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Murders In The Heartland: The True Story Behind "In Cold Blood"
In 1967, Truman Capote's novel "In Cold Blood" was brought to the big screen. The film details the brutal November 1959 murders of the Clutter family in…
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Kelly J. Sullivan
A Real Life Horror: The Texarkana Moonlight Murders
Based on true events, the 1976 film The Town That Dreaded Sundown depicts the brutal real life murders that shocked a rural community in 1940s post war…
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Kirsten Ford
Family, Honor, and Murder: How 2016's "A Wedding" Sheds Light on "Honor Based Violence"
Released in 2016, and based on real events, "A Wedding" tells the story of an 18-year-old Belgian-Pakistani woman named Zahira Kazim who is tragically…
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Kates Lara
The Man Who Exposed The Mob: "The Valachi Papers"
The 1972 film The Valachi Papers starring Charles Bronson depicts the life and times of mafia turncoat Joe Valachi
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Timothy Reynolds
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False Confession: The Troubling Tale of Ryan Ferguson
In 2005, 20-year-old Ryan Ferguson was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He would spend nearly a decade in prison before…
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Kirsten Ford
From Wiseguy to Actor: The Turbulent Life and Journey of Tony Sirico
Before the world knew him as mobster Paulie "Walnuts" Gaultieri, actor Tony Sirico grew up in Brooklyn living a life not that far removed from the one…
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Timothy Reynolds
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A Deadly Obsession: The Tragic Murder of Tejano Queen Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
On March 31, 1995, the music world was shocked when news of the tragic murder of beloved Mexican American singer Selena reached fans and the public…
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Kates Lara
Bling Bandits: How a Group of Teens Stole Millions From Hollywood's Rich and Famous
In 2008 and 2009, a crew of high school friends went on an audacious spree of high-profile celebrity burglaries, netting millions in the process…
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Kirsten Ford
"Old Blue Eyes" and the Mob: Investigating Frank Sinatra's Organized Crime Ties
For years, rumors have persisted that iconic American singer and actor Frank Sinatra was connected to underworld figures. In fact, the FBI kept a file…
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Timothy Reynolds
Were "Brushy Bill" Roberts and Billy the Kid the Same Person?
Part of the plot of the 1990 Western Young Guns II, "Brushy Bill" Roberts claimed to have been the famed outlaw Billy the Kid, and surprisingly enough…
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Donna Patton
The Silence of the Lambs Buffalo Bill was a Composite of Three Notorious Killers
One of the most unsettling villains in film history, "Buffalo Bill" borrowed different traits from three infamous killers
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Rachael Elizabeth
Paid in Full Explores the Highs and Lows of Three Friends Navigating the Treacherous and Deadly World of Drug Dealing in the 1980s
The 2002 film has been praised by many for its raw and introspective look into the lives of three young men trying to survive the treacherous landscape…
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Timothy Reynolds
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