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How Margaux Hemingway Became ‘The Face Of A Generation’ Before Her Tragic Suicide At 42

The granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, Margaux Hemingway struggled with her fame after she became an overnight celebrity and the world's first million-dollar supermodel in the 1970s.

By Jessica O'Connor • Jun 5, 2022

How Margaux Hemingway Became ‘The Face Of A Generation’ Before Her Tragic Suicide At 42

The granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, Margaux Hemingway struggled with her fame after she became an overnight celebrity and the world's first million-dollar supermodel in the 1970s.

By Jessica O'Connor • June 5, 2022

Reinhard Heydrich: The Organizer Of The Holocaust Who Even Adolf Hitler Thought Was Cruel

Reinhard Heydrich had many nicknames: "the Blond Beast," "the Hangman," and "the Butcher of Prague" — but none of them quite captured just how ruthless he was.

By Mark Oliver • Jun 4, 2022

Reinhard Heydrich: The Organizer Of The Holocaust Who Even Adolf Hitler Thought Was Cruel

Reinhard Heydrich had many nicknames: "the Blond Beast," "the Hangman," and "the Butcher of Prague" — but none of them quite captured just how ruthless he was.

By Mark Oliver • June 4, 2022

Inside The Strange Journey Of Timothy Leary, From Harvard Professor To ‘The High Priest Of LSD’

An eccentric psychologist and researcher, Timothy Leary became an outspoken advocate of LSD in the 1960s — and introduced millions to psychedelic drugs.

By Leah Silverman • Jun 4, 2022

Inside The Strange Journey Of Timothy Leary, From Harvard Professor To ‘The High Priest Of LSD’

An eccentric psychologist and researcher, Timothy Leary became an outspoken advocate of LSD in the 1960s — and introduced millions to psychedelic drugs.

By Leah Silverman • June 4, 2022

Meet Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar, The Influencer Daughter Of El Chapo

Best known as Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's eldest daughter, Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar is also a businesswoman — who has capitalized on her drug lord father's name.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 2, 2022

Meet Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar, The Influencer Daughter Of El Chapo

Best known as Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's eldest daughter, Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán Salazar is also a businesswoman — who has capitalized on her drug lord father's name.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 2, 2022

‘The Devil Made Me Do It’: The True Story Of Murder And Alleged Demonic Possession That Inspired ‘The Conjuring 3’

While The Conjuring 3 may seem like pure fiction, it was actually inspired by true stories of exorcisms and murder in early 1980s Connecticut.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 2, 2022

‘The Devil Made Me Do It’: The True Story Of Murder And Alleged Demonic Possession That Inspired ‘The Conjuring 3’

While The Conjuring 3 may seem like pure fiction, it was actually inspired by true stories of exorcisms and murder in early 1980s Connecticut.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 2, 2022

The Tragic Story Of Aaliyah’s Death And The Plane Crash That Killed Her

On August 25, 2001, 22-year-old R&B singer Aaliyah died along with eight others when the private plane she had chartered to Miami crashed in the Bahamas.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 31, 2022

The Tragic Story Of Aaliyah’s Death And The Plane Crash That Killed Her

On August 25, 2001, 22-year-old R&B singer Aaliyah died along with eight others when the private plane she had chartered to Miami crashed in the Bahamas.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 31, 2022

This Jewish WW2 Refugee Just Reunited With Her Long-Lost Daughter — Who She Placed Up For Adoption In 1942

Gerda Cole was 18 years old when she left her newborn daughter in the care of another family. Against all odds, the pair reunited 80 years later.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 31, 2022

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This Jewish WW2 Refugee Just Reunited With Her Long-Lost Daughter — Who She Placed Up For Adoption In 1942

Gerda Cole was 18 years old when she left her newborn daughter in the care of another family. Against all odds, the pair reunited 80 years later.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 31, 2022

Meet Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, The Notorious ‘Chess Player’ Of The Cali Cartel

Under Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela's leadership, the Colombian Cali Cartel became a cocaine trafficking empire that outlasted even Pablo Escobar's cartel.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 31, 2022

Meet Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, The Notorious ‘Chess Player’ Of The Cali Cartel

Under Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela's leadership, the Colombian Cali Cartel became a cocaine trafficking empire that outlasted even Pablo Escobar's cartel.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 31, 2022

Drew Peterson: The Chicago Cop Who Killed His Third Wife — And Whose Fourth Wife Went Missing

When Drew Peterson's ex-wife Kathleen Savio turned up dead in 2004, it was ruled an accident — then his fourth wife Stacy Peterson vanished three years later.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 30, 2022

Drew Peterson: The Chicago Cop Who Killed His Third Wife — And Whose Fourth Wife Went Missing

When Drew Peterson's ex-wife Kathleen Savio turned up dead in 2004, it was ruled an accident — then his fourth wife Stacy Peterson vanished three years later.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 30, 2022

The Real Story Of Easy Company Only Hinted At In Band Of Brothers

One of the most famous U.S. Army units of World War II, Easy Company successfully battled Nazi forces on D-Day, liberated the Dachau concentration camp, and even raided Adolf Hitler's Eagle's Nest.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 30, 2022

The Real Story Of Easy Company Only Hinted At In Band Of Brothers

One of the most famous U.S. Army units of World War II, Easy Company successfully battled Nazi forces on D-Day, liberated the Dachau concentration camp, and even raided Adolf Hitler's Eagle's Nest.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 30, 2022