After the exhumation and examination of William's body by multiple doctors and chemists, it was determined that he had, indeed, been...

Lino was brought before the Mayor of Boston and then, by his order, he was delivered over to Constable Blayney to escort him back to...

The letter Lucretia wrote to Lino on 31 July 1831, never made it to him. When Lino went to Washington, he succeeded in deluding several...

When Lucretia arrived in Philadelphia, she went to Colonel Cuesta's home. She was told that Lino had not been there for a long time and...

A few days after William's death, Lino became very attentive to the family. He went to Lucretia and said "Lino has one heart-Lino never...

On Friday, 17 June 1831, William enjoyed a midday meal that consisted of baked veal, boiled pork and green peas. Later that day he came...

Lino and Lucretia visited Colonel Estanislao de Cuesta, the Consul of the Mexican government in Philadelphia to ask him to assist in...

Here is the third installment of my true crime series. The Chapmans, their children and students stood in the parlor and examined the...

Here is the second installment in my True Crime series, based upon William E. DuBois' publication of the trial transcript. And now the...

This post will be a little different than my usual ones. I am using this category because it does not directly involve a family member. ...

Here is a follow-up to my prior post about the historical connection to Conrad Weiser. In the post I identified a connection to Conrad...

This post will be a doubly special one since it will be my "October Holiday" edition and the first in my new series of "Historical...