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The Last Casualty: Mobster "Wild Bill" Cutolo and the Third Colombo War
In 1999, Colombo family underboss William "Wild Bill" Cutolo was set up and murdered by rivals within the crime family. In many ways, he was the final…
 • Timothy Reynolds
Deception in the Desert: The Controversial Death and Coverup of LaVena Johnson
In July 2005, 19-year-old Private First Class LaVena Johnson was found dead on her Army base in Iraq. It quickly became evident to her parents that they…
 • Kirsten Ford
Death in the Dark: The Tragic Unsolved Murder of Minnie "Peggy" Stott
In November 1940, 17-year-old Minnie Stott was found murdered in Bolton, England. The crime, which occurred during wartime blackouts remains Greater…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
The Apache Kid: How A Respected U.S. Cavalry Indian Scout Became A Notorious Fugitive
In 1887, a controversial incident would forever alter the life of a highly regarded cavalry scout known as the Apache Kid, causing him to go from…
 • Donna Patton
Unknown Destination: The Disappearance of Federal Fugitive and Aircraft Hijacker Catherine Marie Kerkow
On June 2, 1972, Catherine Marie Kerkow and her boyfriend Willie Roger Holder hijacked Western Airlines Flight 701 from Los Angeles to Seattle and flew…
 • Kates Lara
Russian "Werewolf" Claims Further Victims: Serial Killer Mikhail Popkov Admits to Additional Murders
Infamous Russian serial killer Mikhail Popkov, known as "The Werewolf" and the "Angarsk Maniac" has confessed to more killings, bringing his confirmed…
 • Timothy Reynolds
"Classified As Secret": The Murky and Suspicious Death of Annie Borjesson
In December 2005, the body of 30-year-old Swedish native Annie Borjesson was found on a beach in Scotland. Quickly ruled a suicide by authorities…
 • Timothy Reynolds
The Sand Creek Massacre: A Legacy of Betrayal and Injustice
In November 1864, hundreds of Native American men, women, and children were brutally slaughtered by members of the U.S. military after they were lured…
 • Donna Patton
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
 • Timothy Reynolds
"Sgt. Slaughter": The Shocking Tale of Robert Bales and the Kandahar Massacre
In the early morning hours of March 11, 2012, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales shot and killed 16 Afghan civilians and wounded several more. These tragic…
 • Timothy Reynolds
From Liberian Warlord to Political Powerhouse: The Divisive and Troubling Legacy of Prince Johnson
As a feared warlord during Liberia's First Civil War, Prince Johnson was a vicious and remorseless killer. Then, after years in exile, he returned to…
 • Kirsten Ford
No Quarter Given: The Brutal Tale of "Champ" Ferguson's Confederate Guerillas
Historians have wondered what caused Samuel "Champ" Ferguson to despise the Union army and their sympathizers to the point where he inflicted savage and…
 • Donna Patton
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