The five-story tall steel tank at 529 Commercial Street in Boston held 2.3 million gallons of molasses weighing an astonishing 26 million pounds. At 12:30 in the afternoon, persons in the area heard a “sound like a rumble” and the ground shook. The Purity Distilling Company molasses tank had burst, releasing millions of gallons of…
Authorities in Boston are praising a homeless man for a heroic act of honesty after the down-and-out man turned in a backpack stuffed with nearly $42,000 to local police. The homeless man found the backpack, stuffed with cash, travelers checks, and passport, in front of a T.J. Maxx inside South Bay Mall in Dorchester. The…
A major development in the infamous Boston Strangler case happened today. The most well-known suspect in the killings, Albert DeSalvo, confessed to 13 murders in the 1960′s. Despite DeSalvo’s confession, he was never charged because the confession was ruled inadmissible in court. However, DeSalvo was sentenced to life in prison on unrelated charges involving armed…
When news broke that the wife of Boston Marathon bomber, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, spoke with her husband on the phone after his pictures and video appeared across the country, authorities focused on telephone calls between Russell and Tsarnaev. CNN discussed the story with former Counterterrorism Agent for the FBI, Tim Clemente, and noted how voice mail…
At the 2013 Boston Marathon, two explosions happened at about 2:50 p.m., more than two hours after the first of the race’s nearly 27,000 runners had crossed the finish line. Two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens more, as runners…
He’s a Bavarian born brilliant con man named who managed to convince Boston’s elite that he was a rich heir. He hosted lavish parties, drove expensive cars, and even owned a yacht yet despite the apparent riches, he had no job and no apparent source of income. He is a person of interest in a…
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