Tag: Elizabeth Taylor

• On This Day in 1908- Chester Gillette, an American tragedy.

  

  A free chapter from my book ‘Murders, Mysteries and Misdemeanors in New York,’ available now. Like it or not, some murders become an entity bigger and more lasting than themselves. Murderers have been seeking to rid themselves of inconvenient spouses, partners or ex-partners since murder existed, there’s nothing unusual about it. Seldom though does the murder of…

  CrimeScribe

  March 30, 2021

  History, True Crime, Uncategorized

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