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The Assassinations, Bombings, And Bizarre Fame Of Carlos The Jackal, History’s First ‘Celebrity Terrorist’

Born Ilich Ramírez Sánchez in Venezuela, Carlos the Jackal found worldwide infamy in the 1970s as a Marxist revolutionary and terrorist who admitted to killing at least 80 people.

By Morgan Dunn • Aug 12, 2020

The Assassinations, Bombings, And Bizarre Fame Of Carlos The Jackal, History’s First ‘Celebrity Terrorist’

Born Ilich Ramírez Sánchez in Venezuela, Carlos the Jackal found worldwide infamy in the 1970s as a Marxist revolutionary and terrorist who admitted to killing at least 80 people.

By Morgan Dunn • August 12, 2020

30-Year-Old Corpse Found In Abandoned Multimillion Dollar Paris Mansion Sparks Murder Investigation

Abandoned for three decades, the mansion's new owner launched renovation work in January. It only took a month for workers to find the cut and broken bones of a father missing for 30 years.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 10, 2020

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30-Year-Old Corpse Found In Abandoned Multimillion Dollar Paris Mansion Sparks Murder Investigation

Abandoned for three decades, the mansion's new owner launched renovation work in January. It only took a month for workers to find the cut and broken bones of a father missing for 30 years.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 10, 2020

This Heroin-Smuggling Cat Just Escaped From A Maximum-Security Prison In Sri Lanka

Prison guards were shocked to find a bag filled with two grams of heroin, two SIM cards, and a memory chip tied around the feline mule's neck.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 4, 2020

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This Heroin-Smuggling Cat Just Escaped From A Maximum-Security Prison In Sri Lanka

Prison guards were shocked to find a bag filled with two grams of heroin, two SIM cards, and a memory chip tied around the feline mule's neck.

By Natasha Ishak • August 4, 2020

Inside The Tragic Murder Of Yusuf Hawkins At The Hands Of A White Mob

On August 23, 1989, 16-year-old Yusuf Hawkins was fatally shot after being chased by up to 30 white youths in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 3, 2020

Inside The Tragic Murder Of Yusuf Hawkins At The Hands Of A White Mob

On August 23, 1989, 16-year-old Yusuf Hawkins was fatally shot after being chased by up to 30 white youths in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn.

By Natasha Ishak • August 3, 2020

Inside Matelotage, The Same-Sex Partnerships Between Colonial-Era Pirates

During the Golden Age of Piracy, some buccaneers engaged in matelotage, a form of civil union. Sometimes these arrangements were purely financial — but often they were affectionate, romantic, or sexual.

By Andrew Milne • Jul 31, 2020

Inside Matelotage, The Same-Sex Partnerships Between Colonial-Era Pirates

During the Golden Age of Piracy, some buccaneers engaged in matelotage, a form of civil union. Sometimes these arrangements were purely financial — but often they were affectionate, romantic, or sexual.

By Andrew Milne • July 31, 2020

Why Russian Crime Lord Semion Mogilevich Lives Up To His Title As ‘The World’s Most Powerful Mobster’

He's been accused of everything from buying an entire airline just for trafficking heroin to selling nuclear weapons, yet somehow Semion Yudkovich Mogilevich lives free.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 31, 2020

Why Russian Crime Lord Semion Mogilevich Lives Up To His Title As ‘The World’s Most Powerful Mobster’

He's been accused of everything from buying an entire airline just for trafficking heroin to selling nuclear weapons, yet somehow Semion Yudkovich Mogilevich lives free.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 31, 2020

93-Year-Old Former Nazi Guard Convicted In One Of Germany’s Last Holocaust Trials

Bruno Dey was tried as a juvenile because he was only 17 when he began working as a guard at the Stutthof concentration camp.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 28, 2020

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93-Year-Old Former Nazi Guard Convicted In One Of Germany’s Last Holocaust Trials

Bruno Dey was tried as a juvenile because he was only 17 when he began working as a guard at the Stutthof concentration camp.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 28, 2020

Michigan Man Steals $100,000 From Casinos While Wearing Prosthetics To Look Elderly

Wearing a prosthetic disguise and using a plethora of forged IDs, John Colletti pulled off his identity theft scam for a year.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 27, 2020

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Michigan Man Steals $100,000 From Casinos While Wearing Prosthetics To Look Elderly

Wearing a prosthetic disguise and using a plethora of forged IDs, John Colletti pulled off his identity theft scam for a year.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 27, 2020

Inside The Molly Maguires, The Secret Society That Fought Bloody Battles For Workers’ Rights In The 1800s

When mine owners cut wages in 1870s Pennsylvania, the Molly Maguires fought back. But with a private military on their side, the mine owners ultimately won what would become the first labor war in U.S. history.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jul 19, 2020

Inside The Molly Maguires, The Secret Society That Fought Bloody Battles For Workers’ Rights In The 1800s

When mine owners cut wages in 1870s Pennsylvania, the Molly Maguires fought back. But with a private military on their side, the mine owners ultimately won what would become the first labor war in U.S. history.

By Genevieve Carlton • July 19, 2020

How The Nazis Used The Crime Of A Jewish Teen Named Herschel Grynszpan As An Excuse For The Holocaust

Days after learning his family had been shipped off to a refugee camp beside 12,000 other Jews, 17-year-old Herschel Grynszpan bought a gun and snuck into the German embassy in Paris.

By Morgan Dunn • Jul 17, 2020

How The Nazis Used The Crime Of A Jewish Teen Named Herschel Grynszpan As An Excuse For The Holocaust

Days after learning his family had been shipped off to a refugee camp beside 12,000 other Jews, 17-year-old Herschel Grynszpan bought a gun and snuck into the German embassy in Paris.

By Morgan Dunn • July 17, 2020