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Wyatt Earp, often mythologised as one of the most iconic figures of the American Wild West, was more complex than the gun-slinging lawman...

The story of Mobutu Sese Seko intertwines with one of Africa’s most mineral-rich nations, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), once...

On August 25, 1967, America was shaken by the assassination of one of its most radical and controversial figures, George Lincoln...

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 was a man of boundless contradictions, a radical lawyer, a literary provocateur, and a political activist. Born on April 8, 1935, and disappearing mysteriously in 1974, Acosta's life was marked by an unyielding devotion to justice for the oppressed and a reckless pursuit of personal liberation through drugs and debauchery. His complex relationship with author Hunter S. Thompson cemented his legacy as a counterculture icon, while his own drug use bot

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.

The faded black-and-white mugshots of children imprisoned in the 1870s at Oxford Gaol offer a haunting glimpse into a time when justice...

Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, a.k.a. Jack Churchill, “Fighting Jack” Churchill, and “Mad Jack” Churchill, a...

In 2005, many of us still carried clunky flip phones, printed directions from MapQuest, and burned CDs for road trips. Fast forward...

The story of the Witte family, marked by manipulation, deceit, and murder, remains one of the most unsettling cases in American criminal...

World War II is remembered for its staggering scale, its horrors, and its acts of heroism. Some events, however, remain buried in the...

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 rose through the ranks of the Nazi SS to become head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the Second World War. Known as the “Butcher of Lyon,” he oversaw torture, deportations and the destruction of Jewish and Resistance networks across occupied France. Decades later, after years under American protection and exile in Bolivia, he was finally extradited and tried for crimes against humanity. His case became one of the most significant postwar reckonings with Nazi persec

Uncover the chilling tale of Fritz Haarmann, The Butcher of Hanover, a notorious serial killer whose reign of terror shocked Germany.

In the years following the 9/11 attacks, the name “Tania Head” became widely recognised as that of a remarkable survivor of one of the...

Rose Dugdale’s life is one of the most intriguing tales of radical transformation, moving from a privileged upbringing to becoming a...

After the atrocities of the Second World War and the Holocaust, the Allies faced the monumental task of bringing Nazi war criminals to...

Albert Pierrepoint executed over 400 people, from war criminals to Ruth Ellis. Discover the life, career, and conflicted legacy of Britain’s chief hangman.

The Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) remains one of the most controversial and frequently cited psychological studies in the history of...

In 1986, Nadine Vaujour pulled off one of the most daring jailbreaks in France — flying a stolen helicopter over Paris to rescue her husband from prison. A love story, a crime story, and a legend in the skies.

In the world of science, few stories illustrate the profound dedication to research as tragically and heroically as that of Karl P. Schmidt. Renowned for his work in herpetology, Schmidt spent his life studying reptiles and amphibians, and he remained committed to his work until his final breath—literally. On a fateful day in September 1957, Schmidt’s unyielding commitment to science ultimately cost him his life, but not before he left behind an extraordinary account of what

From the coal mines of Brynmawr to the glittering world of pro wrestling, Exotic Adrian Street transformed himself into one of the sport’s most unforgettable figures. His life was defiance, reinvention and pure spectacle. Read the full story on Utterly Interesting.

In the early 20th century, New York City’s streets were rife with crime, corruption, and gangland killings. Hidden away for decades, a forgotten archive of NYPD crime scene photographs — rediscovered in the 1990s and published in Wilfried Kaute’s 2017 book Murder in the City — reveals haunting images of death, violence, and the dawn of modern forensic investigation.