Crime
16 Terrible Facts about the American Founding Fathers that Didn’t Make it to the History Books
The Founding Fathers, an ambiguous term encompassing those individuals most associated with the formative documents and efforts behind the creation…
30 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Tragic Death of Anne Frank
Anne Frank is quite possibly the most famous victim of the Holocaust or Shoah. Captured by an SS officer in…
17 Facts About Gladiators
Through various mediums throughout history, we've glorified gladiators. These men are the idols of man, the quintessential ideal of bad-ass.…
20 Acts of Treason in American History
According to federal law, as defined in 18 United States Code Section 2381, “Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States,…
What Life Was Like As A Medieval Soldier
Life in the Middle Ages was brutal and dirty. If you were a soldier, it was even rougher than you…
30 Facts About the Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein, the Butcher of Baghdad
Saddam Hussein was a figure whose reign of terror was supported by the United States until he could no longer…
16 Highway Robbers So Bad They Made it Into the History Books
Highwaymen were the robbers of the road, audacious mounted thieves who famously waylaid their victims with the cry “stand and…
The Sodder Children Vanished Christmas Eve 1945, and the Police Still Have No Idea what Happened
George Sodder, born Giorgio Soddu in Sardinia, emigrated to the United States in 1908 with his older brother. He settled…
One of History’s Greatest Minds, Hypatia, was Brutally Disposed of for being a Woman with too Much Power
In 415 AD, a most remarkable woman was murdered in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Hypatia of Alexandria was a…
How a 1950s Small Town Girl Unknowingly Became a Killer’s Captive on a Cross-Country Trip
In her first interview she gave in Front Page Detective after her experience, Mary Ruth Rombalski called herself “a small-town…