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Crime & Punishment

The Escape of George Washington Frosst

by J. Dennis Robinson

A Maine Yankee detainee in a Confederate POW camp

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Seacoast Teen Abducted to Brothel in 1912

by J. Dennis Robinson

Ethe; DUffy, 14, tells of her abduction to Portsmouth, NH

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Coming to Terms with Marshal Entwistle

by J. Dennis Robinson

For his time, he was probablu a good cop

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The Deadly Summer of 1912

by J. Dennis Robinson

Four marines murdered in the Portsmouth, NH, South End

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Driving Off Corrupt Royal Governor Cranfield

by J. Dennis Robinson

Greedy, power hungry, vindictive, or just doing his job?

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Three Women Hanged in Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

NH’s first two executions rarely discussed, still troubling

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Teen Arsonist Hanged for Starting Newburyport Blaze

by J. Dennis Robinson

Two towns, five fires, hundreds of buildings, one casualty

Read moreTeen Arsonist Hanged for Starting Newburyport Blaze

The Abduction of Mehitable Goodwin

by J. Dennis Robinson

Kidnapped to Canada in 1690, she found her way home

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Unraveling Stories of Old York Artifacts

by J. Dennis Robinson

Modern curators turn objects back into human lives

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Rethinking Benedict Arnold with Nathaniel Philbrick

by J. Dennis Robinson

The good news about a bad guy

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Capturing the News in Black and White

by Vintage Pics

Escaped prisoner just wanted to see Portsmouth before he died

Read moreCapturing the News in Black and White

Smuttynose Murderer Captured Twice

by Vintage Pics

A rare Victorian stereograph card freezes a moment in crime

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