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Shawn Grate, The ‘House Of Horrors’ Killer Who Terrorized Ohio

Known as a "nice guy" who was able to charm countless women, Shawn Grate was eventually revealed to be a brutal killer who murdered at least five victims.

By Danielle Tinning • Sep 1, 2023

Shawn Grate, The ‘House Of Horrors’ Killer Who Terrorized Ohio

Known as a "nice guy" who was able to charm countless women, Shawn Grate was eventually revealed to be a brutal killer who murdered at least five victims.

By Danielle Tinning • September 1, 2023

The True Story Of Billy The Kid, The Most Notorious Outlaw Of The Wild West

Born in 1859 and shot dead at the age of just 21, Billy the Kid may have lived a short life, but it was filled with some of the most storied exploits of the Old West.

By Richard Stockton • Sep 1, 2023

The True Story Of Billy The Kid, The Most Notorious Outlaw Of The Wild West

Born in 1859 and shot dead at the age of just 21, Billy the Kid may have lived a short life, but it was filled with some of the most storied exploits of the Old West.

By Richard Stockton • September 1, 2023

The Chilling Story Of Mary Bell, The 10-Year-Old Murderer Who Strangled Two Boys

Serial killer Mary Bell was 11 years old when she was sentenced to life in prison for killing two toddlers in 1968 — but she now lives in anonymity after being freed just 12 years later.

By Leah Silverman • Sep 1, 2023

The Chilling Story Of Mary Bell, The 10-Year-Old Murderer Who Strangled Two Boys

Serial killer Mary Bell was 11 years old when she was sentenced to life in prison for killing two toddlers in 1968 — but she now lives in anonymity after being freed just 12 years later.

By Leah Silverman • September 1, 2023

The Grisly Legend Of Xipe Totec, The Mesoamerican God Of Human Flaying

Ceremonies honoring Xipe Totec were often brutal, involving human sacrifices and skinning of corpses, but the deity was also revered as a god of spring and rebirth, with the human skin seen as merely the husk that harbored the seed of life within.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 31, 2023

The Grisly Legend Of Xipe Totec, The Mesoamerican God Of Human Flaying

Ceremonies honoring Xipe Totec were often brutal, involving human sacrifices and skinning of corpses, but the deity was also revered as a god of spring and rebirth, with the human skin seen as merely the husk that harbored the seed of life within.

By Austin Harvey • August 31, 2023

The Complicated Story Of Pocahontas’ Son Thomas Rolfe, A Man Caught Between Two Worlds

Thomas Rolfe was born in the New World in 1615 to Pocahontas and John Rolfe, and while much of his life is left to speculation, historic records and Native American oral traditions paint a conflicting picture of him.

By Amber Morgan • Aug 31, 2023

The Complicated Story Of Pocahontas’ Son Thomas Rolfe, A Man Caught Between Two Worlds

Thomas Rolfe was born in the New World in 1615 to Pocahontas and John Rolfe, and while much of his life is left to speculation, historic records and Native American oral traditions paint a conflicting picture of him.

By Amber Morgan • August 31, 2023

Archaeologists Exhume ‘Very Peculiar’ 3,000-Year-Old Tomb Of ‘Priest Of Pacopampa’ In Peru

Researchers in the Peruvian Andes uncovered the tomb of a skeleton buried 3,000 years ago — and they believe it may have been an elite religious leader for the area’s temples.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • Aug 31, 2023

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Archaeologists Exhume ‘Very Peculiar’ 3,000-Year-Old Tomb Of ‘Priest Of Pacopampa’ In Peru

Researchers in the Peruvian Andes uncovered the tomb of a skeleton buried 3,000 years ago — and they believe it may have been an elite religious leader for the area’s temples.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • August 31, 2023

Stone Human ‘Effigies’ Unearthed At An Aztec Temple Were Likely Looted In Battle And Buried As Offerings

Archaeologists discovered the figures in a hidden cache buried at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City, the main temple of what was once the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.

By Austin Harvey • Aug 31, 2023

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Stone Human ‘Effigies’ Unearthed At An Aztec Temple Were Likely Looted In Battle And Buried As Offerings

Archaeologists discovered the figures in a hidden cache buried at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City, the main temple of what was once the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.

By Austin Harvey • August 31, 2023

What Happened When Jesus Was Crucified? Here’s What The Historical Evidence Says

Described in the New Testament of the Bible and other ancient sources, the death of Jesus Christ was a truly agonizing affair.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 30, 2023

What Happened When Jesus Was Crucified? Here’s What The Historical Evidence Says

Described in the New Testament of the Bible and other ancient sources, the death of Jesus Christ was a truly agonizing affair.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 30, 2023

Jewish Ritual Bath Found Beneath A Strip Club In Poland Is A ‘Time Capsule’ From Before World War II

The mikveh likely dates back to before World War II, when the Polish town of Chmielnik had a thriving Jewish community.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • Aug 30, 2023

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Jewish Ritual Bath Found Beneath A Strip Club In Poland Is A ‘Time Capsule’ From Before World War II

The mikveh likely dates back to before World War II, when the Polish town of Chmielnik had a thriving Jewish community.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • August 30, 2023

A Suspect In The Cold Case Murder Of An Arizona Hiker Was Just Identified After 36 Years

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it's highly likely that Bryan Scott Bennett murdered Catherine "Cathy" Sposito on a hiking trail in Prescott, Arizona, in 1987.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 30, 2023

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A Suspect In The Cold Case Murder Of An Arizona Hiker Was Just Identified After 36 Years

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it's highly likely that Bryan Scott Bennett murdered Catherine "Cathy" Sposito on a hiking trail in Prescott, Arizona, in 1987.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 30, 2023