Jockey Frank Hayes won a horse race at Belmont Park in New York in 1923. What is remarkable is that he was dead at the time. He suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle past the finish line.
The Road Hill House Murder: When Victorian England Discovered That Evil Could Wear Good Manners
A chilling Victorian mystery: the Road Hill House murder, Constance Kent’s shocking confession, and the case that changed modern detective work.
The Villisca Axe Murders: Eight Victims, One Axe, and a Mystery That Refuses to Die
The Villisca Axe Murders remain one of America’s most chilling unsolved crimes. Eight victims, one axe, and a mystery that has haunted Iowa since 1912.
Half-Hangit Maggie Dickson: The Bizarre Story of the Woman Who Survived Her Own Execution
The true story of Half-Hangit Maggie Dickson, the 18th-century Scottish woman who survived her own execution—and changed legal history.
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