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How John List Almost Got Away With Murder
John List almost committed the perfect murder until an unlikely source led to his capture.
This Pilot Killed Over 150 People
The story of doomed GermanWings Flight 9525
The Complicated Story of Al Jolson and the First Talking Picture
The story of the first talking picture and the complicated legacy of its star.
Why are We So Obsessed With: Celebrities?
We’ve always idolized the rich and famous – but why?
3 Unsolved Disappearances From London
London is the most watched city in the world. With its Orwellian CCTV cameras and constant media circus, the notion that someone could vanish off its streets is borderline incomprehensible. However, London still manages to house its fair share of secrets. If you’ve read my post covering the disappearances of Andrew Gosden and Alexander Sloley,Continue reading “3 Unsolved Disappearances From London”
D.B. Cooper – Robin Hood, or Dumb Fantasist?
On November 24, 1971, a man in his forties bought himself a plane ticket.
The Mysterious Death Of Edgar Allan Poe.
October 7, 1849 Edgar Allen Poe, the patron-saint of Gothic prose, dies. A far-cry from the talented, eloquent writer we all all know him to be – Poe dies a haggard, frail shell of a man. Four days before, he had been seen at Ryan’s Tavern in Balitmore, crashing into furniture in an apparently-drunken stuporContinue reading “The Mysterious Death Of Edgar Allan Poe.”
Knowledge is Power: The Tilly Smith Story
The seawater on Maikhao beach was beginning to froth. Like a fresh pint of beer, the bubbles in the ocean formed a white, cream-like foam on the top of the surface. Tilly Smith was ten years old at the time. She was on a Christmas holiday with her parents – for once, Christmas day wasContinue reading “Knowledge is Power: The Tilly Smith Story”
The Man Who Saved the World
Stanislav Petrov was a Russian military officer whose career parallelled with the peak of the Cold War. There was major beef unfolding between the USSR and the United States – both sides were involved in a perpetual dick-measuring contest to see who was the true dominant force in the world. By 1983, things were gettingContinue reading “The Man Who Saved the World”
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