Crime
Final Meals, Feasts, and Words from History’s Notorious and Victorious
Final meals and final words are often pretty prosaic affairs and statements in of themselves. However, they are lent a…
Dark Historical Facts for the Macabre History Fan
1980s serial killer Ricardo Richard Ramirez was a truly macabre figure. A monster raised in a family that had more…
Disturbing Facts About the Manhunt for John Wilkes Booth
When Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, struck on the evening of April 14, 1865, he left little doubt as…
The ‘Lethal Lady Death’ and Other Dangerous Historic Figures
World War II’s most lethal female was a young Russian woman who had to work hard to convince the authorities…
Meet the Lady Gangsters and Criminals of the Victorian Age
The Victorian Age had it all: the Industrial Revolution, iconic fashion, booming progress, and... Lady Gangsters. Yes, it had some…
Disturbing and Gruesome Facts About Jack the Ripper
Known during the period of his depredations as the Whitechapel Murderer, the true identity of Jack the Ripper has never…
Odd Historic Moments that Are Almost too Weird to Handle
History is not always grim, dreary, and serious. For those who bother to look, history has no shortage of bizarre…
Panic Outbreaks That Shaped History and Controlled the Masses
Mass panic outbreaks can shape historic events – for worse, but sometimes for the better. On the bad side, as…
Here are Some of the Most Adventurous People that Ever Existed
Most of us pine – especially in our youth – for a bit of adventure to spice up our lives.…
History’s Greatest Crime Sprees
History has never had a shortage of crime and criminals, but few were more fascinating than the crooks below. Take…