Harvard morgue manager charged with selling body parts

Federal prosecutors said the manager was one of seven people charged with being part of a network that bought and sold remains stolen from the medical school and an Arkansas mortuary. The manager of a morgue at Harvard Medical School has been charged with selling body parts from donated cadavers and allowing buyers to come to the morgue to choose which parts they wanted. Cedric … Continue reading Harvard morgue manager charged with selling body parts

Missing pregnant Arkansas woman and unborn baby found dead in separate locations in Missouri

A missing 33-year-old woman and her unborn child were found dead in Missouri this week in two separate locations. According to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, on Oct. 31, Ashley Bush got into a tan pickup truck at the intersection of Highways 72 and 43 in Maysville, Arkansas. The driver was reportedly a woman in her 40s who called herself Lucy. Bush and Lucy reportedly previously … Continue reading Missing pregnant Arkansas woman and unborn baby found dead in separate locations in Missouri

Arkansas woman found dead under ex-boyfriend’s bed

A missing woman’s body was located under a mattress at her ex-boyfriend’s house Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Authorities were actively searching for the man as a person of interest in the case. Robin Elizabeth Allmon’s body was found at her ex-boyfriend Maurice Winda’s house in Hughes, Arkansas. Allmon’s family reported her missing last week to the Hughes Police Department and then contacted the St. Francis … Continue reading Arkansas woman found dead under ex-boyfriend’s bed

The Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas

The Crescent Hotel was built in 1886 as a resort for the rich and famous, but quickly became unmanageable and fell into disrepair. In 1908, it was reopened as the Crescent College and Conservatory for Young Women. This institution closed down in 1924, and then opened again in 1930 as a junior college. After the college closed in 1934, the Crescent was leased as a … Continue reading The Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas

The Gurdon Ghost Light

Unlike some of other Arkansas hauntings, the Gurdon ghost light is a present phenomenon and not something that’s only been seen in the past. It’s been seen on television, photographed by tourists and generally accepted as existing. Unsolved Mysteries even came to town to document it in 1994. The mystery isn’t whether it exists or not. The mystery is what exactly the light is. The local people tell a … Continue reading The Gurdon Ghost Light

The West Memphis Three

The West Memphis Three are three men who – while teenagers – were tried and convicted, in 1994, of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley, Jr. was sentenced to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin was sentenced to life imprisonment. During the trial, the prosecution asserted that the children were killed as … Continue reading The West Memphis Three