February 8, 2012

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Police: Train ticket helps crack 1957 Ill. killing

The grave site of Maria Ridulph at Elmwood Cemetery.  (AP Photo/ Barbara Rodriguez)

On Saturday, he said he was stunned by the news that a one-time neighbor had been charged in the kidnapping and killing that captured national attention, including that of the president and FBI chief.

History of Vampires

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Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person.

Alexander the Great’s Mysterious Death

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For 2,300 years, suspicion of murder and foul play has surrounded the death of Alexander the Great. Although clues have crumbled to dust and the body has disappeared, experts examine this ancient mystery for remaining clues.

The Story of David Lang

Did David Lang mysteriously vanish in 1880?

On September 23, 1880, on a farm near Gallatin, Tennessee, David Lang was walking across the fields of his farm. Lang’s wife and children were watching him from the house. Suddenly, in the view of everyone, Lang vanished in mid-step. One moment he was walking and the next moment he was gone.

The Mysteries of Delhi’s Iron Pillar

Iron Pillar and Quwwat-ul by Hyougushi / Hideyuki KAMON from Takarazuka, Hyogo, JAPAN

The Iron Pillar is ornate, but hardly awe-inspiring, unless one knows just how long and mysterious the history of it is.

Russia poised to breach mysterious Antarctic lake

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For 15 million years, an icebound lake has remained sealed deep beneath Antarctica’s frozen crust, possibly hiding prehistoric or unknown life. Now Russian scientists are on the brink of piercing through to its secrets