One of the most perplexing and peculiar mysteries in history:

17 tiny coffins, with a wooden body in each, were found inside of a small cave, in Scotland, in 1836. Wait. What?!

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES

Fort, Charles, The Book of the Damned (1909; reprint 2006), at pages 198-99.

Dash, Mike, Edinburgh’s Mysterious Miniature Coffins, Smithsonian Magazine, April 2013).

Meier, Alison C., The Enigma of Edinburgh’s Miniature Coffins,, Mental Floss (website; March 2, 2018).

Sullivan, Kerry, Witchcraft? Tributes to Murder Victims? The Uncertain Origins of 17 Miniature Coffins in Scotland, Ancient Origins (website; February 17, 2017).

The Mystery of the Miniature Coffins: The XVII, The National Museum of Scotland.

Harrison, Jody, Edinburgh Coffin-Doll Mystery 'Cracked At Last', Claims Writer,, The Herald-Scotland (news article; April 16, 2018).

Murphy, Sean, Author Claims To Have Solved Edinburgh Coffin-Doll Mystery, The Scotsman (news article; April 18, 2018).

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CLOSING THOUGHT

Source: (paraphrase of quote) Chesterton, G.K., William Blake, (book, 1910), at Chapter XV contained in The G.K. Chesterton Collection: 50 Books (Kindle; 2014). For context, including original quote, see: Alquist, Dale, Chesterton Lecture 18: William Blake, American Chesterton Society.

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In January 2003, Linda Andersen was murdered by drowning, in her bathtub, by her two teen-age daughters -- who almost got away with it. 

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

The Murder of Linda Andersen, Alchetron (online encyclopedia) (January 16, 2009).

The Daughters Who Killed Their Mother by Drowning, Bizarrepedia (July 12, 2015).

Chambers, Thomas F., The Class Project: How to Kill a Mother (book) (January 9, 2009).

Mitchell, Bob 'Bathtub' murderer wants to get on with her life, The [Toronto] Star (April 2, 2008).

Woman, 20, who helped sister drown mother 'wants to make amends, New Glasgow News (December 30, 2009).

From murder to law school: story of Ontario sisters who drowned mom, Toronto City News (April 9, 2014).

Do You Know the True Story Behind Perfect Sisters?, Enkivillage (2016).

Murder of Linda Andersen, Wikipedia (2018).

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CLOSING THOUGHT:

Source: Chesterton, G.K., The Queer Feet (short story) (1910), included as Chapter 3 of The Innocence of Father Brown, (a compilation of Father Brown detective mystery stories).

Note: Easy-reading online link: The Queer Feet, via Page by Page Books.

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In 1958, U.S. Army Lt. Paul Whipkey drove away from his military base, to go into town - and was never seen again.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

The Case of the Vanishing Lieutenant, Strange Company (August 28, 2017).

Brother Still Pursues Mystery Of Army Pilot Who Vanished In 1958,, New York Times (May 24, 1983).

Vanished: Servicemen's Families Demand More Answers, The Pittsburgh Press (June 14, 1983).

Schamel, Charles E. (editor), Records Relating to American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action from the Vietnam War, National Archives & Records Administration (1996), pp. 88-89.

Missing Persons: Lt. Paul Whipkey, (video of segment on 1991 Unsolved Mysteries TV show episode; posted February 11, 2019).

The Mysterious Disapperance of Paul Whipkey, Unsolved Mysteries (2016).

Lt. Paul Whipkey, Unsolved Mysteries Wiki

Lt. Paul Byron Whipkey - Find A Grave Memorial Page (with photo of Whipkey, and his cemetary stone, atop his empty grave).

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CLOSING THOUGHT:

Source: Stoker, Bram, Dracula (1897)(2007 edition), p. 226.

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In February 1978, five young men went to a college basketball game, but instead of returning home, they ended up dead, on a cold mountainside, 70 miles away, in the opposite direction. This tragedy is shrouded in mystery, since it is unknown why they were there - and - their deaths make no sense.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

Dawn, Crystal, The Yuba City 5: Detour to Death, Lost and Found (October 30, 2018).

Disappearance of Gary Mathias, Wkipedia page (2018).

Rossen, Jake, 'Bizarre as Hell': The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five, Mental Floss (March 16, 2018).

