Utterly interesting

Carl and Anne Braden risked everything in 1954 to help Andrew and Charlotte Wade buy a house in segregated Louisville. Their stand led to bombings, prison, and blacklisting – but also cemented their place as vital allies in the Civil Rights Movement.

Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. was only 17 when he shot Dean Corll, ending the Houston Mass Murders. But for two years, Henley had been Corll’s accomplice, luring boys to their deaths, even killing some himself. His story is one of abuse, manipulation, and murder.

Nicolae Minovici was the Romanian doctor who risked his own life by hanging himself to study death. But beyond his daring experiments, he also founded Romania’s first ambulance service and a folk art museum that still stands today.