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How Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel Became The Most Ruthless In History

Though he's the face of the organization, there's so much more to the Medellín Cartel than just Pablo Escobar.

By Katie Serena • Sep 28, 2021

How Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel Became The Most Ruthless In History

Though he's the face of the organization, there's so much more to the Medellín Cartel than just Pablo Escobar.

By Katie Serena • September 28, 2021

The Story Of Los Pepes, The Vigilantes Who Waged War On Pablo Escobar

Pablo Escobar made many enemies during his time. Some of them decided to fight back and formed Los Pepes to take down the Medellín Cartel.

By William DeLong • Sep 26, 2021

The Story Of Los Pepes, The Vigilantes Who Waged War On Pablo Escobar

Pablo Escobar made many enemies during his time. Some of them decided to fight back and formed Los Pepes to take down the Medellín Cartel.

By William DeLong • September 26, 2021

How Paul Castellano Became The ‘Boss Of Bosses’ — Before He Was Brazenly Murdered By John Gotti

On December 16, 1985, John Gotti oversaw the assassination of Gambino family boss Paul Castellano outside Sparks Steak House in Manhattan — a hit that would change the Mafia forever.

By Daniel Rennie • Sep 26, 2021

How Paul Castellano Became The ‘Boss Of Bosses’ — Before He Was Brazenly Murdered By John Gotti

On December 16, 1985, John Gotti oversaw the assassination of Gambino family boss Paul Castellano outside Sparks Steak House in Manhattan — a hit that would change the Mafia forever.

By Daniel Rennie • September 26, 2021

Meet Virginia Vallejo, The Journalist Who Had An Affair With Pablo Escobar — And Made Him A Celebrity

In 1983, Virginia Vallejo featured Pablo Escobar on her TV show and painted him as a man of the people. And for the next five years, she briefly enjoyed the spoils of life in the cartel.

By Gina Dimuro • Sep 26, 2021

Meet Virginia Vallejo, The Journalist Who Had An Affair With Pablo Escobar — And Made Him A Celebrity

In 1983, Virginia Vallejo featured Pablo Escobar on her TV show and painted him as a man of the people. And for the next five years, she briefly enjoyed the spoils of life in the cartel.

By Gina Dimuro • September 26, 2021

Inside The Sacramento Sex Slave Murders Of Gerald And Christine Gallego

Gerald and Christine Gallego turned their dark sexual desires into a murderous rampage that left at least 10 young people dead across California between 1978 and 1980.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 22, 2021

Inside The Sacramento Sex Slave Murders Of Gerald And Christine Gallego

Gerald and Christine Gallego turned their dark sexual desires into a murderous rampage that left at least 10 young people dead across California between 1978 and 1980.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 22, 2021

El Chapo House That Once Contained A Secret Passageway Under The Bathtub Is Raffled Off By Mexican National Lottery

El Chapo's safe house in the Sinaloa capital of Culiacán is located across from a school with a neighbor on only one side and has been unoccupied since his 2014 escape.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 20, 2021

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El Chapo House That Once Contained A Secret Passageway Under The Bathtub Is Raffled Off By Mexican National Lottery

El Chapo's safe house in the Sinaloa capital of Culiacán is located across from a school with a neighbor on only one side and has been unoccupied since his 2014 escape.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 20, 2021

Vanished From The Vatican: The Disturbing Story Of 15-Year-Old Emanuela Orlandi

From the Mafia to a Vatican pedophile ring, the suspected culprits behind the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi make this a truly chilling tale.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 19, 2021

Vanished From The Vatican: The Disturbing Story Of 15-Year-Old Emanuela Orlandi

From the Mafia to a Vatican pedophile ring, the suspected culprits behind the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi make this a truly chilling tale.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 19, 2021

Ted Kaczynski: How A Child Math Prodigy Became The Serial-Killing Unabomber

The Unabomber's reign of terror lasted for 17 years and sparked the biggest manhunt in FBI history. But what drove Ted Kaczynski to murder?

By Andrew Lenoir • Sep 19, 2021

Ted Kaczynski: How A Child Math Prodigy Became The Serial-Killing Unabomber

The Unabomber's reign of terror lasted for 17 years and sparked the biggest manhunt in FBI history. But what drove Ted Kaczynski to murder?

By Andrew Lenoir • September 19, 2021

Inside The Nueces Massacre, When Confederate Soldiers Murdered German Immigrants For Opposing Slavery

On August 10, 1862, Confederate troops slaughtered a group of German Texans who were attempting to join the Union Army.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 17, 2021

Inside The Nueces Massacre, When Confederate Soldiers Murdered German Immigrants For Opposing Slavery

On August 10, 1862, Confederate troops slaughtered a group of German Texans who were attempting to join the Union Army.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 17, 2021

The Angel Makers Of Nagyrév: The Women Who Poisoned Their Families In 1920s Hungary

In 1929, a mass poisoning plot was uncovered in a rural Hungarian town that saw 40 people murdered — and 34 women implicated as the so-called Angel Makers of Nagyrév.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Sep 15, 2021

The Angel Makers Of Nagyrév: The Women Who Poisoned Their Families In 1920s Hungary

In 1929, a mass poisoning plot was uncovered in a rural Hungarian town that saw 40 people murdered — and 34 women implicated as the so-called Angel Makers of Nagyrév.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • September 15, 2021