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How The Yakuza Became One Of History’s Most Successful Organized Crime Groups

Known informally as the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza are a 400-year-old criminal syndicate that carries out everything from human trafficking to real estate sales.

By Mark Oliver • Aug 6, 2022

How The Yakuza Became One Of History’s Most Successful Organized Crime Groups

Known informally as the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza are a 400-year-old criminal syndicate that carries out everything from human trafficking to real estate sales.

By Mark Oliver • August 6, 2022

How Nicky Scarfo’s Blood-Soaked Reign Of Terror Brought Down The Philadelphia Mafia For Good

In the 1980s, Philadelphia mob boss Nicky Scarfo presided over one of the deadliest periods in Mafia history and ordered the murders of nearly 30 members of his own organization.

By Neil Patmore • Aug 4, 2022

How Nicky Scarfo’s Blood-Soaked Reign Of Terror Brought Down The Philadelphia Mafia For Good

In the 1980s, Philadelphia mob boss Nicky Scarfo presided over one of the deadliest periods in Mafia history and ordered the murders of nearly 30 members of his own organization.

By Neil Patmore • August 4, 2022

A 12-Year-Old Girl In Alabama Just Escaped Her Kidnapper By Chewing Though Her Restraints

After the girl was found walking along a rural road just after her escape, she led police back to her captor's house — where he'd stashed the corpses of her family.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 4, 2022

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A 12-Year-Old Girl In Alabama Just Escaped Her Kidnapper By Chewing Though Her Restraints

After the girl was found walking along a rural road just after her escape, she led police back to her captor's house — where he'd stashed the corpses of her family.

By Austin Harvey • August 4, 2022

Inside The Multi-Million-Dollar Drug Empire Of Frank Matthews, The ‘Black Caesar’ Who Rivaled The Mafia

When the Five Families refused to allow him into the drug trade, Frank Matthews became a kingpin in his own right — until he mysteriously vanished in 1973 with $20 million.

By Jessica O'Connor • Aug 3, 2022

Inside The Multi-Million-Dollar Drug Empire Of Frank Matthews, The ‘Black Caesar’ Who Rivaled The Mafia

When the Five Families refused to allow him into the drug trade, Frank Matthews became a kingpin in his own right — until he mysteriously vanished in 1973 with $20 million.

By Jessica O'Connor • August 3, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of The Menendez Brothers — And How They Killed Their Own Parents In A ‘Gangland-Style’ Murder

In 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez brutally murdered their parents in their Beverly Hills home. Then, they made shocking allegations of abuse in court.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 2, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of The Menendez Brothers — And How They Killed Their Own Parents In A ‘Gangland-Style’ Murder

In 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez brutally murdered their parents in their Beverly Hills home. Then, they made shocking allegations of abuse in court.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 2, 2022

The Story Of Neil McCauley And The Real Heist That Inspired Michael Mann’s ‘Heat’

Neil McCauley was a career criminal who'd spent half his life in prison before organizing a series of heists in Chicago in the 1960s that led to his death in a street shootout with police.

By Neil Patmore • Aug 1, 2022

The Story Of Neil McCauley And The Real Heist That Inspired Michael Mann’s ‘Heat’

Neil McCauley was a career criminal who'd spent half his life in prison before organizing a series of heists in Chicago in the 1960s that led to his death in a street shootout with police.

By Neil Patmore • August 1, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of George Hodel, The S&M-Obsessed Doctor Suspected Of Murdering The Black Dahlia

George Hodel was a notorious Los Angeles doctor whose sexual proclivities and surgical knowledge have led many to believe that he killed Elizabeth Short.

By Jessica O'Connor • Aug 1, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of George Hodel, The S&M-Obsessed Doctor Suspected Of Murdering The Black Dahlia

George Hodel was a notorious Los Angeles doctor whose sexual proclivities and surgical knowledge have led many to believe that he killed Elizabeth Short.

By Jessica O'Connor • August 1, 2022

19 Pablo Escobar Facts That Reveal The Outrageous Story Of The Fearsome ‘El Padrino’

From his brutal murders to his obscene wealth, discover some of the most astonishing facts about the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 31, 2022

19 Pablo Escobar Facts That Reveal The Outrageous Story Of The Fearsome ‘El Padrino’

From his brutal murders to his obscene wealth, discover some of the most astonishing facts about the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 31, 2022

Fritz Haarmann Was A Popular Butcher In 1920s Germany — Until They Found Out His Meat Was Human

For six years, Fritz Haarmann used his position as a police informant to hide in plain sight while he carried out at least 24 grisly murders that earned him the nickname of the "Vampire of Hanover."

By Morgan Dunn • Jul 30, 2022

Fritz Haarmann Was A Popular Butcher In 1920s Germany — Until They Found Out His Meat Was Human

For six years, Fritz Haarmann used his position as a police informant to hide in plain sight while he carried out at least 24 grisly murders that earned him the nickname of the "Vampire of Hanover."

By Morgan Dunn • July 30, 2022

How The Eerie Legend Of Tennessee’s Bell Witch Became ‘America’s Greatest Ghost Story’

In the early 1800s, John Bell and his family were reportedly haunted by a malevolent spirit dubbed the Bell Witch — an ordeal that ultimately ended in murder.

By Kristen Winiarski • Jul 28, 2022

How The Eerie Legend Of Tennessee’s Bell Witch Became ‘America’s Greatest Ghost Story’

In the early 1800s, John Bell and his family were reportedly haunted by a malevolent spirit dubbed the Bell Witch — an ordeal that ultimately ended in murder.

By Kristen Winiarski • July 28, 2022