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An Unspeakable Tragedy: Young Girl Forced to Murder by Cinnamon Brown's Father
On the morning of March 19, 1985, 14-year-old Cinnamon Brown quietly entered the room where her stepmother Linda Brown was sleeping in their home in Orange County. Standing by the bed, she fired a single bullet into her stepmother's abdomen - then sh…
2,500-Year-Old Child Cemetery Found Near Jerusalem
Lautenschläger Azekah Discovery TeamUpper half of many child skeletons found in the cistern in Azekah. During archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Azekah, Israel, an ancient cistern used by various civilizations over the centuries was d…
Frederick Fleet: The First Lookout to See the Iceberg of the Titanic
Wikimedia CommonsLookout Frederick Fleet was the first person to see the iceberg of the Titanic. On the night of April 14, 1912, Frederick Fleet was keeping watch with his eyes fixed on the calm, dark waters of the North Atlantic. At that moment, fr…
Ancient Remains Found During Wind Farm Construction in England
RWEThe virtual recreation of the Roman villa found near Dereham. In 2021, archaeologists were commissioned to assist with the installation of a cable line for a new wind farm in eastern England. Since historical records did not indicate anything sig…
Black Tuesday Initiates the Most Devastating Economic Crisis in American History
Public DomainFrightened investors gathered on Wall Street on Black Tuesday. On October 29, 1929, the stock market fell by nearly 12%. In a panic, investors sold more than 16 million shares, and countless Americans lost their life savings. This day e…
Ellis Island Hospital: A Facility Where Hopeful Immigrants Were Treated
Wikimedia CommonsDoctors examining children at Ellis Island. Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island in New York Harbor. However, the medical examination upon arrival could determine their fate, and man…
The Engineering of the Seal Tooth Necklace Found in England in 1867, 15,000 Years Ago
Trustees of the Natural History MuseumThe seal tooth necklace is expertly crafted, indicating that its owner found it very valuable. In 1867, archaeologists in Devon, England, discovered a necklace in a cave used thousands of years ago by Homo sapien…
The Complex History of the Eleusinian Mysteries: Unknown Ancient Greek Rituals Until Today
Carole Raddato/Wikimedia CommonsThe ancient city of Eleusis is the place where the Eleusinian Mysteries took place for a thousand and five hundred years. Ancient Greece was a country filled with gods, myths, altars, and temples. These elements conti…
Nub City: A Small Florida Town That Was Once Part of a Terrible Insurance Fraud
IFC FilmsIn the early 1960s, the disturbing insurance fraud emerged in the Florida town of "Nub City" involving three residents. In the late 1950s and early 60s, the town of Vernon, Florida, gained a notorious reputation among insurance companies as…
The Dark Side of Todd Kohlhepp's Crimes: 'Amazon Review Killer'
Todd Kohlhepp, who had two degrees and a successful career as a graphic designer, gave the impression that everything was going well. The Florida-born entrepreneur had established a real estate company with a dozen employees in South Carolina, was le…
A Papyrus from Homer's 'Iliad' Found in an Ancient Mummy in Egypt
Ignasi-Xavier Adiego/University of BarcelonaThe newly discovered papyrus contains a text from Homer's epic poem Iliad about the Trojan War. In late 2025, scholars from the Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission discovered a series of mummies in an ancie…
Bruno Hauptmann Executed for Killing Charles Lindbergh's Son. Did He Really Do It?
New York City Police DepartmentBruno Richard Hauptmann, the German immigrant sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's son. On March 1, 1932, the 20-month-old son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh disappeared from the…
The Scary Story of Wayne Nance: The Serial Killer Who Terrorized Montana
Wayne Nance, known as the "Missoula Mauler," shot and stabbed his victims, often raping them beforehand. Between 1974 and 1986, he would sneak into homes in Montana, emerging from the shadows to take a life, then quickly retreating back into the nigh…
Why Cleo Rose Elliott Stabbed Her Mother Six Times
Cleo Rose Elliott lived a charmed life. Growing up in the spotlight of Hollywood as the daughter of actors Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross. Elliott could have easily followed in her famous parents' footsteps; she had the celebrity connections, good l…
The Life and Crimes of Steve Rubell: One of the Co-Founders of Studio 54
Studio 54/Kino LorberSteve Rubell in front of Studio 54. For most people today, his name means little, but for those who spent their youth in New York in the late 1970s, Steve Rubell was a legend. The nightclub Studio 54 in Manhattan had become a ve…