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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1892 | 14 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1895 | 2 |
17 stories matching radloff
- The Radloff Insurance Plot Unravels
After days of resistance, Mrs. Radloff confesses her knowledge of a morbid conspiracy to swindle insurance companies with a fake corpse.
- The Grave Robbery Insurance Scam
A Seattle man faked his own death using a stolen corpse to collect a massive insurance payout, but a lover's confession blew the lid off the plot.
- The Ghost of William Radloff
A Seattle poultry farmer appears to have staged his own death in a house fire to claim a $55,000 insurance payout, leaving investigators to wonder if the charred remains in the ruins were those of a stolen corpse.
- The Seattle Murder Mystery That Haunted the Front Pages
A desperate man in police custody, a high-stakes life insurance investigation, and a widow caught in the web of suspicion during a sensational 1892 homicide case.
- The Rancher and the Charred Remains
When a successful Seattle chicken rancher is found burned to death in his home, a local detective follows a trail of missing money, mining stocks, and a suspicious 'friend' to uncover a grim murder mystery.
- The Mystery of the $55,000 Fire
After a man burns to death in his home, a new life insurance policy and a disgruntled lodger fuel suspicions of a deadly financial scheme in early Seattle.
- The Corpse in the Chicken Yard
A bungled insurance swindle in 1890s Seattle turns grisly when an amateur conspiracy, a stolen body, and a coded German letter unravel in a courtroom inquest.
- The Corpse, the Fire, and the Vanishing Policy
William Radloff disappeared after putting a corpse in his house and torching the structure. With his life-insurance policy now lapsed, his wife has filed no claim—leaving Seattle to wonder what really happened.
- The Insurance Fugitive's Last Laugh
After orchestrating a bizarre life insurance fraud involving a fake cremation, William Radloff writes a rambling, taunting letter to the Seattle police from his secret hiding place.
- The Ghost of the Burned Cabin
A suspected insurance fraud case grips 1892 Seattle after a mysterious fire leaves charred remains and a missing man in question.
- The Cipher and the Confession: Louis Kostrauch’s Cold-Blooded Gamble
After allegedly faking a death and burning a house to escape a life of poverty, a conspirator explains how a forgotten cipher key and a betrayal of trust landed him in the Seattle city jail.
- The Ghost of the Chicken Ranch
After E.G. Radloff faked his own death by burning another man's body in his home, the insurance company he tried to defraud is finally coming for his property.
- The Tragic Death of a Fremont Postmaster
A workplace accident at the Fremont depot claims the life of Thomas C. Ralston, a man recently instrumental in exposing a local criminal conspiracy.
- The Loophole Arsonist
A man accused of burning down his own house escapes conviction because the law failed to define arson as a crime when committed against one's own property.
- The Mayor's Moonlighting Problem
A local newspaper accuses Mayor Ronald of neglecting his civic duties to pursue private legal practice—specifically while defending a client in a case investigated by his own police force.
- A Missing Husband and a Disputed Insurance Claim
A Tacoma woman sues an insurance company for her husband's policy, but the company claims he faked his disappearance to escape domestic strife.
- The Widow, the Policy, and the Husband Who May Not Be Dead
A Tacoma life-insurance case turns into a fraud mystery: the company says Jonas Martin vanished in 1893 and that his wife knew it.