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What Happened To Pete Best, The Original Drummer For The Beatles?

What Happened To Pete Best, The Original Drummer For The Beatles?

Before Ringo Starr, the Beatles toured with drummer Pete Best, but differences led to his ousting just before the band reached worldwide success.
Joe Pistone, The Real-Life ‘Donnie Brasco’ Who Brought Down The Mob

Joe Pistone, The Real-Life ‘Donnie Brasco’ Who Brought Down The Mob

For six years, Joseph Pistone abandoned his personal life and worked his way up the rungs of the Bonanno crime family as Donnie Brasco.
How Cairo Went From A Booming Steamboat Hub To A Ghost Town On The Mississippi River

How Cairo Went From A Booming Steamboat Hub To A Ghost Town On The Mississippi River

Once a bustling hub for the steamboat and railroad industries, the town of Cairo, Illinois now sits abandoned due to economic decline and racial violence.
The Story Of The Ahnenerbe, The Nazi ‘Research’ Organization That Sought To Prove The Superiority Of The Aryan Race

The Story Of The Ahnenerbe, The Nazi ‘Research’ Organization That Sought To Prove The Superiority Of The Aryan Race

Those working for the Ahnenerbe project set out to prove that the Aryan race was descended from Nordic gods, and spent vast sums of money trying to find irrefutable, archaeological proof in the process.
James Bulger, The Toddler Who Was Tortured And Murdered By Two Boys

James Bulger, The Toddler Who Was Tortured And Murdered By Two Boys

Discover the horrifying story of what happened to James Bulger, the Merseyside toddler murdered by two boys in 1993 — and what happened to his killers.
Meet Griselda Blanco, The ‘Queen Of Cocaine’ Who Ruled Her Drug Empire With An Iron Fist

Meet Griselda Blanco, The ‘Queen Of Cocaine’ Who Ruled Her Drug Empire With An Iron Fist

Discover the real story of Griselda Blanco, the Colombian drug trafficker known as the "Cocaine Godmother" who ruled the Miami underworld in the 1970s and '80s.
Inside Niihau, Hawaii’s ‘Forbidden Island’ Without Paved Roads, Plumbing, Or Police

Inside Niihau, Hawaii’s ‘Forbidden Island’ Without Paved Roads, Plumbing, Or Police

Purchased by a wealthy Scottish widow in 1864, the family-owned island of Niihau is committed to preserving its natural and cultural history — perhaps at a dangerous cost.
How The Kray Twins Ruled The Underworld Of Swinging Sixties London In Style

How The Kray Twins Ruled The Underworld Of Swinging Sixties London In Style

Kray twins Ronnie and Reggie ran the streets of London's East End in the swinging 1960s — and they made crime and decadence look good.
Barry Seal, The ‘Most Important Witness’ In The History Of The Drug Enforcement Administration

Barry Seal, The ‘Most Important Witness’ In The History Of The Drug Enforcement Administration

Barry Seal smuggled cocaine for Pablo Escobar and the Medellín cartel for years — and then he became an informant for the DEA to help bring them down.
Who Is Henry Tandey, ‘The Man Who Didn’t Shoot Hitler’?

Who Is Henry Tandey, ‘The Man Who Didn’t Shoot Hitler’?

Adolf Hitler claimed that British war hero Henry Tandey nearly killed him during World War I, then changed his mind at the last moment. But did Hitler make this story up?
How Sebastián Marroquín Reinvented His Legacy As Pablo Escobar’s Son

How Sebastián Marroquín Reinvented His Legacy As Pablo Escobar’s Son

Though Sebastián Marroquín grew up as Pablo Escobar's son Juan Pablo Escobar, he later moved to Argentina and distanced himself from his infamous father.