crime

11 Chilling Murders That Were Inspired By Some Of Your Favorite Horror Movies

From "Scream" to "Friday the 13th," some of the most famous horror movies of all time have inspired people to commit heinous real-life crimes.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 14, 2021

11 Chilling Murders That Were Inspired By Some Of Your Favorite Horror Movies

From "Scream" to "Friday the 13th," some of the most famous horror movies of all time have inspired people to commit heinous real-life crimes.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 14, 2021

Indian Man Who Used Deadly Snakes To Murder His Wife Sentenced To Life In Prison

Tired of caring for his disabled wife and plotting to find a new one, Sooraj Kumar found himself a snake handler and unleashed a deadly serpent on his slumbering wife — twice.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 14, 2021

News

Indian Man Who Used Deadly Snakes To Murder His Wife Sentenced To Life In Prison

Tired of caring for his disabled wife and plotting to find a new one, Sooraj Kumar found himself a snake handler and unleashed a deadly serpent on his slumbering wife — twice.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 14, 2021

Danny Trejo’s Incredible Rise From Prison Riots To Hollywood Stardom

Danny Trejo's roles in movies like "Heat" and "Con Air" have nothing on his early years of drug dealing in Los Angeles and boxing in San Quentin prison.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 13, 2021

Danny Trejo’s Incredible Rise From Prison Riots To Hollywood Stardom

Danny Trejo's roles in movies like "Heat" and "Con Air" have nothing on his early years of drug dealing in Los Angeles and boxing in San Quentin prison.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 13, 2021

Inside The Brutal History Of Indigenous Residential Schools In Canada

From 1883 to 1996, nearly 150,000 Indigenous children were forcibly taken away from their parents and sent to Canadian residential schools where they faced horrific abuse.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 11, 2021

Inside The Brutal History Of Indigenous Residential Schools In Canada

From 1883 to 1996, nearly 150,000 Indigenous children were forcibly taken away from their parents and sent to Canadian residential schools where they faced horrific abuse.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 11, 2021

Meet Luis Garavito, ‘The Beast’ Of Colombia Who Murdered Over 100 Children In The 1990s

From 1992 to 1999, Luis Garavito preyed upon and brutalized as many as 400 children and teenagers across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela — and he’ll be up for parole soon.

By Katie Serena • Oct 11, 2021

Meet Luis Garavito, ‘The Beast’ Of Colombia Who Murdered Over 100 Children In The 1990s

From 1992 to 1999, Luis Garavito preyed upon and brutalized as many as 400 children and teenagers across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela — and he’ll be up for parole soon.

By Katie Serena • October 11, 2021

The Story Of Pacho Herrera, The Cartel Boss Who Took On Pablo Escobar And Lived To Tell The Tale

Made famous as the openly gay drug lord depicted in "Narcos," the real-life Hélmer "Pacho" Herrera took the Cali Cartel to unparalleled heights of power and wealth in the 1980s.

By Wyatt Redd • Oct 10, 2021

The Story Of Pacho Herrera, The Cartel Boss Who Took On Pablo Escobar And Lived To Tell The Tale

Made famous as the openly gay drug lord depicted in "Narcos," the real-life Hélmer "Pacho" Herrera took the Cali Cartel to unparalleled heights of power and wealth in the 1980s.

By Wyatt Redd • October 10, 2021

This Week In History News, Oct. 3 – 9

Medieval burial vault unearthed in Belgium, trove of illegal Nazi memorabilia discovered in Brazil, secrets of Marie Antoinette's intimate correspondence unveiled.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 8, 2021

News

This Week In History News, Oct. 3 – 9

Medieval burial vault unearthed in Belgium, trove of illegal Nazi memorabilia discovered in Brazil, secrets of Marie Antoinette's intimate correspondence unveiled.

By All That's Interesting • October 8, 2021

How Locusta Of Gaul Became A Mass-Murdering Poisons Expert And Roman Emperor Nero’s Personal Assassin

When she wasn’t testing her lethal concoctions on hundreds of slaves and children, she was dispatching Nero’s enemies — until she met a brutal end herself.

By Genevieve Carlton • Oct 7, 2021

How Locusta Of Gaul Became A Mass-Murdering Poisons Expert And Roman Emperor Nero’s Personal Assassin

When she wasn’t testing her lethal concoctions on hundreds of slaves and children, she was dispatching Nero’s enemies — until she met a brutal end herself.

By Genevieve Carlton • October 7, 2021

Is The Mystery Of The Zodiac Killer Solved? A Group Of Sleuths Say They’ve Closed The Case

The Case Breakers — a group of former cops, military intelligence officers, and journalists — have identified Gary Francis Poste as the Zodiac Killer.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 7, 2021

News

Is The Mystery Of The Zodiac Killer Solved? A Group Of Sleuths Say They’ve Closed The Case

The Case Breakers — a group of former cops, military intelligence officers, and journalists — have identified Gary Francis Poste as the Zodiac Killer.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 7, 2021

Brazil Police Find Over $3 Million Worth Of Nazi Memorabilia In Suspected Pedophile’s Home

While the suspect was already being arrested on child rape charges, he is now facing additional counts of racial discrimination and illegal possession of firearms.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 7, 2021

News

Brazil Police Find Over $3 Million Worth Of Nazi Memorabilia In Suspected Pedophile’s Home

While the suspect was already being arrested on child rape charges, he is now facing additional counts of racial discrimination and illegal possession of firearms.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 7, 2021