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**Howard Brown** · April 5, 2019, 06:03 PM

April 5, 2019

France’s First Serial Killer Martin Dumollard

France's First Serial Killer Martin Dumollard - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/frances-first-serial-killer-martin-dumollard/

Frances's first serial killer Martin Dumollard was discovered after he attempted to murder a young servant from Lyons named Marie Pichon. Although the murde

**Howard Brown** · May 19, 2019, 08:26 AM

May 19, 2019

Surviving The Hangman's Noose

Surviving the Hangman's Noose in the 1700 and 1800s - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/surviving-the-hangmans-noose-in-the-1700-and-1800s/

There are several stories about botched hangings and a few about the condemned surviving the hangman's noose in the 1700 and 1800s. Here are four stories

**Howard Brown** · June 14, 2019, 05:51 PM

June 14, 2019

How did a young wax modeling apprentice named Marie Grasholtz survive the horrors of the French Revolution to become one of the history's most famous and enduring business women?

A woman in her 20s, Marie found herself confronted with shocking atrocities. She associated with many influential people of the French Revolution and frequently found herself the recipient of their guillotined heads.

She emerged from those terrible times with troubles of her own, but was able turn her experiences into one of the most enduring and well known tourist attractions in history

Page not found - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/madame-tussaud-her-life-and-legacy/?

**Howard Brown** · August 23, 2019, 07:31 PM

August 23, 2019

Murder of Elizabeth Goodwin 1863 Manchester

George Victor Townley and His Murder of Elizabeth Goodwin - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/george-victor-townley-and-his-murder-of-elizabeth-goodwin/

George Victor Townley and his murder of Elizabeth Goodwin happened on 21 August 1863 at Wigwell Grange. It was a passion-filled murder where he stabbed her

**Howard Brown** · September 3, 2019, 04:50 PM

September 3, 2019

The Black Hole of Calcutta

Black Hole of Calcutta: A 1756 Tragedy - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/black-hole-of-calcutta-a-1756-tragedy/

The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small prison in Fort William, India, and became the site of a tragedy where many British prisoners died on 20 June 1756.

**Howard Brown** · November 15, 2019, 06:51 PM

November 15, 2019

Nellie Bly

Nellie Bly: Pioneer of Investigative Journalism - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/nellie-bly-pioneer-of-investigative-journalism/

Nellie Bly was christened Elizabeth Jane Cochran on 5 May 1864, but when her father died six years later, her life drastically changed. Her father, Michael

**Howard Brown** · January 10, 2020, 04:15 PM

January 10, 2020

Elizabeth Ross: Convicted Burkeite and Murderess

Elizabeth Ross: Convicted Burkeite and Murderess - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/elizabeth-ross-convicted-burkeite-and-murderess/

Thirty-eight-year-old Elizabeth Ross (also called Eliza Ross) was the common law wife of fifty-year-old Edward Cook, and therefore, sometimes called Mrs.

**Howard Brown** · January 24, 2020, 06:22 PM

January 24, 2020

Allan Pinkerton: Great American Detective and Spy - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/allan-pinkerton-great-american-detective-and-spy/

Allan Pinkerton was a Scottish-American detective of the 1800s. While Frenchman Eugene Francois Vidocq is often considered the French Sherlock Holmes

Allan Pinkerton: Great American Detective and Spy

**Howard Brown** · March 20, 2020, 10:15 AM

March 20, 2020

Laudanum: An 18th and 19th Century Wonder Drug

Laudanum: An 18th and 19th Century Wonder Drug - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/laudanum-an-18th-and-19th-century-wonder-drug/

Laudanum is a tincture of opium and was considered a wonder drug in the eighteen and nineteenth centuries. Reddish-brown and extremely bitter, it contained

**Howard Brown** · May 3, 2020, 08:41 AM

May 3, 2020

Masks in the 1800s for Safety and Health - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/masks-in-the-1800s-for-safety-and-health/

Just like we are wearing masks today to prevent the spread of covid-19, masks in the 1800s were worn but not necessarily to protect against infection. Most

Masks in the 1800's for Safety and Health

**Howard Brown** · June 5, 2020, 09:06 AM

June 5, 2020

Arsenic in the 1800s: A Dangerous Poison

Arsenic in the 1800s: A Dangerous Poison - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/arsenic-in-the-1800s-a-dangerous-poison/

Arsenic in the 1800s was sometimes called “white arsenic.” It was used in diverse ways by women to beautify themselves. For instance, women like Madame

**Howard Brown** · September 18, 2020, 02:55 PM

September 18, 2020

Hell on Wheels: Temporary Cities of the Transcontinental Railroad

Hell on Wheels: Temporary Cities of the Transcontinental Railroad - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/hell-on-wheels-temporary-cities-of-the-transcontinental-railroad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hell-on-wheels-temporary-cities-of-the-transcontinental-railroad

“Hell on Wheels” was an itinerant tent city that included a collection of gambling houses, dance halls, saloons, and brothels that moved from place to place

In case you have Netflix, the series, Hell On Wheels ( featuring Colm Meaney) is still available. Pretty good series.

**Howard Brown** · November 6, 2020, 02:27 PM

November 6, 2020

Madame Moustache

Madame Moustache: The Notorious Life of Eleanor Dumont - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/madame-moustache-the-notorious-life-of-eleanor-dumont/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=madame-moustache-the-notorious-life-of-eleanor-dumont

The initial beginning of Madame Moustache remains conjecture but what is known is that she arrived in Nevada City, California in 1854. At the

**Howard Brown** · November 13, 2020, 03:04 PM

November 13, 2020

Thomas Neill Cream: Lambeth Poisoner and Serial Killer

Thomas Neill Cream: Lambeth Poisoner and Serial Killer - Geri Walton

https://www.geriwalton.com/thomas-neill-cream-lambeth-poisoner-and-serial-killer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thomas-neill-cream-lambeth-poisoner-and-serial-killer

Thomas Neill Cream, also known as the Lambeth Poisoner, was a Scottish-Canadian serial killer of the late 1800s. His first known victims lived

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