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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
The Cleveland Torso Murders: How A Deranged Serial Killer Eluded Legendary Crimefighter Elliot Ness
From 1935 to 1938, dismembered bodies continued to pile up in Cleveland as famed lawman Elliot Ness hunted for a crazed killer
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Timothy Reynolds
Disturbing New Developments in the Gilgo Beach Murders Case
Last July, Long Island resident Rex Heuermann was charged with four murders related to the infamous "Gilgo Beach Murders." Last month, disturbing new…
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Timothy Reynolds
30 Years After Its Release, Tombstone Remains A Classic in the Western Genre, But Was It Accurate?
Widely regarded as a classic among "Modern Westerns" the 1993 film brings to life the events surrounding the shootout at the O.K. Corral. Join us as we…
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Donna Patton
Beyond Goodfellas: The Life and Times of Jimmy "The Gent" Burke
Immortalized by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's iconic film Goodfellas, Notorious Irish gangster James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke was one of New York…
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Timothy Reynolds
Worse Than Jack The Ripper: How Peter Sutcliffe "The Yorkshire Ripper" Became England's Most Prolific Serial Killer
Because of the often transient nature of many of his victims, and the disturbing level of apathy shown by the police, notorious serial killer Peter…
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Rachael Elizabeth
Mikhail Popkov "The Werewolf" Became Russia's Most Prolific Serial Killer
While hiding behind the facade of a respectable police officer, Mikhail Popkov used his authority as a shield for his ghoulish behavior
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Anthony Zicari
Accident Or Murder?
The Suspicious Demise of Notorious Deadwood Pimp Al Swearengen
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Timothy Reynolds
How Hookers Got Their Name
Why A Civil War General is (Mistakenly) Credited with Originating the Term
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Timothy Reynolds
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