Four years after escaping her marriage, Lobna Yakout learned her ex-husband Karim Selim is the so-called "New Cairo Serial Killer" Karim Selim (left); and Lobna Yakout. Credit : courtesy Lobna Yakout Karim Selim, 37, was convicted in August of torturing and killing three sex workers in Cairo, Egypt His ex-wife, Lobna Yakout, is speaking out about her marriage to the so-called "New Cairo Serial ... View more
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Empty Frames and Unanswered Questions: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist
In the early hours of 18 March 1990, two men dressed as police officers rang the buzzer at the side entrance of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Claiming to be responding to a disturbance call, they were granted entry by one of the two night guards on duty. What followed would become the largest art theft in modern history—a meticulously timed operation that stripped the museum of thirteen irreplaceable works of ... View more
Genie Wiley: The Story of a Feral Child Lost to Tragedy and Science
In October 1970, a malnourished and frail young girl, later known as Genie, shuffled into a welfare office in Los Angeles County. Her entrance was accidental—her mother, nearly blind from cataracts, had entered the wrong office while seeking services for the visually impaired. But as welfare staff caught sight of Genie, they couldn’t help but stare. She moved in a peculiar way, holding her hands in front of her like a rabbit, ... View more
The Evil Story of Larry Hillblom, the H from DHL
Everyone knows DHL, a lot of us will have used them from time to time. The business was set up in 1969 by three guys called Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn and now has upwards of 380,000 employees and turned the three owners into extremely wealthy men. Today we're not looking at the D or the L in DHL but we're taking a look at the H, Larry Hillblom. Born in Kingsburg, California in 1943, Hillblom ... View more
Lady You Shot Me – The Final Night And Questions Surrounding Sam Cooke’s Death
On the evening of December 10, 1964, at 9 p.m. in Los Angeles, all eyes were on Sam Cooke at Martoni’s Italian restaurant. The 33-year-old R&B singer, impeccably dressed in his Sy Devore suit, and enjoying the attention he was receiving. Riding high on the success of his recent Live at the Copa album, Sam was poised to make a leap into the major leagues, positioning himself as a crossover artist alongside legends like Nat ... View more
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