Fast Feud: When Colonel Sanders Shot a Rival Gas Station Owner
The future founder of KFC didn’t start the shootout, but he did finish it.
The future founder of KFC didn’t start the shootout, but he did finish it.
Since its original opening in 1884, the Hotel Chelsea has made headlines for its celebrity residents, bizarre deaths, purported paranormal activity, and beyond.
Find out more about the FBI's formerly classified documents on Ernest Hemingway, James Baldwin, and other famed authors.
Though organized crime tends to be a boys' club, there have been a slate of deadly women who have broken into its ranks.
The most famous film about the mafia was made with the help of the mafia—but they had demands.
Before filming on 'The Godfather' began, men with ties to organized crime made it clear that Paramount would need to meet certain demands—or else.
These brutal crimes continue to confound reason and haunt the imagination.
The first Murderers’ Row wasn’t the 1927 New York Yankees. It was a literal row of murderers.
Whether you're planning to live abroad or travel internationally, these are the countries where you'll find the most safety and stability.
The 72-year-old museum visitor claimed she had no idea the jacket was part of an art installation.
In 1965, Kempton Bunton pleaded “not guilty” to stealing a Goya from London’s National Gallery. He then told everyone exactly how and why he took it.
Instead of cheery tales of flowers and bunnies, Norwegians prefer bloody murder mysteries on Easter.
The stolen jewels have never been found, and their disappearance remains one of Ireland’s most tantalizing mysteries.
In early 20th-century Harlem, gambling belonged to “Madame Queen.”
Sorry, hopeless romantics: “Iloveyou” is one of the most basic—and least secure—passwords you could possibly choose.
Rare succulents native to California and South Africa are being poached to meet soaring demand from houseplant collectors.
The Watergate scandal forever changed the public's opinion of the government and took down dozens of political careers in its wake. Find out more about the scandal that rocked Washington back in the '70s.
In the 1930s, gangsters like John Dillinger thought they could erase their criminal past by erasing their prints. It wouldn't be so easy.
Roses are red, violets are blue. The FTC thinks your online valentine could actually be trying to scam you.
On June 11, 1962, the Anglin brothers and Frank Morris mounted the most infamous prison break of the 20th century. Evidence continues to mount that they actually got away with it.
Europe’s witch trials spanned several hundred years and claimed thousands of innocent lives. Catalonia is making symbolic amends.
Luminaries like Bea Arthur and Johnny Rotten have gone before TV judges to settle their small claims affairs. (Though not, unfortunately, against one another.)
From the Denver International Airport to the Cecil Hotel, these locations have mysterious histories that aren't advertised in travel brochures.
In the Glasgow of the 1980s, a visit from the ice cream truck could mean anything from a fudge bar to murder.