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King James IV of Scotland, in the 15th century once conducted a bizarre experiment
On a small island in the Firth of Forth, the story goes, a king tried to make silence speak. Two infants, cut off from ordinary conversation, would grow up and…
Blood painted the walls, rectums pierced, skin peeled, lungs punctured; this tale reveals how a father and son were subjected to some of the worst police brutality in history
Ramanathapuram was a thriving, teeming, vibrant town in 1993, with everything to look forward to under the efficient and able…
What Happened to Teleka Patrick After She Left the Shuttle in Kalamazoo
Teleka Patrick stepped off a hotel shuttle in downtown Kalamazoo on a December night in 2013, walked across the hospital…
In 2014, Steven D. Sandison knocked his cellmate, Theodore Dyer, unconscious and strangled him with shoelaces at Michigan’s Saginaw Correctional Facility after learning of Dyer’s child sexual abuse conviction. Sandison confessed, saying, “I don’t feel bad,” and received another life sentence.
This story begins in 2014, inside Michigan’s Saginaw Correctional Facility. Steven D. Sandison, an inmate serving a life sentence for…
Supreme court set to rule on definition of a woman
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court is at the center of a pivotal legal battle this week, deliberating on the definition…
How Victoria Climbié’s murder changed the face of child protection in the UK
In 1999, eight-year-old Victoria Climbié came to London with her father's aunt in search of a better life & education.…
Why India Needs to Reduce GST on Health Insurance to 5%
Recently, the high GST on health insurance premiums has been a focus. Currently, at 18%, this tax makes health insurance unaffordable for many Indians. Parliamentary committees, industry associations, and the…
How the Sultan of Brunei and His Brother Single-Handedly Saved Bentley from Bankruptcy by Buying Bespoke Cars
Bentley, the luxury carmaker we admire today, owes much of its success to an unexpected benefactor, none other than the billionaire Sultan of Brunei. Without his intervention during the turbulent…
Utah mother Megan Huntsman, claiming she was “too messed up on meth” to care for them, killed six of her newborns within minutes of birth by choking or smothering them, then stashed their bodies in boxes and containers, creating a macabre “baby mausoleum” in her garage
Megan Huntsman in a 2014 booking photograph. Photo: Pleasant Grove Utah Police PLEASANT…
The Horrific History of Child Cannibalism in the Congo
In May 1888, near the village of Rikakiba on the Congo River, James Sligo Jameson sat with Zanzibari slave trader Tippu Tip. Tippu’s men were guiding the European column through…
Jang Mi-ran, 37, Vanished on Jeju Island in 2026. Her Mishandled Case Sparked a National Review of 310,000 Missing-Person Cases
Jang’s case was closed within hours after the officer handling it falsely claimed he had spoken to her. Three months later, her body was found. Then, over just three days,…
Alex and Derek King, 12 and 13, Killed Their Father in 2001. Then Their Murder Convictions Were Thrown Out
Terry King was asleep when he was bludgeoned with an aluminum baseball bat. Alex later said the first blow sounded “about like wood cracking or hitting concrete.” The boys confessed…
Daniel Barter, 4, Went Missing From the Alabama Coast in 1959 After Weeks of Strange Incidents Near His Home
June 17, 1959, was a warm, sunny day in Alabama, perfect for a getaway by the Perdido coast. Paul and Maxine Barter hit the road with four of their children.…
Jasmine Block, 15, Was Kidnapped in 2017 and Held for 29 Days. She Escaped by Swimming Across a Lake
On the night of August 8, 2017, Jasmine Block was lying on the couch at her family’s home in Alexandria, Minnesota. That weekend, she had been boating with her neighbors…
23 States Sue Trump Administration Over New Title X Family Planning Rules
WASHINGTON — Officials from 23 states have sued the Trump administration over new conditions attached to federal family-planning grants, arguing that the requirements could restrict access to contraception and undermine…
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