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Why Ted Bundy’s Car Was More Than Just His Getaway Vehicle

An unassuming tan 1968 Volkswagen Beetle, Ted Bundy's car played a pivotal role in his murder spree — and it may have been one of his best weapons.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 11, 2022

Why Ted Bundy’s Car Was More Than Just His Getaway Vehicle

An unassuming tan 1968 Volkswagen Beetle, Ted Bundy's car played a pivotal role in his murder spree — and it may have been one of his best weapons.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 11, 2022

Meet Kendall Francois, The ‘Poughkeepsie Killer’ Who Monitored Students By Day And Brutalized Sex Workers By Night

For two years, the humble New York town of Poughkeepsie was terrorized by a 250-pound serial killer named Kendall Francois, who murdered eight women before he was caught in 1998.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 11, 2022

Meet Kendall Francois, The ‘Poughkeepsie Killer’ Who Monitored Students By Day And Brutalized Sex Workers By Night

For two years, the humble New York town of Poughkeepsie was terrorized by a 250-pound serial killer named Kendall Francois, who murdered eight women before he was caught in 1998.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 11, 2022

Inside The Chilling Crimes Of John Joubert, The Eagle Scout Who Became A Serial Killer

Known as the Woodford Slasher, John Joseph Joubert IV was just 16 when he stabbed a pencil into a six-year-old girl — before going on to murder at least three young boys.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 10, 2022

Inside The Chilling Crimes Of John Joubert, The Eagle Scout Who Became A Serial Killer

Known as the Woodford Slasher, John Joseph Joubert IV was just 16 when he stabbed a pencil into a six-year-old girl — before going on to murder at least three young boys.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 10, 2022

Inside The Haunting Disappearance Of Etan Patz, One Of The Original Missing Milk Carton Kids

On May 25, 1979, six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. He was never seen alive again.

By John Kuroski • Jan 9, 2022

Inside The Haunting Disappearance Of Etan Patz, One Of The Original Missing Milk Carton Kids

On May 25, 1979, six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. He was never seen alive again.

By John Kuroski • January 9, 2022

Who Was Mark David Chapman, The Man Who Killed John Lennon?

A born-again Christian obsessed with "The Catcher In The Rye," Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment on December 8, 1980.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 8, 2022

Who Was Mark David Chapman, The Man Who Killed John Lennon?

A born-again Christian obsessed with "The Catcher In The Rye," Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment on December 8, 1980.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 8, 2022

Meet Newton Knight —The Southerner Who Rebelled Against The Confederacy

Newton Knight led a small army of fugitive slaves and Confederate deserters to create the Free State of Jones.

By Katie Serena • Jan 8, 2022

Meet Newton Knight —The Southerner Who Rebelled Against The Confederacy

Newton Knight led a small army of fugitive slaves and Confederate deserters to create the Free State of Jones.

By Katie Serena • January 8, 2022

Inside LaLaurie Mansion, New Orleans’ Infamous House Of Torture And Murder

After a fire broke out at Madame Delphine LaLaurie's house in 1834, witnesses discovered a secret torture chamber where she had viciously beaten, starved, and killed countless enslaved people.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 6, 2022

Inside LaLaurie Mansion, New Orleans’ Infamous House Of Torture And Murder

After a fire broke out at Madame Delphine LaLaurie's house in 1834, witnesses discovered a secret torture chamber where she had viciously beaten, starved, and killed countless enslaved people.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 6, 2022

Meet Anton LaVey, The Satanist Who Shocked 20th Century America

Following in the footsteps of British occultist Aleister Crowley, Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan with an impressive talent for showmanship.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 6, 2022

Meet Anton LaVey, The Satanist Who Shocked 20th Century America

Following in the footsteps of British occultist Aleister Crowley, Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan with an impressive talent for showmanship.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 6, 2022

Inside The Twisted Relationship Of Michelle Carter And Conrad Roy — And How It Ended In A Suicide

In 2014, Michelle Carter texted her boyfriend Conrad Roy to kill himself just before his suicide. About three years later, she was sentenced to prison for involuntary manslaughter.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 6, 2022

Inside The Twisted Relationship Of Michelle Carter And Conrad Roy — And How It Ended In A Suicide

In 2014, Michelle Carter texted her boyfriend Conrad Roy to kill himself just before his suicide. About three years later, she was sentenced to prison for involuntary manslaughter.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 6, 2022

The Story Of Belle Gunness, The Meat Cleaver-Wielding Serial Killer Of Turn-Of-The-Century Indiana

On a pig farm in La Porte, Indiana, Belle Gunness killed two of her husbands, a handful of single men, and several of her own children before mysteriously disappearing in 1908.

By Daniel Rennie • Jan 5, 2022

The Story Of Belle Gunness, The Meat Cleaver-Wielding Serial Killer Of Turn-Of-The-Century Indiana

On a pig farm in La Porte, Indiana, Belle Gunness killed two of her husbands, a handful of single men, and several of her own children before mysteriously disappearing in 1908.

By Daniel Rennie • January 5, 2022

The Wild Story Of Buck Barrow, Clyde Barrow’s Older Brother

After a life of petty crime and several attempts to go straight, Buck Barrow joined up with Bonnie and Clyde for just four months before he was mortally wounded by a gunshot to the head.

By Morgan Dunn • Jan 3, 2022

The Wild Story Of Buck Barrow, Clyde Barrow’s Older Brother

After a life of petty crime and several attempts to go straight, Buck Barrow joined up with Bonnie and Clyde for just four months before he was mortally wounded by a gunshot to the head.

By Morgan Dunn • January 3, 2022

Meet Lonnie Johnson, The NASA Engineer Who Overcame Segregation To Invent The Super Soaker

Lonnie Johnson was born in Alabama in 1949. The odds seemed stacked against him, but the young genius worked his way to NASA and later, to multi-millions.

By Leah Silverman • Jan 1, 2022

Meet Lonnie Johnson, The NASA Engineer Who Overcame Segregation To Invent The Super Soaker

Lonnie Johnson was born in Alabama in 1949. The odds seemed stacked against him, but the young genius worked his way to NASA and later, to multi-millions.

By Leah Silverman • January 1, 2022