American drug history is full of larger-than-life figures. They range from petty criminals to infamous gangs, and high-profile drug lords like the one we’re going to discuss today–Freeway Ricky Ross. When the cards were stacked against Ricky, making it almost impossible for him to lead a lucrative, legal life, he instead rose to prominence by […]
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Everyone knows the name Pablo Escobar. Most have a passing idea of what exactly made the so-called King of Cocaine so infamous. The founder and head of the Medellín Cartel was in a position of great power. However, with such a position, trusted individuals were hard to find. Escobar needed someone on his side that
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Teflon, the non-stick coating commonly found in cookware, is famous for its slippery properties and ability to withstand high heat. Put the word “Teflon” in front of a name, and it evokes the image of someone elusive, immune to arrest, and impervious to criminal charges. These characteristics perfectly describe John Gotti, the man famously known
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In March 2009, Mexico released the List of Mexico’s 37 Most Wanted Drug Lords. In the years since, 36 of the drug lords on this list have been tracked down and arrested–an incredible undertaking considering just how dangerous these men and their cartels are. Yet someone, the 37th man, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada remains free.
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It seems like most famous American mobsters end their careers either with arrest or by going down in a hail of bullets…but not all of them. Johnny Torrio, an Italian-American gangster who rose to power in the 1920s, would survive both arrests and multiple gunshot wounds to retire. All while keeping his reputation as one
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To be 14 years old means to be young and carefree–or in the case of George Stinney Jr., it meant to be the youngest person in the United States to ever be executed. Making his haunting case even more tragic is the fact that, in the end, George’s conviction was vacated 70 years later. A
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The phrase has been used hundreds, if not thousands, of times since it was first uttered in horror by Herbert Morrison. This quote has become so ubiquitous with scenes of horrible tragedy and the like that the true origin of it has faded from the mind of the public. But anyone who knows the Hindenburg
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It’s hard to imagine someone risking their lives at age 15 for their country. At 15, most are just freshmen or sophomores in high school, preparing to get their driver’s license, and just starting to consider what they might want to go to college for. For Lepa Radić, things were different. Lepa Radić was born
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He goes by many names–Bigfoot, Yeti, Sasquatch. But in Australia, the huge, ape-like cryptid is known as the Yowie. Apeman legends can be found all across the planet, and Australia is no exception. Considering the size of the continent, and all of its unsettled land, the idea of something like a Yowie existing isn’t all
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When Margaux Hemingway was born, she was born into greatness. It all had to do with her famous last name. A darling daughter to the Hemingway name, Margaux was always destined to live her life somewhat in the spotlight. Before her tragic end, she carved out a place for herself in the world totally different
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