Uh-oh, a Lincoln conspiracy post. Well, one can’t be much of a crime history professor without mention of one of the most widely publicized, theorized, dramatized, and scrutinized assassinations in antiquity, save John F. Kennedy and Julius Caesar. Spoiler Alert. It was John Wilkes Booth. This Alex Taylor column originally appeared in the Gainesville Times,…… Continue reading Bad Actors
Category: Alex Taylor Tuesdays – Crime and Outdoors
Mary Celeste — The Silence of Seamen
Remembering Bermuda and Mary Celeste Busted! You know as children we sometimes revel in the mistakes of our parents. They are, of course, faultless and will remind you of such until something happens that simply cannot be explained away—not even in the very best examples of parental misdirection. Alas, we were all subject to comparatively…… Continue reading Mary Celeste — The Silence of Seamen
Beasts — Simon Sleeps, Simon Says
(not Simon!) Alex Taylor’s “Beasts” series continues with homicidal sleepwalking zombies — three words I would have heavily wagered to never type together. Alas, they exist, and you can further research them HERE. Featured in the Gainesville Times, March 8, 1988, Prof. Alex Taylor tells of a one Simon Fraser. No, not the Jacobite clan…… Continue reading Beasts — Simon Sleeps, Simon Says