For roughly a century, bank robberies have been glorified in the media and on the silver screen. (Think Bonnie and Clyde, Public Enemies, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, to name a few.) The extent to which they have been romanticized in movies, however, can dull one’s sense of the sheer terror of such

Between 1976 and 1977, the sleepy suburbs of Oakland County, Michigan, were invaded by a demonic presence. This demon would eventually be known as the Oakland County Child Killer. Despite a massive manhunt and hours upon hours burned by Oakland County investigators, the killer remains at large to this day. Was the Oakland County Child

Depending on the grave, ancient lives continue to evoke respect and horror. In recent years, human remains have sewn together colorful new facts, ripped up old beliefs, and dangled tantalizing new riddles for experts to solve. From the earliest ancestors, strange human hybrids, massacres, and memorial monuments, the dead can show unexpected rituals, DNA, and

There is a lot that goes into serial killing, such as choosing a victim, selecting the weapon of choice, and also deciding where to carry out the bloody crime. Some serial killers, for example, are more attracted to certain areas within cities than others. We could call this a coincidence or just agree there is

Christian churches have a long history of making joint decisions about matters of faith. Since the first century, gatherings of Christian leaders (usually called councils or synods) have formed to answer concerns about doctrine. Some of the most momentous councils are the most well-known. The First Council of Nicaea set out a creed stating fundamental

Other than possibly cannabis, we have been advised to stay away from drugs because of their negative consequences. As is often said, once you start, it is difficult to stop. What many of us do not know is that drugs are not the only things that are habit-forming. Certain foods can also be addictive, with

When one thinks about serial killers, one tends to think about darkness. The gaslit and rain-swept streets of Whitechapel in 1888, the gray days of Ted Bundy’s Pacific Northwest, or the the industrial gloom of Chicago during the reign of H.H. Holmes all come to mind. Hawaii, America’s island paradise, is the opposite of dreary.