Torso Case Still Remains Mystery
On June 21, 1914, Schenectady police were still puzzling out the mystery of the woman’s torso found in the Mohawk River days before. Police were working on the theory that […]
On June 21, 1914, Schenectady police were still puzzling out the mystery of the woman’s torso found in the Mohawk River days before. Police were working on the theory that […]
Schenectadians who had been shocked to learn, back on June 19, 1914, of the discovery of a woman’s torso in a weighted burlap sack submerged in the Mohawk River just […]
Sorry, Schenectady, but it’s still your turn for True Crime Fortnight. Just about 99 years ago, the region was gripped with the discovery of a gruesome murder. On Friday, June […]
A tremendous effort was put into finding the gunman who in 1924 ambushed Schenectady Police Captain Albert Youmans, who died instantly, and Patrolman John Flynn, who died years later from […]
After the murder of Captain Youmans and the ouster of Chief Rynex in 1924, Schenectady needed a new police chief to establish order, crack down on vice and straighten up […]
Dec. 3, 1924: “Two young men, wearing plaid comforters, stumbled down Edison Avenue to-night. They brought up uncertainly before a two-storied frame house, the drawn blinds of which hid jolly […]
It’s “True Crime: Schenectady” Week on Hoxsie! From the Troy Sunday Budget, Nov. 30, 1924: “Acting Police Captain Albert L. Youmans of the Schenectady police force, who was shot down […]
1862’s Schenectady city directory informed us that B. Van Vranken’s grocery and provisions store was at the corner of State and Jay streets. He apparently was also agent for Kirby’s […]
It makes perfect sense that A. Brown & Son of Schenectady, back in 1864, were advertising their furniture and coffin warerooms. Most furniture or cabinet makers also made coffins at […]
The Atlanta Constitution of April 9, 1906, carried this story of romance from Athens, Georgia that involved a Schenectady girl with big brown eyes. “News has just reached Athens of […]