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The Sad Origins Of Why We Tell Children Not To Take Candy From Strangers

Learn about the real-life tragedy of Charley Ross that inspired the phrase "Don't take candy from strangers."

By Abby Norman • Jul 4, 2016

The Sad Origins Of Why We Tell Children Not To Take Candy From Strangers

Learn about the real-life tragedy of Charley Ross that inspired the phrase "Don't take candy from strangers."

By Abby Norman • July 4, 2016

Three Of The Most Ruthless, Powerful Gangsters Alive Today

Al Capone was pretty bad, but modern prohibition and global terrorism have bred a new crop of infamous gangsters that would have him running for cover.

By Richard Stockton • Jun 16, 2016

Three Of The Most Ruthless, Powerful Gangsters Alive Today

Al Capone was pretty bad, but modern prohibition and global terrorism have bred a new crop of infamous gangsters that would have him running for cover.

By Richard Stockton • June 16, 2016

New Technology Takes Aims At Poachers

Google and the World Wildlife Fund have teamed up to use some very cool technology to thwart some very ruthless animal poachers in Africa and Asia. Poaching and illegal wildlife trading, particularly in Africa, threaten countless species. Despite decades of conservation efforts, these criminal acts are only growing (rhinos, for...

By All That's Interesting • Jun 13, 2016

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New Technology Takes Aims At Poachers

Google and the World Wildlife Fund have teamed up to use some very cool technology to thwart some very ruthless animal poachers in Africa and Asia. Poaching and illegal wildlife trading, particularly in Africa, threaten countless species. Despite decades of conservation efforts, these criminal acts are only growing (rhinos, for...

By All That's Interesting • June 13, 2016

The Chilling Story Of The Chichijima Incident, When U.S. Airmen Were Killed And Cannibalized By Japanese Soldiers

The Chichijima Incident took place in the Bonin Islands in September 1944, and only one of the nine airmen — future president George H.W. Bush — survived.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 12, 2016

The Chilling Story Of The Chichijima Incident, When U.S. Airmen Were Killed And Cannibalized By Japanese Soldiers

The Chichijima Incident took place in the Bonin Islands in September 1944, and only one of the nine airmen — future president George H.W. Bush — survived.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 12, 2016

Weegee Photos Of Post-Prohibition NYC Gang Wars

Weegee, the world's first paparazzo, documented the brutality of New York's gang wars of the 1930s and 1940s like no one before or since.

By Savannah Cox • Jun 10, 2016

Weegee Photos Of Post-Prohibition NYC Gang Wars

Weegee, the world's first paparazzo, documented the brutality of New York's gang wars of the 1930s and 1940s like no one before or since.

By Savannah Cox • June 10, 2016

This 24-Year-Old Schoolteacher Who Had Sex With Her 13-Year-Old Student

Here's everything we know so far about the affair between 24-year-old Houston schoolteacher Alexandria Vera and her 13-year-old student.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 2, 2016

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This 24-Year-Old Schoolteacher Who Had Sex With Her 13-Year-Old Student

Here's everything we know so far about the affair between 24-year-old Houston schoolteacher Alexandria Vera and her 13-year-old student.

By All That's Interesting • June 2, 2016

Indonesia Approves Chemical Castration, Death Penalty For Sex Offenders Targeting Children

Indonesia's president has now approved the use of chemical castration and death in cases against sex offenders who target children.

By John Kuroski • May 26, 2016

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Indonesia Approves Chemical Castration, Death Penalty For Sex Offenders Targeting Children

Indonesia's president has now approved the use of chemical castration and death in cases against sex offenders who target children.

By John Kuroski • May 26, 2016

Private Prisons: American Slavery, Under New Management

With U.S. crime down yet prisoners up, and private prisons raking in billions off their labor, it's becoming increasingly clear that American slavery has returned with a new name.

By John Kuroski • May 5, 2016

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Private Prisons: American Slavery, Under New Management

With U.S. crime down yet prisoners up, and private prisons raking in billions off their labor, it's becoming increasingly clear that American slavery has returned with a new name.

By John Kuroski • May 5, 2016

The Gruesome Crimes Of Hans Schmidt, The Only Catholic Priest Ever Executed In US History

Hans Schmidt illegally married, impregnated, and then brutally murdered and dismembered his mistress. For that crime, he was eventually executed via electrocution, and to this day is the only Catholic priest ever executed in the United States. Turns out, the murder he was caught for was only the tip of the iceberg.

By Nickolaus Hines • Apr 22, 2016

The Gruesome Crimes Of Hans Schmidt, The Only Catholic Priest Ever Executed In US History

Hans Schmidt illegally married, impregnated, and then brutally murdered and dismembered his mistress. For that crime, he was eventually executed via electrocution, and to this day is the only Catholic priest ever executed in the United States. Turns out, the murder he was caught for was only the tip of the iceberg.

By Nickolaus Hines • April 22, 2016

In Spain, A Criminal Ring Of Nuns And Doctors Stole Hundreds Of Thousands Of Babies During THe Franco Era

Throughout much of 20th century Spain, a criminal network of doctors and nuns stole anywhere from 40,000 to 300,000 babies from their mothers at birth, constituting one of the most horrific yet least known events of the Franco dictatorship.

By Teresa Cantero • Apr 21, 2016

In Spain, A Criminal Ring Of Nuns And Doctors Stole Hundreds Of Thousands Of Babies During THe Franco Era

Throughout much of 20th century Spain, a criminal network of doctors and nuns stole anywhere from 40,000 to 300,000 babies from their mothers at birth, constituting one of the most horrific yet least known events of the Franco dictatorship.

By Teresa Cantero • April 21, 2016

The Five Most Terrifying Prisons On The Planet

From physical abuse and disease to severe overcrowding and gang violence, the following five terrifying pits of chaos and despair are the worst prisons in the world.

By Briana Jones • Apr 1, 2016

The Five Most Terrifying Prisons On The Planet

From physical abuse and disease to severe overcrowding and gang violence, the following five terrifying pits of chaos and despair are the worst prisons in the world.

By Briana Jones • April 1, 2016

Hatchets And Blood: Scenes And Stories From The Deadliest Street In The United States

How New York City's Doyers Street became the deadliest street in American history, known forever as The Bloody Angle.

By Nickolaus Hines • Mar 23, 2016

Hatchets And Blood: Scenes And Stories From The Deadliest Street In The United States

How New York City's Doyers Street became the deadliest street in American history, known forever as The Bloody Angle.

By Nickolaus Hines • March 23, 2016