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Sandra Herold Raised Her Pet Chimp Travis Like A Son — Then He Brutally Mauled Her Friend Charla Nash

In February 2009, Sandra Herold called her friend Charla Nash to help her round up her agitated chimp, Travis, and bring him back into the house. Instead, Travis viciously attacked Nash, tearing off her eyelids, nose, jaw, lips, scalp, and hands.

By Amber Morgan May 20, 2024

Sandra Herold Raised Her Pet Chimp Travis Like A Son — Then He Brutally Mauled Her Friend Charla Nash

By Amber Morgan May 20, 2024

Who Is Jeffrey Dahmer? Inside The Crimes Of The ‘Milwaukee Cannibal’

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 boys and men between 1978 and his capture in 1991 — then fellow inmate Christopher Scarver beat him to death in 1994.

By Kaleena Fraga May 20, 2024

Who Is Jeffrey Dahmer? Inside The Crimes Of The ‘Milwaukee Cannibal’

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 boys and men between 1978 and his capture in 1991 — then fellow inmate Christopher Scarver beat him to death in 1994.

By Kaleena Fraga May 20, 2024

Eliot Ness, The ‘Untouchable’ Lawman Who Took On Al Capone

Working in Chicago during Prohibition, Eliot Ness served in a special police division nicknamed the "Untouchables" that put Al Capone in prison for tax evasion.

By Morgan Dunn May 19, 2024

Eliot Ness, The ‘Untouchable’ Lawman Who Took On Al Capone

Working in Chicago during Prohibition, Eliot Ness served in a special police division nicknamed the "Untouchables" that put Al Capone in prison for tax evasion.

By Morgan Dunn May 19, 2024

The Gruesome History Of The Gibbet, The 18th-Century Execution Method Used To Scare Potential Criminals

Also known as "hanging in chains," gibbeting often involved locking criminals in human-shaped cages and hanging them up in public areas as a warning to others.

By All That's Interesting May 18, 2024

The Gruesome History Of The Gibbet, The 18th-Century Execution Method Used To Scare Potential Criminals

Also known as "hanging in chains," gibbeting often involved locking criminals in human-shaped cages and hanging them up in public areas as a warning to others.

By All That's Interesting May 18, 2024

Sarra Gilbert, The Schizophrenic Woman Who Drowned Her Puppy And Stabbed Her Mom 227 Times

Sarra Gilbert's vicious murder of her mother, Mari Gilbert, came five years after her sister Shannan was found dead — possibly at the hands of the Long Island Serial Killer.

By Rivy Lyon May 18, 2024

Sarra Gilbert, The Schizophrenic Woman Who Drowned Her Puppy And Stabbed Her Mom 227 Times

Sarra Gilbert's vicious murder of her mother, Mari Gilbert, came five years after her sister Shannan was found dead — possibly at the hands of the Long Island Serial Killer.

By Rivy Lyon May 18, 2024

An Algerian Man Who Disappeared At Age 19 In 1998 Has Just Been Discovered Alive In His Neighbor’s Basement

Omar Bin Omran, now 45, has allegedly been held captive by the neighbor the whole time he's been missing.

By Amber Morgan May 16, 2024

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An Algerian Man Who Disappeared At Age 19 In 1998 Has Just Been Discovered Alive In His Neighbor’s Basement

Omar Bin Omran, now 45, has allegedly been held captive by the neighbor the whole time he's been missing.

By Amber Morgan May 16, 2024

Sam Giancana: Chicago Godfather, CIA Collaborator, And The Man Who May Have Put JFK In The White House

Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana aided a CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro, allegedly helped assassinate President Kennedy, and may have been with Marilyn Monroe on her last night alive.

By Carly Silver May 16, 2024

Sam Giancana: Chicago Godfather, CIA Collaborator, And The Man Who May Have Put JFK In The White House

Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana aided a CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro, allegedly helped assassinate President Kennedy, and may have been with Marilyn Monroe on her last night alive.

By Carly Silver May 16, 2024

Nathan Leopold, The Teen Prodigy Who Turned To Murder In An Attempt To Commit The ‘Perfect Crime’

In May 1924, Nathan Leopold and his friend Richard Loeb kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks just to see if they could get away with it — then Leopold dropped his eyeglasses at the scene of the crime.

By Amber Morgan May 14, 2024