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Albert Speer, The Chief Architect Of The Third Reich Who Painted Himself As A ‘Good Nazi’

Albert Speer, The Chief Architect Of The Third Reich Who Painted Himself As A ‘Good Nazi’

Although Albert Speer designed some of Nazi Germany's most prominent buildings and served as the Minister of Armaments and War Production during World War II, he later claimed that he had no knowledge of the Holocaust.
Vincent Margera, The <em>Jackass</em> Star Who Was Cut From The Franchise For Assaulting Young Girls

Vincent Margera, The Jackass Star Who Was Cut From The Franchise For Assaulting Young Girls

The career of Vincent "Don Vito" Margera ended abruptly in 2006 when he inappropriately touched pre-teens at a skateboarding event and was convicted of sexual assault.
The Shocking Murder Of James Byrd Jr., The Black Man Who Was Dragged Behind A Truck By White Supremacists

The Shocking Murder Of James Byrd Jr., The Black Man Who Was Dragged Behind A Truck By White Supremacists

The 1998 murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas, spurred federal hate crime legislation, even as some people insisted that it was simply a drug deal gone wrong.
The Winter Hill Gang, Boston’s Irish Mob That Rose To Power By Eliminating All Of Their Competition

The Winter Hill Gang, Boston’s Irish Mob That Rose To Power By Eliminating All Of Their Competition

In the 1960s, feuds between the Winter Hill Gang and their underworld rivals left dozens of mobsters dead across the Boston area — and that was just the beginning of the Irish mob's bloody reign.
How The Hole-In-The-Wall Gang Got Its Name From A Secret Outlaw Hideout In The Mountains Of Wyoming

How The Hole-In-The-Wall Gang Got Its Name From A Secret Outlaw Hideout In The Mountains Of Wyoming

From the late 1860s until the early 20th century, Wild West gangs including Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch and the posse of Tom "Black Jack" Ketchum hid at Hole-in-the-Wall Pass, where they collectively became known as the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang.
The Notorious Crimes Of The Wild Bunch, The Old West Outlaw Gang Led By Butch Cassidy

The Notorious Crimes Of The Wild Bunch, The Old West Outlaw Gang Led By Butch Cassidy

The Wild Bunch terrorized the American frontier in the 1890s, carrying out bold heists and shooting any lawmen who got in their way — but by the first decade of the 20th century, most of the outlaws were dead or behind bars.
Johnny Roselli, The Mobster Who Worked With The CIA In An Attempt To Assassinate Fidel Castro

Johnny Roselli, The Mobster Who Worked With The CIA In An Attempt To Assassinate Fidel Castro

Johnny Roselli and other mobsters agreed to collaborate with the CIA to kill the Cuban leader, but he was able to evade everything from poison pills to snipers to midnight boat raids.
The Mysterious Story Of Etta Place, The Romantic Companion Of The Sundance Kid

The Mysterious Story Of Etta Place, The Romantic Companion Of The Sundance Kid

No one knows Etta Place's real name, or what happened to her after she fled to South America alongside Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1901.
The True Story Of ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: Inside The Wild Real-Life Bank Robbery That Inspired The Iconic Film

The True Story Of ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: Inside The Wild Real-Life Bank Robbery That Inspired The Iconic Film

The real story of Dog Day Afternoon took place in August 1972, when a would-be bank robber named John Wojtowicz held up a Brooklyn bank for 14 hours.
The Stomach-Turning Story Of The Carnival ‘Poop Cruise’ That Left Passengers Stranded On A Ship Flooded With Raw Sewage

The Stomach-Turning Story Of The Carnival ‘Poop Cruise’ That Left Passengers Stranded On A Ship Flooded With Raw Sewage

What was meant to be a tropical vacation on the Gulf of Mexico turned into a nightmare in February 2013 when the Carnival Triumph lost power and the toilets stopped working for four days.
Stephen Paddock, The Man Behind The Deadliest Mass Shooting In U.S. History

Stephen Paddock, The Man Behind The Deadliest Mass Shooting In U.S. History

Stephen Paddock's attack on the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017, left 60 people dead and another 800 wounded from gunshots or injuries sustained while trying to flee.
The Story Of Larry Hillblom, The Eccentric Co-Founder Of DHL

The Story Of Larry Hillblom, The Eccentric Co-Founder Of DHL

Larry Hillblom spent much of his fortune on sex workers in Asia. When he died in a plane crash in 1995, several of his illegitimate children successfully claimed a share of his estate.