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Walter Yeo: The First Plastic Surgery Patient and the Birth of Reconstructive Surgery During Wartime
On a quiet day in June 1917, Walter Yeo, a sailor in the Royal Navy, underwent a procedure that would forever change the course of...
Blood in the Yard: The Attica Prison Uprising and the Fight for Prison Reform
In 1971, the Attica Correctional Facility in New York became the centre of one of the bloodiest and most significant prison uprisings in American history.
Karl Denke: The Forgotten Cannibal Killer of Germany
Karl Denke is a name often overlooked in discussions of notorious serial killers, yet the horrors uncovered in his home shocked an entire...
Wyatt Earp: The Man Behind the Legend And His Later Years
Wyatt Earp, often mythologised as one of the most iconic figures of the American Wild West, was more complex than the gun-slinging lawman...
Mobutu Sese Seko: A Reign of Terror, Triumphs, and the Legacy of the Congo
The story of Mobutu Sese Seko intertwines with one of Africa’s most mineral-rich nations, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), once...
The Life and Death of George Lincoln Rockwell: America’s Führer of Neo-Nazism
On August 25, 1967, America was shaken by the assassination of one of its most radical and controversial figures, George Lincoln...
The Fatal Game: William S. Burroughs and the Tragic Death of Joan Vollmer
On a balmy night in 1951, a horrifying incident forever altered the trajectory of literary icon William S. Burroughs. His wife, Joan Vollmer, a deeply intelligent and troubled figure in her own right, was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head during what Burroughs described as a botched "William Tell" stunt.
Oscar "Zeta" Acosta Fierro: A Life on the Edge of Chaos
Oscar “Zeta” Acosta Fierro was a man of boundless contradictions—a radical lawyer, a literary provocateur, and a political activist. Born...
Dr Gay Hitler: The Unlikely Story of a Dentist and His Father, George Washington Hitler
Explore the extraordinary story of Dr Gay Hitler, a dentist from Circleville, Ohio, whose life became entwined with an infamous name in an unexpected way.
Children Behind Bars: Mugshots from Oxford Gaol in the 1870s
The faded black-and-white mugshots of children imprisoned in the 1870s at Oxford Gaol offer a haunting glimpse into a time when justice...
The Legend of ‘Mad Jack’ Churchill: The Soldier Who Fought WWII with a Bow, Sword, and Bagpipes
Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, a.k.a. Jack Churchill, “Fighting Jack” Churchill, and “Mad Jack” Churchill, a...
The Invention We Won’t Be Able to Live Without in 20 Years: The Rise of the Adaptive Companion System
In 2005, many of us still carried clunky flip phones, printed directions from MapQuest, and burned CDs for road trips. Fast forward...
The Tragic Saga of the Witte Family: Murder, Manipulation, and the Dark Legacy of Hilma Marie Witte
The story of the Witte family, marked by manipulation, deceit, and murder, remains one of the most unsettling cases in American criminal...
The Chichijima Incident: George H.W. Bush’s Escape and the Tragic Fate of His Comrades at the Hands of Cannibals
World War II is remembered for its staggering scale, its horrors, and its acts of heroism. Some events, however, remain buried in the...
The Survival of Mary Vincent: A Story of Strength, Resilience, and Justice
In September 1978, 15-year-old Mary Vincent’s life was forever changed in an attack so brutal that it captured the nation’s attention and...
Klaus Barbie: The Life And Crimes Of The Butcher of Lyon
Klaus Barbie, a prominent figure within the Nazi hierarchy, garnered almost as much attention as Adolf Eichmann. A German Nazi SS...
Fritz Haarmann: The Butcher of Hanover - The Gruesome Tale of a Serial Killer
Uncover the chilling tale of Fritz Haarmann, The Butcher of Hanover, a notorious serial killer whose reign of terror shocked Germany.
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