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The Blood-Soaked Story Of The Gemini Twins, The Deadliest Killers In The Infamous Mafia Crew That Murdered 200 People

Anthony Senter and Joseph Testa had each other’s backs from an early age. Growing up in Brooklyn, the two were childhood friends who became embroiled in the criminal underworld in their early teen years. As they got older, their involvement with the mob only grew — as did their bond.

Because they were always seen together at Gemini Lounge, Senter and Testa became known as the “Gemini Twins.” The bar was the preferred hangout spot of Roy DeMeo’s notorious crew of killers, of which Senter and Tes...
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9 Wrongful Conviction Cases That Practically Define 'Miscarriage Of Justice'

The American justice system has never been perfect, but the general premise of “innocent until proven guilty” is one of the most important foundations of modern law and order. Unfortunately, a trial by jury doesn’t always get it right, for a variety of reasons. Perhaps the evidence is insufficient, or perhaps the skill of lawyers involved isn’t up to par. Whatever it may be, the shortcomings of the justice system are most obvious when we consider some truly heartbreaking wrongful convictions.

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The Shocking Murder Of Dimebag Darrell, The Pantera Guitarist Who Was Shot By A Fan While Performing Onstage

The death of Dimebag Darrell in December 2004 was a tragic day for the heavy metal community. Best known by his stage name, Darrell Abbott was considered one of the greatest metal guitarists of all time. He started the band Pantera with his brother, Vinnie Paul, in 1981, and over the next two decades, the group achieved worldwide fame. When tensions caused the band to splinter in 2003, the Abbott brothers went on to form a new group called Damageplan, and many of their fans followed them.

But j...
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A Metal Detectorist In Denmark Has Uncovered A 2,500-Year-Old Sword That Was Bent During A Sacrificial Ritual

In the spring of 2024, an amateur metal detectorist made a stunning discovery at a bog near Veskø, Denmark on his very first outing. He uncovered a cache of various 2,500-year-old artifacts, including a sword bent into an “S” shape as part of an ancient ritual.

Upon making the discovery, the metal detectorist contacted the museum organization ROMU to analyze the discovery, and they’ve described the find as exceedingly rare.

Earlier this year, a first-time metal detectorist named Claus Falsby s...
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Inside Judy Warren's Unusual Life As The Daughter Of 'The Conjuring' Demonologists Ed And Lorraine Warren

The Conjuring was a breakout success when it premiered in 2013, and more than a decade later, it still remains part of one of the most successful horror franchises in the world. The series is, of course, based on the lives and investigations of famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. While the first film doesn’t focus too much on the Warrens’ personal lives, subsequent films dive deeper into the demonologists as people — and their family members, including their daughter Judy War...
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Why The Real-World History Of The Greek Gods Is Even Stranger And More Macabre Than The Mythology

The Greek gods — and the Roman gods they inspired — represent antiquity’s most well-known pantheon. Immortalized not just in ancient myths and legends, they’ve also given their names to the planets of the solar system, while films, television, video games, and modern literature have all adapted the tales of the Greek gods to tell entirely new stories to this day. In the Western world, although they are no longer worshipped, the 12 Olympians’ influence is virtually inescapable.

There are, of cou...
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Archaeologists Have Uncovered History’s Oldest Known Alphabetic Writing On Cylinders Found In A 4,400-Year-Old Syrian Tomb

At the annual meeting of the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR), a team of archaeologists led by Johns Hopkins University’s Glenn Schwartz presented the remarkable results of their 16-year excavation project at Tell Umm-el Marra in Syria.

Research at the site yielded numerous fascinating finds, but none stood out more than the discovery of several finger-length clay cylinders etched with alphabetic inscriptions that have been dated to 2400 B.C.E. Based on this dating, these cylinders...
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Christopher Scarver, The Convicted Murderer Who Killed Jeffrey Dahmer In Prison

When convicted murderer Christopher Scarver was given an assignment to clean the gymnasium with two other inmates at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin, he claimed that God had given him an even more important task: Kill the other two inmates. It might seem like a strange message to receive from a higher power — had one of those inmates not been the infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

The other inmate was Jesse Anderson, a man who fatally stabbed his wife Barbara bef...
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This Old Coin Found In An Antique Cabinet Turned Out To Be A Rare 1652 Boston Threepence — And It Just Sold For $2.52 Million

Eight years ago, in the back of an old cabinet in Amsterdam, a small silver coin was found. It’s roughly the size of a nickel and technically has a silver value of just $1.03. However, there is something uniquely remarkable about this coin: It was minted in colonial Boston in 1652, more than a century before the Thirteen Colonies declared their independence from Britain.

