I was in the office when the initial letter informing of the Walter Harkert house clues was delivered by messenger. While organizing file folders, photographs and books and listening to the Enchanted Cottage from another room, I observed the
Category: General Investigations
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In the late 1980s, only a few steps east of the present Interstate 480 boundary, stood an immense and mysterious apartment building. An early Omaha relic by then, 563 South Twenty-eighth Street was still fully functional and known for her
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As I prepare for tonight’s New Year celebrations, I have repeatedly been drawn to contact you. I apologize for my disappearing act. How are you? My investigations dropped off toward the year’s conclusion and got increasingly
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I discovered this oddly fascinating postcard of the Interstate 480 Exit Ramp when I worked at an antiques store in the Old Market years ago. What a strange feature for a postcard. Of course, that only made me love it all the more, for it struck
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Esteemed sleuthers, Snooping Sallys and Wandering Warrens, we convene today to once more explore the beautiful and peculiar North Ninety-Sixth Street. These properties and this part of town are a marvel. Nevertheless, rumors commenced
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Today we are going to examine some mystery buildings I have long been wondering about. This narrative is not completely fleshed out and, honestly, I am uncertain that it ever can be completed. I am currently working on a big story on the east
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This is the case of the quiet Tudor at 808 South 60th Street, perched on the eastern edge of Elmwood Park. I began trailing her history, spurred by a tip from a friend. The contents of my dossier shared today are an ode to her secret past.
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Deeper and deeper into late summer, the nights on our porch are filled with quiet discussion, the smoke of Mr. Cassette’s new cigar passion, tinkling of ice cubes and the large numbers of cicadas circled together in their droning chorus. This is
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The first portion of this mini investigation was originally posted on the My Omaha Obsession Facebook page on June 19, 2023, 12:54 pm. As many of our sleuthing friends are not on Facebook (also because I fear my page will be hacked again and
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Back in October of 2021, I received a note from a young inquirer working his own case. We had a back and forth transmission as I tried to make out what building he was after. What follows are his questions and clues—with minimal fusion