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The Sacred Band of Thebes and the Army That Changed Greek Warfare
The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite infantry unit in fourth century BCE Thebes. Ancient writers describe 300 selected soldiers organized as 150 pairs of male partners, kept together…
Missouri woman admits to posting fake job ads to lure and murder pregnant women, stealing their unborn babies
U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore said in a statement that this horrific crime resulted in the tragic deaths of two innocent…
The Breakfast Bet Murder: How Joshua Davies Killed Rebecca Aylward
Rebecca Aylward was 15 and lived in Maesteg, near Bridgend in south Wales. In October 2010 she was killed after…
11-Year-old calls 911 after parents stab and shoot each other to death during Halloween fight in Washington home
(The child was playing video games in another room with headphones on during the deadly confrontation. Photo: Bailey-Cooper Photography/Alamy) Longview,…
Scotland’s Longest Search: What Happened to Sandy Davidson?
It was a bright April day in 1976 when three‑year‑old Sandy Davidson played in the garden of his grandmother’s house…
The Second Ransom Drop
The second drop unfolded in the same Georgia landscape, but the mood had changed. The FBI now knew that they…
Pakistan’s government, desperate to sell Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which is grounded in the EU over a fake pilot scandal, has received a sole bid of $36 million
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 31 — Pakistan’s ongoing attempts to privatize its debt-laden national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), were met with a setback this week when the only bid received fell…
Russian Trash Streamer Jailed for Six Years Over Girlfriend’s Death During Livestream
A Russian trash streamer was sentenced to six years in a maximum-security prison after the death of his pregnant girlfriend during a livestream that highlighted a disturbing online trend. Viewers…
Single mother of four facing financial struggles fatally shoots teenage son after threatening ex-husband and girlfriend with gun
Tesha La Sha Florence, the 16-year-old Robert Florence's mother, killed him in…
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.…
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…
How Kara Robinson Turned Captivity into a Killer’s Downfall
On June 24, 2002, 15-year-old Kara Robinson was watering flowers in the front yard of her best friend's home in West Columbia, South Carolina, when a Pontiac Trans Am came…
Jaycee Dugard and the Eighteen-Year Captivity That Shocked America
At 8 am on June 10, 1991, 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard was having breakfast at her home on Washoe Boulevard, California. Like any typical school day, she checked on her…
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…
Brittanee Drexel’s tragic disappearance in plain sight: a mystery that prevailed for over 13 years
Seventeen is quite a weird age to grow up into. One's childlike innocence begins to fade, and the freedom of teenage rebellion can lead to rather brash decisions. For many,…
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