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Murder

Gary Ridgway – The Green River Killer

In the early 1980s, a thick cloud of fear settled over Seattle and its neighbouring communities. Young women, many vulnerable,…

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Biographies

Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull remains one of the most respected and influential figures in the history of the Indigenous peoples of North…

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Murder

The Murder of William Marsh Rice

In the closing years of the nineteenth century, William Marsh Rice was a name that demanded respect. Widely known as…

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Warfare

The Battle of the Little Bighorn

The Battle of the Little Bighorn is one of the most famous clashes in American military history, a moment when…

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Warfare

The Battle of Kursk

In the summer of 1943, the Eastern Front paused on a jagged line that curved outward around the city of…

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Warfare

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham

In the summer of 1759, the global Seven Years’ War reached a decisive moment above the St Lawrence River. Britain…

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Murder

The Atlanta Ripper

Between 1911 and 1912, Atlanta was stalked by something unspeakable, a killer who crept through the humid Southern nights, targeting…

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Murder

Aileen Wuornos

Aileen Wuornos was a woman whose story blurs the line between victim and killer. Between 1989 and 1990, Wuornos murdered…

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Murder

The Murder of Kitty Genovese

In the early hours of 13 March 1964, a young woman named Kitty Genovese was attacked outside her apartment building…

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Murder

The Hall-Mills Murders

In the autumn of 1922, in a quiet corner of New Jersey, two bodies were found lying side by side…

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