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They're not going to tell the truth. They can't even get a Kennedy movie on the history channel, because the family threw a fit.
There is case where the truth is probably stranger than fiction.
They're not going to tell the truth. They can't even get a Kennedy movie on the history channel, because the family threw a fit.
He'll be 69
I'll be a much younger 68
lol
Not Golden Era, but I'd like to confirm that Lizzie Borden killed her parents. I'm quite certain she did it, but I'd really like to know for sure.
Ahh, you old fogies!
Long after you will!
Age is still age.
I think they actually have it nailed with James Kelly.:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Jack-The-Ripper-In-America
He is there at the times and dates. He even wrote a confession. A regular nut fooled every one until his death.
The only real uproar I can see coming will be from those naive enough to think now that they'll release anything like the truth. [huh]
Certainly, if memory serves, when the last of the murders that are regarded as Ripper canon was committed, the Duke of Clarence was genuinely in Scotland. What still seems a possibility to me is that the murders were committed in order to cover up a royal indiscretion. It certainly seems more likely than the idea of one of the Old Firm getting their own hands dirty.
It certainly is a distinct possibility that the true identity of the killer was discovered, and the ongoing 'mystery' down to a cover-up. I'd be very surprised if they did it simply to protect the Jewish community back then, though. A royal, now that would have been different. The Masonic conspiracy also can't be easily dismissed, given the specifics of the ritual nature of the killings.
Hi Tiller. Levy is your favourite suspect? Interesting. There are just so many suspects, and more being added to the list. I personally don't favour Levy as a suspect, but I too am no Ripperologist. I have read a great deal on the case, but there are always more books and articles to read, and new research coming to light. Hey...I use to be on Casebook (your link).
The severely mutilated body of Elizabeth Short was discovered in 1947
The case remains one of the oldest unsolved murder cases in L.A. history
Steve Hodel believes his father killed the Black Dahlia at the family home and later fled the country
A Cadaver dog has discovered the faint trace of human remains in the basement and soil samples are being tested
Thanks to the kind of seek-and-ye-shall-find serendipity the Internet always promises, I now have an answer to the fate of these incredible ships - probably the best I could ask for.What happened to those two humungous Do X flying boats built for the Italian airlines. They were presumably sold for scrap sometime around 1935. But how does even a Fascist state make the two largest airplanes in the world simply disappear in complete secrecy?
Do X2 Umberto Maddalena
Do X3 Alessandro Guidoni
I once spoke with a veteran of the USAAF who swore that he spoke with those associated with the incident. They supposedly informed him that Miller was so drunk on that particular flight that he actually (somehow) fell out of the plane, and that the idea of it getting shot down was just a concoction made to protect Miller's (and the USAAF's) image to the public.[huh]
That's what makes this case so fascinating, there are so many possibilities! However, everyone has their own pet theory. It certainly was amazing being in Whitechapel visiting the sites. Hope to go back one day!
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One Golden Era mystery? Only one? Fun question, but one that's hard to narrow down. Well, certainly the 1947 Elizabeth Short/Black Dahlia murder, but that's a given for a lot of people, so I'll venture on to the disappearance of a lesser known personality, actress Jean Spangler.
She disappeared in 1949 at age 26. The red herrings were a note to "Kirk" indicating a possible termination of pregnancy and her having just finished a movie with Kirk Douglas. He of course, called cops to say it wasn't him in the note. Love a good mystery, especially the Golden Era ones.
Personally, i always wanted to know the truth about the Hanratty case: he was convicted of a crime he claimed he didn't commit. Someone else (the original suspect) admitted to the crime. However, Hanratty was executed and there was a long campaign to clear his name. There were books written about the case that were very convincing. And people from my local area who remembered the trial and execution - and who had followed the case closely - said he was innocent.
Eventually, the family asked for him to be dug up so that DNA tests could be done to match against the evidence and show he was innocent. Oops, thirty of more years of campaigning had been a waste - he was guilty after all! That's the trouble with mysteries and conspiracies etc - sometimes there's no mystery at all.