Trials

JeffardsMurder

The Murderer’s Luck of Charles Jeffards [published Feb. 20, 1881]

jpkntz June 28, 2024

Among other suggestions I have received from correspondents...

tilden_samuel_j

Sam Tilden and the Cunningham-Burdell Murder [published Aug. 19, 1883]

jpkntz November 13, 2023

There has been some talk lately about Mr....

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How Aaron Burr Recovered a Lost Estate (and His Own Purpose) [published Nov. 27, 1881]

jpkntz October 18, 2023

The ups and downs of real estate in New...

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Huntington the Forger’s Moral Insanity [published Feb. 6, 1881]

jpkntz October 11, 2023

It is no doubt pretty nearly forgotten, that...

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The Murderer’s Bloody Shirt [published Feb. 17, 1884]

jpkntz October 6, 2023

It is a singular coincidence that three men,...

helenjewettmurder

The First Cases of Three Prominent Lawyers [published Dec. 4, 1881]

jpkntz September 1, 2023

One of the institutions of old New York...

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Reminiscences of the Grand Jury Room [published Feb. 18, 1883]

jpkntz August 10, 2023

Accordin’ to the latest developments, men, especially rich...

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The Trials of Polly Bodine [published Jan. 16, 1881]

jpkntz August 7, 2023

People have been thinkin’ and talkin’ lately a...