Part I: The Dash of Rose The things we do for spite. This week, Alex Taylor begins the wild west tale of female tenacity. You know what they say about a woman scorned. Of course, the nicknames back then were indeed the stuff of legend. Dynamite Dick, Dick Speed (not so fast as it turns…… Continue reading The Dash of Rose, Part I
Category: Law
Another Book of Secrets?
Book of Secrets. Moviegoers love juicy plays on the government’s skeleton closet. Unfortunately, all one has to do is mention “conspiracy theory” and modern audiences run away faster than Sir Robin at the Cave of Caerbannog, or so his minstrels tell me. Yet, because of continued inquiries regarding certain truths after publication of his Lincoln…… Continue reading Another Book of Secrets?
Bad Actors
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