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Justice Finally Served: Arrest and Conviction in the 50 Year Old Cold Case Murder of Mary Schlais
In February 1974, the body of 25-year-old Mary Schlais was found stabbed to death on a Wisconsin roadside. Five decades later, DNA clues left at the…
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Kates Lara
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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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"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
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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Lured Into A Trap: The Heartbreaking Disappearance of Margaret Ellen Fox
In June 1974, 14-year-old Margaret Ellen Fox took the bus to meet a man who had responded to her ad for babysitting services. She has never been heard…
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Timothy Reynolds
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Master Manipulator: The Rise and Fall of Mobster Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo
Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo was incredibly conniving even by mafia standards. In April 1962, after one too many betrayals, he disappeared forever
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Timothy Reynolds
The Disgraceful Legacy of "Fat" and "Skinny": NYPD Detectives Turned Mafia Hitmen
Lou Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were highly decorated NYPD detectives who for years, hid a dark secret. Their involvement in several high-profile…
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Timothy Reynolds
Revisiting the 1989 Halloween Night Shooting of Philadelphia Mob Figure Nicky Scarfo Jr.
On Halloween night 1989, While Dining on Spaghetti and Clams with Two Friends at a South Philadelphia Restaurant, Nicky Scarfo Jr. was Ambushed and Shot…
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Timothy Reynolds
The Dark Legacy of the Jersey Shore "Thrill Killer" Forty Years Later
In the Early 1980s, A Disturbed Man Named Richard Biegenwald Committed A Series of Grisly Murders That Shocked New Jersey
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Vanessa Smith
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