For decades before and after Mary Shelly's book, several prominent scientists were putting serious brainpower into real Frankenstein experiments by using the then-magical power of electricity.

From his love of cigars to his actual lover, no idea was a bad idea when it came to Fidel Castro assassination attempts.

How Patty Hearst went from wealthy heiress to gun-toting, bank-robbing, radical militant of the Symbionese Liberation Army.

The Milgram experiment sought to find out how easily the average person could be induced to commit heinous crimes under orders. They found out — with disturbing results.

Despite what you may think, Mormon history is full of scandal, violence, and lies.

While the men wore lead aprons to protect themselves from the radiation, the women were given nothing. The Radium Girls were even told to lick their brushes to get a fine point for detail work.

Six of the most disturbing "experiments" conducted by Unit 731, the gruesome biological and chemical warfare research unit of the Imperial Japanese Army.

The U.S. government used Americans as unwilling test subjects in their human experiments and got away with it for decades.

Created with psychology and science in mind, the Stanford Prison Experiment turned regular people into monsters.

There's a reason that polls consistently show Americans' surging distrust in the news media.

From the Middle Ages to the present, these photos reveal the often overlooked tragedy of child marriages.