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Inside The Disturbing Story Of Victor Salva, Hollywood Film Director And Convicted Pedophile

Victor Salva is best known as the writer and director of the Jeepers Creepers films, but a decade before the first of those was released, he spent 15 months in prison for molesting 12-year-old actor Nathan Forrest Winters on the set of his film Clownhouse.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 19, 2024

Inside The Disturbing Story Of Victor Salva, Hollywood Film Director And Convicted Pedophile

Victor Salva is best known as the writer and director of the Jeepers Creepers films, but a decade before the first of those was released, he spent 15 months in prison for molesting 12-year-old actor Nathan Forrest Winters on the set of his film Clownhouse.

By Austin Harvey • December 19, 2024

The Bizarre Story Of Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, The Woman Who Masterminded The Pizza Bomber Bank Robbery

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong is best known for her role in the chilling plot to strap a bomb to a pizza deliveryman and force him to rob a Pennsylvania bank in 2003, but she also murdered two of her boyfriends — and stuffed one in a freezer.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 19, 2024

The Bizarre Story Of Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, The Woman Who Masterminded The Pizza Bomber Bank Robbery

Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong is best known for her role in the chilling plot to strap a bomb to a pizza deliveryman and force him to rob a Pennsylvania bank in 2003, but she also murdered two of her boyfriends — and stuffed one in a freezer.

By Austin Harvey • December 19, 2024

What Happened To Frank Morris? Inside The True Fate Of The Inmate Who Escaped From Alcatraz In 1962

Frank Morris was a career criminal who became one of only three people to ever successfully break out of Alcatraz on June 11, 1962 — but he may have drowned in the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay before he made it to freedom.

By Rivy Lyon • Dec 17, 2024

What Happened To Frank Morris? Inside The True Fate Of The Inmate Who Escaped From Alcatraz In 1962

Frank Morris was a career criminal who became one of only three people to ever successfully break out of Alcatraz on June 11, 1962 — but he may have drowned in the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay before he made it to freedom.

By Rivy Lyon • December 17, 2024

Cristina Invernizzi, The Argentinian Model Who Became The Fourth Wife Of The ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’

Jordan Belfort and Cristina Invernizzi met while she was working as an actress in Mexico and he was visiting the country as a motivational speaker after his stint in prison for securities fraud and money laundering.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 17, 2024

Cristina Invernizzi, The Argentinian Model Who Became The Fourth Wife Of The ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’

Jordan Belfort and Cristina Invernizzi met while she was working as an actress in Mexico and he was visiting the country as a motivational speaker after his stint in prison for securities fraud and money laundering.

By Austin Harvey • December 17, 2024

Lloyd Avery II, The ‘Boyz n the Hood’ Actor Who Became A Real-Life Killer

After famously playing the character who shot Ricky Baker in the 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood," Lloyd Avery II was found guilty of killing two people over a drug debt in 1999.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 16, 2024

Lloyd Avery II, The ‘Boyz n the Hood’ Actor Who Became A Real-Life Killer

After famously playing the character who shot Ricky Baker in the 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood," Lloyd Avery II was found guilty of killing two people over a drug debt in 1999.

By Amber Morgan • December 16, 2024

The Blood-Soaked Story Of Thomas Pitera, The Bonanno Family Mobster Known As ‘Tommy Karate’

Martial arts master Thomas Pitera was a deadly Mafia hitman who killed — and dismembered — up to 60 victims throughout the 1970s and '80s.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 16, 2024

The Blood-Soaked Story Of Thomas Pitera, The Bonanno Family Mobster Known As ‘Tommy Karate’

Martial arts master Thomas Pitera was a deadly Mafia hitman who killed — and dismembered — up to 60 victims throughout the 1970s and '80s.

By Austin Harvey • December 16, 2024

Wanda Holloway, The ‘Pom Pom Mom’ Who Hired A Hitman To Kill The Mother Of Her Daughter’s Cheerleading Rival

Outraged that her daughter Shanna hadn't made the cheerleading team two years in a row, Texas mom Wanda Holloway hired a hitman in 1991 to try and kill the mother of Shanna's rival — in the hopes of making room for Shanna on the team.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 15, 2024

Wanda Holloway, The ‘Pom Pom Mom’ Who Hired A Hitman To Kill The Mother Of Her Daughter’s Cheerleading Rival

Outraged that her daughter Shanna hadn't made the cheerleading team two years in a row, Texas mom Wanda Holloway hired a hitman in 1991 to try and kill the mother of Shanna's rival — in the hopes of making room for Shanna on the team.

By Amber Morgan • December 15, 2024

The Sad Story Of Keith Papini, The Ex-Husband Of Kidnapping Hoaxer Sherri Papini

When Sherri Papini vanished from her Redding, California neighborhood in November 2016, Keith Papini led the search to find his wife — but even though she later returned and claimed to have been kidnapped, it was all a lie.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 14, 2024

The Sad Story Of Keith Papini, The Ex-Husband Of Kidnapping Hoaxer Sherri Papini

When Sherri Papini vanished from her Redding, California neighborhood in November 2016, Keith Papini led the search to find his wife — but even though she later returned and claimed to have been kidnapped, it was all a lie.

By Amber Morgan • December 14, 2024

The Little-Known Story Of Victoria DiGiorgio Gotti, The Devoted Wife Of Mafia Boss John Gotti

Victoria DiGiorgio Gotti stood by her infamous husband's side throughout his bloody rise to the top of the Gambino crime family, raising their five children while he spent years at a time behind bars.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 12, 2024

The Little-Known Story Of Victoria DiGiorgio Gotti, The Devoted Wife Of Mafia Boss John Gotti

Victoria DiGiorgio Gotti stood by her infamous husband's side throughout his bloody rise to the top of the Gambino crime family, raising their five children while he spent years at a time behind bars.

By Austin Harvey • December 12, 2024

The Twisted Tale Of How Elvis Impersonator Paul Kevin Curtis Was Framed For Trying To Poison President Obama

Paul Kevin Curtis of Tupelo, Mississippi, was known for his eccentric personality and bizarre conspiracy theories, then he made national headlines in April 2013 when he was arrested for allegedly mailing deadly ricin to President Barack Obama — but he was framed by a rival named Everett Dutschke.

By Austin Harvey • Dec 10, 2024

The Twisted Tale Of How Elvis Impersonator Paul Kevin Curtis Was Framed For Trying To Poison President Obama

Paul Kevin Curtis of Tupelo, Mississippi, was known for his eccentric personality and bizarre conspiracy theories, then he made national headlines in April 2013 when he was arrested for allegedly mailing deadly ricin to President Barack Obama — but he was framed by a rival named Everett Dutschke.

By Austin Harvey • December 10, 2024