Stamped with “NE” to signify New England, this silver coin represents a rare act of early rebellion by the Thirteen Colonies,...
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Scientists Just Confirmed That There Were Active Volcanoes On The Far Side Of The Moon Billions Of Years Ago

There are many things still unknown about the so-called “dark side” of the Moon. The near side, which faces the Earth, has been extensively studied, and researchers have long known that it once saw volcanic activity.

On the other hand, the Moon’s far side remains largely unexplored. However, two studies that were just published in the journals Nature and Science are now shedding some light on the Moon’s mysteries. Researchers recently analyzed the very first rock and soil samples from the far s...
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Congressman Leo Ryan Investigated Jim Jones' Cult — And Paid For It With His Life

By 1978, Jim Jones’ cult, the Peoples Temple, had amassed a concerning number of followers — so many that the cult could no longer contain the disturbing rumors that were swirling about the human rights violations being committed at Jonestown, their Guyana-based settlement. As this all came to a head, Jim Jones prepared his followers for a mass suicide — but not before an investigation into the Jonestown settlement was conducted by U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan.

Ryan, a Democratic Representative fr...
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Scientists Use Brain Scans To Uncover Why The Sound Of The Aztec Death Whistle Was So Terrifying

Aztec culture remains uniquely fascinating in part due to its various religious practices that tend toward the macabre, including human sacrifice and temples decorated with human skulls. But one of the most intriguing — and terrifying — of their creations was the Aztec death whistle, a skull-shaped ceramic instrument said to emit the most horrifying noise in history.

Many have likened the sound produced by the death whistle — or the ehecachichtli, as it was originally known — to the shriek of a...
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Michael Turney Was 'Obsessed' With His Teenage Stepdaughter — Then, She Vanished Without A Trace

On May 17, 2001, the last day of Alissa Turney’s junior year of high school, the teen mysteriously vanished from her Arizona home. Earlier that day, her stepfather, Michael Turney, had picked her up early from school, then allegedly left to run errands. He claimed he returned later to find a note from Alissa explaining that she had run off to California.

At first, the police believed Michael’s claims that Alissa was a rebellious runaway teen. But strangely, she hadn’t taken her car or any of he...
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13-Year-Old Tristyn Bailey Was Stabbed 114 Times By Her Schoolmate — Because He Simply Wanted 'To Kill Someone'

On May 9, 2021, 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey disappeared from her home in St. Johns County, Florida. Hours after her family reported the cheerleader missing, her bloodied body was discovered in a wooded area, covered with 114 stab wounds. Chillingly, someone had written the word “karma” on one of her ankles and drawn a smiley face on the other.

Police uncovered a damaged Buck knife in a drainage pond near Bailey’s body. They also reviewed security footage from the night of her murder that appeare...
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Police Believe This Wisconsin Father Faked His Own Death And Fled To Europe In An Elaborate Scheme

Three months after Ryan Borgwardt went missing, authorities have uncovered shocking evidence that suggests he staged his own death and fled to Europe.

The 45-year-old kayaker and father of three reportedly had a second passport, replaced his laptop’s hard drive, inquired about moving funds to foreign banks, and took out a life insurance policy worth $375,000 earlier this year. These discoveries prompted the police to cease their search for the missing man.

Naturally, the news came as quite a s...
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66 Colorized Images That Capture The Golden Age Of Hollywood As It Really Was

Today, it may feel like every big movie is being produced by the same few studios. While it is certainly true that the likes of Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Bros., and Sony Pictures tend to dominate the box office in modern times, independent companies like A24 and Neon prove that there are other players in the game. And compared to the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood, today’s film industry is drastically more diverse.

