Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

Watergate A Half Century On, Part 1

June 9, 2022 | by Al Hunter

Next Thursday we’ll pass a historical milestone that I suspect will largely go unnoticed: the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in. On June 16, 1972, four men from Miami Beach Florida checked into the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. Bernard Barker and Eugenio Martinez booked Room 214, and Virgilio Gonzalez … Read More

Frank Rande: The Brilliant Bandit of the Wabash, Part 2

June 2, 2022 | by Al Hunter

Outlaw Frank Rande’s criminal career started when he escaped from the Iowa Penitentiary where he was serving a sentence for burglary. He was sent to Michigan City Prison where he served a sentence for another burglary, this one in Indiana, committed under another name. After being released in August of … Read More

Frank Rande: The Brilliant Bandit of the Wabash, Part 1

May 26, 2022 | by Al Hunter

For as long as he could remember, Charles C. Scott (a.k.a. Frank Rande) wanted to be an outlaw. Not just any outlaw, but the most famous outlaw in the history of the Wild West. Born on Sept. 23, 1839 in Claysville, Pennsylvania, a borough of fewer than 200 people just … Read More

Mammoth Cave’s Dinkey Train: The Indianapolis Connection

May 19, 2022 | by Al Hunter

Recently, Rhonda and I stepped into a Cave City, Kentucky antique store to stretch our legs and hunt for treasures. You never know what you might find in these circumstances but you know it will always be interesting. My “find” of the adventure was a 1906 cabinet photo of a … Read More

Santa Claus Indiana’s Pat Koch: The Elf Coordinator, Part 4

May 12, 2022 | by Al Hunter

Holiday World and Santa Claus Indiana’s own Pat Koch has a secret. Not only is she one of the founders of the amusement park town, but she is also the only one of Santa’s elves that met President John F. Kennedy. In 1962, Bill and Pat Koch were at the … Read More