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Inside Operation Gladio, The CIA’s Secret Fight Against Communism In Cold War Europe

During Operation Gladio, the CIA was so desperate to thwart the spread of communism that it partnered with everyone from right-wing terrorists to the Vatican to the Mafia.

By Morgan Dunn • Nov 16, 2021

Inside Operation Gladio, The CIA’s Secret Fight Against Communism In Cold War Europe

During Operation Gladio, the CIA was so desperate to thwart the spread of communism that it partnered with everyone from right-wing terrorists to the Vatican to the Mafia.

By Morgan Dunn • November 16, 2021

This Michigan Woman Tried To Hire A Hitman To Kill Her Ex-Husband Through A Satiric Website — And Got Arrested Instead

Wendy Lynn Wein submitted a service request on the fake murder-for-hire website Rent-A-Hitman without realizing the site was a parody.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 16, 2021

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This Michigan Woman Tried To Hire A Hitman To Kill Her Ex-Husband Through A Satiric Website — And Got Arrested Instead

Wendy Lynn Wein submitted a service request on the fake murder-for-hire website Rent-A-Hitman without realizing the site was a parody.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 16, 2021

Inside The Mysterious Canneto Di Caronia Fires That Villagers Blamed On The Devil

Starting in 2004, the residents of Canneto Di Caronia, Sicily began seeing everyday objects burst into flames — and everyone from arson investigators to exorcists were baffled.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Nov 16, 2021

Inside The Mysterious Canneto Di Caronia Fires That Villagers Blamed On The Devil

Starting in 2004, the residents of Canneto Di Caronia, Sicily began seeing everyday objects burst into flames — and everyone from arson investigators to exorcists were baffled.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • November 16, 2021

After 52 Years, Investigators Just Tracked Down The Bank Teller Behind One Of Ohio’s Most Infamous Bank Robberies

Theodore John Conrad ended his shift at Society National Bank on July 11, 1969, by taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the vault and then disappearing from town.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 15, 2021

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After 52 Years, Investigators Just Tracked Down The Bank Teller Behind One Of Ohio’s Most Infamous Bank Robberies

Theodore John Conrad ended his shift at Society National Bank on July 11, 1969, by taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the vault and then disappearing from town.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 15, 2021

The Bizarre, Sordid Story Of Joe Exotic’s Journey From “Tiger King” To Convicted Felon

A self-described "gay, gun-toting cowboy with a mullet," Joe Exotic was a charming local legend in Oklahoma — until he got arrested for plotting murder.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 15, 2021

The Bizarre, Sordid Story Of Joe Exotic’s Journey From “Tiger King” To Convicted Felon

A self-described "gay, gun-toting cowboy with a mullet," Joe Exotic was a charming local legend in Oklahoma — until he got arrested for plotting murder.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 15, 2021

The Twisted Story Of The Heaven’s Gate Cult — And Their Tragic Mass Suicide

On March 26, 1997, the Heaven's Gate cult became forever infamous when 39 members were found dead after committing mass suicide. Here's why they did it.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Nov 14, 2021

The Twisted Story Of The Heaven’s Gate Cult — And Their Tragic Mass Suicide

On March 26, 1997, the Heaven's Gate cult became forever infamous when 39 members were found dead after committing mass suicide. Here's why they did it.

By Jaclyn Anglis • November 14, 2021

Louise Turpin: The Mother Who Kept Her 13 Children Captive For Years, Possibly Even Decades

Louise Turpin and her husband kept their 13 children prisoner for the majority of their lives — feeding them once a day, bathing them once a year — and now the couple faces life in prison.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 13, 2021

Louise Turpin: The Mother Who Kept Her 13 Children Captive For Years, Possibly Even Decades

Louise Turpin and her husband kept their 13 children prisoner for the majority of their lives — feeding them once a day, bathing them once a year — and now the couple faces life in prison.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 13, 2021

A Deaf Black Man Was Murdered By A White Supremacist Mob In 1898 — He Just Received A Proper Funeral

Joshua Halsey was murdered during the Wilmington Massacre that saw a racist mob of 2,000 white men overthrew the city's democratically-elected government and kill up to 300 people.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 12, 2021

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A Deaf Black Man Was Murdered By A White Supremacist Mob In 1898 — He Just Received A Proper Funeral

Joshua Halsey was murdered during the Wilmington Massacre that saw a racist mob of 2,000 white men overthrew the city's democratically-elected government and kill up to 300 people.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 12, 2021

A German Father And Daughter Were Just Murdered In Paraguay Over A Set Of Million-Dollar Violins

Police believe that 62-year-old Bernard Raymond von Bredow and his 14-year-old daughter were tortured and killed for their four rare Stradivarius violins.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 12, 2021

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A German Father And Daughter Were Just Murdered In Paraguay Over A Set Of Million-Dollar Violins

Police believe that 62-year-old Bernard Raymond von Bredow and his 14-year-old daughter were tortured and killed for their four rare Stradivarius violins.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 12, 2021

Welcome To Hacienda Nápoles — Pablo Escobar’s Legendary Estate

Learn how Hacienda Nápoles went from Pablo Escobar's house to a family-friendly theme park in Colombia.

By Katie Serena • Nov 12, 2021

Welcome To Hacienda Nápoles — Pablo Escobar’s Legendary Estate

Learn how Hacienda Nápoles went from Pablo Escobar's house to a family-friendly theme park in Colombia.

By Katie Serena • November 12, 2021