Elaine Parent, a notorious con artist and murderer, operated for decades in the United States and England using more than 20 stolen identities. She began her career as a legitimate real estate agent ...

Take Marcus Antonius Exochus, whose story is told on his tombstone. Though much of his life and death remains a mystery, it ...

In an incident known as the Phoenix Lights, hundreds in Arizona and Nevada witnessed a fireball go across the sky followed by the appearance of a V-shaped craft. The sun had just set on March 13, 1997 ...

Planet Earth is defined by astonishing extremes, from the deepest part of the ocean to the world’s highest peak. It’s a planet where everything from flora and fauna to terrain and temperature can vary ...

Located in the southeast of Iran, the Lut Desert (Dasht-e Lut) spreads across 5 million acres. Its name is Persian and describes a place without water or vegetation. And the name is apt — Lut is the ...

Inspired by the movie Scream, 16-year-olds Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik became obsessed with killing someone — then fatally attacked their classmate Cassie Jo Stoddart on September 22, 2006. On the ...

Alongside Tetraites and Prudes is another famous fighting duo: Priscus and Verus. Once the Colosseum was finished in 80 C.E., its completion was celebrated with a number of opening day games. Part of ...

Mass hysteria events are some of the most curious mysteries of human nature. After all, how can it be possible for large groups of people, oftentimes strangers, to believe in the same unexplained ...

Scotland has the Loch Ness monster. Florida has the skunk ape. And Wyoming has the jackalope, an elusive but beloved rabbit-like cryptid with the antlers of a deer. So, are jackalopes real? It depends ...

Roughly 2,000 years ago, the ancient Roman city of Halaesa Archonidea was a thriving commercial center. And like any bustling metropolis in the Roman world, it had extensive baths where well-to-do ...

Virginia Rappe was an up-and-coming actress and successful model when she died at the age of 30 on September 9, 1921, shortly after attending a party in San Francisco. Her sudden death — and the ...