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Cold War Origins
Emma Woikin, born a prairie Doukhobor became a cipher clerk in Ottawa during World War II. In March 1946 she pleads guilty to spying for a country she loved, Russia.
Sep 8, 2008
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Karen Stephenson
I.T.T. Lincoln, International Spy
Ingatius Timotheus Trebitsch Lincoln, (I.T.T. Lincoln) played many roles including British MP, clergyman, German spy, revolutionary minister and Buddhist abbot.
Aug 11, 2008
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Alistair McCulloch
I.T.T. Lincoln, the Adventurer MP
Ingatius Timotheus Trebitsch Lincoln, or I.T.T. Lincoln as he was better known, had many faces, British MP, clergyman, German spy, and Buddhist monk to name but a few.
Aug 11, 2008
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Alistair McCulloch
Horrible Harpes: Murder on the Wilderness Road
Micajah and Wiley Harpe are credited with more than 35 brutal murders and dozens of thefts in Tennessee and Kentucky during their short-lived reign of terror in the 1790s
Jul 21, 2008
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Rosemary E. Bachelor
Charles Ponzi
This Italian immigrant used a long running get rich quick scam to make millions of dollars.
May 6, 2008
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Scott Hayden
The Sadism of Ilse Koch
Ilse Koch, known as the 'Bitch of Buchenwald', terrorized the prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp with her psychotic and sadist behavior.
Apr 12, 2008
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Karen Reams
Henriette Deluzy Desportes
In 1847 the Duchesse de Praslin was murdered in Paris by her husband. Popular opinion held that the governess, Henriette Deluzy, was his mistress and an accomplice.
Feb 26, 2008
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Anya Laurence
Al Capone
The most infamous crime boss of the Prohibition years was tied to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
Feb 23, 2008
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Scott Hayden
Robin Hood, Outlaw and Myth
Robin Hood is one of the great figures of British folklore . Did such a man ever live, the most famous outlaw of medieval England. Or was he a myth of a pagan past
Jan 22, 2008
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Stephen Owen
Dick Turpin, Highwayman and Legend
Dick Turpin was the most famous highwayman of eighteenth century England. Who was the man behind the myth? Was he the romantic hero of legend or a ruthless outlaw?
Jan 13, 2008
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Stephen Owen
Facts on Irish-Australian rebels
Rebels Peter Lalor and Ned Kelly helped shape Australia. Both had Irish heritage.
Feb 17, 2007
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David Whitley