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Meet Afton Elaine ‘Star’ Burton, The 26-Year-Old Charles Manson Superfan Who Almost Married Him Behind Bars

Afton Burton first started communicating with the incarcerated Charles Manson when she was 17. By 26, she believed she was engaged to the cult leader.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 22, 2019

Meet Afton Elaine ‘Star’ Burton, The 26-Year-Old Charles Manson Superfan Who Almost Married Him Behind Bars

Afton Burton first started communicating with the incarcerated Charles Manson when she was 17. By 26, she believed she was engaged to the cult leader.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 22, 2019

Buckets Of Heads And Limbs Discovered During FBI Raid On Arizona Body Donation Center

The Arizona organization claimed to be a respectable donor for the body parts of loved ones. In reality, it was an illegal body broker selling parts overseas.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 22, 2019

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Buckets Of Heads And Limbs Discovered During FBI Raid On Arizona Body Donation Center

The Arizona organization claimed to be a respectable donor for the body parts of loved ones. In reality, it was an illegal body broker selling parts overseas.

By Natasha Ishak • July 22, 2019

The Disappeared, The Dead, And The Damned: Inside The Church Of Scientology

L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in 1954 to supposedly rid his parishioners of self-doubt. More than half a century later, the religion is under more scrutiny than ever.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 21, 2019

The Disappeared, The Dead, And The Damned: Inside The Church Of Scientology

L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church of Scientology in 1954 to supposedly rid his parishioners of self-doubt. More than half a century later, the religion is under more scrutiny than ever.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 21, 2019

The Brotherhood Of Eternal Love: The 1960s Hippie Cult That Doubled As A Global Drug Smuggling Operation

The Brotherhood of Eternal Love started as a pseudo-religious commune of psychedelic-loving hippies. It soon turned into a collective of California’s most wanted drug traffickers.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 18, 2019

The Brotherhood Of Eternal Love: The 1960s Hippie Cult That Doubled As A Global Drug Smuggling Operation

The Brotherhood of Eternal Love started as a pseudo-religious commune of psychedelic-loving hippies. It soon turned into a collective of California’s most wanted drug traffickers.

By All That's Interesting • July 18, 2019

Who Killed Garrett Phillips? A Small Town Murder Mystery With Big Questions

On an autumn afternoon in 2011, 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was strangled to death in his own home in Potsdam, New York. His murder remains unsolved to this day after Nick Hillary was found not guilty in 2016.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 17, 2019

Who Killed Garrett Phillips? A Small Town Murder Mystery With Big Questions

On an autumn afternoon in 2011, 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was strangled to death in his own home in Potsdam, New York. His murder remains unsolved to this day after Nick Hillary was found not guilty in 2016.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 17, 2019

What Did Charles Manson Do? The Little-Known Story Of The Thin Case Against Him

Did Charles Manson kill anyone? No. Who said he ordered any killings? Only the killers themselves. So what did Charles Manson actually do?

By Andrew Lenoir • Jul 17, 2019

What Did Charles Manson Do? The Little-Known Story Of The Thin Case Against Him

Did Charles Manson kill anyone? No. Who said he ordered any killings? Only the killers themselves. So what did Charles Manson actually do?

By Andrew Lenoir • July 17, 2019

Christian Missionaries Say Paying Taxes Is ‘Against God’s Will’ — Judge Makes Them Cough Up $1.6 Million

The Beerepoots argued that God's rule trumps Australian tax law, thus preventing them from paying off the $US600,000 they owed in income tax.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 17, 2019

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Christian Missionaries Say Paying Taxes Is ‘Against God’s Will’ — Judge Makes Them Cough Up $1.6 Million

The Beerepoots argued that God's rule trumps Australian tax law, thus preventing them from paying off the $US600,000 they owed in income tax.

By Natasha Ishak • July 17, 2019

15-Year-Old Decapitates Classmate For Talking To His Girlfriend And Gets A Double Life Sentence

Mathew Borges left 76 wounds on the 16-year-old's body including decapitation and the removal of his hands.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 10, 2019

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15-Year-Old Decapitates Classmate For Talking To His Girlfriend And Gets A Double Life Sentence

Mathew Borges left 76 wounds on the 16-year-old's body including decapitation and the removal of his hands.

By Natasha Ishak • July 10, 2019

Meet Joe Valachi, The First Mobster To Expose The Mafia’s Darkest Secrets

The Mafia had operated with near-immunity until Joe Valachi spilled his guts to the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Justice Department, the FBI, and on a radio broadcast.

By Carly Silver • Jul 8, 2019

Meet Joe Valachi, The First Mobster To Expose The Mafia’s Darkest Secrets

The Mafia had operated with near-immunity until Joe Valachi spilled his guts to the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Justice Department, the FBI, and on a radio broadcast.

By Carly Silver • July 8, 2019

Naked Woman Claiming To Be The Devil Invades Home And Attacks Family

It was the Lewis family's first night in their new home when they were accosted by a naked intruder with black eyes and "the strength of four grown men."

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 8, 2019

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Naked Woman Claiming To Be The Devil Invades Home And Attacks Family

It was the Lewis family's first night in their new home when they were accosted by a naked intruder with black eyes and "the strength of four grown men."

By Marco Margaritoff • July 8, 2019