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28 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About Hawley Harvey Crippen

Hawley Harvey Crippen, usually known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser. He was hanged in Pentonville Prison in London for the murder of his wife Cora Henrietta Crippen, and was the first suspect to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy. Take a look below for…

30 Interesting And Scary Facts About Frank Costello

Frank “The Prime Minister” Costello was an Italian-American Mafia gangster and crime boss. He rose to the top of American organized crime, controlled a vast gambling empire, and enjoyed political influence. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and scary facts about Frank Costello. 1. Nicknamed “The Prime Minister of the Underworld,” he became…

25 Bizarre And Interesting Facts About Vincenzo Colosimo

Vincenzo Colosimo, known as James “Big Jim” Colosimo or as “Diamond Jim”, was an Italian-American Mafia crime boss who emigrated from Calabria, Italy, in 1895, and built a criminal empire in Chicago based on prostitution, gambling and racketeering. Take a look below for 25 more bizarre and interesting facts about Vincenzo Colosimo. 1. He gained…

27 Scary And Interesting Facts About Joseph Colombo

Joseph Anthony “Joe” Colombo, Sr. was the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the “Five Families” of the Cosa Nostra in New York. Take a look below for 27 more scary and interesting facts about Joseph Colombo. 1. Colombo was born into an Italian American family. 2. His father, Anthony Colombo, was an…

30 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About Butch Cassidy

Robert Leroy Parker, better known as Butch Cassidy, was a notorious American train robber and bank robber, and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the “Wild Bunch” in the American Old West. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and bizarre facts about Butch Cassidy. 1. After participating in criminal…

30 Interesting And Scary Facts About Al Capone

Alphonse Gabriel Capone, sometimes known by the nickname “Scarface”, was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and scary facts about Al Capone. 1. His seven year reign as crime boss ended when…

30 Interesting And Terrifying Facts About Theodore Robert Bundy

Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, burglar and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and terrifying facts about Theodore Robert Bundy. 1. Shortly before his execution and after more than a decade of…

30 Scary And Weird Facts About Whitey Bulger

James Joseph Bulger Jr., also known as Whitey Bulger, was an American organized crime boss, gangster, and FBI informant, who led the Winter Hill Gang in the Winter Hill district of Somerville, Boston. Take a look below for 30 more scary and weird facts about Whitey Bulger. 1. Federal prosecutors indicted Bulger for 19 murders…

27 Scary And Weird Facts About Louis Buchalter

Louis “Lepke” Buchalter was a Jewish-American mobster and head of the Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc. during the 1930s. Buchalter was one of the premier labor racketeers in New York City during that era. Take a look below for 27 more scary and weird facts about Louis Buchalter. 1. To date, Buchalter is the only…

30 Interesting And Bizarre Facts About John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth was the American actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and bizarre facts about John Wilkes Booth. 1. He was a member of the prominent 19th century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and a well…

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