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The Grisly Story Of The Happy Face Killer, The Long-Haul Trucker Who Murdered Women Across America

Between 1990 and 1995, Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women and sent letters to newspapers detailing his crimes — all of which he signed with a happy face.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 2, 2021

The Grisly Story Of The Happy Face Killer, The Long-Haul Trucker Who Murdered Women Across America

Between 1990 and 1995, Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women and sent letters to newspapers detailing his crimes — all of which he signed with a happy face.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 2, 2021

The Tragic Story Of Roméo Dallaire, The Man Who Tried To Stop The Rwandan Genocide

General Roméo Dallaire's peacekeeping mission in Rwanda ultimately failed when the United Nations ignored his warnings about the coming genocide in early 1994.

By Morgan Dunn • Nov 2, 2021

The Tragic Story Of Roméo Dallaire, The Man Who Tried To Stop The Rwandan Genocide

General Roméo Dallaire's peacekeeping mission in Rwanda ultimately failed when the United Nations ignored his warnings about the coming genocide in early 1994.

By Morgan Dunn • November 2, 2021

The Forgotten Brilliance Of Laura Bassi, One Of History’s First Female Scientists

Nearly 200 years before Marie Curie won her Nobel Prize, Laura Bassi was born. Already a genius by age 13, Bassi grew up to be one of the greatest minds during the Age of Enlightenment.

By Sienna Vittoria Asselin • Nov 2, 2021

The Forgotten Brilliance Of Laura Bassi, One Of History’s First Female Scientists

Nearly 200 years before Marie Curie won her Nobel Prize, Laura Bassi was born. Already a genius by age 13, Bassi grew up to be one of the greatest minds during the Age of Enlightenment.

By Sienna Vittoria Asselin • November 2, 2021

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, The Persevering Pilot And Author Who Charted Her Own Course

The wife of Charles Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Lindbergh accomplished incredible feats both in the air and on the page that all too often went overshadowed by both her husband’s success and the personal tragedies she endured.

By Genevieve Carlton • Nov 1, 2021

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, The Persevering Pilot And Author Who Charted Her Own Course

The wife of Charles Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Lindbergh accomplished incredible feats both in the air and on the page that all too often went overshadowed by both her husband’s success and the personal tragedies she endured.

By Genevieve Carlton • November 1, 2021

Did Blues King Robert Johnson Sell His Soul To The Devil To Become The World’s Greatest Musician?

Robert Johnson was a guitar virtuoso who played across the South in the early 1900s, but much of his life remains a mystery, leading fans to fill in the blanks with outlandish myths.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 31, 2021

Did Blues King Robert Johnson Sell His Soul To The Devil To Become The World’s Greatest Musician?

Robert Johnson was a guitar virtuoso who played across the South in the early 1900s, but much of his life remains a mystery, leading fans to fill in the blanks with outlandish myths.

By Natasha Ishak • October 31, 2021

The Gruesome Case Of The Papin Sisters And The Murder Trial That Divided 1930’s France

While the murders committed in February 1933 by the Papin sisters' were appalling, the treatment they experienced as servants by a wealthy French family made intellectuals see their case as a symbol for class struggle.

By Alexander Baldwin • Oct 31, 2021

The Gruesome Case Of The Papin Sisters And The Murder Trial That Divided 1930’s France

While the murders committed in February 1933 by the Papin sisters' were appalling, the treatment they experienced as servants by a wealthy French family made intellectuals see their case as a symbol for class struggle.

By Alexander Baldwin • October 31, 2021

The Controversial Story Of Farah Pahlavi, The ‘Jackie Kennedy Of The Middle East’

Was Empress of Iran Farah Pahlavi the Marie Antoinette of her day or a forward-thinking leader unappreciated in her own time?

By Gina Dimuro • Oct 31, 2021

The Controversial Story Of Farah Pahlavi, The ‘Jackie Kennedy Of The Middle East’

Was Empress of Iran Farah Pahlavi the Marie Antoinette of her day or a forward-thinking leader unappreciated in her own time?

By Gina Dimuro • October 31, 2021

Inside The Eerie Case Of Don Lewis, Carole Baskin’s Missing First Husband

Though Tiger King star Carole Baskin has denied any role in the 1997 disappearance of her husband Don Lewis, police have reopened the case.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 31, 2021

Inside The Eerie Case Of Don Lewis, Carole Baskin’s Missing First Husband

Though Tiger King star Carole Baskin has denied any role in the 1997 disappearance of her husband Don Lewis, police have reopened the case.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 31, 2021

Danny Greene: The 1970s Irish Mobster Who Tore Cleveland Apart With Bombs

For a decade-long period of explosive violence, Irish-American mobster Danny Greene terrorized the city of Cleveland with a series of fatal bombings.

By William DeLong • Oct 30, 2021

Danny Greene: The 1970s Irish Mobster Who Tore Cleveland Apart With Bombs

For a decade-long period of explosive violence, Irish-American mobster Danny Greene terrorized the city of Cleveland with a series of fatal bombings.

By William DeLong • October 30, 2021

Larry Eyler Was Caught During His Murder Spree — Then Released And Killed Dozens Of Young Men

Before the horrors of Jeffrey Dahmer came to light, Larry Eyler targeted vulnerable young homosexuals across the American Midwest.

By Katie Serena • Oct 30, 2021

Larry Eyler Was Caught During His Murder Spree — Then Released And Killed Dozens Of Young Men

Before the horrors of Jeffrey Dahmer came to light, Larry Eyler targeted vulnerable young homosexuals across the American Midwest.

By Katie Serena • October 30, 2021