The Russian socialite spy exposed by her cat in 2022 You really couldn’t make it up, could you? Will Howard May 19, 2026
The infamous tale involving Led Zeppelin, a groupie and a mud shark in 1969 Gross. Will Howard May 18, 2026
Dead and buried: The pro-wrestler stabbed to death at a show in 1988 Wrestling gets real. Will Howard May 18, 2026
Bleeding lungs and raging bulls: The movie pitch that saved Martin Scorsese’s life in 1978 A near miss. Will Howard May 18, 2026
How the final man to be executed in Glasgow insidiously earned the name ‘The Human Crocodile’ in 1865 Cool name. Uncool guy. Will Howard May 18, 2026
The ultimate climax: the man crushed to death in 1983 by a piano while having sex in a strip club “Sing us a song, you’re the piano man…” Will Howard May 17, 2026
The “homosexual tendencies” that got Jimi Hendrix discharged from the army in 1962 A match made in hell. Will Howard May 17, 2026
Manson, She Wrote: How Angela Lansbury saved her children from the Manson Family in the 1960s A near miss. Will Howard May 17, 2026
The king that exploded in his coffin in 1087 and almost made mourners throw up in disgust Not exactly regal. Will Howard May 16, 2026
Porn in the multiplex: How the X-rated ‘Deep Throat’ became the box office hit of 1972 Movies are weird, what can I tell ya? Will Howard May 16, 2026