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A Nightmare’s Echo: The death of Betty E. Crabb (Part Five)

In last week’s installment of our series on the 1 March 1938 death of...

A Nightmare’s Echo: The death of Betty E. Crabb (Part Four)

This week’s installment of our series on the death of Betty Crabb and its...

On the air in 1939

By Jared Olar Library reprint Long before people looked to the Internet and television...

Pekin’s Mardi Gras . . . in October?

By Jared Olar Library assistant The annual tradition of Mardi Gras carnivals arose in...

The Third Degree: Chapter 25: Aftermath and Epilogue

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we conclude our series on...

The Third Degree: Chapter 19: The deputies’ defense team rests its case

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our series on...

The Third Degree: Chapter 18: The defense pleads its case

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our series on...

The Third Degree: Chapter 12: The Virant manslaughter trial is moved

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our series on...

The Third Degree: Chapter 11: The deputies prepare their defense

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our series on...

The Third Degree: Chapter 9: The coroner’s jury issues its verdict

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our series on...

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