At His Second Inauguration, Abraham Lincoln Tried to Unite the Nation

On March 4, 1865, with the Civil War drawing to a close, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in to a second term as U.S. president; John Wilkes Booth ...

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen 'confesses to a string of new crimes' from beyond the grave as victim's families brand his upcoming autobiography a 'slap in the face'

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen has 'confessed to a string of new crimes' from beyond the grave. A further three previously unknown vict...

Brazilian family finds boy, 15, dead inside freezer at grandma's house

A 15-year-old boy has been found dead inside a freezer at his grandmother’s house in Brazil amid mysterious circumstances. The body of Jose...

How Nicholas Winton Saved Hundreds From The Holocaust

Nicholas Winton rescued at least 669 children from the Nazis and kept it relatively quiet for nearly half a century. Nicholas Winton holds a...

Amber Hagerman’s murder, who inspired Amber Alerts, still unsolved 25 years later

ARLINGTON, Texas - It’s been 25 years since an Arlington girl disappeared and became the inspiration behind a plan to find abducted childre...

A man who killed a 12 year old boy in a hit and run outside a school has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act

Terence Glover, 52, admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility last year Terence Glover, 52, was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Cou...

How Japan Financed Its Military With Drug Money During World War II

After invading Manchuria in 1931, Japan turned much of northeast China into an opium plantation, then used the drug to subdue the population...

Boy, 12, found dead two days before his birthday 'stabbed repeatedly', inquest told

Roberts Buncis's body was discovered in a quiet village in Lincolnshire and a 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder. Roberts Bunc...

Burglar sentenced to at least 34 years for ‘sadistic’ murder of woman, 89

Reece Dempster, 23, sexually assaulted Dorothy Woolmer and battered her around the head and body. A burglar has been sentenced to a minimum ...

Family fury as man who shot dead his great-grandson, 6, freed after 18 months

A 'REMORSELESS' OAP who killed his great-grandson after shooting him in the stomach with a pellet gun is due to be released from jai...

Heartbroken mum of boy, 16, stabbed to death on Boxing Day remembers 'wonderful' son

Joe Whitchurch, who died at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham after being stabbed on Boxing Day, was "a wonderful son and elder brot...

Mom, 25, found dead with son, 2, after claims she abused boy, attacked boyfriend and punched her own mother

A 25-YEAR-old mom was found dead with her toddler son after she was accused of abusing the boy, attacking her boyfriend, and punching her mo...