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The Unhinged Story Of Stratton Oakmont, The ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Firm That Defrauded Investors Out Of Millions

Jordan Belfort and Danny Porush founded Stratton Oakmont in 1989, but the Long Island brokerage firm was more like a "fraternity" than a workplace, with wild parties, rampant drug use, and even company-provided sex workers.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 12, 2025

The Unhinged Story Of Stratton Oakmont, The ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ Firm That Defrauded Investors Out Of Millions

Jordan Belfort and Danny Porush founded Stratton Oakmont in 1989, but the Long Island brokerage firm was more like a "fraternity" than a workplace, with wild parties, rampant drug use, and even company-provided sex workers.

By Austin Harvey • January 12, 2025

Texas High School Cheerleader Faces Animal Cruelty Charges After Allegedly Poisoning Her Rival’s Show Goat

Aubrey Vanlandingham reportedly poisoned a six-month-old goat named Willie by force-feeding him pesticides because she thought his 15-year-old owner was a "cheater."

By Amber Morgan • Jan 7, 2025

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Texas High School Cheerleader Faces Animal Cruelty Charges After Allegedly Poisoning Her Rival’s Show Goat

Aubrey Vanlandingham reportedly poisoned a six-month-old goat named Willie by force-feeding him pesticides because she thought his 15-year-old owner was a "cheater."

By Amber Morgan • January 7, 2025

The Short Life Of Carl Switzer, The Actor Best Known For Playing Alfalfa On ‘Our Gang’

A child star turned dog breeder and trainer, Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer was fatally shot in 1959 at age 31 — over a dispute concerning a lost dog.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 6, 2025

The Short Life Of Carl Switzer, The Actor Best Known For Playing Alfalfa On ‘Our Gang’

A child star turned dog breeder and trainer, Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer was fatally shot in 1959 at age 31 — over a dispute concerning a lost dog.

By Amber Morgan • January 6, 2025

The Disturbing Story Of Abigail Williams, The 12-Year-Old Girl Who Helped Start The Salem Witch Trials

Abigail Williams was one of the first people "afflicted" during the Salem Witch Trials and went on to accuse 57 people of witchcraft. Then, she mysteriously vanished from the historical record.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jan 5, 2025

The Disturbing Story Of Abigail Williams, The 12-Year-Old Girl Who Helped Start The Salem Witch Trials

Abigail Williams was one of the first people "afflicted" during the Salem Witch Trials and went on to accuse 57 people of witchcraft. Then, she mysteriously vanished from the historical record.

By Kara Goldfarb • January 5, 2025

The Wild Story Of Morgan Earp, From The Gunfight At The O.K. Corral To His Murder In Tombstone

An Old West lawman, Morgan Earp was a participant in the infamous O.K. Corral shootout, and his assassination in 1882 marked a tragic moment in the violent conflict between the Earp family and their enemies in Tombstone, Arizona.

By Amber Morgan • Jan 3, 2025

The Wild Story Of Morgan Earp, From The Gunfight At The O.K. Corral To His Murder In Tombstone

An Old West lawman, Morgan Earp was a participant in the infamous O.K. Corral shootout, and his assassination in 1882 marked a tragic moment in the violent conflict between the Earp family and their enemies in Tombstone, Arizona.

By Amber Morgan • January 3, 2025

The Shocking Case Of John Leonard Orr, The Arson Investigator Who Secretly Set Fires Across California For Years

John Orr is suspected of setting some 2,000 fires in the 1980s and 1990s in California, many of which he investigated as a fire captain and arson investigator.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 3, 2025

The Shocking Case Of John Leonard Orr, The Arson Investigator Who Secretly Set Fires Across California For Years

John Orr is suspected of setting some 2,000 fires in the 1980s and 1990s in California, many of which he investigated as a fire captain and arson investigator.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 3, 2025

The Tragic Story Of Lindy Chamberlain, The Woman Behind The ‘Dingo Ate My Baby’ Case

While the line "a dingo ate my baby" became an international punchline, it actually comes from a heartbreaking case in which an Australian woman was wrongfully convicted of murder after a dingo killed her child.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 2, 2025

The Tragic Story Of Lindy Chamberlain, The Woman Behind The ‘Dingo Ate My Baby’ Case

While the line "a dingo ate my baby" became an international punchline, it actually comes from a heartbreaking case in which an Australian woman was wrongfully convicted of murder after a dingo killed her child.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 2, 2025

How Did Grigori Rasputin Die? Inside The Grisly Murder Of The Mad Monk

Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin was murdered on December 30, 1916 — but he only died after being poisoned, shot, and thrown into the freezing Neva River.

By Andrew Milne • Jan 1, 2025

How Did Grigori Rasputin Die? Inside The Grisly Murder Of The Mad Monk

Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin was murdered on December 30, 1916 — but he only died after being poisoned, shot, and thrown into the freezing Neva River.

By Andrew Milne • January 1, 2025

Inside The Bloody Battle Of Alcatraz, The Prison Escape Attempt That Ended In Five Deaths

Over the course of 48 hours in May 1946, a group of Alcatraz inmates overpowered the guards and stole their guns — then unsuccessfully tried to shoot their way out of the prison.

By Rivy Lyon • Dec 27, 2024

Inside The Bloody Battle Of Alcatraz, The Prison Escape Attempt That Ended In Five Deaths

Over the course of 48 hours in May 1946, a group of Alcatraz inmates overpowered the guards and stole their guns — then unsuccessfully tried to shoot their way out of the prison.

By Rivy Lyon • December 27, 2024

Judge Holden Is One Of Literature’s Most Terrifying Villains — But Was He A Real Person?

Historians debate whether or not Judge Holden ever really existed, but the Blood Meridian antagonist was said to have been the most ruthless member of the Glanton gang of scalp hunters that roamed Mexico and the American Southwest in the mid-1800s.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 27, 2024

Judge Holden Is One Of Literature’s Most Terrifying Villains — But Was He A Real Person?

Historians debate whether or not Judge Holden ever really existed, but the Blood Meridian antagonist was said to have been the most ruthless member of the Glanton gang of scalp hunters that roamed Mexico and the American Southwest in the mid-1800s.

By Austin Harvey • December 27, 2024