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The 21st of December 1988 started as a day filled with Christmas preparation and anticipation, in London, Pan Am Flight 103 prepared for...

On the evening of 18 December 1994, Alison Botha, a young woman living in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, faced a harrowing ordeal that would forever alter her life. She endured one of the most brutal attacks imaginable and, against all odds, survived. Her story is not just about what happened that night, but also about how she rebuilt her life, becoming a symbol of resilience and an advocate for hope. The Attack: A Night of Unimaginable Violence Alison Botha was 27 years old a

Thomas Edward Ketchum, better known as "Black Jack," wasn’t your average cowboy. Born in San Saba County, Texas , in 1863, he started...

Joe Metheny’s case remains one of the most horrifying examples of unchecked rage and calculated cruelty in modern crime history. Arrested...

Baba Anujka, also known as Ana di Pištonja, lived a life so extraordinary and complex that it is hard to reconcile the various roles she...

In the mid-1990s, daytime talk shows thrived on outrageousness. From brawling guests to startling revelations, shows like The Jerry...

A gentle breeze swept across the fields of McLennan County, Texas, on a spring afternoon in 1916. The Fryer siblings, a young man and his...

In 1958, a teenage boy in Omaha, Nebraska, committed an unthinkable crime, fled justice, and somehow built a completely new life on the...

On a quiet summer day in Paris, 1981, Issei Sagawa—a seemingly unassuming Japanese student—invited his classmate Renée Hartevelt to his...

The burial of Lee Harvey Oswald took place under peculiar and understated circumstances on 25 November 1963 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Fort...

On 4 May 1978, Altab Ali, a young Bangladeshi textile worker, was murdered in a senseless act of racial violence in East London . His...

The summer of 1947 brought sweltering heat and an even more intense wave of shock to the quiet community of Newark, Ohio. The arrest of...

Peter Kürten, the so-called “Vampire of Düsseldorf,” terrorised Germany in the 1920s with a spree of brutal murders and assaults. From killing children to drinking blood, his crimes remain among the most disturbing in history, and his execution ended one of Europe’s darkest chapters.

The roots of the Peoples Temple lay in Jim Jones’ complex vision for social justice, combined with an intense desire for power and...

George Metesky, better known as the “Mad Bomber of New York,” was responsible for one of the most unsettling and notorious crime sprees...

Route 66 has always been a passageway of dreams, a road symbolic of freedom and adventure in American culture. But in June 1961, it...

In the early 20th century, Hillsville, Virginia, was a town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, defined by its modest population,...

In the early hours of June 13, 1980, Betty Gore’s life ended in unimaginable horror. Her body was discovered on the floor of her home’s...

Karen Silkwood's story begins in the quiet town of Nederland, Texas, where she was born in 1946 and raised by her parents, Merle and...

On this day in 1941, mob informant Abe Reles “fell” six stories from his guarded hotel room, hours before testifying in the Murder, Inc. trials. With cops at his door and the window barely openable, few believed it was suicide. “The canary who could sing, but couldn’t fly.”

On 16 September 1920, a horse-drawn wagon filled with dynamite exploded outside the J.P. Morgan & Co. bank on Wall Street, killing 38 people and injuring more than 140. The blast tore through America’s financial heart, scattering debris and shattering windows for blocks. Though anarchists were strongly suspected, no one was ever convicted, leaving the tragedy one of the nation’s most enduring unsolved mysteries.

Dr. Glennon Engleman might have looked like any other neighbourhood dentist, but behind that ordinary exterior was one of Missouri’s most...

When most people have a drink or two, they might wager on a game of darts, or perhaps boast a little about their past. But for Thomas...

John Stonehouse’s name is etched into British political history as one of the most scandalous figures of the 20th century. Once tipped as...