★★★  The real story behind Poe's story  ★★★ The murder of Mary Rogers may not be well known today, but in the 19th century, it was one of the most compelling murders of the century. It became a national...

★★★  Discover America's First Killers  ★★★ They murdered. They stole. And they did it all to excess. Unlike other bandits of early America, they didn't do it for the money--they did it for the thrill...

★★★  Is true better than fiction?  ★★★ The subject of a classic history by Herbert Asbury and an Academy Award-nominated film by Martin Scorsese, the gangs of The Five Points in New York have become the...

One of the worst cases of sex slavery happened during the most violent time in modern history....Japan during the Second World War. The Rape of Nanking is well known, but what isn't is the systematic...

How did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle create a character so real and life-like? In a nutshell: he didn't! As is often the case, fiction stems from real life. In the case of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle's inspiration...

★★★  Discover a serial killer you'll never forget!  ★★★Between 1918 to 1919 a serial killer ran rampant throughout New Orleans. His weapon of choice? The axe.He didn't spare women. Or children. Or even...

Unsolved crimes that will put a chill down your spine! The crimes were brutal, but that's not the most shocking thing about them--the most shocking thing is the murderers could still roam the streets...