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Inside Earlshall Castle, The Sprawling Scottish Mansion Haunted By A 17th-Century Baron That’s Currently For Sale

Earlshall Castle in Leuchars, Scotland, was built in 1546 and has 10 bedrooms, six bathrooms — and the ghost of "Bloody Bruce" that allegedly haunts its stairs.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 25, 2022

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Inside Earlshall Castle, The Sprawling Scottish Mansion Haunted By A 17th-Century Baron That’s Currently For Sale

Earlshall Castle in Leuchars, Scotland, was built in 1546 and has 10 bedrooms, six bathrooms — and the ghost of "Bloody Bruce" that allegedly haunts its stairs.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 25, 2022

How The Unexplained Disappearance Of Tara Grinstead Was Finally Solved After 12 Years

On October 22, 2005, former beauty queen Tara Grinstead disappeared from her home in Ocilla, Georgia. Over a decade later, her killer was finally arrested — in part because of a podcast.

By Bernadette Deron • Jan 20, 2022

How The Unexplained Disappearance Of Tara Grinstead Was Finally Solved After 12 Years

On October 22, 2005, former beauty queen Tara Grinstead disappeared from her home in Ocilla, Georgia. Over a decade later, her killer was finally arrested — in part because of a podcast.

By Bernadette Deron • January 20, 2022

Two Siblings Just Pleaded Guilty To This 1993 Cold Case Murder — After Their Accomplice Confessed On TV

In 1993, brother and sister Curtis and Shanna Culver killed 19-year-old Frank McAlister in Shasta County, California, with a friend in order to rob him of $4,500 so they could buy meth.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 18, 2022

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Two Siblings Just Pleaded Guilty To This 1993 Cold Case Murder — After Their Accomplice Confessed On TV

In 1993, brother and sister Curtis and Shanna Culver killed 19-year-old Frank McAlister in Shasta County, California, with a friend in order to rob him of $4,500 so they could buy meth.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 18, 2022

Richard Speck: The Serial Killer Who Slaughtered Eight Nursing Students In A Single Night

On the night of July 13, 1966, Richard Speck brutally murdered eight nursing students in their Chicago residence — and the details were horrifying.

By Leah Silverman • Jan 17, 2022

Richard Speck: The Serial Killer Who Slaughtered Eight Nursing Students In A Single Night

On the night of July 13, 1966, Richard Speck brutally murdered eight nursing students in their Chicago residence — and the details were horrifying.

By Leah Silverman • January 17, 2022

The Unbelievable Story Of Frank Dux, The Self-Proclaimed Martial Arts Legend Who Inspired ‘Bloodsport’

Frank Dux says he became a ninja at 16, won an underground mixed martial arts fighting tournament in 1975, and was a top-secret CIA operative during the 1980s.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 12, 2022

The Unbelievable Story Of Frank Dux, The Self-Proclaimed Martial Arts Legend Who Inspired ‘Bloodsport’

Frank Dux says he became a ninja at 16, won an underground mixed martial arts fighting tournament in 1975, and was a top-secret CIA operative during the 1980s.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 12, 2022

Meet Kendall Francois, The ‘Poughkeepsie Killer’ Who Monitored Students By Day And Brutalized Sex Workers By Night

For two years, the humble New York town of Poughkeepsie was terrorized by a 250-pound serial killer named Kendall Francois, who murdered eight women before he was caught in 1998.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 11, 2022

Meet Kendall Francois, The ‘Poughkeepsie Killer’ Who Monitored Students By Day And Brutalized Sex Workers By Night

For two years, the humble New York town of Poughkeepsie was terrorized by a 250-pound serial killer named Kendall Francois, who murdered eight women before he was caught in 1998.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 11, 2022

Inside The Chilling Crimes Of John Joubert, The Eagle Scout Who Became A Serial Killer

Known as the Woodford Slasher, John Joseph Joubert IV was just 16 when he stabbed a pencil into a six-year-old girl — before going on to murder at least three young boys.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 10, 2022

Inside The Chilling Crimes Of John Joubert, The Eagle Scout Who Became A Serial Killer

Known as the Woodford Slasher, John Joseph Joubert IV was just 16 when he stabbed a pencil into a six-year-old girl — before going on to murder at least three young boys.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 10, 2022

How ’90 Day Fiancé’ Star Stephanie Matto Ended Up Hospitalized After Eating Too Many Beans To Sell Farts

Stephanie Matto sold her jarred flatulence for $1,000 a piece and made over $200,000 in her two-month venture while subsisting on a diet of yogurt, eggs, and beans — and ended up in the hospital when she thought she was having a heart attack.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 6, 2022

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How ’90 Day Fiancé’ Star Stephanie Matto Ended Up Hospitalized After Eating Too Many Beans To Sell Farts

Stephanie Matto sold her jarred flatulence for $1,000 a piece and made over $200,000 in her two-month venture while subsisting on a diet of yogurt, eggs, and beans — and ended up in the hospital when she thought she was having a heart attack.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 6, 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 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

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 • January 3, 2022