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“Jack the Ripper” is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to
John Alford (born John Shannon 30 October 1971) is a Scottish-born English actor.
Vincenzo Peruggia (October 8, 1881 – October 8, 1925) was an Italian thief, most famous for stealing the Mona Lisa on 21 August 1911. Born in Dumenza, Varese, Italy, he died in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France.
Joseph Kony (pronounced born August 1961) is the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrilla group which used to operate in Uganda. While initially purporting to fight against government suppression, the LRA allegedly turned against Kony’
Lynn Turner (July 13, 1968 – August 30, 2010), born Julia Lynn Womack, was an American woman and convicted murderer. Starting in 1995, her first husband, Glenn Turner, died after allegedly being sick with the flu. In 2001, the death of her second h
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Horace was abandoned by his mother at birth, and thus raised by his father. As a child, Horace grew to such a grotesque height and appearance that he was constantly ostracized.Mr. Mahoney put Horace to work at his junkyard, chopping crushing up old c
Mun Se-gwang (December 26, 1951 – December 20, 1974) was a Japanese-born North Korean sympathizer who attempted to assassinate South Korean president Park Chung-Hee on August 15, 1974. The assassination attempt resulted in the deaths of Park’s wife
SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant colonel) Erich Kempka (16 September 1910 – 24 January 1975) served as Adolf Hitler’s chauffeur from 1934 to April, 1945. He was present in the area of the Reich Chancellery on 30 April 1945, when Hitler shot him