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The Lombard coalition captured Ezzelino III da Romano, known as the “Son of the Devil,” in 1259. They shackled him in a tower and starved him. He tore off his bandages and let his wounds fester. He refused food and let his body decay alive. He died slowly in agony.
The Ezzelini family is infamous for producing some of the most notorious figures in history, and none looms larger than Ezzelino III. Picture a man so feared that his reputation…
The Ritual Murders of Elanthoor
In Elanthoor, a quiet town in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, there is a house nearly hidden behind wild creepers and tangled…
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A child steps into Manhattan’s morning
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Petrona Lopez Was Found Nearly Decapitated in 1923 and a Mannequin Helped Catch Her Killer
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