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The Tragic Case of Marco Mariolini: The ‘Anorexic Hunter’ and a Preventable Tragedy
In Italy ’s criminal history, few cases have rattled the public as much as that of Marco Mariolini—a man whose strange and deeply...
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The Kidnapping And Tragic Later Life Of John Paul Getty III
Kidnapping at Piazza Farnese In the bustling, bohemian centre of Piazza Farnese in Rome , where expatriates, artists, and socialites...
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A Story Of Murder, Gambling Debts, And British Aristocracy. The Disappearance Of Lord Lucan
On a dark November evening in 1974, the quiet affluence of London’s Belgravia neighbourhood was shattered by a scene of horror that would...
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The Extraordinary Life of James Davis: From Convict to Duramboi
James Davis, born in Glasgow in 1807 to blacksmith Walter Davis and his wife, Mary McGrigor, led a life so unusual that it became a tale...
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The Chilling Tale of Nannie Doss: The Giggling Granny and the Dark Side of Domesticity
Nannie Doss, born Nancy Hazle, presents one of the most notorious cases of hidden violence under a mask of domestic normalcy. Known by...
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Genie Wiley: The Story of a Feral Child Lost to Tragedy and Science
In October 1970, a malnourished and frail young girl, later known as Genie, shuffled into a welfare office in Los Angeles County. Her...
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Arnold Rothstein: The Gambler Who Helped Build New York’s Underworld
Arnold Rothstein—widely known as Mr. Big, The Brain, or The Man Uptown—was New York’s most notorious gambler and is credited as one of...
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Dennis Nilsen: The Quiet Boy from Aberdeenshire to London’s Notorious Killer
Dennis Nilsen’s story is not just that of a serial killer but of a complex, isolated figure shaped by childhood traumas, repressed...
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The Forgotten Tragedy of Krishna Venta and the WKFL Fountain of the World
In the early hours of December 10, 1958, residents around Box Canyon, a quiet corner of California, were jolted awake by a terrifying...
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Anatoly Moskvin: The Life of a Scholar Obsessed with Death
Anatoly Moskvin’s story might have remained confined to academic circles if not for the chilling obsession that ultimately unravelled his...
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The Scandals of Robert Maxwell: From War Hero to Notorious Media Mogul
The life of Robert Maxwell reads like a Hollywood script—rags-to-riches triumph, towering ambition, scandal, and a mysterious death...
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Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson: Harlem’s Most Notorious Godfather and His Ties to the Mob
Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson is one of those names that loom large in Harlem’s history. Not just a gangster but also a poet, a...
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Mussolini’s Early Arrests: The Fascist Leader’s Tumultuous Path to Power
In the early 20th century, a young Benito Mussolini was far from the iron-fisted dictator he would later become as the head of Fascist...
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Sylvia Likens: The Harrowing Case of Abuse, Torture, and Murder at the Hands of Gertrude Baniszewski
The horrific torture and murder of Sylvia Likens in 1965 stands as one of the darkest cases of abuse in American history. Sylvia, a...
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Sada Abe: The Shocking Story of Obsession and Murder in 1936 Tokyo
Sada Abe, one of the most infamous figures in Japanese criminal history, remains a symbol of obsession and tragedy. Born in 1905 into a...
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The Final Days of Albert Anastasia: The Brutal End of the Lord High Executioner
Albert Anastasia, sometimes known by his nickname "Lord High Executioner," was one of the most feared and powerful figures in organised...
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Thuggee Assassins of India: Real Killers or British Colonial Myth?
The Thuggee assassins of India have captivated imaginations for centuries, portrayed as a secretive, murderous cult carrying out ritual...
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The Tragic and Disturbing Story of Carl Tanzler and Elena de Hoyos
Carl Tanzler, often remembered for his eerie obsession with Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, was a figure as strange as he was tragic. His...
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Weegee: The Lens Behind New York’s Darkest Hours
In the shadows of 1930s and 1940s New York, where crime and chaos thrived after dark, one man was always first on the scene—capturing...
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Adolfo Constanzo: Black Magic, White Magic, Murder and Lots of Drugs
The story of Adolfo Constanzo is one that blurs the lines between crime, mysticism, and terror, culminating in one of the most grotesque...
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The Fall and Rise and Then Fall Again of Jimmy Swaggart
In 1991, the California Highway Patrol stopped a white Jaguar in Indio for driving on the wrong side of the road. The driver's...
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The Murder of Vincent Chin: A Turning Point for Asian American Civil Rights
Vincent Chin’s brutal murder on June 19, 1982, stands as a defining moment in the history of civil rights in the United States,...
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On the Beat: Jill Freedman’s Unfiltered Portrait of the NYPD (1978–1981)
Between 1978 and 1981, photographer Jill Freedman immersed herself in the daily operations of the New York Police Department (NYPD),...
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Augustus “Gus” Wynn and His Prison Carnival
I take great delight in stumbling across obscure stories of lives that have been lived long ago, but that have possibly been all but...
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