Because I feel like all the other articles on this completely miss the point. — CW: Discussion of sexual assault and “The Last Duel” spoilers. Weird to put those both here in a CW, but I don’t want anyone to complain that I ruined the movie for them and I don’t want anyone triggered by the content. So both are in bold at the top. …

I started a break on accident, and now I’m doing it on purpose. — I have some news: I have an apartment! In the last month and a half, I got a job as a server and ended up loving it way more than I believed I would. And now I’m pulling my life together. I’m happier than I’ve been in a while, and…

The second part of the mysterious 1909 “bathtub murder” in New Jersey. — If you’re here, I’m assuming you’ve read part one. If not, let me help you: The 1909 Murder of Ocey Snead | Part One In 1909, the body of Ocey Snead was found in a bathtub. Even though there was a note, it was clear this was no suicide.alexabaczak.medium.com This ended up being a longer story than I anticipated, so I needed to split it into two or have a 30-minute long article no one would sit through. The article was almost 4000 words…

In 1909, the body of Ocey Snead was found in a bathtub. Even though there was a note, it was clear this was no suicide. — Cases like Ocey Snead’s murder are the ones that break my heart the most, but they’re the stories I feel need to be told. Writing about murder has its pitfalls. One is the need to take a break for a few days every once in a while. I write for…

You all asked the questions. Here are the answers. — I recently posted an article asking what you all are interested in learning about Jack the Ripper, and today, I’m proudly obliging. I was really excited to get responses. All of your questions made my week. It’s been a long week. I’ve been working third shifts from 11 PM-7AM so…

I’ve decided to format my Jack the Ripper article a bit differently. — I promised I would write one after my series on the victims and I’m still planning on it, but I was hired to write a documentary script on Jack the Ripper so I’ve put all my energy towards that. I finished the draft this morning and I’m ready to throw…

This is the story of one of Russia’s first known serial killers: Nikolay Radkevich — There’s a surprising lack of English-language information on this guy. This is great for my SEO in the United States but I spent so much time using my VPN on a Ukrainian server researching this case that I’m probably flagged by the FBI. I don’t think “I was researching a…

The 1930s murder case with more twists than a snake doing the Cha-Cha slide — When we left off in part one, Winnie Ruth Judd was on the run, the trunks were opened to reveal two bodies, and no one was having a good time. And if you’re here in part two and haven’t read part one, what are you doing? Go read part one…

You may have heard of Winnie Ruth Judd, but have you heard the full story? — Winnie Ruth Judd’s trunks took the entire nation by storm in 1931. It was a convenient distraction from the Great Depression. Tabloids shamelessly printed inaccurate or made-up information about the case. How could a woman cut up and murder two women? But did she? After researching this case, I made…