# crime
Today in History: Galileo Goes on Trial (1633)
Galileo will go down in history as one of the most important figures in human history, and for good reason.…
Your Money or Your Life: 5 Famous Highwaymen Who Lived Fast and Died Young
For romanticists and anarchists, highwaymen are the ultimate rebels and outlaws. They had no regard for authority or the law…
Con Men, Grifters, and Hustlers: 5 of the Greatest Schemes of All Time
Con artists not only have the ability to sell a lie with a straight face, they know how to select…
This Man May be the Deadliest Serial Killer in American History: H.H. Holmes and His Castle of Death
Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H. Holmes, is often called ‘America’s first serial killer.’ Whether or not that is…
This Day in History: Outlaw Jesse James Is Killed (1882)
The image above is very interesting. The reason is that it is the only known image of the famed criminal…
Die By the Sword: These 6 Medieval Murders Changed the Course of History
Balance of power is a very fragile thing indeed. Murder of royalty or a famous writer helped write history in…
Today in History: The Mad Bomber Returns to New York (1951)
There have been many notorious villains throughout American history. When they appear in the media, they are given a snappy…
Monsters Among Us: 5 Creepy True Crime Stories to Keep You Up at Night
Crime truly does not discriminate when it comes to the weird, the strange, and the perverse. Sometimes criminals will have…
5 Incredible Criminal Confessions in True Crime History
There are the true crimes that remain unsolved for years and years, and then there's the true-crime confession. Sometimes committing…
The UK’s Most Prolific Criminal Has 630 Convictions and Still Walks The Streets
Most of our American readers will be stunned to see this headline and may even assume its a joke or…