John Munth Sanford was not the kind of guy to make news. He was born in Rochester, NY, joined the Navy as a young man and continued to serve in it through and after the Civil War, collecting numerous tattoos along the way. The most exciting moment came in 1873, when at the ripe age […]

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When we last looked at the 1908 exhumation of Vice President George Clinton at Congressional Cemetery, we had gotten as far as the removal of the grave marker. It was now time to find the actual coffin. This turned out to be much more easily said than done. Newspaper accounts at the time disagreed as […]

Arrests and other crime information in the area, directly from MPD. If you have a tip, you can always call 202-727-9099. You can also send info anonymously to the TEXT TIP LINE by texting 50411. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment […]

I was recently at Congressional Cemetery, and talk turned to the question of exhuming bodies. The short answer is that exhuming a body is a long and complicated process, as it should be. From there, we went on to talking about previous exhumations, both legal and illegal. A few stories were offered, and I decided […]