A.W. Naves
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Writer. Author. Alabamian.
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A Trip to Ireland’s Most Haunted Castle
Leap Castle is said to be the most haunted castle in Ireland. It has a long history of conflict and a number of reports from people who claim they had paranormal encounters while visiting there. When I visited several years ago, I went as part of a paranormal research group. I made a point of not looking up the particulars of the castle’s history because I wanted to see if what I saw and heard matched up with what has been previously reported by others without any predispositions.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Wander
The Unsolved Murder of Bonny Lee Bakley
Bonny Lee Bakley was fatally shot while sitting in a parked car outside a Los Angeles restaurant in May 2001. While an unsolved murder alone would be enough to garner interest in her case, the fact that she was married to Robert Blake, best known as a child actor in The Little Rascals and for his later crime drama, Baretta, was enough to create even more interest in the case. She was Blake’s second wife and he was her tenth husband. It was his car she happened to be sitting in when she was murdered.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Unsolved Murder of Mary Cecilia Rogers
Mary Cecilia Rogers was known as a great beauty. She worked in a New York tobacco store where she turned the heads of many prominent men. When her body was found in the Hudson River on July 28, 1841, it was assumed that she had been the victim of gang violence. However, a witness claimed that she had been dumped there after a failed abortion attempt. A note written by her boyfriend before his suicide suggests that he might have been involved in her demise. After all of these years, her death continues to be unexplained.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in FYI
The Unsolved Murder of Venus Xtravaganza
On a cold Christmas Day in 1988, the body of a young transgender woman was found strangled and stuffed under a bed in New York's Duchess Hotel. A medical examiner would later determine that her body had been there for about four days before being discovered. There are few details of her case available beyond this due to its continued active status.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Unsolved Murder of Yolanda "LaLa" Brown
Yolanda Rose “LaLa” Brown was an American R&B singer. She is most well known for her featured vocals on a track titled “S.E.X” with Lyfe Jennings. The song went as high as number 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and topped out at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2006.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Get Paid Thousands to Move to the Country
There has never been a better time to become a digital nomad. Many businesses are catching up to what those of us who have been working online for some time already knew. They are learning that they really don’t have to have everyone come into an office. They can have meetings on Zoom. People can do their work at home just as effectively.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Viva
The Julia Wallace Murder — 90 Years Unsolved
The murder of Julia Wallace, called the “Locked Room Murder” by many, has remained unsolved for over 90 years. In all the time since Julia Wallace was found murdered inside a locked room of her home, there have been many who’ve continued to search for clues. The case remains open to this day with the Merseyside Police.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
The Isdal Woman — A 50-Year-Old Mystery
The Isdal Woman refers to an unidentified woman who was found dead at Isdalen in Bergen, Norway on November 29, 1970. Her death was originally thought to be a suicide but speculation in the years since the discovery of her remains has led to further investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in Criminal
Knives Out — The Man Who Swallowed Small Blades
Long before kids were eating Tide pods and swallowing spoonfuls of dry cinnamon, there were other people in the world willing to do dangerous things to thrill a crowd. As far back as the early 1800s, we find one such case recorded by the late physician. Alexander Marcet of Guy Hospital. His tale regards a 23-year-old American sailor named John Cummings.
By A.W. Naves4 years ago in FYI
