This 1885 book was written as a series of horrifying murders occurred in Herkimer County within the space of a few months. Young W.H. Tippetts, hoping to take a

Herkimer County is steeped in history, from the settlement of the Mohawk Valley by Palatine German settlers to the flood of western migration with the opening o

In 1914, Poland, New York, was a picturesque slice of small-town America. But that innocence was shattered with the shocking murder of beloved schoolteacher Lid

Warren township in the southern portion of Herkimer County has been the scene of more than one gruesome event. In January 1885, locals reeled in horror when dis

Ten horrific, gruesome, murder tales specifically set in the Herkimer County region.