Gable, Andrew & LeGro, Shannon The American Dyalotov Pass: A Questionable Mystery, Into The Fray (March 1, 2018).

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CLOSING THOUGHT:

Widely attributed to Dashiell Hammett (cited on many websites). Unfortunately, not currently able to verify the author, or the original source. Any information would be welcomed.

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The story of two brothers, Jesse and Stephen Boorn, who were convicted of a murder that they did not commit, in Vermont, 1819 -- and the wild story of how they eventually proved their innocence.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

McFarland, Gerald M., The Counterfeit Man: The True Story of the Boorn-Colvin Murder Case (1990).

Moulton, Sherman R., The Boorn Mystery: An Episode from the Judicial Annals of Vermont, Vermont Historical Society (1937).

Spargo, John, The Return of Russell Colvin, Historical Museum and Art Gallery of Bennington, Vermont, 1945.

Borchard, Edwin M. & Lutz, Russell E., Convicting the Innocent: Sixty-Five Actual Errors of Criminal Justice (1932), Chapter 3: The Boorn Brothers

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CLOSING THOUGHT:

Source: McCarthy, Mary, On The Contrary (1962, reprint 2018), p. 79

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The story of a typical Christmas day -- in a Prisoner of War camp, in Nazi Germany, 1944.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

Guise, Kim, Kriegie Christmas, 1944

Henderson, Suzy, Christmas in Captivity

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CLOSING THOUGHT

Source: Goodrich, Richelle E., Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

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Carol Wayne was an American television and film actress and comedian, who was very famous in the 1960s through the early 1980s, because of her numerous guest appearances on TV sitcoms -- usually in the stereotype role of a busty / sexy "dumb blonde" -- and also, on late night talk shows, and TV game shows.

But, her career sadly ended, in 1985, with her extremely mysterious death, in Mexico.

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Carol Wayne – Internet Movie Database Page (list of TV and Film roles, and brief biography).

Carol Wayne – Wikipedia Biography

Actress Carol Wayne Drowns In Mexico (AP news bulletin, January 14, 1985).

Actress Carol Wayne is Found Dead in Mexico

Carol Wayne - Find A Grave Memorial Page

The Mysterious Death of Carol Wayne Unexplained Mysteries - Forum; posted 2012).

Carol Wayne: The Mysterious Death Of A Teenage Skating Sensation (published 2015).

Diane Linkletter & Carol Wayne: The mystery surrounding their deaths(published 2015).

Carol Wayne: Find-A-Death page

The Death of Carol Wayne author: Billy Ingram (no publication stated on article page)

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A Murder! Moonlight! The President! And - You!

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

The Trial of William 'Duff' Armstrong ("Almanac Trial")

Abraham Lincoln, the Almanac, and a Murder Trial

Lincoln’s Most Famous Court Case: The Almanac Trial

Gridley, J.N., Lincoln's Defense of Duff Armstrong: The Story of the Trial and the Almanac (1910).

Duff Armstrong - Wikipedia

William "Duff" Armstrong - Find A Grave Memorial Page

Hill, Fredrick Trevor, Lincoln, The Lawyer (1912), and free Audiobook version (LibriVox).

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CLOSING THOUGHT:

Source: Rent to Own Magazine, March 2009 issue, p. 5. Falsely stated to be quotation of Thomas Jefferson.

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The strange story behind the story of an inmate in prison in Massachusetts, is revealed, in 1878, after a petition for a pardon is filed on his behalf, ten years after his conviction for the murder of a teen girl.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

The Boston Sun, February 27, 1878.

Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 8, 1878.

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CLOSING THOUGHT

Chesterton, G.K., The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904) Cosimo edition (2007), p. 10

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In 1951, Ethel Rose Rogers was a student at Lousiana State University who was found dead from a gunshot in her dormitory room. According to the official ruling, her death was accidental. But, was it – really? Could it actually have been a homicide, or a suicide?

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES

The Monroe News-Star, November 4, 1951 (Monroe, Louisiana).

The Greenwood Commonwealth, November 3, 1951 Greenwood, Mississippi.

The Monroe News-Star, May 15, 1951

Ethel Rose Rogers-Find A Grave Memorial Page

Just A Story (podcast), March 25, 2017.

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