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Crime

female scammers

The English Servant Girl Who Pretended to Be an Exotic Island Princess

Mary Baker, better known as Princess Caraboo, convinced an entire town she was eccentric royalty.

female scammers

The Parisian Fraudster With Complicated Tales of Imaginary Millionaires

Thérèse Humbert played French bankers like fiddles to live in the lap of luxury.

female scammers

The Victorian Influencer Who Peddled Poisonous Beauty Elixirs

Sarah Rachel Russell sold exotic makeup that turned out to be mostly arsenic.

deserts & desserts

The Strange Tale of the Great 1911 Trans-Saharan Ostrich Heist

Big hats, big risks, big payoffs.

The Scrapbooking Lawman Who Documented 19th-Century Colorado

Sam Howe filled his books with newspaper clippings about crime in Denver.

Dragoon, Arizona

The Grave of Johnny Ringo

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

WhiskeyBristles

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White Oaks, New Mexico

No Scum Allowed Saloon

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

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Found: A 'Life' Magazine Stolen From a Library 51 Years Ago

The sender returned it, confessed, and paid up.

For Sale: Original Poetry, Handwritten by Bonnie and Clyde

The outlaw lovers had some literary tendencies.

February 22, 2019

Panguitch, Utah

Butch Cassidy's Childhood Home

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Edinburgh, Scotland

Sanctuary Stones

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those seeking safety from debt collectors.

SEANETTA

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How a Group of Daring Bootleggers Created NASCAR

Moonshine money fueled the sport's rise.

January 23, 2019

Chicago, Illinois

St. Mary of the Angels

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Added by Anthony Settipani

Hanover, Germany

The Victims of Fritz Haarmann Memorial

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

vitaminkate

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Mavi Köşk (The Blue House)

The eccentric midcentury home of a suspected mafia gun-runner.

Added by laura44v

Glenside, Australia

Z Ward

A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.

Amys Crypt

Added by Amys Crypt

Medellín's Bright Future Is Tangled Up With Its Dark Past

Decades after the end of the narco era, a Colombian city wonders if it is better to forget.

October 10, 2018

Hertfordshire, England

Snook's Grave

The eternal resting place of the last highwayman hanged in England.

Fuch77

Added by Fuch77