In early 18th century England, Jonathan Wild was a notorious criminal mastermind. He lead a mafia-like empire that included everything from robbery to extortion to blackmail. What makes Wild’s story even more “wild” was that he skillfully played both sides of the coin — crime and law enforcement, profiting as an official Thief-Taker. In theContinue reading “Jonathan Wild, London’s First Criminal Mastermind”
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Author Agatha Christie
On a cold winter’s night in 1926, 36-year-old mystery novelist Agatha Christie vanished from her English estate in Berkshire without a trace!