An English scientist has charted the spread of ancient survival technologies. His awe-inspiring maps reveal how individual ancient geniuses innovated in one place,…
From Ted Bundy to John Wayne Gacy, John E. Douglas has interviewed just about every serial killer in recent history. Here's how he…
For six years, Fritz Haarmann used his position as a police informant to hide in plain sight while he carried out at least…
Joseph Vacher was a nineteenth century French serial killer. His place in French social history was much like that of England’s “ Jack…
Serial killer John Christie murdered eight people starting in 1943, including his own wife — then stashed their corpses inside his London home.…
Under the premise of adopting and caring for them in loving homes, Amelia Dyer murdered between 300 and 400 babies in Victorian England.…
While reigning as the autocratic ruler of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908, King Leopold II of Belgium may have killed…
Known as the "eighth wonder of the world," the Amber Room at the Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg was looted by the Nazis…
The 1,411 gold coins discovered in the Saddle Ridge hoard are worth $10 million dollars. Yet no one knows who buried them. Wikimedia…
On November 24, 1971, a man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane headed from Portland to Seattle, collected an enormous ransom, and…
By now, most have vague notions of the Ouija board horror narrative, in which demonic spirits communicate with – even possess – kids.…
Three men from remote Queensland in Australia have reported an extended encounter with the legendary Bigfoot-like Yowie. But this was no normal Yowie…