These Countries Have The Most Serial Killers. Here's Why
Even though the serial killer is a worldwide phenomenon, there's two countries that have given birth to way more of these inexplicably fascinating criminals.
Read MoreEven though the serial killer is a worldwide phenomenon, there's two countries that have given birth to way more of these inexplicably fascinating criminals.
Read MoreIt's not surprising that most serial killers turn out to have had horrible childhoods. Convicted killer Aileen Wuornos is no different.
Read MoreThe Cecil Hotel has a reputation of death, including suicide, murder, and providing a place to stay for serial killers like Richard Ramirez and Jack Unterweger.
Read MoreBooks laced with arsenic actually do exist. Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark found three books covered in the deadly poison in the library.
Read MoreHe and his friends were unaware that the barrel contained the remains of the victims of a man who would go on to be known as The Chameleon Killer.
Read MoreResidents of La Guardia in Spain gather every year at a church to honor a 15th-century folk saint dubbed "the Holy Child of La Guardia."
Read MoreJodi Arias' murder of Travis Alexander became one of the biggest media frenzies caused by a non-celebrity crime. This is the messed up truth about Jodi Arias.
Read MoreFive teenage girls had been raped and murdered. Authorities were dealing with two serial killers in the Los Angeles area, and the killers' MO was gut-wrenching.
Read MoreAsa Earl Carter was a Klansman who wrote a book claiming to have Native ancestry. This is the messed up true story behind Klansman Asa Earl Carter's giant hoax.
Read MoreSchool massacres have happened in the United States for as long as we've had schools, but the Bath School Disaster remains the deadliest.
Read MoreIn 2020, Peter Nygård was accused of and arrested for sexual assault, and alleged involvement in a sex-trafficking ring. A lawsuit was filed by 10 women.
Read MoreIn 1994, Gloucester police met a house of horrors when they searched the home of Fred and Rosemary West. Here's the messed up truth about these serial killers.
Read MoreAustrian serial killer Jack Unterweger spent much of his life in and out of prison, but he still managed to kill nearly a dozen women.
Read MoreMary Ann Cotton is one of the earliest confirmed female serial killers in recorded memory, suspected of some 21 murders through arsenic poisoning.
Read MoreDennis Andrew Nilsen is remembered as one of the United Kingdom's most prolific serial killers, having killed at least 12 people during the 1970s and 1980s.
Read More"Yellow journalism," a sensationalistic type of journalism, emerged mainly because two newspaper publishers in New York City were competing for circulation.
Read MoreLost Cause believers will tell you the Civil War was fought over states' rights, but that may not necessarily be the case.
Read MoreThe Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles has since its opening a long and sordid past that includes suicides, murders, and serial killers.
Read MoreArguably the most powerful empire of all time was the first Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire. This is its messed up history.
Read MoreLife in the Middle Ages was no picnic for most people, what with all the backbreaking manual labor. Famine sometimes led to some pretty horrifying food options.
Read MoreConey Island has a long and storied history as an entertainment hub. Over time, Coney Island has developed a reputation for accidents and ride malfunctions.
Read MoreFort Hood has a reputation throughout its existence as the black sheep of Army, with incidents of violence, sexual harassment and abuse, and misconduct.
Read MoreRichard Ramirez was a self-styled devil worshipper who killed at random. This is the horrifying true story of the Night Stalker.
Read MoreNuclear weapons started with the Manhattan Project in 1942. By 1946, the U.N. was setting up commissions to deal with nuclear weapons.
Read MoreFrom arsenic-infused fabric to socks that would burn their patterns into your skin, clothing of this era presented a real hazard.
Read MoreIf there's one thing pop culture has taught us, it's that Australians are exceptionally concerned about dingoes eating their babies. Here is the true story.
Read MoreThe story of palm oil is a story about the difficulty in backtracking from over-dependence, especially when entire nations' economies are at risk.
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