Warning: This post contains images that some may find disturbing. Emmett Till was born July 25, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois to Mamie and Louis Till. Mamie was originally from Webb, Mississippi. She moved to Illinois as a young child to escape the overt racism of the Jim Crow south. Emmett Till Mamie and Louis separated … Continue reading Emmett Till
Thank you to Gracie for suggesting this topic. Sandra Bland was born February 7, 1987 in Naperville, Illinois. She was a graduate of Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas. She earned a degree in Animal Science in 2009. While at Prairie View A&M, Sandra was a student counselor and a member of the … Continue reading Sandra Bland
Marvin Gabrion was born on October 18, 1953. Marvin Gabrion On August 7, 1996, he went with his nephew, Mikey, and Wayne Davis to pick up 18 year old Rachel Timmerman. She believed that she was going to a party. Shortly after picking Rachel up, Marvin kicked Mikey and Wayne out of the car. He … Continue reading Marvin Gabrion
On August 10, 1985, 27 year old Steven Harkins and 42 year old Ruth Cooper went camping for the weekend at Tule Lake in Washington. They brought their dog with them. Ruth and Steven The couple worked together and were dating. When neither of them showed up for work on Monday, they were reported missing. … Continue reading The Tube Sock Killings
The Jamison Family lived in Eufaula, Oklahoma. The family consisted of Bobby Jamison, his wife, Sherilynn, and their daughter, Madyson. Sherilynn’s son, Colton, had lived with the family until 2009 when he went to live with his father in Oklahoma City. The Jamisons The Jamison’s were strange and neighbors stayed away from them. They had … Continue reading Jamison Family Deaths
On July 26, 2009, Diane Schuler packed up the campsite at Hunter Lake in Parksville, New York where her family had spent the weekend. With her were her husband, Daniel, their 2 children and 3 of their nieces. Diane Schuler Diane and the children loaded up in a van belonging to her brother, Warren Hance, … Continue reading Diane Schuler
Sally Hemings was born in Virginia in 1773. It is believed that her parents were Betty Hemings and John Wayles. John Wayles, father of Martha Jefferson (and Sally Hemings) Betty was an enslaved mixed race woman owned by John. John was also the father of Thomas Jefferson’s wife, Martha. Sally came to live with the … Continue reading Sally Hemings
Built in 1857, the original Eldridge Hotel was built in Lawrence, Kansas on the land formerly occupied by the Free State Hotel after it was burned down by pro-slavery activists. The Free State Hotel was built by the New England Emigrant Aid Company to house anti-slavery immigrants that came into Kansas. After it was burned … Continue reading The Eldridge Hotel
Built in 1930, the Zaca is a wooden yacht commissioned by Templeton Crocker. Templeton spent much of the next 10 years traveling the world on his boat. He was a scientist and left much of his research to the California Academy of Sciences. During World War II, the Zaca was acquired by the United States … Continue reading USS Zaca
In 2008, 23 year old Hannah Upp was a Spanish teacher at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Harlem, New York. Shortly before school started, she disappeared after leaving her apartment to go for a run. Police were concerned that Hannah had been murdered until they received a call saying she had been spotted at an Apple … Continue reading Hannah Upp
