She Converted To Christianity On Death Row – But It Couldn’t Save Her
This post was originally published on this siteKarla Faye Tucker was the first woman to be executed since 1863, and only four have been executed […]
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The Heinous Crimes Of Dagmar Overbye — The Baby-Burning Serial Killer
This post was originally published on this siteDagmar Overbye pretended to be a child caretaker. But all she did was kill the children left in […]
Joseph Stalin Sent Two Men To Kill John Wayne, But The Duke Sniffed Out The Plot
This post was originally published on this siteJoseph Stalin wanted John Wayne gone so badly he sent two men to pose as FBI agents to […]
From Bandit Queen To Parliament – The Incredible Journey of Phoolan Devi
This post was originally published on this sitePhoolan Devi escaped an abusive arranged marriage and embarked on a life of crime, intent on getting revenge […]
21 Famous Pirates That Put Jack Sparrow To Shame
This post was originally published on this siteForget Jack Sparrow. These famous pirates were the swashbuckling, sword-slinging ruffians that originally made the skull and crossbones […]
The Enduring 200-Year-Old Mystery Of Kaspar Hauser
This post was originally published on this siteThe tale of Kaspar Hauser seems torn from a Dickens novel. The post The Enduring 200-Year-Old Mystery Of […]
How Irish Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley Defied Elizabeth I And Conquered A Man’s World
This post was originally published on this siteHow pirate queen Grace O’Malley ruled the high seas, bent the English crown to her will, and rose […]
Robert Hansen — The Serial Killer Who Hunted His Victims Like Animals
This post was originally published on this siteRobert Hansen was an avid hunter and set several local hunting records. But no one knew that in […]
Inside Pablo Escobar’s Death And The Shootout That Took Him Down
This post was originally published on this siteAs the murderous drug kingpin fell, the world breathed a collective sigh of relief. Many took credit for […]
The Harpe Brothers Were America’s First And Maybe Most Psychopathic Serial Killers
This post was originally published on this siteThe Harpe Brothers were America’s first recorded serial killers and their murders are proof that serial killing didn’t […]
26 Famous Gangsters From The Height Of The Public Enemy Era
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 27 George “Baby Face” Nelson George “Baby Face” Nelson was a notorious bank robber and […]
How Abigail Williams Started The Salem Witch Trials
This post was originally published on this siteAbigail Williams was one of the first people “afflicted” during the Salem Witch Trials and one of the […]
13 Photos That Take You Inside The Fuhrerbunker — Hitler’s Final Hideout
This post was originally published on this siteThe Fuhrerbunker was Adolf Hitler’s last hiding spot, a lavish, expansive complex sprawling beneath the grounds of the […]
Golden State Killer Documentary Paints A Horrifying Picture Of His Crimes
This post was originally published on this siteThe first half of Investigation Discovery’s four-part documentary series features firsthand accounts of the Golden State Killer’s brutal […]
The Mystery Of Nicholas Barclay And His Imposter, Frederic Bourdin
This post was originally published on this siteNicholas Barclay went missing in 1994 and turned up three years later. But after being reunited with his […]
Peg Entwistle: The Starlet Who Killed Herself By Jumping Off The Hollywood Sign
This post was originally published on this siteIt seemed like Peg Entwistle had everything going for her – until she threw herself from the Hollywood […]
The Golden State Killer And The 40-Year Manhunt To Find Him
This post was originally published on this siteThe case of the Golden State Killer has baffled authorities for over 25 years and has been reopened […]
How “Little Caesar” Salvatore Maranzano Created The American Mafia
This post was originally published on this siteWould the American Mafia as we know it even exist without Salvatore Maranzano? Wikimedia CommonsSalvatore Maranzano Salvatore Maranzano […]
Mary Boleyn — The Other Boleyn Girl Who Wooed Henry VIII
This post was originally published on this siteEveryone knows about Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry VIII, but what about her sister Mary, his former […]
Annie Besant Published A Book On Birth Control — So They Arrested Her
This post was originally published on this siteAnnie Besant started out married to a clergyman, but became an anti-religious activist. Her arrest for publishing a […]
Nannie Doss Spent Decades Murdering Relatives And Husbands
This post was originally published on this site“I was searching for the perfect mate,” Nannie Doss told police, after she was arrested for murdering her […]
Meet The Bowery Boys Gang That Once Ruled New York’s Five Points
This post was originally published on this siteFrom saloon murders to street brawls to the infamous New York Draft Riots, the Bowery Boys embodied the […]
Henry VIII’s Wives — What Happened To All Of The Kings Consorts?
This post was originally published on this siteThe monarch was famous for going through multiple wives and mistresses, but what actually happened to all of […]
“Our Worst Fears Have Been Realized”: The Story Of Black September And The Munich Massacre
This post was originally published on this siteHow Black September perpetrated the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games. Wikimedia CommonsA masked member of the […]
Meet Jimmy Burke — The Gent Behind Goodfellas And The Lufthansa Heist
This post was originally published on this siteJimmy Burke had a reputation for being a gentleman, but that didn’t stop him from being one of […]