Before dawn on September 21, 1872, a man was found dead in a pool of blood near a place known as Fellows’ Corners in Hyde Park. His skull had been crushed. His killer was never found. Who was James Monaghan? And what really happened that night in the early days of Scranton?
A deadly 1875 encounter leaves one man dead and the shooter haunted, sparking a gun control debate 150 years ago.
Scranton's Red Light DIstrict was alive and well in the early 1900s, and Mary Gregory was one of its more well-known characters.
Keith Polerecki's badly decomposed body was found in the woods near the Coxton Rail Yard in Duryea, PA in 1996. His killer has not yet been brought to justice. Can you help to identify the killer?
On December 18, 1928, Marco Pasco was shot while walking to work in Scranton, resulting in his death shortly after arrival at the hospital. Known for his violent past, Pasco left behind a large family. Despite police investigations and multiple suspects, his murder remains unsolved to this day.
Exploring historic crimes in NEPA 