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25 stories matching serial
- The Case of the Altered Ford
A stolen car abandoned near the ferry crossing reveals a trail of tampered serial numbers and missing license plates.
- Serial Burglar Hits South G Street
A thief continues a spree of residential robberies, leaving watches behind while taking others.
- The Smooth Swindler of Springbrook
A serial con artist attempts to swindle hotel keepers and produce merchants with worthless paper.
- Sauerkraut vs. the Burglar
A serial burglar is finally caught, but his most memorable encounter was a failed heist at a boarding house.
- Serial Arson at the Western Mill
A night watchman thwarts an attempt to burn down a Lake Union mill, marking the third suspicious fire in a single week.
- Ritzville Under Siege by a Serial Arsonist
After a failed attempt to torch a warehouse, the town council posts a reward for an elusive firebug terrorizing the business district.
- A Wedge, a Brace, and a Glasgow Letter: Burglars Crack Lowell Safe
Thieves drilled Meader & Buckley's store safe, taking post-office money and a $90 letter from Scotland, and a sheriff saw the hand of a serial safe-cracker.
- The Serial Lives of a Christian Scientist
A lawyer exposes the matrimonial trail of a man who left a string of abandoned wives across the American West.
- The False 'Reporter' and the Seduction Case
A young man posing as a writer for the 'Post-Intelligencer' is arrested for seduction after a bizarre paper trail of fake confessions and suicide notes is uncovered in court.
- The Marriage That Lasted Less Than A Week
A young woman in Tacoma files for divorce after discovering her husband was a bigamist and a serial liar who tried to use her as a pawn against her Prohibitionist father.
- The Grays Harbor Anchor Murders
A union agent is arrested after a sailor's body is pulled from the water, weighted down by an anchor, sparking fears of a serial killer operating in the harbor.
- Seattle Post Office Clerk Caught Stealing Marked Mail
A postal employee was arrested after inspectors planted marked currency in the mail to catch a serial thief.
- The Serial Home-Seeker of Walla Walla
After four years of flipping properties to find the perfect residence, a local man believes he has finally landed on the right patch of ground.
- The Draft Hits Kennewick: Benton County’s First Call
Seventy-nine local men are expected to report for duty as the Selective Service lottery begins to reshape the Tri-Cities home front.
- The Persistent Mailbox Bandit of the Pacific Coast
Mortimer Fox, a serial forger and letter-box thief, faces three years at hard labor after his final spree targeting Seattle businesses.
- The Serial Defendant's Last Act
A repeat offender who boasted of forty trials finally runs out of luck in a Seattle courtroom.
- The Fire Fiend Stalks Seattle's Waterfront
A witness spots a mysterious arsonist fleeing the Western Mill in a rowboat, stoking fears of a serial firebug terrorizing the city's timber industry.
- The Shadow of the Giants: A Victorian Obsession with Stature
A century before global social media, Seattle newspaper readers were served serialized curiosities about the world's 'tallest men'—a blend of anthropological fact, tall tales, and traveling circus spectacle.
- The Serial Bigamist of Front Street
A Seattle shop clerk’s sudden disappearance reveals a tangled web of multiple wives, broken engagements, and unpaid local debts.
- The Serial Husband of Thurston County
A young farmer faces divorce after a string of marriages to elderly widows, claiming he simply cannot resist their proposals.
- The Rogue of Seattle
A serial con artist who targeted the generous, leaving friends to pay his debts.
- The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Stealing
A young Seattle serial runaway and horse thief, described as having the face of an 'innocent Sunday School' student, leaves a trail of abandoned farms and confused sheriffs across the White and Duwamish rivers.
- The Unlucky Lothario of Walla Walla
A serial deserter and bigamist finds his romantic escapades lead him from the barracks to the Seattle police station.
- The Political Orator Who Was a Wanted Man
L.E. Wilson, a fiery People’s Party speaker in Lewis County, was unmasked as a fugitive and serial bigamist.
- General Booth Brings the Salvation Army’s Hallelujah Show to Seattle
A visiting evangelist fills the Armory, keeps a basement congregation on its knees, and explains why the Army is not a church.