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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
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
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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From Troubled Young Man to Suspected Serial Axe Murderer: The Strange Saga of Henry Lee Moore
In 1913, Henry Lee Moore was convicted for the brutal murders of his mother and grandmother. Investigators and historians now believe he may have been a…
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Rachael Elizabeth
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
Missouri Mystery: The Chilling Disappearance of the "Springfield Three"
During the early morning hours of June 7, 1992, three women vanished without a trace from a home in Springfield, Missouri. Over the following decades…
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Kates Lara
Digital Demon: The Story Of John Edward Robinson "The Internet's First Serial Killer"
Con Man and predator John Edward Robinson utilized his manipulative charm as well as online chatrooms to meet and eventually murder several women…
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Timothy Reynolds
The Violent Life of Former Egan's Rat Turned Capone Triggerman Fred "Killer" Burke
The Chaotic and Often Violent Life of Prohibition Era Gangster Fred "Killer" Burke Saw Him linked up With Several Infamous Criminal Organizations…
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Timothy Reynolds
Gangs of St. Louis: The Curious Case of Harry "Cherries" Dunn
The Fallout Between Cherries Dunn and the Egan's Rats That Led to A Deadly Feud
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Timothy Reynolds
Gangs of St. Louis: The Hogan Gang
The Hogan Gang and the St. Louis Gang Wars
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Timothy Reynolds
Gangs of St. Louis: Egan's Rats
Egan's Rats and the St. Louis Gang Wars
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Timothy Reynolds
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