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She Converted To Christianity On Death Row – But It Couldn’t Save Her

April 12, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

April 11, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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 […]

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Joseph Stalin Sent Two Men To Kill John Wayne, But The Duke Sniffed Out The Plot

April 10, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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 […]

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From Bandit Queen To Parliament – The Incredible Journey of Phoolan Devi

April 10, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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 […]

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21 Famous Pirates That Put Jack Sparrow To Shame

April 9, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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 These famous pirates were the swashbuckling, sword-slinging ruffians that originally made the skull and crossbones […]

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The Enduring 200-Year-Old Mystery Of Kaspar Hauser

April 6, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 10, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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 […]

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Robert Hansen — The Serial Killer Who Hunted His Victims Like Animals

March 9, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 8, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 7, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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 […]

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26 Famous Gangsters From The Height Of The Public Enemy Era

March 6, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 6, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 6, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 6, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 6, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 6, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 5, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 3, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 2, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 2, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 1, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 1, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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?

March 1, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

March 1, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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

February 28, 2018 All That Is Interesting 0

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 […]

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