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A 101-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Was Just Convicted As An Accessory To Over 3,000 Murders

At the age of 101, Josef Schütz is the oldest person to ever stand trial for Nazi war crimes.

By Erik Hawkins • Jun 28, 2022

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A 101-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Was Just Convicted As An Accessory To Over 3,000 Murders

At the age of 101, Josef Schütz is the oldest person to ever stand trial for Nazi war crimes.

By Erik Hawkins • June 28, 2022

Have Scientists Just Uncovered Patient Zero For The Black Plague?

Using DNA and following a hunch, researchers have identified the earliest-known victims of the Black Death in a 14th-century graveyard in Kyrgyzstan.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 28, 2022

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Have Scientists Just Uncovered Patient Zero For The Black Plague?

Using DNA and following a hunch, researchers have identified the earliest-known victims of the Black Death in a 14th-century graveyard in Kyrgyzstan.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 28, 2022

Archaeologists Just Discovered The 2,000-Year-Old Remains Of A Tortoise And Her Egg Beneath A Destroyed Shop In Pompeii

The tortoise likely sought refuge beneath the shop to lay her eggs and probably perished before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 27, 2022

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Archaeologists Just Discovered The 2,000-Year-Old Remains Of A Tortoise And Her Egg Beneath A Destroyed Shop In Pompeii

The tortoise likely sought refuge beneath the shop to lay her eggs and probably perished before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 27, 2022

Gold Miners In Canada Just Unearthed The Most Well-Preserved Woolly Mammoth Ever Found In North America

The baby mammoth, dubbed Nun cho ga, likely died more than 35,000 years ago, but she's so well-preserved that scientists can see what she ate for her last meal.

By Cara Johnson • Jun 27, 2022

Gold Miners In Canada Just Unearthed The Most Well-Preserved Woolly Mammoth Ever Found In North America

The baby mammoth, dubbed Nun cho ga, likely died more than 35,000 years ago, but she's so well-preserved that scientists can see what she ate for her last meal.

By Cara Johnson • June 27, 2022

Inside The Chilling Murder Of Pregnant 19-Year-Old Erin Corwin

Erin Corwin thought her lover Christopher Lee was going to propose to her on June 28, 2014 — but instead, he strangled her and threw her down a mine shaft near Joshua Tree National Park.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Jun 26, 2022

Inside The Chilling Murder Of Pregnant 19-Year-Old Erin Corwin

Erin Corwin thought her lover Christopher Lee was going to propose to her on June 28, 2014 — but instead, he strangled her and threw her down a mine shaft near Joshua Tree National Park.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • June 26, 2022

This Week In History News, Jun. 19 – 25

Head from a 2,000-year-old Hercules statue found in a Greek shipwreck, submerged WWII barge reappears in Italy, ancient Roman temples unearthed in the Netherlands.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 24, 2022

This Week In History News, Jun. 19 – 25

Head from a 2,000-year-old Hercules statue found in a Greek shipwreck, submerged WWII barge reappears in Italy, ancient Roman temples unearthed in the Netherlands.

By All That's Interesting • June 24, 2022

New York City Woman Escapes Her Kidnapper By Leaving A Note To Call The Police In Grubhub

"Please call the police ... please don't make it obvious."

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 24, 2022

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New York City Woman Escapes Her Kidnapper By Leaving A Note To Call The Police In Grubhub

"Please call the police ... please don't make it obvious."

By Kaleena Fraga • June 24, 2022

Remnants Of The Shipwreck That Inspired ‘The Goonies’ Were Just Discovered Along The Oregon Coast

Legends of the shipwreck long tantalized Oregonians and may have even inspired Steven Spielberg's 1985 film The Goonies.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 23, 2022

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Remnants Of The Shipwreck That Inspired ‘The Goonies’ Were Just Discovered Along The Oregon Coast

Legends of the shipwreck long tantalized Oregonians and may have even inspired Steven Spielberg's 1985 film The Goonies.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 23, 2022

A 9-Year-Old Girl In Arizona Died From A Lice Infestation — And Now Her Mother And Grandmother Are Facing Murder Charges

Sandra and Elizabeth Kraykovich were charged with first-degree murder following the death of Sandra's daughter, Kelcye, from anemia brought on by an untreated case of lice.

By Erik Hawkins • Jun 23, 2022

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A 9-Year-Old Girl In Arizona Died From A Lice Infestation — And Now Her Mother And Grandmother Are Facing Murder Charges

Sandra and Elizabeth Kraykovich were charged with first-degree murder following the death of Sandra's daughter, Kelcye, from anemia brought on by an untreated case of lice.

By Erik Hawkins • June 23, 2022

Florida Teens Just Broke Into An $8-Million Mansion, Threw A Wild Party, And Shared The Whole Thing On Social Media

The teenagers posted images and videos of the party, which took place in a luxurious mansion in Watercolor, Florida.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 22, 2022

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Florida Teens Just Broke Into An $8-Million Mansion, Threw A Wild Party, And Shared The Whole Thing On Social Media

The teenagers posted images and videos of the party, which took place in a luxurious mansion in Watercolor, Florida.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 22, 2022