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Diogo Alves: The Aqueduct Murderer and His Preserved Head
In the dimly lit corridors of the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Medicine, a peculiar relic sits preserved in a glass jar—a severed...
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The Golden State Killer: A Life of Crime Unmasked
For more than four decades, the man who came to be known as the Golden State Killer terrorised communities across California, committing...
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Robert Hansen: The Butcher Baker of Alaska
In 1924, Richard Connell’s short story The Most Dangerous Game introduced the idea of human beings being hunted for sport. The tale...
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The Crimes of Mick Philpott: A Tragic Tale of Manipulation, Arson and Murder
On the morning of 11 May 2012, a fire tore through a house at 18 Victory Road in Osmaston, Derby, claiming the lives of six children. In...
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Jacques Mesrine: France's Most Audacious Criminal and His Relentless Game of Cops and Robbers
Jacques Mesrine wasn’t just any criminal—he was a one-man crime wave, a walking, talking, bank-robbing spectacle who made law enforcement...
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The Heir to the Coors Brewing Company, His Kidnap, and His Murder.
Adolph Coors III was a low-key and well-liked beer executive. His father, Adolph Coors Jr., was a hard taskmaster, who ultimately gave...
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Executed By The Nazis At Age 17, Lepa Radić Was Tougher Than All Of Us.
Lepa Radic stands still as a German official prepares the noose around her neck just before her execution in Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia on...
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The Lynching of Laura and L. D. Nelson: A Crime Without Justice
On the night of 24 May 1911, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, Laura Nelson and her teenage son, L. D. Nelson, were dragged from their jail...
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Griselda Blanco: The Godmother of Cocaine and the Queen of Retribution
There are few figures in organised crime as infamous, feared, and mythologised as Griselda Blanco. Depending on who you ask, she was...
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Brenda Ann Spencer: The Girl Who Didn’t Like Mondays
On the morning of January 29, 1979, the school day at Grover Cleveland Elementary in San Diego, California, had barely begun when shots...
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The Tragic Story of Graham Staines and His Sons
On the night of 22 January 1999, Graham Staines and his two sons, Philip and Timothy, settled into their station wagon in the small...
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The Grim Story of Andrei Chikatilo: The Rostov Ripper
I am a mistake of nature, a mad beast... Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo, infamously dubbed “The Rostov Ripper,” stands as one of the most...
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Giuseppe “Joe the Boss” Masseria And The Night He Dined On Bullets
The life and assassination of Giuseppe “Joe the Boss” Masseria on April 15, 1931, has become one of the most compelling narratives in the...
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The Great Brink’s Robbery: A Legendary Crime in the Heart of Boston
On the evening of January 17, 1950, the streets of Boston’s North End were quiet under a winter sky. Inside the Brink’s Inc. security...
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The Horrific Crimes of Albert Fish
Albert Fish, born Hamilton Howard Fish on 19 May 1870 in Washington, D.C., is remembered as one of the most infamous and disturbing...
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Inside the House of Horrors: The Tragic Turpin Family Case
The Turpin family case remains one of the most harrowing accounts of abuse and control to come to light in modern times. The story of...
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Peter Manuel: Scotland’s “Beast of Birkenshaw”
The story of Peter Manuel, often dubbed the "Beast of Birkenshaw," is a haunting chapter in Scottish criminal history. Convicted of seven...
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The Wonderland Murders: A Dark Chapter in Los Angeles Crime History
The Wonderland murders, also known as the “Four on the Floor Murders” or the “Laurel Canyon Murders”, occurred in the early hours of July...
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Alphonse Bertillon’s Tableau Synoptic des Traits Physionomiques: The Birth of Criminal Classification
In the late 19th century, when the business of catching criminals was more art than science, a Parisian police records clerk named...
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Barbara "Bonnie" Graham and the Murder of Mabel Monohan
Barbara Elaine Graham, often remembered by the grim moniker "Bloody Babs," lived a life shaped by hardship, poor decisions, and the...
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“Kill Me Now”: The Horrific Story of Berlinah Wallace, Mark van Dongen, and the Acid Attack That Led to Euthanasia
Few cases in recent history have been as harrowing or as complex as that of Berlinah Wallace and Mark van Dongen. Their story is a...
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Pan Am Flight 103: A Quiet Night in Lockerbie Shattered
The 21st of December 1988 started as a day filled with Christmas preparation and anticipation, in London, Pan Am Flight 103 prepared for...
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The Attack and Incredible Survival of Alison Botha
On the evening of 18 December 1994, Alison Botha, a young woman living in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, faced a harrowing ordeal that...
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Thomas Edward "Black Jack" Ketchum: The Outlaw Who Went Out With a Bang (and a Snap)
Thomas Edward Ketchum, better known as "Black Jack," wasn’t your average cowboy. Born in San Saba County, Texas , in 1863, he started...
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