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Civil War Book Review: THE DAMNEDEST SET OF FELLOWS
Review: The Damnedest Set of FellowsReview written by Robert A. WatersThe Damnedest Set of Fellows: A History of Georgia’s Cherokee InfantryAuthors: Garry D. Fisher and Zack C. WatersPublisher: Mercer...
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Who Murdered the Miami Playgirl?
Unsolved for 70 yearsby Robert A. WatersThe search began about eight o’clock on the hot, clammy morning of August 22, 1951. That was when Joe Gould, owner and manager of Gould Hotel, discovered his...
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Montana Court Case Involving Self-Defense
“The sound of breaking glass…”Written by Robert A. WatersThe following court document describes a home break-in that ended with the resident shooting an intruder in Missoula, Montana. State of Montana...
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45 Years Later—Case SolvedWritten by Robert A. WatersOn August 9, 1958, a heat wave had fallen on Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. That Friday night, the weather was so stifling that fifty-seven-year-old Edna...
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Lottery Scams
Clerks Steal Lottery WinningsWritten by Robert A. WatersThe customer held a winning scratch-off lottery ticket as he walked into Winn-Dixie Liquors in Fort Myers, Florida. Crystelle Baton, the clerk,...
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What is Justice?
Cold-blooded Killer “Comes Off” Death RowWritten by Robert A. Waters“How can you live with yourself knowing that you spilled an innocent person’s blood on the floor for $100. My grandmother’s life was...
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Buddy Holly's PistolWritten by Robert A. WatersShortly after midnight, on February 3, 1959, a small plane crashed into a frozen Iowa field, killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big...
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Looters routed in the "City of Brotherly Love"
Tables turned by shop ownerWritten by Robert A. WatersAfter George Floyd's death on May 29, 2020, street hustlers, gang members, and mobs across the country began the inevitable plundering and looting....
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Defending the Homeland
Storms of BattleWritten by Robert A. WatersMy great-great-grandfather fought as a soldier for two different countries. (Near the turn of the century, when he died, that was not unusual for old men in...
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"This Gun Talks!"
Bizarre Case of the “Grandma Bandit”Written by Robert A. WatersThe Wiltshire Boulevard branch of the California Bank in Los Angeles was crowded on that Friday morning in 1952. Behind the counter,...
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Johnny Horton Imposter Busted
Don't Mess With Billie JeanWritten by Robert A. WatersOn that night in 1981, The Old Hangin’ Tree Tavern was packed like never before. Virginia Iler, owner of the joint, had placed ads on KZUN, the...
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Cuba in Revolution: Escape From a Lost Paradise
Book review written by Robert A. WatersMy son served in the U. S. Coast Guard. On patrol one day in the Florida straits, his ship came across a sad testament to humanity’s longing for freedom. Bobbing...
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Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best
Violent Thugs Taken Down“They weren’t there trick-or-treating.” Cleveland Councilman Mike Polensek.Timothy Peak (pictured above) did Cleveland, Ohio residents a favor when he shot and killed Waymone...
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Review of Charlie Robertson’s “Suspicious Ministry” CD Album
The SongReview written by Robert A. WatersMusic at its core is this: somebody writes a song. It can be for personal reasons, for regret or joy, love or hate. Or it can be solely for filthy lucre....
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“She Rose from the Dead”
Wrongful murder convictionWritten by Robert A. WatersMary Vickery (pictured above) disappeared from Coxton, Kentucky on August 17, 1925. The “plump” blonde-haired fourteen-year-old lived with her...
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The Savage Murder of Ruby Ann Payne
Babysitter Attacked by "Sex Fiend"Written by Robert A. WatersAt fifteen-years of age, Ruby Ann Payne still had that welcome glow of innocence about her. When school reopened that fall, she would be a...
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A Lady and Her Ruger
“Don’t come in my house. I have a gun.”Written by Robert A. WatersOn February 16, 2017, the weather in St. Petersburg, Florida was 66 degrees and cloudy. Mary Shirley opened a window in her bedroom,...
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"Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?"
The Short Life and Tragic Death of Songwriter Hughie CannonWritten by Robert A. WatersHughie Cannon was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 9, 1877. His father, John Cannon, was a writer and actor while...
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Old NewspapersWritten by Robert A. WatersThinking about the sacrifices made during World War II as America’s youth bled and died far from home, I wondered what ordinary citizens felt. I looked for a...
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Pizza Delivery Driver Assaulted, Fights Back
Ambush on Avery Place LaneWritten by Robert A. WatersAt 10:25 P. M., on March 7, 2009, dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call from pizza delivery driver Christopher Steven Miller:Dispatcher: Lexington...
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