death and mourning

Today we buried my stepdad. He did not die a few days ago. Actually, he died two days before Thanksgiving, six months ago. But, in the cold north where we live, the Catholic cemetery will not dig graves between November 15 and April 15. The reason is, there could be...

where did you find that story, part 4

Years passed and I had done nothing with the information I had, other than transcribe the newspaper articles. All I had was the basic story. No background. No conclusion. Then came the day when I discovered that the internet was a great addition to a computer. It was...

how did you find that story, part 3

Twice more, I tried my hand at finding more information at the State Library in Hartford. There was less information acquired each time. Early on, I had gotten a bit of information from the son-in-law of the murdered female victim. He said that the children, now...

how did you find that story? Part two

Trying to raise a young family and work full time does not leave much time for research. I read the newspaper articles over and over, trying to commit them to memory and find a hint as to where to find the next step. At this point I had these three sources of...