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Found Out Who Her Husband Really Was…

Posted on October 28, 2016 by author

On Halloween of 1936, 56-year-old Howard Law of Chicago stepped out to buy his wife a box of candy to celebrate the day.

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Tunnel Joe Holmes

Posted on January 4, 2014 by author

Steve Silverman

Joseph Ellsworth Holmes was a career criminal serving a twenty year sentence for being the “dinner-time burglar”. His great escape in 1951 elevated him to celebrity status overnight.

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The Ghost of Guam

Posted on April 27, 2013 by author

Steve Silverman

The true story of a US Navy radioman who was hunted by the Japanese during World War II for 2 years and 7 months. Find out how he was able to outsmart and outrun the enemy.