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Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably the most successful. In February 1942 RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly-identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed Würzburg. The brilliant scientist Dr RV Jones proposed an assault to capture key components. The nearest accessible enemy set stood upon a steep cliff at Bruneval in Normandy. Winston Churchill enthused, as did Lord Louis Mountbatten, chief of Combined Operations.

In 2017, Devon Arthurs went from neo-Nazism to Islamic extremism, and he allegedly murdered his two roommates in defense of his new Muslim faith.

It was the most brutal corporate restructuring in Wall Street history. The 2015 bankruptcy brawl for the storied casino giant, Caesars Entertainment, pitted brilliant and ruthless private equity legends against the world's most relentless hedge fund wizards.

Cults prey on the very attributes that make us human: our desire to belong, to find a deeper meaning in life, to live everyday with divine purpose. Their existence creates a sense that any one of us, at any time, could step off the cliff’s edge and fall into that daunting abyss of manipulation and unhinged dedication to a misplaced cause. Perhaps it’s this mindset that keeps us so utterly obsessed and desperate to learn more, or it’s that the stories are so bizarre and unsettling that we are simply in awe of the mechanics that make these infamous groups tick.

Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was a devoted family man and a psychopathic killer; a terrible enemy, yet a wonderful friend. While donating millions to the poor, he bombed and tortured his enemies - some had their eyeballs removed with hot spoons. Through ruthless cunning and America's insatiable appetite for cocaine, he became a multi-billionaire, who lived in a $100-million house with its own zoo.

Max the Forger is an artist and gentleman whose colorful lifestyle has spanned over 70 years. He has lived under the strict regime of Barnardo’s children’s homes, been an elephant handler in the circus, lived rough, busked his way from Brighton to Bombay, sold his fakes up and down the country, dined with dukes, socialized with celebrities, associated with gangsters, served time in prison, and donated tens of thousands to charity. And through it all, he never stopped smiling, and loving life - and missing his mum.

On the night of August 6th, 1985, just outside of the picturesque village of Tolleshunt D’Arcy in Essex, England, a shocking attack left five members – and three generations – of a family brutally murdered. At first, the police thought they were dealing with an open-and-shut case, suspecting that it was Sheila Caffell – diagnosed with schizophrenia – who had shot her adoptive parents and twin sons before turning the gun on herself. As one detective set out to prove, however, certain elements of that narrative that didn’t add up – and the spotlight turned to Sheila’s brother, ...

Discover the shocking truth behind the relentless wave of crypto scams that have plagued the digital financial landscape. The Crypto Scammers is a gripping exposé that delves deep into the twisted world of deceit, murder, and financial manipulation, unraveling the intricate web of fraud, money laundering, NFT schemes, pump and dump tactics, and the seedy underbelly of dirty crypto exchanges.

Dove abita Satana? Dove risiede il male assoluto? C'è una zona oscura, che si trova tra il carisma di uomini disposti a tutto pur di sentire consenso intorno a loro e le fragilità di persone insospettabili che vengono risucchiate nel cerchio magico dei loro adepti: è lì, da sempre, che si realizza il lato più incomprensibile dell'essere umano e che viene meno la ragione.

Indictment Summer tells the story of the major criminal charges facing Donald Trump and his desperate attempts to evade justice, including the New York indictment for falsifying business records in connection to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, the E. Jean Carroll sexual assault case, the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, the January 6th case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, and the Fulton County Georgia election interference case brought by District Attorney Fani Willis.

Nathan Heller is Chicago’s most celebrated private detective, hobnobbing with Hugh Hefner, getting written up in Life magazine, enjoying the fruits of a long career that began in a one-room office and now is a coast-to-coast agency. When he does a small favor for a friend - who handles PR for the Teamsters - Heller runs into an old West Side mob crony, a small-time hustler named Jack Ruby. And when that friend is found dead, warning signals start to flash. Suddenly Jimmy Hoffa wants to talk to Nate...and so does Hoffa’s arch enemy, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

La scomparsa di Emanuela Orlandi e il massacro delle guardie svizzere sono due tra i casi più bui e intricati della recente storia Vaticana. Da una parte una ragazzina di appena 15 anni che sparisce senza motivi e, soprattutto, senza lasciare la minima traccia, nel pieno di un'estate romana come tante altre; dall'altra un doppio omicidio e un suicidio (per lo meno questa è la versione ufficiale dei fatti) che rappresentano il più grave fatto di sangue avvenuto in Vaticano nel secolo scorso.

Ammettiamolo, siamo tutti affascinati dal true crime: ci chiediamo da sempre quale sia il motivo per cui il Male con la M maiuscola ci ammalia tanto, eppure non smettiamo di provare brividi di piacere pensando al fatto che - certo - "il mostro è tra noi", ma allo stesso tempo il suo operato è frutto di disturbi psicologici e traumi sociali che invece dalla nostra realtà sembrano tanto lontani. Fatto sta che serial killer - più o meno cruenti, più o meno scientifici -, raptus di follia omicida e violenze apparentemente prive di ragione ci fanno perdere la testa.

The insane true story of how I was hacked, stalked, and almost recruited by the Chinese government, and how it became a federal case, and I almost lost my mind.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-final-war--6120326/support.

Randall Via-- Red Onion Randy -- was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2001. In this podcast Randy reports on daily life in Red Onion State Prison, the supermax facility in the Virginia Appalachians where he is serving his sentence.

On December 5, 2009, Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of the murder of Meredith Kercher. In December of the following year, the appeal trial began. Despite the initial verdict, the Italian and international public opinion is widely divided: many are those who think that Amanda and Raffaele are the victims of a miscarriage of justice. Images of the couple have been seen around the world, on the web and on TV screens, creating a true media sensation.But what really took place?

Le véhicule Cupra Formentor de Ouisam B. 33 ans surnommé le Gay a été criblé de balles de 9 mm samedi 4 mai 2024 sur le parking de la discothèque l'étoile à toulouse. La Ville rose fait face, depuis quelques années maintenant, à une multiplication des règlement de comptes sanglants sur fond de trafic de drogue. Une situation qui rappelle celle à laquelle les habitants de la cité phocéenne sont régulièrement confrontés. Mais pourquoi un tel changement ? pour comprendre il faut remonter à la fin des années 90 début des années 2000.

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