Hillary’s Story
In the 1940s Donora thrived as a mill town for the steel industry, BUT residents faced tragedy when a deadly smog smothers the town.

Tina’s Story
Aaron von Ehlinger landed an Idaho State House position in 2021, BUT months later, he landed in jail after facing sexual assault charges.

Sources
Hillary's Story
British Path (YouTube Channel)
Poison Fog (1948)

National Geographic
Decades ago, this pollution disaster exposed the perils of dirty air--by Cynthia Gorney

National Library of Medicine
The Donora Smog Revisited: 70 Years After the Event That Inspired the Clean Air Act

Pennsylvania Center for the Book
A Cloud With a Silver Lining: The Killer Smog in Donora, 1948--By Erin Peterman

Smithsonian Magazine
The Deadly Donora Smog of 1948 Spurred Environmental Protection—But Have We Forgotten the Lesson?--by Lorraine Boissoneault

Wikipedia
1948 Donora smog

WLRN
Smog Deaths In 1948 Led To Clean Air Laws

Photos
Smog in Downtown Donora--photo by Bettmann via Smithsonian Magazine
Town of Donora after Smog--photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Emissions from Zinc and Steel Plant--Donora Historical Society via howstuffworks

Tina's Story
Boise State Public Radio (NPR)
Aaron von Ehlinger had a long list of previous convictions; the State of Idaho pardoned them all--by George Prentice
Former State Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger Arrested In Georgia On Rape Warrant--by James Dawson

CNN
Woman who accused former Idaho legislator of rape has her identity revealed in conservative media--by Amanda Watts

The Guardian
Idaho Republican’s rape conviction a rare victory for sexual assault victims

Idaho Capital Sun
Former Rep. von Ehlinger arrested on rape charges after returning to Idaho--by Clark Corbin
Former Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger sentenced to at least 8 years in prison for rape--by Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Idaho County Free Press
‘I forgive you’— An in-depth look at the von Ehlinger hearing, testimony of Jane Doe--by Alexandra Duggan

Idaho Legislature
Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger

Idaho News
Von Ehlinger files for appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Statesman
Former Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger appeals rape conviction to Idaho Supreme Court--by Alex Brizee
Former Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for rape--by Alex Brizee

KTVB 7
Aaron von Ehlinger, former Idaho lawmaker, sentenced to a minimum of eight years in prison--by Alexandra Duggan
Former lawmaker sentenced for raping an intern appeals to the Idaho Supreme Court
Rape trial begins for former Idaho lawmaker--by Katie Terhune

KXLY
Idaho lawmaker accused of rape was warned about his behavior

New York Times
Former Idaho Lawmaker Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Raping Intern--by McKenna Oxenden

UPI
Former Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape--by A.L. Lee

US News
Ex Idaho Lawmaker Charged With Rape Is Arrested in Georgia

Photos
Aaron von Ehlinger as State Representative--by FinallyGoodIT (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Aaron von Ehlinger mugshot--by Ada County Sheriff's Office via Newsweek

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Tina’s Story
Rita Crundwell served as Dixon comptroller and treasurer for almost 30 years beginning in 1983. BUT Curndwell bankrupts her career when a city clerk discovers suspicious account activity.

Hillary’s Story
In the 1950s Boise Idaho officials started an intensive investigation to supposedly protect children. BUT it soon became clear that this was an orchestrated witch hunt against gay men.

Sources
Tina's Story
ABC7 Chicago
Former Dixon, Illinois Comptroller Rita Crundwell, convicted of stealing $50M, released early from Pekin prison

All the Queens Horses
Home Page

Auburn
Fraud in Dixon Illinois: Who’s to Blame Fraud in Dixon Illinois: Who’s to Blame

Chicago Sun-Times
Rita Crundwell, who stole nearly $54 million from Dixon, released from federal prison

Chicago Tribune
Rita Crundwell, comptroller who bilked Dixon, should complete the remainder of her sentence

CPA Hall Talk
Rita Crundwell Story: Why Some Ranches Stink

Department of Justice
Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years In Federal Prison For $53.7 Million Theft From City

Dixon Gov
Microsoft Word - Document1

The FCPA Blog
Want to buy Rita Crundwell's belt buckles?

