Emergency workers in Waterbury, Conn., who responded to a house fire discovered a shocking scene: After they rescued a woman they found her emaciated adult stepson who said he had started the fire in a desperate bid to break free of the tiny room where she had imprisoned him for two decades.

In 1976 Claudine Longet a famous singer and actress shot and killed her boyfriend Olympic skier Vladimir “Spider” Sabich. While Longet claimed the gun fired accidentally many doubted her story. Her punishment just 30 days in jail left people wondering: Was this a terrible accident or a hidden crime?

An en caul birth, often referred to as a "veiled birth," is an exceptionally rare occurrence in which a baby is born still enclosed in an intact amniotic sac. This happens in fewer than 1 in 80,000 live births.

In October 1965, 16-year-old Sylvia Likens died after enduring three months of unimaginable torture. The person responsible? Gertrude Baniszewski, a mother of seven from Indianapolis. What began as a temporary childcare arrangement turned into one of America’s most horrifying crimes.

A 23-year-old woman Ashley Gabrielle Huff spent weeks in jail after police officers mistrusted her story about a spoon covered in SpaghettiOs sauce. What started as a routine traffic stop turned into a nightmare for Huff who was arrested, jailed and forced into drug counseling.

On June 30, 1974, a 23-year-old man named Marcus Wayne Chenault opened fire during a church service, killing Alberta Williams King, the mother of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., and church deacon Edward Boykin.

In the 18th century, a secret group called the Order of the Pug caused a stir in Europe. This mysterious society linked to Freemasonry, was formed to rebel against the Catholic Church—but it didn’t last long. All it took was one book to reveal their bizarre rituals and bring the group crashing down.

Rural homestead life in 1927. When a woman wasn't able to breastfeed or died in childbirth when a wet nurse was not available a goat nurse maid was brought in to save the starving infants life.

Ken Eto lived a life straight out of a movie. He climbed the ranks of the Chicago mob becoming one of the most powerful Asian American crime bosses in history. But when the mob tried to kill him in 1983 he switched sides working with the FBI to take down the very people he once called family.

The art style of Huang Yao

The art style of Huang Yao

Woman with cancer records her recovery process

Woman with cancer records her recovery process

Australian James Harrison, renowned as the "Man with the Golden Arm" for his rare blood plasma containing lifesaving antibodies against Rh disease, has died. Over six decades, he donated blood 1,173 times, contributing to a treatment that saved an estimated 2.4 million newborns.

Prince Rogers Nelson, known worldwide as Prince, was a music legend whose talent and creativity shaped the sound of a generation. His sudden death on April 21, 2016, shocked fans and left unanswered questions about addiction, counterfeit drugs, and the hidden struggles of fame.

For 14 years, Monika Fritzl lived what seemed like a normal life. But in 2008 her world collapsed when she discovered a horrifying truth: her grandfather Josef Fritzl was not only her father but also a monster who had imprisoned her mother Elisabeth in a hidden basement for 24 years.

Please what is the role of these triangles?

Please what is the role of theses triangles?

On November 9, 2002, 20-year-old Josh Guimond left a poker party at St. John’s University in Minnesota and began a three-minute walk back to his dorm. He was never seen again. Despite decades of searches, interviews, and investigations, his case remains unsolved.

In 1849, Henry Brown escaped from slavery by shipping himself in a three-foot-by-two-foot wooden crate from Virginia to an anti-slavery office in Philadelphia. Twenty-seven hours and 350 miles later, Brown stepped out of his box to begin a new life.

Vivien Thomas developed surgical techniques that revolutionized heart surgery with only a high school education and no formal medical training. Thomas was the first African-American without a doctorate degree & only a high school diploma to perform open heart surgery.The patient was a white patient

A rare letter written by George Washington during the American Revolution is making headlines as it goes on sale for $150,000. Written in 1777, the letter reveals Washington’s unshakable optimism even after British forces attacked American supplies in Connecticut.

Indonesian teen Aldi Novel Adilang endured a 49-day ordeal at sea when his fishing hut drifted away in heavy winds. Surviving by catching fish, cooking with hut wood, and filtering seawater, he clung to hope until rescue.

A shocking study by Families USA, a nonprofit organization fighting for universal healthcare, reveals a heartbreaking truth: over 26,000 Americans aged 25 to 64 died in 2006 because they didn’t have health insurance. This number is more than double the homicide rate that year.

Many more Americans die because of a lack of health insurance than previously thought, concludes a new state by state study by Families USA, a non-profit organisation that advocates health care for all Americans.

In 1978, 15 years old Mary Vincent survived a horrifying attack by a man. He chopped off her arms, threw her from a cliff and left her for dead. She was able to climb out of the cliff she was thrown off and walked 3 miles to Interstate where she was picked up by a couple and taken to a hospital.

A 72-year-old man in China melted the hearts of millions after it was reported that he spends most of his time promoting makeup and other beauty products online in order to treat his sick grandson.