Just 45 minutes after arriving at a California hospital on February 19, 1994, Gloria Ramirez was pronounced dead — but strange fumes from her body inexplicably made her doctors sick.

In 1969, Clay Shaw went on trial for allegedly conspiring with the CIA and Lee Harvey Oswald to assassinate JFK — and was found not guilty by a jury in less than an hour.

A doting father who encouraged his son to do whatever he wanted with his life, Vernon Presley was right by Elvis’ side all the way up until the King’s untimely death at just 42.

Also known as the trembling giant, the enormous clonal colony of quaking aspen trees named Pando stands as one of the largest living things on planet Earth.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon has baffled historians for millennia. But recent research may finally offer some answers.

It's the most famous sound in Hollywood history, but where did the Wilhelm scream come from and why does everyone use it?

Revered by collectors for its beautiful shell, the cone snail is not just a pretty prize — as one venomous sting from the animal could be enough to induce paralysis and even death.

On April 28, 1945, disgraced fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was brutally executed by Italian partisans in the village of Giulino di Mezzegra.

Between 1970 and 1973, serial killer Dean Corll raped and murdered at least 28 boys and young men around Houston — with the help of two teenage accomplices.

Though born and wedded royal, the life of Tsarina Alexandra proved to be anything but charmed.

Alyssa Bustamante seemed to be a rebellious yet normal teenager in rural St. Martins, Missouri — until she murdered her neighbor Elizabeth Olten in cold blood in 2009.