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The Dirlewanger Brigade: A Nazi Convict Murder Squad
Among the darkest figures of the Third Reich, Oskar Dirlewanger stands out for a brutality that appalled his own comrades.
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Bizarre Story of Little Pauline Picard
Pauline Picard disappeared but then they found her … or so they thought.
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Unsolved Mystery of the Keddie Cabin Murders
In the rural town of Keddie, California, a mother and three children were attacked on Saturday, April 11, 1981. Despite much evidence, the horrific…
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The Mystery of Germany’s Hinterkaifeck Farmhouse Murders
Lorenz Schlittenbauer and his friends met with a grisly scene when they entered the barn on the Hinterkaifeck farmstead in Grobern, just outside the…
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The Beautiful Stranger at The Hotel Del Coronado
Perched on the cliffs of Coronado Island like a Victorian dream, the Hotel Del Coronado has hosted presidents, celebrities, and countless guests seeking…
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The Unsolved ‘Witchcraft’ Murder of Charles Walton: Britain's Most Curious Cold Case
Think of a brutal crime that has remained unsolved for over 80 years and the villages of Upper and Lower Quinton in Warwickshire will not immediately…
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Papin Sisters: Shocking Housemaids’ Crime That Shook France
In the northwest of France, there is a city by name of Le Mans, which is known for little more than a famous car race that takes place once a year: the…
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Murder of Roland T. Owen in a Kansas City Hotel
In the winter of 1935, a scarred stranger with no luggage and multiple identities checked into a Kansas City hotel room that would become the epicenter…
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Hell’s Belle: The Violent Life and Strange End of Belle Gunness
You might notice a trend if you are into true crime; people seem to talk mainly about male serial killers. But it was in Belle Gunness's farmyard that…
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Colonial Parkway Murders Solved? Not Quite...
Between 1986 and 1989, the Colonial Parkway thoroughfare in Virginia served as a serial killer’s hunting grounds.
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Disappearance of the Beaumont Children
It was a gorgeous summer morning in 1966 when three young children in South Australia decided to spend the day at the beach. After failing to return…
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Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders of 1912
When eight innocent people lost their lives in a single night, the usually quiet, uneventful town of Villisca, Iowa, changed forever in June 1912.
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