History & Hauntings
in Northern Appalachia and the Western Reserve
Research and writing by Author/Historian Ashley Armstrong
Top Stories
In the only case of capital punishment by hanging in Trumbull County, I explore the details surrounding the tragic murder of 16-year-old Maria Buel.
In 1867, William Holcomb died squirrel hunting when his gun discharged. However, suspicions of the relationship between his wife and best friend James Sawyer sent James to trial for murder!
Mental Meltdown to Matricide: The Murder of 2-Year-Old Theresa Heston
2025-09-19 12:18
In 1947, a heartbroken mother feels her only way out of her suffering is to take the lives of her two young daughters and herself.
“The Best Way Out Of My Heartaches”: A Double Suicide in Trumbull County
2022-02-05 13:36
Less than 24 hours after her lover's suicide in April of 1954, 33-year-old Maxine Hickox jumps into the Mahoning River and becomes lost in the churning waters.
Mollie and the Massacre: A Sad History of the Verbias Family
2021-03-27 12:29
Generations of a dysfunctional family meet tragedy after tragedy, beginning with the mysterious murder of a young girl named Mollie.
Death On A Lonely Dirt Road: The Murder of 17-Year-Old Mildred Moore
2020-07-08 12:59
17-Year-Old Mildred Moore was running a normal errand for her parents when she was gunned down on Irish Ridge Road.
They Wrote Their Own Ending: Suicides of Trumbull County Ohio Women
2019-05-24 18:58
We remember several Trumbull County, OH women who took their own life
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