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The Cook Who Became a Public Health Prisoner
Mary Mallon infected at least 50 people across New York without once falling ill herself, then spent 26 years quarantined…
The Tragic Story of Rosemary Kennedy, The ‘Hidden Kennedy’ Who Was Lobotomized by Her Own Father
After a botched 1941 prefrontal lobotomy performed without the knowledge of his wife or children, Joseph Kennedy Sr. reduced his…
The United Flight 629 Mid-Air Explosion of 1955, and the FBI Investigation That Traced the Bomb Back to a Son and His Mother’s Suitcase
On November 1, 1955, United Airlines Flight 629 took off from Denver just before 7 p.m., carrying 44 people toward…
The Fascinating Story of Christopher McCandless
On September 6, 1992, hunters following the Stampede Trail near Healy, Alaska, pushed open the door of an abandoned city…
Daniel Villegas Spent 25 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit
On April 10, 1993, two teenagers 17-year-old Armando “Mando” Lazo and 18-year-old Bobby England were shot and killed while walking…
The Story of Mark DeFriest: The Savant Who Spent 34 Years in Prison for Taking His Own Tools
In 1979, Mark DeFriest stole something that legally belonged to him. His father had died suddenly. In his will, he…
