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Crime Author Liu Yongbiao Was Just Sentenced To Death — For The Murders That Inspired His Works

For 22 years, Liu Yongbiao got away with murder while writing novels inspired by those murders. Then the police tricked him into giving himself up.

By Bernadette Deron • Aug 1, 2018

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Crime Author Liu Yongbiao Was Just Sentenced To Death — For The Murders That Inspired His Works

For 22 years, Liu Yongbiao got away with murder while writing novels inspired by those murders. Then the police tricked him into giving himself up.

By Bernadette Deron • August 1, 2018

Polar Bear Shot And Killed After Tourists Encroach On Remote Territory

These cruise line sightseers moved into the bears' turf. And when one bear attacked an armed guard, another guard shot the bear dead.

By Caroline Redmond • Jul 31, 2018

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Polar Bear Shot And Killed After Tourists Encroach On Remote Territory

These cruise line sightseers moved into the bears' turf. And when one bear attacked an armed guard, another guard shot the bear dead.

By Caroline Redmond • July 31, 2018

Serial Killer Electrocutes Himself To Death During Prison Sex Act Gone Wrong

"He removed a cable from his bedside table lamp. Then he wound it around his nipples..."

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 26, 2018

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Serial Killer Electrocutes Himself To Death During Prison Sex Act Gone Wrong

"He removed a cable from his bedside table lamp. Then he wound it around his nipples..."

By Kara Goldfarb • July 26, 2018

The Forgotten Story Of Giuseppe Di Matteo, A Boy Dissolved In Acid By The Mafia

After his father agreed to testify against the Mafia, Giuseppe Di Matteo was tortured by gangsters for two years before being murdered.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 26, 2018

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The Forgotten Story Of Giuseppe Di Matteo, A Boy Dissolved In Acid By The Mafia

After his father agreed to testify against the Mafia, Giuseppe Di Matteo was tortured by gangsters for two years before being murdered.

By Kara Goldfarb • July 26, 2018

The Murders That Caused A Town To Change Its Name – And Inspired An Angelina Jolie Movie

The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders rocked a small southern California town in the late 1920s – and led to the hanging of Gordon Northcott.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 18, 2018

The Murders That Caused A Town To Change Its Name – And Inspired An Angelina Jolie Movie

The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders rocked a small southern California town in the late 1920s – and led to the hanging of Gordon Northcott.

By Gina Dimuro • July 18, 2018

Woman Eats Acquaintance’s Nose After She Refuses To Give Her Cigarettes And Alcohol

"I don't have a nose. I'm 28 years-old and I don't have a nose anymore."

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 17, 2018

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Woman Eats Acquaintance’s Nose After She Refuses To Give Her Cigarettes And Alcohol

"I don't have a nose. I'm 28 years-old and I don't have a nose anymore."

By Kara Goldfarb • July 17, 2018

Serhiy Tkach Killed Dozens Of Girls Just Like Her — Then She Married Him

Russian serial killer Serhiy Tkach raped and murdered at least 37 women and girls in Ukraine from 1980 to 2005. And then one girl married him.

By Wyatt Redd • Jul 17, 2018

Serhiy Tkach Killed Dozens Of Girls Just Like Her — Then She Married Him

Russian serial killer Serhiy Tkach raped and murdered at least 37 women and girls in Ukraine from 1980 to 2005. And then one girl married him.

By Wyatt Redd • July 17, 2018

ABSCAM, Mel Weinberg, And The Real Story Behind ‘American Hustle’

How the daring 1970s FBI sting known as ABSCAM employed con man Mel Weinberg to take down corrupt politicians.

By William DeLong • Jul 16, 2018

ABSCAM, Mel Weinberg, And The Real Story Behind ‘American Hustle’

How the daring 1970s FBI sting known as ABSCAM employed con man Mel Weinberg to take down corrupt politicians.

By William DeLong • July 16, 2018

How A Small Texas Town Paid A Conman A Ton Of Money To Build “The World’s Littlest Skyscraper”

J.D. McMahon promised Wichita Falls a skyscraper befitting the prospering boom town. Unknown to townspeople, the con man drew up blueprints for a building 480 inches tall, instead of the 480 feet he promised.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jul 15, 2018

How A Small Texas Town Paid A Conman A Ton Of Money To Build “The World’s Littlest Skyscraper”

J.D. McMahon promised Wichita Falls a skyscraper befitting the prospering boom town. Unknown to townspeople, the con man drew up blueprints for a building 480 inches tall, instead of the 480 feet he promised.

By Aimee Lamoureux • July 15, 2018

Giuseppe Zangara Tried To Shoot FDR — But Missed And Killed Another Powerful Politician Instead

Giuseppe Zangara was an unemployed bricklayer unwilling to wait for President-Elect FDR to take office to blame him for his problems.

By William DeLong • Jul 13, 2018

Giuseppe Zangara Tried To Shoot FDR — But Missed And Killed Another Powerful Politician Instead

Giuseppe Zangara was an unemployed bricklayer unwilling to wait for President-Elect FDR to take office to blame him for his problems.

By William DeLong • July 13, 2018