Crime
The Only 10 Women in History on the FBI’s Most Wanted List
The FBI Most Wanted list debuted in 1950. J. Edgar Hoover was the FBI director at the time, and he…
This Day In History: Oxford Came Undone With The St Scholastica Day Riot
On February 10, 1355, students attending university at Oxford, England decided to go for drinks at the Swindlestock Tavern. It…
5 Unsolved Murder Cases Most People Probably Haven’t Heard Of
For the amateur sleuth, few things are more compelling than examining unsolved murders. You get the chance to test out…
5 of the Deadliest Mafia Hitmen in History
The most feared men in the underworld are typically not the bosses, or the brash, flashy gangsters who grab headlines.…
This Day In History: The Angel of Death, Josef Mengele Dies (1979)
On this day in 1979 Dr. Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi known as the Angel of Death, died. He was…
This Nazi Butcher Became a CIA Operative and South American Drug Kingpin
Even by the low standards of Nazi officers, Klaus Barbie was a monster. He earned the sobriquet the ‘Butcher of…
This Is The Last Woman Hanged In Britain
On July 13, 1955, famed British hangman Albert Pierrepoint slipped the noose around the neck of Ruth Ellis. The execution…
This Day In History: Idi Amin Declares Himself President Of Uganda (1971)
On this day in history, one of the cruelest tyrants of the twentieth century declares himself President of Uganda. Idi…
5 Most Ruthless Gangsters From the 20-30s You Haven’t Heard Of
When Prohibition became law in the United States in 1920, a crime wave of unprecedented proportions was unleashed across the…
This Day In History: Gandhi Is Assassinated (1948)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the guiding light of the Indian Independence movement was assassinated on this day in 1948. He was…