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Party Crasher: The 1967 Halloween Party Murder of Kenneth Lindstrand
On October 29, 1967, 32-year-old Kenneth Lindstrand was shot and killed at a Halloween party in Van Nuys, California. For more than a year and a half…
Oct 23
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Timothy Reynolds
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Flight of the "Cryptoqueen": How Fugitive Ruja Ignatova Scammed Investors out of $4 Billion and Vanished
By the time Ruja Ignatova's business OneCoin was determined to be a massive pyramid scheme, the Bulgarian native had disappeared. Today, she is one of…
Sep 29
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Kristine De Abreu
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Buried Secrets: How Fugitive Cop Killer Donald Eugene Webb was Finally Located After 36 Years
In December 1980, career criminal Donald Eugene Webb murdered the police chief of a small Pennsylvania town. After more than three decades as a wanted…
Sep 28
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Timothy Reynolds
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Crime Lord of Mumbai: The Rise and Disappearance of Indian Mob Boss Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar
Emerging from the impoverished streets of Mumbai, India, Dawood Ibrahim rose to become one of India's most powerful organized crime figures. After…
Sep 21
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Kates Lara
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Chasing A Ghost: The Escape and Disappearance of Omid Tahvili
In November 2007, Iranian-Canadian gangster Omid Tahvili walked out of a maximum-security jail in British Columbia after bribing a guard. He has not…
Sep 10
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Kristine De Abreu
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Massacre in Chinatown: How the FBI is Still Hunting One of Boston's Most Notorious Killers
In the early morning hours of January 12, 1991, six men were gunned down in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood. More than 30 years later one of the killers…
Sep 7
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Timothy Reynolds
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Whitey Bulger's Killers Sentenced After Accepting Plea Agreement
In late 2024, three men were sentenced for their roles in the 2018 prison murder of James "Whitey" Bulger. The sentences came after the three men…
Aug 8
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Timothy Reynolds
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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
Jun 5
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Timothy Reynolds
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Buried By The FBI: The Bitter Tale of Joe Salvati
In 1968, Joe Salvati was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he had nothing to do with. Years later, it would come to light that the FBI knowingly…
May 15
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Timothy Reynolds
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Small Town, Big Trouble: The Bardstown Conspiracy and Blue Wall of Silence
In July 2015, Bardstown resident and mother Crystal Rogers vanished. Shockingly, her case appears to be part of a larger conspiracy involving criminals…
Apr 10
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Kirsten Ford
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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…
Mar 9
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Timothy Reynolds
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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
Feb 24
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Timothy Reynolds
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