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Birgu, Malta

Prison in Fort Saint Angelo

This almost-forgotten underground dungeon housed several convicts over the years, including Caravaggio.
Who is this man? Hard to say.
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The Many Faces of Brooklyn's Greatest Imposter

Stanley Clifford Weyman lived many, many lives.
Eric Grundhauser August 23, 2017
Permanently Closed
Exterior of Ted Kaczynski's Cabin.
Washington, D.C.

The Unabomber's Cabin

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
Somehow this is considered breakfast rather than dessert.
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The Case of the Disappearing Nutella Truck

German police are looking out for more than $80,000 of sweet contraband.
Erik Shilling August 18, 2017
Bass Reeves, wearing his iconic push broom mustache.
crime

The Best Trick U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves Ever Pulled on a Criminal

A particularly glorious example of "fake it 'til you make it."
Eric Grundhauser August 8, 2017
The trees of Upton Court Park in Slough.
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Who Is the Mystery Tree-Cutter of Slough?

Someone keeps cutting down large trees.
Eric Grundhauser August 1, 2017
crime

Found: A Stolen Electric Train Ride for Children

It renewed one man's faith in Facebook.
Erik Shilling August 1, 2017
It doesn't look like much now, but in 2003 it was brand new.
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Found: A Plastic-Wrapped SUV Buried Under an ATV Ramp

It was reported stolen in 2003.
Eric Grundhauser July 27, 2017
Just one of the stolen works.
art

Found: A House Full of Art, All Stolen

The thief claims he suffers from kleptomania.
Sarah Laskow July 26, 2017
Keenesburg, Colorado

The Wild Animal Sanctuary

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.
The Forensic Anthropology Research Facility.
San Marcos, Texas

Freeman Ranch Body Farm

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.
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There's a Cheddar Theft Mystery in England

The best-in-show winner has been pilfered.
Erik Shilling July 19, 2017
Island Park, Idaho

Yellowstone's Zone of Death

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Vincas Juška (1860-1939).*
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The 19th-Century Lithuanians Who Smuggled Books to Save Their Language

They banded together against book burnings to fight an empire.
Michael Waters July 19, 2017
Red Canyon
Panguitch, Utah

The Cassidy Trail

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.
The purse was in pretty good condition after 25 years underwater.
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Fishing Child Reels In a Purse Stolen 25 Years Ago

And then a relative tracked down its owner.
Eric Grundhauser July 12, 2017
The view down Monmouth Street in Newport, Kentucky, 1946.
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How Newport, Kentucky, Lost the Title of 'Sin City'

Before there was Vegas, there was another American hot spot for bad behavior.
Eric Grundhauser July 12, 2017
A tiny house on wheels in Maine
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A Tiny House in Missouri Was Inexplicably Stolen and Driven to Kansas

It was found over 90 miles away from its original location.
Michael Waters July 12, 2017