Hollywood’s Golden Age lasted from around the late 1920s to the early 1960...
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2,300-Year-Old Punic Tomb Uncovered Beneath A Hospital Parking Lot In Malta

During construction work at a car park near Mater Dei Hospital in Birkirkara, Malta, workers recently came across an ancient Punic tomb complex. With oversight from the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (SCH), excavations were then carried out, revealing a structure that dates back 2,300 years.

Experts believe the site was used through the Punic and early Roman periods, offering unique insight and perspectives into the burial practices of the time.

Initial construction work at the site was...
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King Tut’s Iconic Burial Mask Wasn’t Actually Made For Him, Shocking New Research Suggests

The famous golden death mask of the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun likely wasn’t made for him, according to a new study.

A re-examination of King Tutankhamun’s mask by researchers from the University of York pointed out a few unusual elements that could suggest the mask had originally been made for a high-status woman or a child. And the basis for this theory comes down to one rather small detail: earring holes.

Since the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 by archaeologist Howard Cart...
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Researchers In England Discover That ‘King Arthur’s Hall’ Is 4,000 Years Older Than Previously Thought

Researchers examining an historic site in Cornwall, England that’s linked to King Arthur have made a remarkable discovery. The stone and turf structure on Bodmin Moore known as “King Arthur’s Hall,” previously believed to be a medieval animal pen, has been revealed to be 4,000 years older than experts thought.

New findings have confirmed that King Arthur’s Hall dates back to prehistoric times and was likely built in approximately 3000 B.C.E. Experts are now calling the discovery a “major revela...
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44 Nostalgic Photos That Show What Pokémania Looked Like Over 20 Years Ago

Anyone who grew up in the late 1990s or early 2000s will understand the pop culture craze that was Pokémon. Ever since the debut of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green in 1996 in Japan, it was clear that these creature-collecting games would be a phenomenon. When they arrived in America a couple of years later, that phenomenon got a name: Pokémania.

Between a televised anime, multiple video games, trading cards, theatrical films, and numerous brand partnerships, Pokémon was basically inescapable. The...
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Inside The Tragic Death Of Aaron Carter And The Downward Spiral That Preceded It

There was perhaps no person who better defined 2000s pop stardom than Aaron Carter. From hits like “How I Beat Shaq” and “Aaron’s Party” to his collaboration with the Baha Men, Carter’s music was a staple for teens of the early aughts. Every public pool, grocery store, and radio station in America seemed to be playing his hits. However, the singer also dealt with addiction and substance abuse from a young age, and that unfortunate struggle led to Aaron Carter’s death in 2022.

That November, 34-...
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A Conman Just Stole More Than 950 Wheels Of Cheddar Cheese From A Dairy Company In England

Neal’s Yard Dairy, a cheese retailer based in London, was recently robbed of more than 20 tons of cheddar in a sophisticated scam. After the company was approached by a fraudster posing as a legitimate wholesaler, employees shipped 950 clothbound cheeses to France — only to realize the whole thing had been a setup.

As a result, the business took a substantial financial hit of more than $390,000. The theft became even more high-profile when celebrity chef Jamie Oliver got involved, rallying behi...
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In 1986, A Massive Gas Cloud Erupted From Cameroon's Lake Nyos — And Killed Over 1,700 People

On August 21, 1986, a catastrophic event now known as the Lake Nyos disaster unfolded at Lake Nyos in Cameroon. A mix of carbon dioxide and water droplets, previously trapped in the lake’s depths, suddenly burst forth and erupted to the surface. This rare phenomenon, known as a limnic eruption, created a deadly, invisible gas cloud that engulfed nearby villages.

This unseen killer suffocated over 1,700 people and more than 3,500 livestock, displacing thousands more locals as they fled the area....
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44 Nostalgic Photos From The Pinnacle Of Preppy Culture

Throughout the mid-to-late-20th century, a popular fashion and lifestyle movement was on the rise. Characterized by upper-class living, “preppy” culture emerged from the long-held traditions and values of elite Northeastern preparatory schools and Ivy League universities. While the roots of this subculture date back to the late 19th century, it saw a major evolution and expansion in the post-World War II economic boom.

This economic boom expanded the middle class in America and encouraged more...
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