CURIOSITY, CRIME & COCKTAIL TIME

Michael Alig was born in 1966 in Indiana and moved to New York City as a teenager; he didn’t take long to immerse himself in the city's club scene. He worked at  Danceteria  while studying the nightclub business, eventually becoming a party promoter.   Alig adored the fact that the underground nightlife could quite easily go hand in hand with performance art; the outrageous costumes and strange venues became a glorious theatrical rebellion against expectations. Alig Alig and

George Junius Stinney JR was born on the 21st of October 1929 in Pinewood, South Carolina. He and his family lived in Alcolu, a small town where white and black families were still segregated, and racism was rampant (unfortunately common for Southern towns at the time). Railroads ran down the middle of the two sides of town. On the 23 rd  of March 1944, a search was underway for Betty June Binnicker, who was 11 years old, and Mary Emma Thames, who was 7 years old; two young g

GG Allin was born Jesus Christ Allin on the 29 th of  August 1956, in Lancaster, New Hampshire. He was nicknamed GG after his brother struggled to pronounce Jesus. Their father, Merle SR was a reclusive, paranoid religious extremist, constantly speaking of sin, the apocalypse and believing GG was to be the next messiah. GG felt he was cursed by the name Jesus, that he had to live up to some impossible delusion of his father’s. In defiance of expectations, he went on to become

‘She was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. Her body was perfect in every line, her face clear and angelic, and her blue...

So many of us have heard of Jack the Ripper, the mysterious murderer who terrorised Whitechapel during the 1880s. We’ve read the books,...

In 1888, the Whitechapel District in the East End of London was overcrowded and poverty-stricken. Crime was increasing, and alcohol...

Nearby to Cannock Chase is a little town called Rugeley, a little town filled with more history and culture than most people realise....

Throughout history, various methods of torture have been inflicted on people as a way to extract confessions (whether the person was...

Judith was a young American actress in the 1980s, possibly best known for voicing Ducky in The Land Before Time. Sadly, as her star was...

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO HERE Protect me from the fairies wild, Or exchange thee for a stolen child ... Tales of changelings have run...

Kendrick Johnson was born on the 10th of October 1995 and lived with his family in Valdosta, Georgia, US. Kendrick attended Lowndes High...

Before we get into the details of this case, please let me warn you; David Parker Ray was a sadistic mother fucker who committed many...

There are not many cases that have captured the attention of the public quite like that of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother Dee Dee....

It was Wednesday, the 20th of March 1985, and Janet Maddocks, a 35-year-old social worker, had been in London to meet with her husband,...

People have gone missing throughout history, whether due to kidnapping, running away, getting lost or as the result of something more...

American Horror Story, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, is a critically acclaimed anthology series that has captivated audiences...

Allow me to tell you about one of the most notorious heists in history: The Great Train Robbery. More specifically, the infamous Ronnie...

In 1972, DR. Michael Wilkins risked everything to expose the truth behind Willowbrook State School, the largest mental institution in the...

The Death Penalty can be traced back to 1792 BC during the reign of Hammurabi, the Babylonian king. Methods of execution during this time...

I hadn’t actually heard of this case before and came across it in a book I was given. Some of the details seemed to have got a bit...