A new husband and hardworking immigrant, John Constantino vanished on a quiet February night in 1929—only to be found days later, murdered and frozen near a schoolhouse, his killing still a mystery nearly a century later. Giovanni “John” Constantino (1903–1929) was born in Gioiosa Marea, Sicily, to Filippo Constantino and Rosa Ramona. Seeking a newContinue reading “Murder of John Constantino: A Tuscarawas County Cold Case”
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In Cold Blood on Fair Avenue: The Murder of Mabel Barnes
A life ended in a shocking act of violence when Mabel Seymour Barnes was murdered by her estranged husband, setting the stage for a case that questions justice and accountability. Mabel Seymour Barnes (1911–1947) was born in Ross County, Ohio, to Hiram Seymour (1875-1917) and Sarah Rinehart Seymour (1886-1928). Her father passed away when sheContinue reading “In Cold Blood on Fair Avenue: The Murder of Mabel Barnes”
Dark Days in Blicktown: The 1914 Grimm Family Murder
Jessie Grimm met a shocking and brutal end at the hands of her own mother in a crime that, despite its violence, has been all but lost to history. The Grimm family’s roots in Tuscarawas County began with the arrival from Pennsylvania, before 1820, of John Grimm (1779-1864) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Ruppert (1778-1855).Continue reading “Dark Days in Blicktown: The 1914 Grimm Family Murder”
Shot in a Dover Coffeehouse: The 1921 Murder of Mike Lambros
A confrontation between Greek immigrants in Dover, Ohio, over an alleged insult toward one the men’s wife resulted in a murder. Michael (1894-1921) and Alec (1896-1985) Lambros immigrated from Greece in 1914 and, by 1920, owned and operated their own barber shop on the 300 block of West 3rd Street in Dover, Ohio. The brothers’Continue reading “Shot in a Dover Coffeehouse: The 1921 Murder of Mike Lambros”
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