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Aunt Babysitting Her 10-Year-Old Nephew Accidentally Shoots Him While Taking Selfies With Gun

A night of babysitting went wrong after a 19-year-old girl started taking selfies with a gun she found in the apartment — unaware that it was loaded.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 27, 2020

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Aunt Babysitting Her 10-Year-Old Nephew Accidentally Shoots Him While Taking Selfies With Gun

A night of babysitting went wrong after a 19-year-old girl started taking selfies with a gun she found in the apartment — unaware that it was loaded.

By Natasha Ishak • February 27, 2020

Angry Florida Woman Zips Boyfriend Into Suitcase Then Taunts Him As He Suffocates To Death

Sarah Boone claimed it was all an accident — but a horrifying video on her phone proved otherwise.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 26, 2020

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Angry Florida Woman Zips Boyfriend Into Suitcase Then Taunts Him As He Suffocates To Death

Sarah Boone claimed it was all an accident — but a horrifying video on her phone proved otherwise.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 26, 2020

From The Five Points To The Five Families, Go Inside 200 Years Of New York’s Violent Underbelly

Starting with its first street gang in the early 1800s and continuing with its most recent mob boss assassination in March 2019, New York's history of gangs is as gruesome as it is complicated.

By Andrew Lenoir • Feb 21, 2020

From The Five Points To The Five Families, Go Inside 200 Years Of New York’s Violent Underbelly

Starting with its first street gang in the early 1800s and continuing with its most recent mob boss assassination in March 2019, New York's history of gangs is as gruesome as it is complicated.

By Andrew Lenoir • February 21, 2020

Juror Who Helped Convict Crime Boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger Feels Guilty After Learning He Was In MKUltra

Bulger wrote to a juror who convicted him that he would be dosed with LSD, monitored by a physician, and repeatedly asked leading questions like: "Would you ever kill anyone?"

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 21, 2020

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Juror Who Helped Convict Crime Boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger Feels Guilty After Learning He Was In MKUltra

Bulger wrote to a juror who convicted him that he would be dosed with LSD, monitored by a physician, and repeatedly asked leading questions like: "Would you ever kill anyone?"

By Marco Margaritoff • February 21, 2020

Gallon-Sized Jars Of Human Remains Including Infant And Tongues Discovered In Florida Crawlspace

While stumbling upon gallon-sized jars of human remains on a routine inspection sounds horrifying, the true story is...less so.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 20, 2020

Gallon-Sized Jars Of Human Remains Including Infant And Tongues Discovered In Florida Crawlspace

While stumbling upon gallon-sized jars of human remains on a routine inspection sounds horrifying, the true story is...less so.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 20, 2020

Meet Dr. Wouter Basson, The Ecstasy Cook Who Tried To Commit Genocide — And Got Away With It

Regularly compared to Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, Dr. Wouter Basson was in charge of a top-secret South African biological warfare program behind numerous killings, poisonings, and kidnappings in the 1980s.

By Samuel Warde • Feb 13, 2020

Meet Dr. Wouter Basson, The Ecstasy Cook Who Tried To Commit Genocide — And Got Away With It

Regularly compared to Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, Dr. Wouter Basson was in charge of a top-secret South African biological warfare program behind numerous killings, poisonings, and kidnappings in the 1980s.

By Samuel Warde • February 13, 2020

He Moved Into His Daughter’s Dorm — Then He Allegedly Started A Sex Cult With Her Roommates

Former FBI informant Lawrence "Larry" Ray was just charged with sex trafficking, forced labor, and extortion this week. These alleged crimes date back nearly a decade.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 12, 2020

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He Moved Into His Daughter’s Dorm — Then He Allegedly Started A Sex Cult With Her Roommates

Former FBI informant Lawrence "Larry" Ray was just charged with sex trafficking, forced labor, and extortion this week. These alleged crimes date back nearly a decade.

By Natasha Ishak • February 12, 2020

Bishop Juan Gerardi Accused The Guatemalan Military Of Genocide — And It May Have Cost Him His Life

Just two days after Juan Gerardi produced a massive report detailing his country's wartime atrocities, three members of the military killed him in his home. That's the official story, at least.

By Natasha Ishak • Feb 10, 2020

Bishop Juan Gerardi Accused The Guatemalan Military Of Genocide — And It May Have Cost Him His Life

Just two days after Juan Gerardi produced a massive report detailing his country's wartime atrocities, three members of the military killed him in his home. That's the official story, at least.

By Natasha Ishak • February 10, 2020

Charles Ponzi And The Incredible Story Behind His Notorious Scheme

In 1903, Charles Ponzi was a poor Italian immigrant with two dollars to his name — then he invented the Ponzi scheme and became a multimillionaire almost overnight.

By Genevieve Carlton • Feb 10, 2020

Charles Ponzi And The Incredible Story Behind His Notorious Scheme

In 1903, Charles Ponzi was a poor Italian immigrant with two dollars to his name — then he invented the Ponzi scheme and became a multimillionaire almost overnight.

By Genevieve Carlton • February 10, 2020

Archaeologists Stand Trial For Forging Earliest Portrayal Of Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion

Three Spanish archaeologists face serious prison time after a government-sponsored commission found that at least 476 artifacts they "discovered" were "manipulated or outright fakes."

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 10, 2020

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Archaeologists Stand Trial For Forging Earliest Portrayal Of Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion

Three Spanish archaeologists face serious prison time after a government-sponsored commission found that at least 476 artifacts they "discovered" were "manipulated or outright fakes."

By Marco Margaritoff • February 10, 2020