Mugshots of Patsy Neil, Brothel Cocaine Runner
This post was originally published on this sitePatsy Neill (or Niell) was caught during a raid in 1929 on an East Sydney drug dealer’s flat […]
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Bettie Page’s Mugshots, 1972
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s the mugshots of iconic ’50s pin-up model Bettie Page after being arrested in Hialeah, Florida. Bettie was […]
Police Photograph of Geraldine Portica, Arrested for Violating Cross-Dressing Law in 1917
This post was originally published on this siteThe caption on original photograph, from the scrapbooks of San Francisco Police Chief Jesse Cook, reads: “This is […]
Album of Paris Crime Scenes: Early Crime Scene Photographs Taken by Alphonse Bertillon
This post was originally published on this siteAlphonse Bertillon (1853–1914) was a French criminologist and anthropologist who created the first system of physical measurements, photography, […]
A Waitress Sued Hooters for Giving Her a Toy Yoda Instead of Toyota After She Won Contest
This post was originally published on this siteOn April 1, 2001, Hooters held a beer sales contest for its employees, offering a Toyota as the […]
In March 1934, Infamous Gangster John Dillinger Used a Fake Pistol to Escape From the Lake County Jail
This post was originally published on this site John Dillinger was captured in January of 1934 in Tucson, Arizona, and escorted back to Indiana to […]
30 Vintage Photographs Capture Life Inside the Black Palace Prison in Mexico, 1950
This post was originally published on this siteThe Palacio de Lecumberri, also called the Black Palace, was known as a place from which it was […]
Did You Know Pinball Was Actually Banned in Major US Cities From the 1940s Until the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe game of Pinball began far earlier than most might imagine. All the way back to the 1600s […]
Mobsters Hide Their Faces at Al Capone’s Trial, 1931
This post was originally published on this siteThe featured picture depicts numerous mobsters that showed up to Al Capone’s trial in 1931. But when they […]
In the 1990s, Kim Jong Un and His Father Used Fake Brazilian Passports to Apply for Visas to Western Countries
This post was originally published on this siteNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his late father Kim Jong Il used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports […]
Rum-Runners Drive Alcohol Exported From Canada Over the Frozen Detroit River, ca. 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the USA’s Prohibition era between 1920 and 1933, Detroit became the centre of “rum-running” operations, as criminal […]
Portrait of the O’Halloran Sisters Who Fended Off the Officers Evicting Their Family During the Irish Land War in 1887
This post was originally published on this siteThe Irish Land War was a conflict between the farmer tenants and their landlords that started in 1879. […]
In 1989, a Fan’s Sex Life Ruined by Rod Stewart’s Soccer Ball
This post was originally published on this siteSome guys have all the luck, while others end up in court, and getting divorced, after their wives […]
The Amazing Story of Chinn’s Cave House at Brooklyn Bridge, Kentucky
This post was originally published on this siteChinn’s Cave House was literally built out of the side of a cliff in rural Kentucky just west […]
The Original Peaky Blinders: Mugshots of the Gangs of Birmingham From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Peaky Blinders, street-based Birmingham gang from the 19th century who slashed victims across the face with razor […]
The Story Behind the Infamous Mugshot of a Young Frank Sinatra in 1938
This post was originally published on this siteFrank Sinatra was arrested by the Bergen County, New Jersey sheriff in 1938 and charged with carrying on […]
President John F. Kennedy Riding in an Open Car in Dallas, Texas Before His Assassination on November 22, 1963
This post was originally published on this siteThe most notorious political murder in recent American history occurred this day on November 22,1963, when John F. […]
Police Motorcycle With Sidecar Jail for Traffic Offenders in Los Angeles, ca. 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteA policeman transporting a prisoner in a cage on the sidecar of his motorcycle, ca. 1920s. The traffic […]
Mugshot of John Wojtowicz, the Bank Robber Who Inspired the Making of 1975’s ‘Dog Day Afternoon’
This post was originally published on this siteMugshot of John Wojtowicz, who unsuccessfully tried to rob a bank on August 22, 1972 to pay for […]
In January of 1908, New York City Passed the Ordinance to Forbid Women From Smoking in Public
This post was originally published on this siteOn January 21, 1908, it became illegal for women to smoke in public in New York City. That […]
In 1995, a Disgruntled US Army Stole a Tank From a National Guard Armory and Rumbled Across a San Diego Neighborhood
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 17, 1995, US Army veteran Shawn Nelson stole a 57.3-tonne (56.4-long-ton; 63.2-short-ton) tank from the local […]
The Story of Elvis Presley’s Gas Station Fight and Ends Up in Court in 1956
This post was originally published on this site“I’ll regret this day as long as I live. I guess lots of people were waiting for this […]
David Crosby’s Mugshot, 1982
This post was originally published on this siteDavid Crosby, founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash was arrested by Dallas police in […]
Mugshots of the Young Joseph Stalin From 1902 to 1911
This post was originally published on this siteBorn Josef Dzhugashvili in Gori, Georgia in 1879, the young Stalin studied to become a priest whilst secretly […]
Jerry Garcia Mugshot, 1970
This post was originally published on this siteA January 1970 raid at a New Orleans motel resulted in the arrest of the Grateful Dead vocalist/guitarist […]