Just in time for Halloween, here is a true story that took place and was probably well known local news to my Holmes ancestors who lived...

Jost Folhaber was a simple peddler. He traveled by horse on a regular route between Reading and Sunbury along a winding trail that...

William Booz, in the capacity of constable, later took Joseph Blundin to the county jail. Bidding farewell to his wife and children,...

Sunday, 27 July 1834, was a typical sweltering summer day in Bristol township, Pennsylvania. It was the time for harvesting the ripening...

Here is the story of the murder case that was brought before the Court during Lino's trial while they were waiting for witnesses to...

What is it exactly about the story of Lino and Lucretia that has endured over the past 190 years? It is indeed a "truth is stranger than...

When Lucretia died, all five of her children became orphans. They were minors, except for Mary, the oldest. It would appear that...

After being acquitted in the murder of her husband, Lucretia returned to her home, hoping to resume her life. She would find that it...

After his conviction, Lino kept himself occupied by writing the history of his life. He had become even more of a celebrity and...

With Lucretia's trial out of the way, Deputy Attorney General Thomas Ross turned his attention to the upcoming trial of Lino. It was...

The successful separation of trials, although requested by Lino's counsel, was actually a boon for Lucretia. Tried together, they could...

On Monday, 12 December 1831, the Court of Oyer and Terminer opened in Doylestown. The Court consisted of a Supreme Court Justice and two...

About the time Lucretia was arrested, David Paul Brown, one of the most fully employed and successful of the many eminent "criminal...

The governor of Pennsylvania, having received authentic information following the examination of William's body confirming that he had...

After the exhumation and examination of William's body by multiple doctors and chemists, it was determined that he had, indeed, been...

Lino was brought before the Mayor of Boston and then, by his order, he was delivered over to Constable Blayney to escort him back to...

The letter Lucretia wrote to Lino on 31 July 1831, never made it to him. When Lino went to Washington, he succeeded in deluding several...

When Lucretia arrived in Philadelphia, she went to Colonel Cuesta's home. She was told that Lino had not been there for a long time and...

A few days after William's death, Lino became very attentive to the family. He went to Lucretia and said "Lino has one heart-Lino never...

On Friday, 17 June 1831, William enjoyed a midday meal that consisted of baked veal, boiled pork and green peas. Later that day he came...