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Escaping "The Rock?": Five Men Who Challenged Alactraz's Reputation As Escape Proof
Two separate escapes in 1937 and 1962 captured the public's imagination, as these men had seemingly done the impossible: Escape from Alcatraz
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Timothy Reynolds
Billy the Kid's Great Escape: The Legendary Shootout in Lincoln County
In 1881, Billy the Kid made a daring escape from the Lincoln County Courthouse in Lincoln, New Mexico. This jailbreak cemented the Kid as one of the…
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Donna Patton
"Public Enemy No. 1" Escapes: The Daring Jailbreaks of John Dillinger
In March 1934, famed bank robber John Dillinger was locked up facing murder charges when he pulled off one of the most daring jailbreaks in history
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Timothy Reynolds
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"Death to Kidnappers": Marxist Guerillas, Cocaine Cartels, and the Bloody Landscape of 1980s Colombia
During the 1980s, Colombia saw the rise of the powerful Medellín Cartel. When left wing guerillas began kidnapping its members, the cartel formed Muerte…
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Kates Lara
Bloody Bushwhacker: The Brutal Crimes and Violent Death of Confederate Guerilla "Bloody Bill" Anderson
During the American Civil War, Confederate Guerilla William T. "Bloody Bill" Anderson's life and legacy would be defined by the brutal atrocities…
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Donna Patton
Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show Thrilled Audiences with Scenes of a Bygone Era
From Pony Express rider to buffalo hunter, Buffalo Bill Cody took his life of adventure and created a drama-filled with outlaws, sharp shooters and…
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Donna Patton
Outlaws, Veterans, Villains, and Folk Heroes: The Legacy of Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang
Heroes to some, cold-blooded killers to others, the James-Younger Gang emerged from the ashes of the Civil War and became some of the most famous and…
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Donna Patton
The Shelton Brothers
The Forgotten Depression Era Gang That Battled the Law, the KKK, and the Chicago Outfit
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Timothy Reynolds
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Sha Cabral
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The Shelton Brothers: The Forgotten Depression Era Gang That Battled the Law, the KKK, and the Chicago Outfit
From the early 1920s through the late 1940s, the Shelton Gang controlled much of the illegal vice trade in southern Illinois. Their reign was…
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Timothy Reynolds
The Rise, Fall, and Sudden Disappearance of Brooklyn's "Black Caesar" Frank Matthews
When the Italian mafia refused to do business with aspiring drug trafficker Frank Matthews, he found a way to become a kingpin while cutting out the mob…
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Timothy Reynolds
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The Baffling Disappearance of Australian Hitman Chris Flannery: aka "Mr Rent-a-Kill"
In the late 1970s, Chris Flannery rebranded himself as a contract killer known in the underworld as "Mr Rent-a-Kill," he participated in Sydney's…
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Timothy Reynolds
Investigating the Vicious Washington D.C. Serial Killer Known as the "Freeway Phantom"
In 1971 and 1972, an unknown serial killer abducted and murdered at least five young girls in the D.C. area. Hindered by sloppy police work, the case…
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Kirsten Ford
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