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Bonnie Parker mockingly points shotgun at Clyde Barrow. American bank robbers and lovers Clyde Barrow (1909 - 1934) and Bonnie Parker (1911 -1934), popularly known as Bonnie and Clyde, circa 1933. criminal, thief, robbery team

7 Notorious Women Criminals

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Law legal system crime concept with gavel and scales of justice with books in the background. (mallet, judicial system).

What Are the Differences Between First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Murder?

Aerial view of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Mobile, Ala., May 6, 2010. Photo by U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft. BP spill

9 Modern Corporate Criminals

Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that

America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

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Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

Marc Dutroux: Facts & Related Content

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Born	November 6, 1956 (age 68) • Ixelles • Belgium

Speck, Richard

Richard Speck

American murderer

Harold Shipman

British physician and serial killer

Richard Ramirez

Richard Ramirez

American serial killer

John Wayne Gacy

John Wayne Gacy

American serial killer

Javed Iqbal

Pakistani serial killer

Peter Kürten

German serial killer

Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy

American serial killer

Bruno Lüdke

German serial killer

William Burke

Irish criminal

William Hare

Irish criminal

Cotton, Mary Ann

Mary Ann Cotton

British serial killer

Rader, Dennis

Dennis Rader

American serial killer

coverage of Jack the Ripper in The Illustrated Police News

Jack the Ripper

English murderer

Kuklinski, Richard

Richard Kuklinski

American criminal

Gary Ridgway

Gary Ridgway

American serial killer

Andrei Chikatilo

Soviet serial killer

H.H. Holmes

H.H. Holmes

American serial killer

Marcel Petiot

French serial killer

Boston Strangler

American serial killer

Zodiac killer

Zodiac killer

American serial killer

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graphic of a person standing holding a knife. murder, kill, serial killer, stab

Famous Serial Killers