I've previously written about the violence that emanated from the Bull's Head section of Scranton. Between the notorious actions of the Black Hand and the fact that the early Italian settlers were known to imbibe far too much alcohol on occasion, there was plenty of violence in this section of the then-booming blue-collar city. And... Continue Reading →
My hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has gone through some periods of revitalization and redevelopment over th the years. The town that once fueled the nation's manufacturing with its abundance of coal mines and steel production has seen more than its fair share of ups and downs. In November 1963, the city celebrated its revitalization with... Continue Reading →
The early days of Scranton had seen more than its share of violence. A fight over a young lady turned deadly in the Boone Hill section in 1875.
A decades old missing person case turns into a murder investigation in Nanticoke,
A dispute over just fifteen cents leads to murder and then Lackawanna County's first execution by hanging.
Exploring historic crimes in NEPA 