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Archive for April 2016

Unsolved Mysteries to Feature Chicago Grimes Cold Case Tomorrow

Many Chicagoans, myself included, remember the television series “Unsolved Mysteries” hosted by Raymond Burr, Karl Malden, and most memorably in my opinion the amazing talent and voice of Robert Stack.  The series started in 1987 on NBC and ended its network run with CBS in 1999.  The series was revived by Lifetime from 2001 to... Read more »

By Ray Johnson,
April 14, 2016 at 12:56 pm • 

Update #2 Mystery of August Boness ( Bonas ) SOLVED!

Link to Original Article:  “What will be the Fate of the 101 year-old Grave of August Boness?” Link to Update#1:  “Update on the 101 year-old Grave of August Boness (Bonas): Is Bethania Hiding Something? Since I published my last two articles I have been hard at work to discover a little more history on the... Read more »

By Ray Johnson,
April 11, 2016 at 6:00 am • 

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  Ray Johnson is a former criminal investigator in Du Page County, Illinois. He was born in Chicago and has spent his entire life in the Chicagoland area. He is a graduate of The University of Illinois at Chicago and has taught College Classes in Criminal Justice at the College of Du Page in Glen Ellyn as well as lecturing on Chicago folklore and history and teaching adult education classes on historical research techniques. He is a former Chicago Area Representative of the Association of Professional Genealogists, a member of the Jackson Park Advisory Council and a member of the Hyde Park Historical Society. He is a life-long fan of Chicago history and especially the stranger side of Chicago's history which really makes history come alive for adults and kids alike. His first published work is "Chicago's Haunt Detective", Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA, 2011. His website for the stranger side of Chicago is HauntDetective.com He also runs a historical research service from his other website, HistoryCop.com. His second book, "Chicago History - The Stranger Side", Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA, 2014 was released this February. The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition is one of Ray's favorite historic topics in Chicago history and he recently started a not for profit called "Friends of the White City" Contact Ray Email ChicagoHistoryDetective@gmail.com Websites http://www.hauntdetective.com http://www.historycop.com http://www.friendsofthewhitecity.org Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HistoryCop Twitter @ChiTownHistory

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