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The Story Of Neal Cassady, The Lesser-Known Beat Figure Who Inspired Jack Kerouac And Allen Ginsberg

After crossing paths with the Beats in New York City in 1946, Neal Cassady inspired some of their most famous works, including Jack Kerouac's "On The Road."

By Aimee Lamoureux • Mar 2, 2025

The Story Of Neal Cassady, The Lesser-Known Beat Figure Who Inspired Jack Kerouac And Allen Ginsberg

After crossing paths with the Beats in New York City in 1946, Neal Cassady inspired some of their most famous works, including Jack Kerouac's "On The Road."

By Aimee Lamoureux • March 2, 2025

The Bloody Benders, The 19th-Century Kansas Family Who Murdered At Least 11 Travelers At Their Inn

The Bender family ran a small inn for travelers along the Osage Mission Trail in Kansas, but they suddenly abandoned their homestead in 1873 — then the bodies of people who had gone missing turned up buried on their property.

By Wyatt Redd • Mar 2, 2025

The Bloody Benders, The 19th-Century Kansas Family Who Murdered At Least 11 Travelers At Their Inn

The Bender family ran a small inn for travelers along the Osage Mission Trail in Kansas, but they suddenly abandoned their homestead in 1873 — then the bodies of people who had gone missing turned up buried on their property.

By Wyatt Redd • March 2, 2025

Karla Faye Tucker, The Condemned Murderer Whose Death Row Conversion To Christianity Inspired A Campaign To Save Her Life

Convicted of brutally murdering two people in Houston in 1983, Karla Faye Tucker eventually became the first woman to be executed in Texas since 1863.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Mar 2, 2025

Karla Faye Tucker, The Condemned Murderer Whose Death Row Conversion To Christianity Inspired A Campaign To Save Her Life

Convicted of brutally murdering two people in Houston in 1983, Karla Faye Tucker eventually became the first woman to be executed in Texas since 1863.

By Aimee Lamoureux • March 2, 2025

Monika Fritzl, One Of The Seven Children Born To Elisabeth Fritzl And Her Rapist Father Josef

When Monika Fritzl was 14 years old, she learned that her grandfather Josef was also her father — and he had held her mother captive in the family basement as a sex slave for more than two decades.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 27, 2025

Monika Fritzl, One Of The Seven Children Born To Elisabeth Fritzl And Her Rapist Father Josef

When Monika Fritzl was 14 years old, she learned that her grandfather Josef was also her father — and he had held her mother captive in the family basement as a sex slave for more than two decades.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 27, 2025

The Chilling Case Of Josh Guimond, The Minnesota College Student Who Disappeared After A Poker Party

Josh Guimond vanished on November 9, 2002, during what should have been a short walk to his dorm at St. John's University — and he was never seen again.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 26, 2025

The Chilling Case Of Josh Guimond, The Minnesota College Student Who Disappeared After A Poker Party

Josh Guimond vanished on November 9, 2002, during what should have been a short walk to his dorm at St. John's University — and he was never seen again.

By Amber Morgan • February 26, 2025

Amarjeet Sada: Inside The Disturbing Crimes Of The World’s Youngest Serial Killer

In 2007, eight-year-old Amarjeet Sada murdered a six-month-old baby and buried her body in his village in northern India — but the infant wasn't his first victim.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 24, 2025

Amarjeet Sada: Inside The Disturbing Crimes Of The World’s Youngest Serial Killer

In 2007, eight-year-old Amarjeet Sada murdered a six-month-old baby and buried her body in his village in northern India — but the infant wasn't his first victim.

By Austin Harvey • February 24, 2025

The Chilling Crimes Of Ernest Burkhart, One Of The Conspirators Behind The Osage Indian Murders

As depicted in Killers of the Flower Moon, Ernest Burkhart and his uncle William Hale perpetrated a number of brutal murders against the Osage people throughout the 1920s in order to inherit their lucrative oil headrights.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 22, 2025

The Chilling Crimes Of Ernest Burkhart, One Of The Conspirators Behind The Osage Indian Murders

As depicted in Killers of the Flower Moon, Ernest Burkhart and his uncle William Hale perpetrated a number of brutal murders against the Osage people throughout the 1920s in order to inherit their lucrative oil headrights.

By Austin Harvey • February 22, 2025

Inside The Mysterious Life And Grisly Death Of Andrew Borden, The Father Of Lizzie Borden

A successful businessman in Fall River, Massachusetts, Andrew Borden was killed in an ax murder that claimed both him and his wife Abby on August 4, 1892.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 17, 2025

Inside The Mysterious Life And Grisly Death Of Andrew Borden, The Father Of Lizzie Borden

A successful businessman in Fall River, Massachusetts, Andrew Borden was killed in an ax murder that claimed both him and his wife Abby on August 4, 1892.

By Erin Kelly • February 17, 2025

Leonarda Cianciulli, The Italian Serial Killer Who Made Soap And Teacakes From Her Victims’ Remains

Known as the "Soap-Maker of Correggio," Leonarda Cianciulli murdered three women between 1939 and 1940 because she believed that human sacrifice would protect her son during World War II.

By Katie Serena • Feb 16, 2025

Leonarda Cianciulli, The Italian Serial Killer Who Made Soap And Teacakes From Her Victims’ Remains

Known as the "Soap-Maker of Correggio," Leonarda Cianciulli murdered three women between 1939 and 1940 because she believed that human sacrifice would protect her son during World War II.

By Katie Serena • February 16, 2025

Brooke Skylar Richardson, The High School Cheerleader Who Gave Birth In Secret And Buried Her Baby In Her Yard

Because Brooke Skylar Richardson didn't tell anyone she was pregnant or had given birth, authorities were unable to determine if her baby had been stillborn as she claimed and she was subsequently found not guilty of murder.

By Rivy Lyon • Feb 13, 2025

Brooke Skylar Richardson, The High School Cheerleader Who Gave Birth In Secret And Buried Her Baby In Her Yard

Because Brooke Skylar Richardson didn't tell anyone she was pregnant or had given birth, authorities were unable to determine if her baby had been stillborn as she claimed and she was subsequently found not guilty of murder.

By Rivy Lyon • February 13, 2025