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What Does Human Meat Taste Like? Stomach-Churning Anecdotes From Notorious Cannibals

Human flesh is technically considered red meat, and most cannibals say it tastes like pork with a consistency of beef — though others have compared it to everything from raw tuna to roast turkey.

By William DeLong • May 4, 2024

What Does Human Meat Taste Like? Stomach-Churning Anecdotes From Notorious Cannibals

Human flesh is technically considered red meat, and most cannibals say it tastes like pork with a consistency of beef — though others have compared it to everything from raw tuna to roast turkey.

By William DeLong • May 4, 2024

Tony Accardo Led The Chicago Mafia For Decades — And Somehow Avoided Prison

Tony Accardo's criminal career spanned eight decades as he went from street thug to succeeding Al Capone as boss of the Chicago Outfit — and only spent a single night in jail.

By Tim Brinkhof • May 3, 2024

Tony Accardo Led The Chicago Mafia For Decades — And Somehow Avoided Prison

Tony Accardo's criminal career spanned eight decades as he went from street thug to succeeding Al Capone as boss of the Chicago Outfit — and only spent a single night in jail.

By Tim Brinkhof • May 3, 2024

The Golden State Killer Case And The 40-Year Manhunt To Find Joseph DeAngelo

From 1974 to 1986, an ex-cop named Joseph DeAngelo terrorized California as the Golden State Killer — and lived a normal family life for decades before being caught.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 3, 2024

The Golden State Killer Case And The 40-Year Manhunt To Find Joseph DeAngelo

From 1974 to 1986, an ex-cop named Joseph DeAngelo terrorized California as the Golden State Killer — and lived a normal family life for decades before being caught.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 3, 2024

The Story Of Pearl Hart, The Gunslinging Bandit Queen Of The Old West

A cross-dressing, cigar-smoking outlaw, Pearl Hart became a media sensation after she robbed a stagecoach, cementing her place as one of Arizona’s most notorious bandits.

By Genevieve Carlton • May 1, 2024

The Story Of Pearl Hart, The Gunslinging Bandit Queen Of The Old West

A cross-dressing, cigar-smoking outlaw, Pearl Hart became a media sensation after she robbed a stagecoach, cementing her place as one of Arizona’s most notorious bandits.

By Genevieve Carlton • May 1, 2024

‘Midtown Jane Doe’ Has Finally Been Identified 50 Years After Her Murder

"Midtown Jane Doe," a body found encased in a cement floor in a Hell's Kitchen building in 2003, has officially been identified as 16-year-old Patricia Kathleen McGlone.

By Amber Morgan • May 1, 2024

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‘Midtown Jane Doe’ Has Finally Been Identified 50 Years After Her Murder

"Midtown Jane Doe," a body found encased in a cement floor in a Hell's Kitchen building in 2003, has officially been identified as 16-year-old Patricia Kathleen McGlone.

By Amber Morgan • May 1, 2024

The Bloody Rise And Fall Of Bugsy Siegel, From Murder Inc. Hitman To The Creation Of Las Vegas

Better known as "Bugsy," celebrity gangster Benjamin Siegel ran criminal rackets in New York and Los Angeles before creating Las Vegas as we know it.

By Austin Harvey • May 1, 2024

The Bloody Rise And Fall Of Bugsy Siegel, From Murder Inc. Hitman To The Creation Of Las Vegas

Better known as "Bugsy," celebrity gangster Benjamin Siegel ran criminal rackets in New York and Los Angeles before creating Las Vegas as we know it.

By Austin Harvey • May 1, 2024

Skeletons With Missing Hands And Feet Discovered Underneath The Home Of Nazi Leader Hermann Göring In Poland

Buried beneath the sprawling Wolf's Lair complex were the skeletons of three adults, a teenager, and a baby — but the details of their macabre deaths are still unclear.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 30, 2024

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Skeletons With Missing Hands And Feet Discovered Underneath The Home Of Nazi Leader Hermann Göring In Poland

Buried beneath the sprawling Wolf's Lair complex were the skeletons of three adults, a teenager, and a baby — but the details of their macabre deaths are still unclear.

By Austin Harvey • April 30, 2024

The Gruesome Crimes Of Peter Madsen, The Danish Inventor Who Dismembered Kim Wall

Go inside the chilling story of Peter Madsen, the entrepreneur-turned-murderer who killed Kim Wall aboard his submarine on August 10, 2017.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 29, 2024

The Gruesome Crimes Of Peter Madsen, The Danish Inventor Who Dismembered Kim Wall

Go inside the chilling story of Peter Madsen, the entrepreneur-turned-murderer who killed Kim Wall aboard his submarine on August 10, 2017.

By Austin Harvey • April 29, 2024

The Story Of Mickey Cohen, The Celebrity Gangster Who Ruled 1950s Los Angeles

Mickey Cohen succeeded Bugsy Siegel as the leader of L.A.'s criminal underground in the mid 1900s — and became a celebrity in the process.

By Wyatt Redd • Apr 29, 2024

The Story Of Mickey Cohen, The Celebrity Gangster Who Ruled 1950s Los Angeles

Mickey Cohen succeeded Bugsy Siegel as the leader of L.A.'s criminal underground in the mid 1900s — and became a celebrity in the process.

By Wyatt Redd • April 29, 2024

How Vito Genovese Became The Most Powerful Gangster In America — Before Inadvertently Crippling The Mafia Itself

Vito Genovese rose through New York's criminal underworld during Prohibition and eventually became a Mafia boss before the fallout of the Apalachin meeting ended his reign.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 28, 2024

How Vito Genovese Became The Most Powerful Gangster In America — Before Inadvertently Crippling The Mafia Itself

Vito Genovese rose through New York's criminal underworld during Prohibition and eventually became a Mafia boss before the fallout of the Apalachin meeting ended his reign.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 28, 2024