The quiet town of Plainfield, Wisconsin seemed like any other sleepy American hamlet until November 1957, when authorities made a discovery so horrific it would permanently alter our cultural perception of evil. Behind the doors of an unassumin...

The legend of Sheriff Buford Pusser has captivated Americans for generations. The tough-as-nails Tennessee lawman who "walked tall" against crime and corruption became the stuff of Hollywood legend. But what if everything we thought we knew abo...

The Witch of Hinds Road haunts a lonely four-mile stretch of gravel cutting through the dense forests near Gadsden, Alabama. As legends go, this one drips with blood and bone—the tale of a woman named Torbit whose pursuit of eternal beauty led ...

This bizarre and macabre piece of American history stands alone—Mississippi was the only state ever to employ a portable electric chair.We dive deep into the disturbing story of "Old Sparky" and its first operator, Jimmy Thompson, a for...

The story of Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins unfolds like a horrifying fairy tale – a broken little boy from South Carolina who grew up to become "the meanest man in America." Standing at just 5'4", this diminutive figure carved a path of destruction ...