Tag: Workplace Violence
The Murder of Judge Chillingworth and his Wife, 1955, as Detailed in a New Book, Grim Justice
In the early morning hours of June 15, 1955, Judge Curtis Chillingworth and his wife Marjorie were snatched from their beachfront home in Palm Beach County, Florida and were never seen again. Curtis E. Chillingworth was born to an upper-class family in 1896. His grandfather had moved down from New York and served as sheriff. […]
Posted: November 23rd, 2017 under New Books.
Tags: 1950s, Florida, Murder, Workplace Violence
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The Murdering Postal Woman, Lena Clarke, 1921
. In early July of 1921, West Palm Beach Postmistress Lena Clarke embezzled $41,000 from two registered money bags that were being sent to the Federal Reserve by a local bank. On July 26, the money was discovered missing and one week later, Miss Clarke appeared at an Orlando, Florida, police station and told officers […]
Posted: June 19th, 2015 under Short Feature Story.
Tags: 1920s, Florida, Murder, Women, Workplace Violence
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Mug Shot Monday! George Darnell, Captured 1931
When railroad section hand George Darnell was fired from his job on August 17, 1929, he set his mind on revenge. The following day, Darnell tampered with a track switch near Henryetta, Oklahoma, which later caused a passenger train to jump the track. Thirteen people, eleven of them passengers, were killed and ten more were […]
Posted: March 9th, 2015 under Mug Shot Monday.
Tags: 1920s, 1930s, Murder, Oklahoma, Workplace Violence
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Kardashian Murdered in 1916
In 1916, Newton, Massachusetts tailor Manoog Kardashian was attacked by one of his employees who stabbed him with cutting shears and bit a chunk out of his right cheek over what may be one of the dumbest reasons to assault someone. Kardashian died nine days later, but not necessarily from his wounds. I came across […]
Posted: September 3rd, 2013 under Rediscovered Crime News.
Tags: 1900-1919, Massachusetts, Murder, Workplace Violence
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Workplace Violence in 1901
The following story points out that instances of rage killing in the workplace are not limited to the modern era. I searched for follow-up stories to this incident but could find nothing. From Pig-killer to Man Killing SOMERVILLE. MASS. July 5, 1901. With a maniacal shriek, John Murphy turned from pig-sticking to man killing in […]
Posted: July 2nd, 2013 under Rediscovered Crime News.
Tags: 1900-1919, Massachusetts, Murder, Workplace Violence
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