PinnedDale M. BrumfieldChild ErasedIn 1951, a little boy was found dead in Goochland County, Virginia. And that was just the beginning of this tragedy that continues todayMar 6, 20213Mar 6, 20213
Dale M. BrumfieldFormer Enslaved Virginia Man Considered the ‘Last of the Pioneers’Pharaoh “Ferry” Jackson Chesney eye-witnessed and chronicled almost a century of political, economic, and geographic turmoil before he died…May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
Dale M. BrumfieldOnce railroaded onto Louisiana’s death row, wrongfully convicted Virginia Man is asking for helpMichael Graham spent 14-years on death row in Angola Prison for a crime he never committed.Feb 20, 2023Feb 20, 2023
Dale M. BrumfieldSentenced to death at age 13“Past criminal tendencies” convinces a Boston judge in 1837 to hand down the extreme sentenceDec 21, 20221Dec 21, 20221
Dale M. BrumfieldThe Devil’s Business:The Ugly Consequences of Bestiality in Colonial America Resulted in the First Juvenile ExecutionDec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022
Dale M. BrumfieldinLessons from HistoryThe tragic true story of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fireOn the cold night of November 28, 1942, about 1,000 Bostonians jammed into the wildly popular Cocoanut Grove nightclub to both take their…Oct 8, 20221Oct 8, 20221
Dale M. BrumfieldSmile: The Mystery of the Gun in the TypewriterIn 1995, a loaded gun was found inside an inmate’s modified typewriter on Virginia’s death row. How did it get there?Jun 25, 2022Jun 25, 2022
Dale M. BrumfieldGone in 60 SecondsJoe Munch holds the record for the shortest prison sentence everMay 27, 20222May 27, 20222
Dale M. BrumfieldinLessons from HistoryEating our YoungThe Hanging of 12-Year-old Hannah OcuishNov 8, 2021Nov 8, 2021
Dale M. BrumfieldinLessons from HistoryHangman With a HeartWas Phil Hanna an angel of mercy or just another cog in the machinery of state-sponsored death?Sep 28, 20211Sep 28, 20211