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Notorious Crimes

Tragedies & Robberies

• Ursuline Convent Destruction, 1834
• Miser Gone Wild, 1840
• Society Murder, 1849
• Boy Fiend, 1874
• Margaret Bingham Murder, 1875
• Mystery Trunk Murder, 1879
• Lizzie Borden Case, 1892
• Lady in the Ashes, 1919
• Ponzi Scheme, 1919
• Revere Beach Riot, 1920
• Edith Greene Murder, 1926
• Noxon Mercy Killing, 1943
• Brinks Job, 1950
• JFK Assassination, 1963
• Eastern Airlines Hijacking, 1970
• The Giggler Serial Killer, 1970
• O'Leary Family Massacre, 1973
• George Pratt Murder, 1973
• Evelyn Wagler Murder, 1973
• Lady of the Dunes, 1974
• Led Zeppelin Ticket Riot, 1975
• Vampire Killer, 1980
• Robin Benedict Murder, 1983
• Willie Horton Case, 1986
• Charles Stuart Case, 1989
• Gardner Heist, 1990
• Green Day Riot, 1994
• Burnt Ziti Murder, 1995
• Swedish Nanny Murder, 1996
• Dominatrix Case, 2000

Puritan Crime & Capital Punishment

• Burned at the Stake, 1681
• Indian Sibling Murder & Cannibalism, 1735
• Burned at the Stake & Gibbeted, 1755
• Christmas A Crime
• Gossiping A Crime
• Kissing A Crime
• Capital Punishment
• Execution of Michael Powars, 1822

Crime Maps

Downtown Crime Maps (spotcrime.com)

• Downtown Boston
• Back Bay-Beacon Hill
• Fenway-Kenmore

Crime Maps by Neighborhood

• Allston-Brighton
• Charlestown
• Dorchester/Upham's Corner & Savin Hill
• Dorchester/Field's Corner & Ashmont
• East Boston
• Hyde Park
• Jamaica Plain
• Mattapan
• Roslindale
• Roxbury
• South Boston
• South End
• West Roxbury