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Picasso’s Electrician Hoarded 271 Of The Artist’s Works In His Garage For 40 Years

The legal battle began in 2010, when Picasso's former handyman claimed the artist gave him the works as a gift.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 20, 2019

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Picasso’s Electrician Hoarded 271 Of The Artist’s Works In His Garage For 40 Years

The legal battle began in 2010, when Picasso's former handyman claimed the artist gave him the works as a gift.

By Natasha Ishak • November 20, 2019

Thomas Fitzpatrick: The Amateur Pilot Who Drunkenly Landed A Plane On An NYC Street — Twice

On a barroom bet, Thomas Fitzpatrick landed a plane on a Manhattan street. And when another drinking companion later claimed that landing never happened, Fitzpatrick did it again.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 19, 2019

Thomas Fitzpatrick: The Amateur Pilot Who Drunkenly Landed A Plane On An NYC Street — Twice

On a barroom bet, Thomas Fitzpatrick landed a plane on a Manhattan street. And when another drinking companion later claimed that landing never happened, Fitzpatrick did it again.

By Natasha Ishak • November 19, 2019

Five-Year-Old Takes Dad’s Heroin To School, Says Eating It Turns Him Into Spider-Man

When police searched his parents' apartment, they discovered more than 200 bags of illicit drugs.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 18, 2019

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Five-Year-Old Takes Dad’s Heroin To School, Says Eating It Turns Him Into Spider-Man

When police searched his parents' apartment, they discovered more than 200 bags of illicit drugs.

By Natasha Ishak • November 18, 2019

How A Criminal Underworld Of Body-Snatching Corpse Robbers Galvanized Modern Medicine

Body snatching at the dawn of the Scientific Revolution was so lucrative that some career graverobbers actually murdered people to satisfy the market.

By Andrew Lenoir • Nov 15, 2019

How A Criminal Underworld Of Body-Snatching Corpse Robbers Galvanized Modern Medicine

Body snatching at the dawn of the Scientific Revolution was so lucrative that some career graverobbers actually murdered people to satisfy the market.

By Andrew Lenoir • November 15, 2019

Three Indiana Judges Suspended After Attempted Strip Club Visit Turned Into A White Castle Brawl

The judges' actions "gravely undermined public trust in the dignity and decency of Indiana's judiciary," according to a scathing Indiana Supreme Court opinion.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 15, 2019

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Three Indiana Judges Suspended After Attempted Strip Club Visit Turned Into A White Castle Brawl

The judges' actions "gravely undermined public trust in the dignity and decency of Indiana's judiciary," according to a scathing Indiana Supreme Court opinion.

By Natasha Ishak • November 15, 2019

Feral Pigs Eat And Destroy $22K Worth Of Cocaine Hidden In Italian Forest

After last year's drug-related murder of a 21-year-old Albanian, Italian police began probing a gang of suspected drug dealers — who decided to hide cocaine in Italy's boar-infested countryside.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 15, 2019

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Feral Pigs Eat And Destroy $22K Worth Of Cocaine Hidden In Italian Forest

After last year's drug-related murder of a 21-year-old Albanian, Italian police began probing a gang of suspected drug dealers — who decided to hide cocaine in Italy's boar-infested countryside.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 15, 2019

Child Brides And Mass Suicides: The Monsters Behind 9 Of History’s Most Notorious Cults

Whether through religion, drugs, or coercion, every one of these nine cult leaders assembled a following that was willing to kidnap, kill, or cannibalize in their name.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 14, 2019

Child Brides And Mass Suicides: The Monsters Behind 9 Of History’s Most Notorious Cults

Whether through religion, drugs, or coercion, every one of these nine cult leaders assembled a following that was willing to kidnap, kill, or cannibalize in their name.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 14, 2019

Former Save The Children Worker Arrested For Drugging And Raping 13-Year-Old Boy

The pedophile allegedly threatened to upload footage of the attack to the dark web if the victim's family went to the police.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 13, 2019

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Former Save The Children Worker Arrested For Drugging And Raping 13-Year-Old Boy

The pedophile allegedly threatened to upload footage of the attack to the dark web if the victim's family went to the police.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 13, 2019

The Remarkable Life Of Bryan Stevenson, From The Segregated South To Death Row-Defying Lawyer

In the second grade, Bryan Stevenson's school placed him in the slowest of three groups because he was black. Now he's a Harvard Law School graduate who's saved more than 100 people from death row.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 11, 2019

The Remarkable Life Of Bryan Stevenson, From The Segregated South To Death Row-Defying Lawyer

In the second grade, Bryan Stevenson's school placed him in the slowest of three groups because he was black. Now he's a Harvard Law School graduate who's saved more than 100 people from death row.

By All That's Interesting • November 11, 2019

Russian Historian Decapitates Student-Turned-Lover — And Almost Commits Suicide In Napoleon Costume

The murder was exposed after the homicidal professor fell into a river while dumping the young woman's severed arms.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 11, 2019

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Russian Historian Decapitates Student-Turned-Lover — And Almost Commits Suicide In Napoleon Costume

The murder was exposed after the homicidal professor fell into a river while dumping the young woman's severed arms.

By Natasha Ishak • November 11, 2019