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How Did John Wayne Gacy Die? Inside The Infamous Killer Clown’s Execution And The Moments Leading Up To It

Before John Wayne Gacy’s death by execution in May 1994, he was given a picnic on the prison grounds as his final meal — and he may have uttered some chilling last words.

By Austin Harvey • Jul 11, 2024

How Did John Wayne Gacy Die? Inside The Infamous Killer Clown’s Execution And The Moments Leading Up To It

Before John Wayne Gacy’s death by execution in May 1994, he was given a picnic on the prison grounds as his final meal — and he may have uttered some chilling last words.

By Austin Harvey • July 11, 2024

How A Sudden Plane Crash Ended The Lives Of JFK Jr., His Wife, And His Sister-In-Law

One of the Kennedy family's most heartbreaking tragedies, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and his sister-in-law Lauren Bessette died in a plane accident on July 16, 1999.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 10, 2024

How A Sudden Plane Crash Ended The Lives Of JFK Jr., His Wife, And His Sister-In-Law

One of the Kennedy family's most heartbreaking tragedies, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and his sister-in-law Lauren Bessette died in a plane accident on July 16, 1999.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 10, 2024

History Buff Finds Rare Scrap Of George Washington’s Wartime Tent At Goodwill Auction

Richard "Dana" Moore found the tent scrap at a Goodwill auction two years ago, and experts recently confirmed that it was part of a tent that George Washington used in 1778.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 10, 2024

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History Buff Finds Rare Scrap Of George Washington’s Wartime Tent At Goodwill Auction

Richard "Dana" Moore found the tent scrap at a Goodwill auction two years ago, and experts recently confirmed that it was part of a tent that George Washington used in 1778.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 10, 2024

How Hercules Mulligan Spied On The British And Saved George Washington During The Revolutionary War

Although he was an Irish tailor for the Redcoats, Hercules Mulligan was also a secret member of the Sons of Liberty — and the perfect Patriot spy during the American Revolution.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 10, 2024

How Hercules Mulligan Spied On The British And Saved George Washington During The Revolutionary War

Although he was an Irish tailor for the Redcoats, Hercules Mulligan was also a secret member of the Sons of Liberty — and the perfect Patriot spy during the American Revolution.

By Natasha Ishak • July 10, 2024

Texas Police Just Made An Arrest In A 23-Year-Old Cold Case Involving A Newborn Baby Left In A Ditch

The newborn, nicknamed "Angel Baby Doe," was found dead along a rural road with her umbilical cord still attached in November 2001.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 9, 2024

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Texas Police Just Made An Arrest In A 23-Year-Old Cold Case Involving A Newborn Baby Left In A Ditch

The newborn, nicknamed "Angel Baby Doe," was found dead along a rural road with her umbilical cord still attached in November 2001.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 9, 2024

The Story Of Asha Degree, The 9-Year-Old Girl Who Mysteriously Vanished In 2000

Asha Degree's disappearance baffled police when she went missing from her North Carolina home in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2000. Today, they still don't know where she is.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 9, 2024

The Story Of Asha Degree, The 9-Year-Old Girl Who Mysteriously Vanished In 2000

Asha Degree's disappearance baffled police when she went missing from her North Carolina home in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2000. Today, they still don't know where she is.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 9, 2024

The Death Of Mary Kay Letourneau, The Teacher Who Raped Her Sixth-Grade Student — And Later Married Him

On July 6, 2020, 58-year-old Mary Kay Letourneau died of colon cancer — with her former student and husband Vili Fualaau by her side.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 8, 2024

The Death Of Mary Kay Letourneau, The Teacher Who Raped Her Sixth-Grade Student — And Later Married Him

On July 6, 2020, 58-year-old Mary Kay Letourneau died of colon cancer — with her former student and husband Vili Fualaau by her side.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 8, 2024

33 Photos Of Lepke’s Murder Inc., The Mob’s Most Brutal Hit Squad

Throughout the 1930s, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Albert Anastasia led a vicious gang of hitmen who killed their rivals in gruesome ways — but one of Murder Inc.'s own members turned informer and led to the organization's downfall in the early '40s.

By Mark Oliver • Jul 7, 2024

33 Photos Of Lepke’s Murder Inc., The Mob’s Most Brutal Hit Squad

Throughout the 1930s, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Albert Anastasia led a vicious gang of hitmen who killed their rivals in gruesome ways — but one of Murder Inc.'s own members turned informer and led to the organization's downfall in the early '40s.

By Mark Oliver • July 7, 2024

Leopold And Loeb, The Rich Teens Who Killed A Boy Just To See If They Could Commit The ‘Perfect Crime’

Teenage lovers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb thought they were smart enough to kidnap and murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks without getting caught — but within 10 days of the crime, they both confessed.

By Katie Serena • Jul 7, 2024

Leopold And Loeb, The Rich Teens Who Killed A Boy Just To See If They Could Commit The ‘Perfect Crime’

Teenage lovers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb thought they were smart enough to kidnap and murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks without getting caught — but within 10 days of the crime, they both confessed.

By Katie Serena • July 7, 2024

The Life And Crimes Of John Dillinger, The Infamous Tommy Gun-Wielding Gangster Of Depression-Era America

Between 1933 and 1934, John Dillinger and his fearsome gang terrorized the Midwest while robbing banks and organizing prison breaks — and soon he was the most wanted "public enemy" in the country.

By Richard Stockton • Jul 7, 2024

The Life And Crimes Of John Dillinger, The Infamous Tommy Gun-Wielding Gangster Of Depression-Era America

Between 1933 and 1934, John Dillinger and his fearsome gang terrorized the Midwest while robbing banks and organizing prison breaks — and soon he was the most wanted "public enemy" in the country.

By Richard Stockton • July 7, 2024