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Florida parents arrested after father allegedly beat child for 28 minutes over missing couch cushion

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A Florida couple has been arrested on child abuse charges after the…

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China announces completion of 1,800-mile ‘Green Great Wall’ encircling the world’s most-hostile Taklamakan desert

After 46 years of grit, sweat, and a whole lot of shoveling, China has done…

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Inside the Black Panther Kidnapping That Ended in Lesley Whittle’s Death

Content Warning: Some readers may find the descriptions in this article disturbing. Lesley Whittle tried…

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The Forgotten Plague: Encephalitis Lethargica and the Mystery That Still Haunts Medicine

A disease like no other It began as a whisper, a strange affliction barely noticed amid the chaos of World War I. A handful of cases in Europe, then a…

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What Happened to Rebecca Coriam, the Chester Graduate from Exeter Who Vanished on a Disney Cruise?

The Port of Los Angeles, 23 October 2011. On deck 9 of the Disney Wonder, the Goofy Pool was crowded…

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Christopher Gregor, aka ‘Treadmill Dad’, sentenced to 25 Years in prison for forcing his 6-year-old son to run on a machine, leading to his death

Christopher Gregor is sentenced to 20 years for aggravated manslaughter and another five years for endangering the welfare of a…

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This Case Went Nowhere for 40 Years. Then a Stranger’s Family Tree Gave Up the Killer

Anna Marie Hlavka lived in a small apartment in Portland, Oregon. She worked as a secretary at Tektronix, a job…

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Shraddha Walkar was murdered by her live-in boyfriend, Aaftab Poonawala, during an argument, after which he dismembered her body into 35 pieces and stored it in a refrigerator

Shraddha Walker, a bright girl from Vasai, Maharashtra, moved to Mumbai in 2018 to pursue better career prospects. She had…

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New York to Pay $750,000 to Whistleblower Fired After Testifying in Harassment Case

ALBANY — Eight years after Gina L. Bianchi was forced out of her senior legal role at New York’s Division…

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The Abduction of Steven Stayner, His Daring Escape, and the Dark Legacy That Followed

On a cold winter day in December 1972, Kenneth Parnell and Ervin Murphy got into a white Buick and drove from Yosemite down into Merced, California. At 3.30 pm that…

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Who was Colleen Stan and why was she called the “Girl in the Box?”

Colleen Stan thought she was safe. It was May 19, 1977, and she was hitchhiking from Eugene, Oregon, to a friend’s birthday party in Westwood, California. She felt confident as…

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INSIDE THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT: WHEN ROLE-PLAY TURNED DARK

INTRODUCTION: A STUDY GOES OFF THE RAILS Researchers at Stanford wanted to see if pretending…

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Boss Fires Woman for Being Too Cute, Jealous Wife Later Jumps Off Hotel With Their Kid

In 2012, Dilek Edwards was hired as a yoga instructor and massage therapist at a…

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Inside the 1944 Panic That Swept Mattoon: The Unresolved Case of the “Mad Gasser”

In late August and early September 1944, residents of Mattoon, Illinois began reporting a series…

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Skylar Neese and the Chilling Midnight Ride That Ended in Unspeakable Betrayal and Murder

16-year-old Skylar Neese peered outside excitedly from her bedroom window at her family’s apartment in Star City, West Virginia. It was midnight on a Friday in July 2012, and she…

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Joyce McKinney and One ‘Ordinary Mormon’: A Devastating Story That Shook England in the 70s

She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne and cut your hair And from your lips, she drew the Hallelujah Fleet Street's Fever Dream British tabloids would…

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Hannah Cornelius and the Night of Terror That Destroyed an Innocent Family

On May 27, 2017, after a night out with friends, 21-year-old Hannah Cornelius offered to drive her fellow classmate, Cheslin Marsh, to his flat on Jan Cilliers Street in Stellenbosch,…

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The Sherri Malarik Murder Mystery and the Husband’s Trial That Tore a Family Apart

On September 21, 2001, Sherri and her husband, Gregory Malarik, were hosting a large family sleepover at their home in Cantonment, Florida. The house was packed with their children, ages…

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Natascha Kampusch’s 3096 Days of Captivity

On March 2, 1998, 10-year-old Natasha Kampusch left her family home in Vienna after arguing with her mother, Brigita Sirny, and set off for school. The household was already tense.…

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Stephanie Sempell and the Unsolved Mystery on Grassy Key

In March 1976, Stephanie Sampell was at her home in Boca Raton, Florida. Her mother, Dorothy Appel, had just moved the family of eight children there from Pompano Beach. The…

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