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How The Defenestration Of Prague Helped Spark The Thirty Years’ War

How The Defenestration Of Prague Helped Spark The Thirty Years’ War

In the Kingdom of Bohemia, tensions between Catholics and Protestants erupted when three of the king’s officials were thrown from a window in 1618.
Inside The Tragic Murder Of 10-Year-Old Judith Barsi, The Voice Of Ducky In ‘The Land Before Time’

Inside The Tragic Murder Of 10-Year-Old Judith Barsi, The Voice Of Ducky In ‘The Land Before Time’

Judith Eva Barsi was a promising child star before her father József Barsi murdered her and her mother Maria inside their Los Angeles home on July 25, 1988.
Meet Berniece Baker Miracle, Marilyn Monroe’s Long-Lost Half-Sister

Meet Berniece Baker Miracle, Marilyn Monroe’s Long-Lost Half-Sister

Berniece Baker Miracle first met her half-sister Norma Jeane, better known as Marilyn Monroe, in 1944 and later wrote a memoir about their relationship titled My Sister Marilyn.
Archaeologists Just Found A 9,000-Year-Old Shrine In The Jordan Desert That’s Almost Perfectly Intact

Archaeologists Just Found A 9,000-Year-Old Shrine In The Jordan Desert That’s Almost Perfectly Intact

The shrine is located near a Neolithic campsite used by hunters during gazelle migration seasons.
New Study Suggests That The Black Death Wasn’t Nearly As Devastating As Originally Thought

New Study Suggests That The Black Death Wasn’t Nearly As Devastating As Originally Thought

Scientists analyzed samples of fossil pollen from across Europe to estimate the death toll of the Black Plague and found evidence of a dramatic population decline in only seven of the 21 regions studied.
The Story Of Pam Hupp, The Remorseless Killer Who Butchered Betsy Faria — Then Framed Her Husband

The Story Of Pam Hupp, The Remorseless Killer Who Butchered Betsy Faria — Then Framed Her Husband

In December 2011, Pam Hupp brutally stabbed her best friend Betsy Faria to death inside her Missouri home — then succeeded in getting her husband Russ Faria convicted for the murder.
Pennsylvania Police Just Identified The Killer Of A Nine-Year-Old Girl Who Was Murdered In 1964

Pennsylvania Police Just Identified The Killer Of A Nine-Year-Old Girl Who Was Murdered In 1964

On March 18, 1964, Marise Chiverella was murdered by a stranger on her way to school. Now, using DNA technology and genealogy, police have identified her killer.
Missouri Man Obsessed With ‘The Boondock Saints’ Gets Life In Prison For Murdering His Family

Missouri Man Obsessed With ‘The Boondock Saints’ Gets Life In Prison For Murdering His Family

Grayden Denham was given four life sentences plus an additional 115 years for murdering his grandparents, his sister, and his three-month-old nephew in 2016.
Inside The Mystery Of The Chicago Strangler, An Alleged Serial Killer Who May Have Murdered More Than 50 Women

Inside The Mystery Of The Chicago Strangler, An Alleged Serial Killer Who May Have Murdered More Than 50 Women

Between 1999 and 2018, there were dozens of chillingly similar cases of women killed by strangulation in Chicago's South and West sides — and they're all still unsolved.
Meet Betty Brosmer, The Pinup Queen With The ‘Impossible Waist’ Who Built A Female Fitness Empire

Meet Betty Brosmer, The Pinup Queen With The ‘Impossible Waist’ Who Built A Female Fitness Empire

After establishing herself as the highest-paid pinup in mid-century America, Betty Brosmer helped popularize the now-famous fitness magazine "Shape."
The Brutal Life Of Cole Younger, A Confederate Guerrilla Turned Bank-Robbing Outlaw

The Brutal Life Of Cole Younger, A Confederate Guerrilla Turned Bank-Robbing Outlaw

Thomas Coleman Younger fought with Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War and then joined the James-Younger Gang to rob banks and stagecoaches.