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Thomasina: The Cat Who Thought She Was a God

"In the end, you will help yourself. You will not find, you will be found, for that is the way it has always been." Author: Paul Gallico Mary Ruadh has been touched by tragedy, but she was far too young to remember her mother’s death or understand that it caused her father’s almost cloying devotion. She’s seven, and she is happy. She is followed by her ginger cat, the adoring and adored Thomasina, and all is right in this little Scottish town. But then, Thomasina gets sick, and Mary’s father, Andrew MacDhui, the local veterinarian, puts her beloved pet down without [...]

2026-10-04T18:27:19-07:00October 4th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , |

Hell’s Half Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, America’s First Serial Killer Family

The Benders: Fact or Fiction? Author: Susan Jonusas It’s 1873, Labette County, Kansas and the West is still very much wild. It’s no surprise then that a family of serial killers could remain, preying off lonely travelers, for years. It’s also no surprise that this family, knowing that they were finally discovered, were able to easily disappear, leaving police, investigators, and heartbroken relatives of the murdered to chase answers and justice for two decades with few results and no real answers. Even still, the story of the infamous Benders is more legend than fact, speculation piled on top of a [...]

2026-09-13T17:17:30-07:00September 13th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , |

What The Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator

Working in the Valley of the Shadow Author: Barbara Butcher Barbara Butcher (yes, real last name) is very intimate with all the forms a violent death can take, from a boobytrapped suicide to city-stopping mass murders. It is both a passion and, one could say, a deadly addiction that is taking a toll on her life. Barbara forced her way into the old boy’s club the hard way: with grit and intelligence. She was only ever the second woman hired for the role of Death Investigator in Manhatton. She was the first to last more than three months. During that time [...]

2026-09-06T19:57:57-07:00September 6th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , |
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