Rare Stories

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The Rise and Fall of Bugsy Siegel: From Hitman to the Builder of Las Vegas
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, an American gangster, was instrumental in the building of the Las Vegas Strip. Bugsy Siegel was one of America's most renowned gangsters in the 1930s and 1940s. He conducted gambling and smuggling rings in New York, brushed elbows with Hollywood icons in Los Angeles, and poured money into the construction of hotels in Las Vegas.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Humans
The Unbelievable Survival Story Of Charles Joughin
Charles John Joughin was born on August 3, 1878. He was a British-American and the head baker of the RMS Titanic. He became famous for having survived in the cold water for an unusually long period of time before being rescued with virtually no injuries.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
How A Bear Became A WW II Hero
One battalion of the Polish II Corps happened upon an unexpected and important friend while traveling a long distance to join forces with the British Army in World War Two: a Syrian brown bear they named Wojtek.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Families
Ellen Sadler Slept For Almost A Decade
On May 15, 1859, Ellen Sadler was born. She reportedly fell asleep at age 11 in 1871 and didn't wake up for nine years. Newspapers, medical professionals, and people all over the world wrote about the case.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Families
Golay and Rutterschmidt- The Black Widow Murders
Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt were two elderly people who were found guilty of killing Paul Vados in 1999 and Kenneth McDavid in 2005, both of whom were homeless.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The Horrific Crime Of Ray and Faye Copeland Who Made Homeless People Disappear
The oldest couple to get a death sentence in the US was Ray and Faye Della Copeland, who were 69 and 76 years old, respectively. At their farm in Mooresville, Missouri, they killed five homeless people, and they were found guilty.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
James Scott- The Man Who Caused Flood So He Could Cheat On His Wife Peacefully
James Robert Scott born November 20, 1969 is an American man who was found guilty of causing the Great Flood of 1993 in West Quincy, Missouri, which caused the Mississippi River to flood heavily.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Story Behind The Human Zoos
Human zoos, which were also called ethnological expositions, were places where people were put on display, usually in a "natural" or "primitive" way. The 19th and 20th centuries saw their greatest popularity.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
The Marathon Of Hope- How A Dying Cancer Patient Saved The Lives Of Many
In 1980, with one leg amputated due to cancer, Terrance Stanley Fox began a cross-Canada marathon from east to west to raise funds and awareness for cancer research.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Motivation
The Heinous Crimes Of Westley Allan Dodd Who Asked For His Execution
Westley Allan Dodd was an American convicted serial killer and sexual offender who was born on July 3, 1961. In 1989, in Vancouver, Washington, he sexually raped and murdered three young boys. Later that year, he was caught following a failed attempt to abduct a six-year-old boy from a movie theater.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
How James Saltmarshall Was Wrongfully Accused Of Killing His Daughter
It begins on April 20, 2017, at the Alpine Hotel in Inkster. While holding 8-month-old Janiyah in his arms and watching a movie, James Saltmarshall slept off. When he finally woke up, his daughter was not moving.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
17 Days In Hell- The Horrific Abduction Of Katie Beers
Katherine Beers was born in the United States on December30,1982. When she was 9 years old, a family friend named John Esposito took her from Bay Shore, New York, and held her in a bunker from December28,1992, to January13, 1993.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal