In the early hours of May 31, 1810, a shocking event took place within the walls of St. James’s Palace in London. Joseph Sellis, a valet to the Duke of Cumberland, was found dead in his bed with his throat brutally slashed. This gruesome discovery set off a chain of events that would lead to…
The 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the young son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, has long been one of the most notorious and mysterious crimes in American history. While the official narrative has long held that the child was snatched from his crib by an unknown assailant, new evidence suggests a much…
Charles Lindbergh is remembered as a heroic aviator who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. However, the contexts reveal a darker side to the famous pilot – a history of playing cruel and dangerous “practical jokes” on his friends, family, and acquaintances. Substituting Kerosene for Water One of the earliest known…
In the annals of American history, few events are as shocking and bizarre as the assassination of President James A. Garfield in 1881. The man behind this heinous act, Charles Guiteau, has long been a subject of fascination and debate. But what if there was more to this assassination than meets the eye? What if…
On a fateful night in June 1994, a young limo driver named Allan Park found himself at the center of one of the most infamous criminal cases in American history. Little did he know that his routine airport run would become a crucial piece of evidence in the O.J. Simpson murder trial. This is the…
In the late 1960s, a mysterious killer known as the Zodiac terrorized Northern California, leaving a trail of fear and confusion in his wake. But it wasn’t just his brutal murders that captivated the public’s attention. The Zodiac’s cryptic messages, filled with ciphers and threats, became central to his sinister legacy. Among these puzzling communications…
On a seemingly ordinary day in 1966, a casual comment made by Charles Whitman to his classmate Francis Shook Jr. would later send chills down the spines of those who heard it. Little did anyone know that this offhand remark would foreshadow one of the most horrific mass shootings in American history. This is the…
In the early 1970s, as the United States was embroiled in political turmoil, a shadowy figure named G. Gordon Liddy was crafting a series of outlandish and illegal plans that would eventually lead to one of the biggest political scandals in American history. These plans, collectively known as Operation Gemstone, were a testament to the…
On November 22, 1963, the world was forever changed when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. While Lee Harvey Oswald is often considered the lone gunman, there are many other characters involved in this complex story. One such person is Buell Wesley Frazier, a young man who played a small but significant…
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This tragic event has captivated the world for decades, spawning countless theories and investigations. While much has been written about the assassination, few accounts come from those who were directly involved in the aftermath. Jim Jenkins, a medical corpsman present during JFK’s…