Salvatore “Sam” Giancana was a Sicilian American mobster, notable as the boss of the criminal Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966. His nicknames were “Mooney,” “Momo” and “Sam the Cigar.” Take a look below for 28 more strange and scary facts about Sam Giancana. 1. Giancana was born Salvatore Giangana, in The Patch on Chicago’s…
30 Scary And Bizarre Facts About Ed Gein
Edward Theodore Gein, also known as The Butcher of Plainfield, was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety after authorities discovered that Gein had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes from their bones and skin. Take a look below for…
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 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 Scary And Bizarre Facts About David Berkowitz
David Richard Berkowitz, known also as the Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, is an American serial killer who pleaded guilty to eight separate shooting attacks that began in New York City during the summer of 1976. Take a look below for 30 more scary and bizarre facts about David Berkowitz. 1. His…
30 Bizarre And Scary Facts About Joe Adonis
Joe Adonis, also known as “Joey A,” “Joe Adone,” “Joe Arosa, “James Arosa,” and “Joe DiMeo,” was a New York mobster who was an important participant in the formation of the modern Cosa Nostra crime families. Take a look below for 30 more bizarre and scary facts about Joe Adonis. 1. Adonis was born Giuseppe…
26 Strange And Scary Facts About Scott Dyleski
Scott Edgar Dyleski was convicted of murdering his neighbor, Pamela Vitale, the wife of prominent attorney Daniel Horowitz. He received the maximum penalty allowed by law, life in prison without parole. Take a look below for 26 more strange and scary facts about Scott Dyleski. 1. As a juvenile at the time of the murder,…
28 Scary And Strange Facts About Juan Corona
Juan Vallejo Corona is a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of the murders of 25 migrant farm workers found buried in shallow graves in fruit orchards along the Feather River in Sutter County, California, in 1971. At the time, the crimes were characterized as among the most notorious in U.S. history. Take a look…
30 Scary And True Facts About Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow
Raymond Chow Kwok-cheung, also known as “Shrimp Boy,” is a Hong Kong born felon with ties to a San Francisco Chinatown street gang and an organized crime syndicate, including the American branch of the Hong Kong based triad Wo Hop To and the Hop Sing Boys. Take a look below for 30 more scary and…