The German Spy Who Tried To Murder J.P. Morgan Jr.
On July 3, 1915, a man forced his way into the home of millionaire J.P. "Jack" Morgan Jr., the son of banking magnate John Pierpont Morgan, and shot him twice.
Read MoreOn July 3, 1915, a man forced his way into the home of millionaire J.P. "Jack" Morgan Jr., the son of banking magnate John Pierpont Morgan, and shot him twice.
Read MoreSelena, the undisputed Queen of Tejano Music whose impact is felt today, had her life tragically cut short when she was murdered at just 23 years old in 1995.
Read MoreWhen Tupac Shakur was shot to death in Las Vegas, his was one of a ten-car entourage. Theoretically, many could have been witnesses — but few have ever talked.
Read MoreDuring an excursion to find jerk chicken in Jamaica, Jimmy Buffett and Bono were caught in a hail of gunfire and almost murdered.
Read MoreFrank Zappa's career was known for its glorious weirdness, but one onstage incident was a lot more than just weird — it nearly killed him.
Read MoreHollywood film director William Desmond Taylor's career came to an end when he was discovered in his Alvarado Court Apartments bungalow, a bullet in his back.
Read MoreEven though it has been 12 years, the story of Casey Anthony and the tragic death of her young daughter, Caylee, still remains fresh in the minds of many.
Read MoreWhen Meat Loaf was a young adult, his father Orvis was in the throes of emotional trauma and allegedly tried to kill him with a butcher knife.
Read MoreThe Dungeons & Dragons murderers -- and murders -- are part and parcel of the same tired, banal, eye-rolling set of reductionist criminal behavior-blaming.
Read MoreDaniel Conahan was ultimately sentenced to death after being convicted of just one of the "Hog Trail" murders, though it is suspected he killed up to 19 men.
Read MoreDespite the pain that was undoubtedly gripping him, Paul Tate, the father of Sharon Tate, used the time after his daughter's death to search for the culprit.
Read MoreSkylar Neese,16 years old, disappeared in 2012, and it eventually came to light that she'd been murdered by her own best friends. Here's her tragic story.
Read MoreThe competitive nature of athletics has pushed many to turn anabolic steroids, which lead to adverse behavioral effects -- more commonly known as "roid rage."
Read MoreA police investigation discovered seven bodies buried behind Puente's property located at 1426 F St. in the Mansion Flats area of Sacramento, California.
Read MoreWhile the 1987 murders committed by Daniel LaPlante were undeniably shocking, his earlier activities were, in many ways, strange on their own.
Read MoreIn a mass grave at the bottom of a 43-foot shaft in Spain, scientists found evidence of the first murder victim in history.
Read MoreSister Catherine Cesnik was a teacher in Baltimore, attempting to help students who were allegedly being abused. Her murder remains unsolved.
Read MoreAlong with Al Capone, John Dillinger has achieved a place in popular culture that at once demands he should be forgotten forever and ensures that he won't be.
Read MoreEventually, the stream of corporate chaos ended in tragedy when Maurizio Gucci was shot dead in the foyer of his office in 20 Via Palestro, Milan, in 1995.
Read MoreThere were a number of reasons the killing of Elizabeth Short made headlines across the nation. First among these was the name "The Black Dahlia murder."
Read MoreAlmost 100 years after her death, Lizzie Borden remains an object of fascination -- not for what she did, but for what a jury said she didn't do in 1892.
Read MoreIn the 1960s, members of the Québécois separatist movement began a bombing campaign. Kidnapping, murder, unrest: this is Quebec's 1970 October Crisis explained.
Read MoreBernie Tiede murdered 81-year-old Marjorie Nugent, a rich widow he had befriended after overseeing her husband's funeral. People didn't hold it against him.
Read MoreThe Black Dahlia murder has fascinated people for decades and remains unsolved, but one detective thinks the Zodiac Killer is involved.
Read MoreOne of the creepiest and most famous unsolved murders in German history happened in 1922 on an isolated farmstead in Bavaria, known as Hinterkaifeck.
Read MoreIn 1847, the Duke of Praslin murdered his wife, and it brought down France's government the next year. This is the French murder that started a revolution.
Read MoreTwenty-three-year-old Ronnie DeFeo barged into his local bar on November 13, 1974, howling, "You got to help me! I think my mother and father are shot!"
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