The fact that Joe Arridy was innocent couldn’t save him from being executed for the rape and murder of two local teenage girls whom he had never met. It was January 6, 1939, and the mentally challenged 23-year-old, who had an IQ of 46, apparently had a hard time grasping what it meant to die. …
World War II was a period of intense espionage and covert operations. Both the Allied and Axis powers employed thousands of spies to gather critical information, sabotage enemy efforts, and gain an advantage. The world of intelligence has always been shrouded in mystery and intrigue, and the stories of World War II spies are no …
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Edward Paisnel became known as the “Beast of Jersey” after it was discovered that he had kidnapped and raped at least a dozen children on the tiny British Isle of Jersey between 1957 and 1971. He snatched young women off the street, snuck into boys’ and girls’ bedrooms at night, and wore a gruesome-looking rubber …
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“You Can Not Stop Us. We Have This Anthrax. You Die Now. Are You Afraid? Death to America. Death to Israel. Allah is Great.” These lines were written on the face of an envelope sent to Senator Patrick Leahy in the aftermath of 9/11. Inside the envelope, the attackers stuffed a white powder that when …
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The death penalty no longer exists in most Western countries, including England. But in the 1800s, executions were a common form of capital punishment. While most people did not survive to tell the tale, one man named John Henry George Lee (also known as John “Babbacombe” Lee) survived three execution attempts. Poor Childhood, Big Dreams …
Hidden in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, there is a building that has witnessed a century’s worth of secrets, mysteries, and darkness – the Cecil Hotel. It’s an iconic building shrouded in a haunting aura. The infamous hotel has become a place of near-supernatural fame. Echoes of names from years past, like the “Night …
Brought to public awareness primarily by the 1962 American biographical film, Birdman of Alcatraz (starring Burt Lancaster), Robert Stroud was a convicted murderer. He was sent to federal prison where he spent 42 years in solitary confinement. Yet incredibly, he developed such an obsession with birds that he became one of the foremost authorities on …
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In 1930, 53-year-old Carl Tanzler fell in love with 21-year-old Elena de Hoyos who was dying of tuberculosis in a Florida hospital. Convinced that this young woman was the love of his life, Carl Tanzler did everything he could to save her. He tried everything from homemade concoctions to newfangled medical equipment. When his efforts …
South Korea is known for its pop culture – particularly its music, TV series, and movies. However, its history is not as glamorous and bright as its current reputation would have you believe. If you’ve watched the film Silmido, you may be familiar with the existence of the 209th Detachment, 2325th Group. Commonly referred to …
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Many cold case files throughout history will likely never be solved. The advent of advanced testing allows the number of unresolved and unexplained crimes to diminish greatly over the years. That does not mean that many of the most confusing and strange crimes will ever be solved. Unsolved crimes spark curiosity in the public eye. …
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