The Mysterious Death of Alfred Loewenstein
In 1928, Alfred Leonard Loewenstein was the third richest man in the world, sitting on a fortune worth around £12 million (£929 million today). Wherever …
The Costa Concordia Disaster
On the evening of January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia was on the first day of a seven-day cruise that included port visits in Italy, …
The Mt. Erebus Disaster
On the morning of the 28th of November 1979, two hundred and fifty-seven people left Mangere airport in Auckland, New Zealand, for an 11-hour leisurely …
The Mysterious Case of the Yuba County Five
In February 1978, a group of friends from Yuba City, California, were getting ready to travel to Chico, a town just an hour away, to …
How Betty Lou Oliver Survived a Plane Crash and 1,000-ft Fall on the Same Day
July 28th 1945, was set to be another ordinary day for the residents of New York. In the fog of World War II, its citizens …
The Bizarre 1994 Ariel School UFO Sighting in Zimbabwe
Friday, 16th of September, 1994, began as just another ordinary day for the pupils of the Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe. For many, it was …
Bonnie and Clyde: The Story of America’s Most Notorious Killer Couple
Murder, robberies, police chases, and prison escapes sound more like an action movie plot than a real-life story. However, the true tale of the crime …
Christopher McCandless, The Man who Hiked to Death
The 2007 film ‘Into the Wild’ shocked audiences with its heart-wrenching story and the plethora of unanswered questions. While the film may feel like a …
The Strange Disappearance of Frederick Valentich
The unexplained vanishing of a young aspiring pilot has become one of the most famous mysteries in Australian history. More than 40 years later, his …
Stanislav Petrov, the Man who Saved the World
In a bunker in a high-security military base south of Moscow, Soviet Air Defence Forces Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov had one of the most nerve-wracking …