History

When vaudeville superstar Aida Overton Walker walked onto the stage, audiences would go absolutely wild—but few know her dark history.

John Henry “Doc” Holliday was the dentist-turned-outlaw who gambled and gunned his way across the Wild West. But there was one enemy he couldn’t outrun.

Nothing gave socialite Margot Asquith greater pleasure than shocking high society—until she went too far.

When Fanny Murray got involved with her richest client yet, she thought she’d hit the jackpot. Instead, he dragged her into the twisted world of the Hellfire Club.

Myrtle Corbin was an American sideshow performer who shocked audiences with her four legs—but she met a terribly tragic end.

When Sunny Von Bulow fell into a coma, people whispered about what had happened to the heiress. No one guessed the real, sickening reason.

Big Nose Kate and Doc Holliday had an affair that put Bonnie and Clyde to shame, but their “love” story came with an even darker twist.

Thérésa Tallien stopped the Reign of Terror and saved the future Empress Josephine from beheading—only to deal her an absolutely twisted betrayal.

When Peggy Guggenheim died, she left behind a massive art collection and a trail of affairs—but the most shocking development of all came at her burial.

The king’s love for Marie Angélique de Scorailles put her in the crosshairs of his mistress—and what she did to Marie was beyond disturbing.

The tragic and disturbing story of Ann Woodward is chilling proof that the higher you climb, the further there is to fall.

Lucia Joyce left in a series of asylums after losing her father—but that cruel treatment was nothing compared to the indignities she suffered in death.