief, Capone was jailed for carryingContinue Reading

One of the places I knew was haunted that I wanted to see when we went to San Francisco was the Golden Gate Bridge. One of the things I never expected to do was walk across it. Drive maybe, but not walk. However, the day we visited was my husband’sContinue Reading