September 15, 2006 near Buffalo, New York... 22 year old Brian Barrett finished his shift at the factory where he worked. He got in his car and was preparing to leave when 3 shots rang out. Brian was killed. There was no way that he could have known that a chat room message from a … Continue reading Thomas Montgomery
Month: September 2018
Max Headroom Signal Hack
November 22, 1987 in Chicago, Illinois... At 9:14pm, during the Nine O' Clock News sportscast on the local WGN affiliate, television screens all over Chicago went black. The next image on the screen wasn't Dan Roan, the local sports reporter, talking about the Bears vs. Lions game. It was a man in a Max Headroom … Continue reading Max Headroom Signal Hack
Loretto Chapel Staircase
1853 in Sante Fe, New Mexico... Six nuns arrived in Santa Fe to open a girls' school. The Sisters of Loretto opened the Loretto Academy in 1853. In 1873, they began building a chapel on the grounds of the academy. They hired Antoine Mouly to design the building. As the building was nearing completion, Antoine … Continue reading Loretto Chapel Staircase
Joe Arridy
January 6, 1939 in Canon City, Colorado... 23 year old Joe Arridy walked between Warden Roy Best and Father Albert Schaller on his way to the gas chamber. Joe had been convicted as an accomplice for the murder of 15 year old Dorothy Drain and the attempted murder of 12 year old Barbara Drain. Joe … Continue reading Joe Arridy