Thomas Joseph “Tom” Mooney was an American political activist and labor leader, who was convicted with Warren K. Billings of the San Francisco Preparedness Day Bombing of 1916. Believed by many to have been wrongly convicted of a crime he didn’t commit, Mooney served 22 years in prison before finally being pardoned in 1939. Take…
27 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About Maria Monk
Maria Monk was a Canadian woman whose book “Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk, or, The Hidden Secrets of a Nun’s Life in a Convent Exposed,” claimed to expose systematic sexual abuse of nuns and infanticide of the resulting children by Catholic priests in her convent in Montreal. Take a look below for 27 more interesting…
28 Interesting And Weird Facts About Michael Milken
Michael Robert Milken is an American financier and philanthropist. He is noted for his role in the development of the market for high-yield bonds, known as “junk bonds,” his conviction following a guilty plea on felony charges for violating U.S. securities laws, and his charitable giving. Take a look below for 28 more interesting and…
27 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About Gaston Means
Gaston Bullock Means was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer and con artist. Take a look below for 27 more interesting and bizarre facts about Gaston Means. 1. While not involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, Means was associated with other members of the so-called Ohio Gang that gathered around…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Bernard Madoff
Bernard Lawrence Madoff is an American former market marker, investment adviser, financier, fraudster, and convicted felon, who is currently serving a federal prison sentence for offences related to a massive Ponzi scheme. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Bernard Madoff. 1. He is the former non-executive chairman of the…
30 Interesting And Scary Facts About Charles “Lucky” Luciano
Charles “Lucky” Luciano, born Salvatore Lucania, was an influential Italian-born mobster, criminal mastermind, and crime lord who operated mainly in the United States. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States for the establishment of the first Commission. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and scary facts about…
27 Scary And Strange Facts About Nathan F. Leopold Jr.
Nathan F. Leopold Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb, usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two wealthy students at the University of Chicago who in May, 1924, kidnapped and murdered 14 year old Bobby Franks in Chicago. Take a look below for 27 more scary and strange facts about Nathan F. Leopold Jr….
30 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky, known as the “Mob’s Accountant,” was an American major organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles “Lucky” Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate in the United States. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and bizarre facts about Meyer Lansky. 1. Associated with the Jewish…
26 Scary And Bizarre Facts About George Kelly Barnes
George Kelly Barnes, better known by his nickname “Machine Gun Kelly,” was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, during the Prohibition Era. Take a look below for 26 more scary and bizarre facts about George Kelly Barnes. 1. He attended Central High School in Memphis. 2. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson…
27 Interesting And Strange Facts About John E. W. Keely
John Ernst Worrell Keely was an American inventor from Philadelphia who claimed to have discovered a new motive power which was originally described as “vaporic” or “etheric” force, and later as an unnamed force based on “vibratory sympathy,” but which produced “interatomic ether” from water and air. Take a look below for 27 more interesting…