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Fact or Fiction?: Investigating the "Smiley Face Killers"
For nearly 30 years, investigators and true crime enthusiasts have looked into a series of suspicious drownings that bear many similarities, and are…
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Rachael Elizabeth
Shadow of Fear: The Relentless Stalking and Unsolved Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott
In May 1980, after months of dealing with threatening phone calls, Dorothy Jane Scott disappeared under very strange circumstances. Four years later her…
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Kates Lara
Imprisoned By Her Father: The Horrific Torture and Captivity of Elisabeth Fritzl
In 2008, after more than twenty years of imprisonment by her own father, Elisabeth Fritzl managed to escape. Her shocking testimony would shine a light…
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Kirsten Ford
The Life of "Joe Bananas": A Tale of Greed, Manipulation, and Murder
He is the namesake of one of New York City's five mafia families. A shrewd and cunning mobster, his 1983 autobiography caught many off guard and ended…
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Timothy Reynolds
Activist, Revolutionary, and Wanted Fugitive: The Harrowing Tale of Assata Shakur
In 1979, political activist and Black revolutionary Assata Shakur was serving a life sentence for murder when she escaped from a New Jersey prison. She…
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Kates Lara
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“Burn, Bundy, Burn!”: The Crimes and Escapes of Serial Killer Ted Bundy
During the 1970s, infamous serial killer Ted Bundy was actively murdering young women. Despite several arrests, Bundy managed to escape and continue his…
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Kirsten Ford
"Get to the Chopper!": The Incredible Tale of the Mountjoy Prison Helicopter Escape
On Halloween Day 1973, members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) orchestrated a daring helicopter prison break for three of its incarcerated leaders
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Kirsten Ford
A Footballer's Fall From Grace: The Shocking Crimes of Flamengo's Star Goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes de Souza
Once a star goalkeeper with Brazil's premier football club Flamengo, Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza was convicted for his role in a ghastly crime…
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Timothy Reynolds
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
Hell's Brothel: The Sadistic Tale of "Loma del Ángel" and the González Sisters
The disturbing tale of four sisters from rural Mexico who created a network of brothels that acted as part brothel and part concentration camp, leaving…
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Kates Lara
Anguish in Oil City: The Chilling Abduction and Murder of 11-Year-Old Shauna Howe
On October 27, 1992, 11-year-old Shauna Howe was walking home from a Halloween party when she disappeared. Her body was found two days later. A decade…
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Mike Dickson
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