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Candy Stevens, The Sex Worker Who Became Charles Manson’s Second Wife

Candy Stevens, The Sex Worker Who Became Charles Manson’s Second Wife

Leona "Candy" Stevens lied to a judge to help keep Charles Manson out of jail, then married him and gave birth to their son before she divorced him on grounds of "cruelty" in 1963.
The Siege Of Sarajevo, The Military Blockade That Lasted Four Years And Left Thousands Of Civilians Dead

The Siege Of Sarajevo, The Military Blockade That Lasted Four Years And Left Thousands Of Civilians Dead

The Bosnian Serb army carried out the longest siege of a capital city in modern history at Sarajevo after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia in March 1992.
The Woodstock 99 Disaster, Captured In 33 Photos Of Chaos And Destruction

The Woodstock 99 Disaster, Captured In 33 Photos Of Chaos And Destruction

Woodstock 99 was meant to be a three-day celebration of music. Instead, it deteriorated into a chaotic mess of human waste, sexual assault, fires, and rioting.
America’s Fixer: How Roy Cohn Worked With Joseph McCarthy, The Mob, And Donald Trump

America’s Fixer: How Roy Cohn Worked With Joseph McCarthy, The Mob, And Donald Trump

Throughout his legal career, Roy Cohn fueled the Red Scare, mentored Donald Trump, and targeted gay government employees before he was disbarred for unethical conduct and died of AIDS in 1986.
Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, The Woman Whose Corpse Was Exhumed By A Man Who Was Obsessed With Her

Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, The Woman Whose Corpse Was Exhumed By A Man Who Was Obsessed With Her

After her death from tuberculosis in 1931, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos' body was taken from her tomb by Carl Tanzler, who covered her decaying flesh with silk and wax and slept next to her body for the next seven years.
The Crimes Of Matias Reyes, The Career Criminal Whose Confession Exonerated The Central Park Five

The Crimes Of Matias Reyes, The Career Criminal Whose Confession Exonerated The Central Park Five

In Central Park on April 19, 1989, Matias Reyes beat and raped a jogger named Trisha Meili. A year later, five innocent teenagers would be found guilty of his crimes.
Meet Ejnar Mikkelsen, The Danish Explorer Who Survived Two Brutal Winters Stranded In The Arctic

Meet Ejnar Mikkelsen, The Danish Explorer Who Survived Two Brutal Winters Stranded In The Arctic

After they were abandoned by the rest of their expedition in 1910, Ejnar Mikkelsen and one inexperienced crewmate were forced to spend 28 months alone in the Arctic wilds of Greenland.
The Disturbing Story Of Nicholas Markowitz, The Teenager Who Was Murdered Over His Brother’s Drug Debt

The Disturbing Story Of Nicholas Markowitz, The Teenager Who Was Murdered Over His Brother’s Drug Debt

In 2000, drug dealers kidnapped Nicholas Markowitz and then partied with him for days before finally killing him outside of Santa Barbara, providing the chilling basis for the film "Alpha Dog."
The True Story Of Rudy Ruettiger, The Notre Dame Football Legend Behind ‘Rudy’

The True Story Of Rudy Ruettiger, The Notre Dame Football Legend Behind ‘Rudy’

Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger overcame poverty, dyslexia, his diminutive stature, and three rejections from Notre Dame before becoming a legend among the Fighting Irish.
The Mysterious History Of Ksar Draa, The Citadel In The Middle Of The Sahara Desert

The Mysterious History Of Ksar Draa, The Citadel In The Middle Of The Sahara Desert

Located in the Timimoun Province of Algeria, Ksar Draa is a centuries-old fortress built by an unknown people for an unknown purpose.
Inside Exercise Tiger, The D-Day Training Operation That Left More Than 700 American Troops Dead

Inside Exercise Tiger, The D-Day Training Operation That Left More Than 700 American Troops Dead

Exercise Tiger took place in April 1944 as a dress rehearsal for D-Day, but friendly fire and unexpected German attacks killed hundreds of men — and their deaths were concealed to prevent information about the upcoming invasion of Normandy from leaking.
The Chilling Story Of Hedviga Golik, The Woman Whose Death Went Unnoticed For 42 Years

The Chilling Story Of Hedviga Golik, The Woman Whose Death Went Unnoticed For 42 Years

Hedviga Golik died inside her apartment in Zagreb, Croatia in the 1960s — but her mummified remains weren't discovered until 2008.