15 of History’s Greatest Mysteries
From a book no one can decipher and puzzling disappearances to unsolved crimes and beyond, many of these historical mysteries still have us scratching our heads.
From a book no one can decipher and puzzling disappearances to unsolved crimes and beyond, many of these historical mysteries still have us scratching our heads.
A compelling theory about 'The Blair Witch Project' offers an opportunity to watch the movie in a whole new—but equally terrifying—way.
In 1975, Bum Farto had it all. A dead body and a drug deal gone wrong changed everything.
How a love of drinking and Britain’s 18th-century Toby jugs might have inspired the slang word for ‘face.’
Losing your nose ring in the shower is a bummer. It’s not an emergency.
Thomas Hardy’s memorable heroine was modeled after the last woman to be hanged in Dorset, England.
Willy Wonka is undoubtedly an eccentric man. But could he and his band of Oompa-Loompas be hiding a homicidal secret?
In 1989, the HBO anthology series 'Tales From the Crypt' resurrected a killer idea: a homicidal Kris Kringle.
What do Kevin McCallister’s parents do for a living to afford the family such a lavish lifestyle?
Shortly before 11 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 1980, John Lennon was gunned down in front of his New York City apartment building by an obsessed fan. This is the story of the days leading up to that tragedy.
The bootleg chocolate bars are prompting health and safety concerns.
While the club initially formed as a social group for writers of detective fiction, it did have an official purpose: to uphold a rigid set of standards for crime fiction, and weed out any potential members who wouldn’t agree to meet them.
One scam was convincing enough to fool George Washington.
The profanity-laden documentary managed to win both Emmys and an Oscar. But it didn't reduce juvenile delinquency.
Centuries later, Stede Bonnet’s motivations and actual aptitude for piracy remain unclear. But he still managed to make the history books—in his nightgown, no less.
In the 1970s, Big Bird went to the big house (literally) when "Sesame Street" launched a prison daycare program.
Curtis Chillingworth was the most esteemed judge in Palm Beach County. But someone wanted him dead.
These daring dames ventured into the underworld of contraband liquor.
How smart do you really need to be to get away with murder?
They pillaged, they invaded, and they obeyed only the sea laws they made up as they went along.
These offenses include everything from historical forgeries to audacious heists to cold-blooded murder—all with a bookish twist.
In 1993, just 34 days after the Waco siege ended, NBC premiered 'In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco'—a TV movie greenlit, scripted, and largely shot while the tragedy was still unfolding.
The 1692 Salem witch trials caused so much turmoil that the Massachusetts town is still synonymous with them.
'Killers of the Flower Moon' tells the story of the Osage murders, an especially bleak chapter of American history.