Find Law
UNITED STATES v. CRUNDWELL

Flickr
USMS Rita Crundwell Auction

Forbes
Fmr Dixon, IL Comptroller, Rita Crundwell, Sentenced to 19 1/2 Years In Prison

Fraud Magazine
Comptroller, horse lady and crook, Part 1 of 2Comptroller, horse lady and crook, Part 1 of 2
The horses take a nasty fall, Part 2 of 2

Journal Standard
State charges dropped against ex-Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell

Justia
United States v. Crundwell, No. 13-1407 (7th Cir. 2013)

NBC Chicago
Ex-Dixon Comptroller Released From Prison Halfway Through Sentence for Embezzling Nearly $54M

NPR Illinois
City Of Dixon To Recover Some Losses

Our Quad Cities
Documentary filmmaker, professor, shocked at Crundwell’s early release

WGN-TV
Rita Crundwell stole $54 million then returned to the scene of the crime

Wikipedia
Rita Crundwell

Photos
Rita Crundwell Mug Shot—from Boone County Sheriff via CBS News
Horse from auction--Flickr

Hillary's Story
The Forgotten Boise 7
Synopsis

Idaho Statesman
'Crush the Monster': The Boys of Boise hysteria--BY BILL DENTZER

Linguistic Society of America
“The Boys of Boise” Scandal: History, Language, and Legacies of Moral Panic--by Dr. Chris VanderStouwe

The New York Times
Idaho’s Original Same-Sex Scandal--By Seth Randal and Alan Virta

Time
You've Probably Heard of the Red Scare, but the Lesser-Known, Anti-Gay 'Lavender Scare' Is Rarely Taught in Schools--Suyin Haynes

Wikipedia
Boise homosexuality scandal

Photos
Idaho Statesman Headline--screenshot from CBS Reports (fair use)

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Hillary's Story
Ted Fulton Stevens, Sr. served as a United States Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009, making him the longest-serving Republican U.S. Senator in history at the time he left office. But, in 2006, when the FBI and IRS started investigating Stevens’ financial disclosures, things got complicated for the senator.

Tina's Story
H. Brent Coles held the mayor’s seat in Boise for 10 years, from 1993 to 2003. During his tenure, he was named president of the United States Conference of Mayors and was also considered by then president George W. Bush to be named the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy But, when allegations of misuse of public funds come to light, Mayor Coles finds himself stuck in the muck.

Hillary's Sources
Wikipedia
Alaska political corruption probe
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska Legislature

Juneau Empire
Opinion: The ‘Corrupt Bastard’s Club’ is alive and well

PBS
Timeline: Alaska Corruption Scandal
[Alaska: The Senator and the Oil Man](Alaska: The Senator and the Oil Man)

Washington Post
["I'll Sell My Soul to the Devil"](Alaska: The Senator and the Oil Man)--by Karl Vick

New York Times
A Senate Lion Brought Down
A New Generation of Republicans in Alaska--By William Yardley

Politifact
Sarah Palin--"As governor, I've stood up to ... the big oil companies."

Photos
US Senator Ted Stevens--via Wikimedia
VECO Bill Allen--via Anchorage Daily News
Ted Stevens Chalet--via Kirby on the Loose

Tina's Sources
Sources
Wikimedia
H. Brent Coles
Boise, Idaho
United States Conference of Mayors

Idaho Statesman
“Boise still bears scars of Coles scandal”--By Sven Berg
“He was popular, then fell from grace. Ex-Mayor Brent Coles says he’s a changed man”--by KATE TALERICO

Deseret News
“Ex-mayor relieved of church duties”--AP

Church News
“First LDS Mayor Elected”

New York Times
“Charged With Getting Free Olympics Trip, Boise Mayor Resigns”--By The Associated Press

Lewiston Morning Tribune
“Boise Mayor Resigns”--by Dan Gallagher, the Associated Press

Lewiston Tribune
“Brent Coles enters innocent pleas”--by the Associated Press
“Former Boise mayor out of jail”--by TheAssociated Press

The Spokesman Review
“Record cleared, rights restored for ex-Boise mayor”--by Associated Press

The Missoulian
“Former mayors leader takes heat”--by Chuck Oxley, Associated Press

Idaho Reports
“Brent Coles once agreed to never run for office again”--by Seth Ogilvie

Idaho Mountain Express
“In Boise, a slick mayor and naïve police chief”--by PAT MURPHY

