WHEN THE SHERIFF WAS THE EXECUTIONER THE HISTORY OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN NEW JERSEY PROGRAM AT THE AVALON FREE LIBRARY JAN. 11, 2025 @ 1 p.m. by Mike Dixon 235 32nd St., AVALON, NJ 08202 This program explores the complex history of capital punishment in New Jersey. The talk begins by examining the era when…
Pikesville Speakers Series: CSI-The Historical Edition
Historian Mike Dixon reviews the advancements made in criminology that helped solve once unsolvable historical cold cases. Wed., Dec. 4, 2024 @ 2 pm. Pikesville Branch, Baltimore County Public Library Television programs, such as Law and Order and CSI, have acquainted most people with the modern techniques for solving crimes. However, for most of our past, sleuths did…
The Cape May County “Murder Map”
While exploring the history of capital punishment in pre-World War II, New Jersey, I stumbled upon an elusive artifact during a visit to the Cape May County Archive in August 2024. As I inquired about 19th-century judicial documents and outlined the scope of my research, the Records Room Supervisor casually mentioned the “Murder Map.”1 Naturally,…
Interview About 18th Century With Documentary Producer
ELKTON, Nov. 22, 2024 — This past Friday, I spent the day with a talented team at 1895 Films, a Los Angeles production company known for its Emmy and Peabody Award-winning video productions. They are working on a documentary about an early settler in Cecil County, MD, and I was excited to lend my expertise…