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11 Terrifying Urban Legends That Turned Out to Be True

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11 Terrifying Urban Legends That Turned Out to Be True

7 Chilling Facts About Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood

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7 Chilling Facts About Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood

14 Fascinating Facts About Dateline

Keith Morrison discusses Dateline NBC in New York City.

14 Fascinating Facts About Dateline

Inside the Yellowstone National Park Jail and Justice Center

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Inside the Yellowstone National Park Jail and Justice Center

Kurt Vonnegut's Strange Connection to the Cape Cod Cannibal

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15 Mysterious Facts About Agatha Christie

British mystery author Agatha Christie autographing French editions of her books in 1950.

The 20 Best Docuseries You Can Stream Right Now

Archival FBI surveillance image featured in Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia (2020).

25 "Trials of the Century" and the Media Frenzies That Accompanied Them

The New York Post announces that O.J. Simpson has been found "Not Guilty!" in the trial for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

Henry Every and the Pirate Heist That Rocked the World

Henry Every pulled off one of history's biggest pirate heists.

Koalas Have Fingerprints That Are Nearly Indistinguishable From Ours

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Unknown Sender: The Mystery of the Circleville Letters

Allegations of an affair led to a series of threatening letters that puzzled authorities in Ohio for years.

The 10 Best True Crime Documentaries You Can Stream Right Now

Harvey Weinstein, as seen in Untouchable: The Inside Story Of The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2019).

When a Captive Shark Vomited Up a Human Arm—and Sparked a Murder Investigation

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25 Animals That Have Been Imprisoned or Arrested

There have been some pretty cute criminals prowling the streets.

Justice Branch: Tree DNA Helps Secure Conviction of a Lumber Thief

Tree DNA just made legal history.

Why Do Police Officers Wear Blue?

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