Channel 7 KTVB via YouTube
2007 Boise Mayor Brent Coles interview: 'I can't see myself being a public servant again'

KTVB
“Former Boise Mayor Brent Coles announces mayoral run, 16 years after scandal”
“Former Boise mayor & wife face $44K Idaho tax lien”

Idaho Democaratic Party
“IDAHO STATESMAN: TOP IDAHO GOP SCANDALS OF YESTERYEAR (AND TODAY)”

Photos
Idaho News Six
Brent Coles Resigns (screenshot via YouTube)
Brent Coles Announces 2019 Mayoral Bid (screenshot via YouTube)

KTVB
Brent Coles Mayoral Debate Panel (screenshot via Youtube)

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Tina's Story
Thomas Capano rose to power as a successful attorney, deputy attorney general, political consultant, and legal counsel to former Governor Mike Castle. But, when his mistress, Ann Marie Fahey disappeared after a night out, Capano's true nature is unmasked.

Hillary's Story
In 1990, Larry Craig ran for and won a US Senate seat for Idaho and became a ranking member of several committees, but when Craig was arrested at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport for suspicion of disorderly conduct of a sexual nature, Craig’s “wide stance” excuse didn’t cut it.

Tina's Sources
Wikimedia
Thomas Capano
Wilmington, Delaware

Delaware Online
“20 years later: 12 details about Thomas Capano murder trial”--by Patricia Talorico and Esteban Parra

Murderpedia
Thomas J. Capano

Encyclopedia
“Thomas Capano Trial: 1998-99”

The Baltimore Sun
“Lawyer to be sentenced for murder; Tomorrow, Capano faces death row or lifetime in prison”--by Jean Marbella

WBOC
“School Donations From Capano Brother Anger Some”

NBC News
“Delaware High Court Overturns Death Sentence”--AP

Vocal Media
“The Deadly Secret”--by Darryl Richie

CBS News
“FATAL ATTRACTION: BEHIND THE FACADE”--by Emily Cartwright

POst Gazette
“Capano blistered, sentenced to death”--by Robert Dvorchak

WESM913
“Del. mistress killer Thomas Capano found dead in prison cell”--by Randall Chase

Delaware Courts
Thomas Capano vs. Supreme Court
ABC News
“Should School Buildings Be Named for Notorious Family?”--By Chris Bury

Philadelphia Inquirer
“The tortuous fall of Tom Capano”--by George Anastasia

“Convicted Delaware killer Capano dies in prison”--by Larry King

South Coast Today
“Del. governor’s aide missing; boyfriend charged”--By Todd Spangler, Associated Press

Fold3
Del. trial spins web of privilege, passion Intrigue: A wealthy Wilmington lawyer is accused of murdering his girlfriend, whose body has never been found

Dark Matter
Ann Marie Sinead Fahey

The FBI Files
Deadly Obsession

Amazon Prime
Ann Rule's And Never Let Her Go

Photos
Detectives Bring Evidence Into Court (Cooler)--via Delaware Online
Anne Marie Fahey--via Vocal Media
Thomas Capano--Photo by Tim Shaffer, AP via WhyyPBS

Hillary's Sources
Wikipedia
Larry Craig
Larry Craig Scandal
Cruising for Sex

Idaho Statesman
"Foot-tapping takes on new meaning"--BY LYNNE DUKE AND DENEEN L. BROWN

Washington Post
"Former Senator Larry Craig Owes U.S. Treasury"

Politico
"Why I Outed Gay Republicans: A decade later, I’m still not sorry."--by MICHAEL ROGERS

4 News Now via YouTube
"Senator Larry Craig: 'I am not gay'"

AP Archive via YouTube
"Craig interrogation"

Idaho News 6 via YouTube
"One-on-one with Larry Craig"

The Smoking Gun
"Larry Craig's 'Wide Stance' Arrest Turns 10"

Open Secrets
Sen. Larry Craig - Idaho

New York Times
"AUTHORITIES MEET ON CAPITOL SEX AND DRUG INQUIRY"--by Robert Pear

Pantagraph
"8 men claim sexual encounters with Sen. Craig"--by The Associated Press

Photos
Larry Craig Mug Shots via The Smoking Gun
Larry Craig Senate Portrait via Wikipedia
Airport Bathroom from Craig Scandal via Wikipedia

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