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How The Nuremberg Trials Attempted To Punish The Most Powerful Surviving Nazis For The Holocaust

Starting in November 1945, Allied forces presided over the Nuremberg trials in hopes of bringing high-ranking Nazis to justice — but millions of perpetrators evaded their grasp.

By Caroline Redmond Jan 7, 2022

How The Nuremberg Trials Attempted To Punish The Most Powerful Surviving Nazis For The Holocaust

Starting in November 1945, Allied forces presided over the Nuremberg trials in hopes of bringing high-ranking Nazis to justice — but millions of perpetrators evaded their grasp.

By Caroline Redmond January 7, 2022

Meet Anton LaVey, The Satanist Who Shocked 20th Century America

Following in the footsteps of British occultist Aleister Crowley, Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan with an impressive talent for showmanship.

By Marco Margaritoff Jan 6, 2022

Meet Anton LaVey, The Satanist Who Shocked 20th Century America

Following in the footsteps of British occultist Aleister Crowley, Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan with an impressive talent for showmanship.

By Marco Margaritoff January 6, 2022

Inside The Twisted Relationship Of Michelle Carter And Conrad Roy — And How It Ended In A Suicide

In 2014, Michelle Carter texted her boyfriend Conrad Roy to kill himself just before his suicide. About three years later, she was sentenced to prison for involuntary manslaughter.

By Marco Margaritoff Jan 6, 2022

Inside The Twisted Relationship Of Michelle Carter And Conrad Roy — And How It Ended In A Suicide

In 2014, Michelle Carter texted her boyfriend Conrad Roy to kill himself just before his suicide. About three years later, she was sentenced to prison for involuntary manslaughter.

By Marco Margaritoff January 6, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of Nicholas Markowitz, The Teenager Who Was Murdered Over His Brother’s Drug Debt

In 2000, drug dealers kidnapped Nicholas Markowitz and then partied with him for days before finally killing him outside of Santa Barbara, providing the chilling basis for the film "Alpha Dog."

By Marco Margaritoff Jan 5, 2022

The Disturbing Story Of Nicholas Markowitz, The Teenager Who Was Murdered Over His Brother’s Drug Debt

In 2000, drug dealers kidnapped Nicholas Markowitz and then partied with him for days before finally killing him outside of Santa Barbara, providing the chilling basis for the film "Alpha Dog."

By Marco Margaritoff January 5, 2022

Poop, Blood, And Punk Rock: Inside The Wild Life Of GG Allin

Known for both eating his own feces and mutilating himself on stage, GG Allin was perhaps the most shocking musician in history — until his dramatic death at just 36 in 1993.

By Katie Serena Jan 5, 2022

Poop, Blood, And Punk Rock: Inside The Wild Life Of GG Allin

Known for both eating his own feces and mutilating himself on stage, GG Allin was perhaps the most shocking musician in history — until his dramatic death at just 36 in 1993.

By Katie Serena January 5, 2022

The Story Of Belle Gunness, The Meat Cleaver-Wielding Serial Killer Of Turn-Of-The-Century Indiana

On a pig farm in La Porte, Indiana, Belle Gunness killed two of her husbands, a handful of single men, and several of her own children before mysteriously disappearing in 1908.

By Daniel Rennie Jan 5, 2022

The Story Of Belle Gunness, The Meat Cleaver-Wielding Serial Killer Of Turn-Of-The-Century Indiana

On a pig farm in La Porte, Indiana, Belle Gunness killed two of her husbands, a handful of single men, and several of her own children before mysteriously disappearing in 1908.

By Daniel Rennie January 5, 2022

The Twisted Story Of Austrian Serial Killer Jack Unterweger

Jack Unterweger went to prison for murder, then found fame as an author — before strangling several women to death in Austria and Los Angeles between 1990 and 1991.

By Mark Oliver Jan 3, 2022

The Twisted Story Of Austrian Serial Killer Jack Unterweger

Jack Unterweger went to prison for murder, then found fame as an author — before strangling several women to death in Austria and Los Angeles between 1990 and 1991.

By Mark Oliver January 3, 2022

The Wild Story Of Buck Barrow, Clyde Barrow’s Older Brother

After a life of petty crime and several attempts to go straight, Buck Barrow joined up with Bonnie and Clyde for just four months before he was mortally wounded by a gunshot to the head.

By Morgan Dunn Jan 3, 2022

The Wild Story Of Buck Barrow, Clyde Barrow’s Older Brother

After a life of petty crime and several attempts to go straight, Buck Barrow joined up with Bonnie and Clyde for just four months before he was mortally wounded by a gunshot to the head.

By Morgan Dunn January 3, 2022

The Story Of Bridget Deignan, The Immigrant Maid Who Was Hanged For A Murder She May Not Have Committed

In 1867, a poor Irish immigrant named Bridget Deignan was put to death for the murder of her boss, Mary Ellen Coriell — but here’s why some modern historians think she may have been unfairly blamed.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo Jan 3, 2022

The Story Of Bridget Deignan, The Immigrant Maid Who Was Hanged For A Murder She May Not Have Committed

By Bernadette Giacomazzo January 3, 2022

Gavrilo Princip: The Story Of The Serbian Nationalist Who Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand

On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip fired two shots that would change the course of history, sentencing 40 million to die in war while leaving the entire continent in tatters.

By Gina Dimuro Jan 3, 2022

Gavrilo Princip: The Story Of The Serbian Nationalist Who Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand

On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip fired two shots that would change the course of history, sentencing 40 million to die in war while leaving the entire continent in tatters.

By Gina Dimuro January 3, 2022