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A Son’s Madness and the Murder of Dr. James Dickson

AI generated image depicting Dr. James A. Dickson lying lifeless on his stair landing after being shot. (Source: ChatGPT)

A respected doctor, Civil War veteran, and county coroner, James A. Dickson built a life of service in Dover—until a tragic turn of events in the summer of 1903 led to his shocking murder at the hands of his own son. James A. Dickson (1837-1903) was born on July 2, 1837, in Huron County, Ohio,Continue reading “A Son’s Madness and the Murder of Dr. James Dickson”

Evil in the Twin Cities: The 1944 Murder of Naomi Freed

AI generated image depicting 10 year-old Naomi Freed on the Center Street bridge in Dennison, Ohio, 2024. (Source: Microsoft Designer)

A Dennison, Ohio family was shattered, and a community shocked, when the family’s nearly ten-year-old daughter was murdered on her way home from a movie in the spring of 1944. The Freed family, originally from Pennsylvania, settled in Tuscarawas County after the Civil War with the arrival of Henry Freed (1833-1909) and his wife CatherineContinue reading “Evil in the Twin Cities: The 1944 Murder of Naomi Freed”