Marc Hoover
Bio
Marc Hoover is a Hooper award winning columnist for the Clermont Sun newspaper in Ohio. Contact him at [email protected]. Marc also has a podcast called Catch my Killer.
Stories (159/0)
Unsolved: The brutal massacre of the Evangelist family
During the early 1900s, many immigrants left their countries for better opportunities in America. One such immigrant was a 19-year-old man named Benjamin Evangelista. He left Italy and arrived in America in 1904. He then changed his name to Benny Evangelist and worked as a carpenter. Benny Evangelist had gotten married, started a family, and then settled into a home on St. Aubin Street in Detroit, Michigan. He built a comfortable life for his family.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
Unsolved: The murders of David Keller and Candice Kyser
May 8, 1999 is a date that will haunt Regina Lloyd forever. The date rolls off her tongue as easily if she were revealing her birthdate. Over twenty years have passed since Regina’s sister older Shelia Kyser found her daughter Candice Kyser and David Keller murdered inside their Fort Mitchell, Alabama home. Although Candice was a year older than Regina, they were more like sisters than aunt and niece.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
The unsolved Bricca family murders
On September 25, 1966, it was another ordinary Sunday on Greenway Avenue. After the Bricca family attended mass at St. Aloysius Church, Jerry Bricca, 28, went to work at the Monsanto plastics facility where he worked as a chemical engineer. Jerry, his wife Linda, 23, and 4-year-old daughter Debbie had relocated from Seattle to Cincinnati after Jerry received a job transfer. Little did anyone know, but it would be the last time anyone would ever see anyone from the Bricca family alive again. On September 27, neighbors became concerned when no one had seen the Briccas.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
The cursed Busby chair of death
You walk into a pub called The Busby Stoop Inn in North Yorkshire, England and see a wooden chair sitting in the corner. It looks like an average chair. There isn’t anything special about it. But you are in a pub and in need of a beer. Since all the other chairs are taken, you decide to sit in this lone empty chair. However, before you sit down, the bartender becomes unhinged.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Horror
The mysterious death of Jane Lathrop Stanford
Leland Stanford was an affluent businessman who once served as a senator and the governor of California. He married a woman named Jane Lathrop. They also had a son named Leland Stanford Jr. He was their only child. Sadly, Leland Jr. died on March 12, 1884. He was just a few months away from turning 16. To honor their son’s memory, the Stanfords started Stanford University. Leland and Jane established Stanford University in 1885.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
The killing of America's most hated woman
Most people cannot remember when prayer was a regular event in public schools. Since my brothers and I attended a Christian private school, prayer was part of our education. But if you attended public school in the past fifty years, then you won’t relate to prayer in public school.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
Adrienne Miranda's pursuit for justice
Is there anything more special than the bond between a mother and her child? I don’t think so. There just seems to be a natural bond we have with our mothers. Even today, whenever I visit my mother, she always has the coffee ready and constantly asks me if I am hungry. I love my mother. She means everything to me.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
The Zona Heaster homicide
In 1896, a young woman from Greenbrier County, West Virginia named Zona Heaster, 23, met a handsome blacksmith named Trout Shue, 35. Whether it was simply love at first site or lust, the romance between the couple wouldn’t last long or end well. Zona didn’t really know enough about the man who had captured her heart. It would be a fatal mistake.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
The unusual death of George Reeves
Superman is a world famous superhero known and beloved by millions. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman, who first appeared in Action comics on April 18, 1938. Since Superman’s creation, he has appeared in various movies and television shows. Although many actors portrayed Superman, George Reeves is my favorite.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
Henry Rathbone: The forgotten soldier
On April 14, 1865, an actor named John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln as he watched a play. There have been many movies and books covering the story. You likely studied the details in high school or a college history class. The key players were Lincoln, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and Booth. There are several pictures that depict Booth shooting Lincoln to death.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal
The tribulations of Dianna Bedwell
The Sylvia Likens homicide will forever be known as one of the most brutal and violent murders in Indianapolis history. The crime has been the subject of several books and films. Although the murder occurred more than 50 years ago, it will live with Dianna Bedwell for the rest of her life.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in Criminal