Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

Grave Robbing in Indiana, Part 1

August 31, 2018 | by Al Hunter

This article appeared in the August 24, 2018 issue and did not post to the Web site due to a technical error. Apologies to our “Bumps in the Night” and Al Hunter fans! I speak often about America’s first serial killer, the evil Dr. H.H.Holmes, and his demonic doings in … Read More

Grave Robbing in Indiana: John Scott Harrison-The Unquiet Corpse, Part 2

August 30, 2018 | by Al Hunter

Last week, I told you a little about the macabre grave robbing profession and subsequent black market medical cadaver trade that once flourished in our capital city. What most Hoosiers don’t know is that Indianapolis has a Presidential connection to the dark art of body snatching. Former Ohio Congressman John … Read More

The Real Story of “The Natural”

August 16, 2018 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in the June 28, 2013 issue of the Weekly View. The Major League All-Star game is just around the corner and once again network time usually devoted to regular season baseball games will be filled with baseball-themed movies like Major League, Field of Dreams, A League … Read More

The Alcatraz Connection, Part 2

August 9, 2018 | by Al Hunter

On April 14, 1943, Four Alcatraz prisoners, Indianapolis bank robber James Boarman, Harold Brest (a kidnapper serving life plus 50 years), Floyd Hamilton (Bonnie & Clyde gang member), and Fred Hunter (partner of Alvin “Creepy” Karpis and member of Ma Barker’s gang) took two officers hostage while at work in … Read More

The Alcatraz Connection, Part 1

August 2, 2018 | by Al Hunter

I published this article in 2009 on the 75th anniversary of an Alcatraz escape attempt by a desperate inmate with ties to Fountain Square. I thought it might be worth another read. Next week will mark the 84 years since the escape attempt. Since the time of my visit, the … Read More