Kenneth Alessio Bianchi was born on May 22, 1951, in Rochester, New York, to an alcoholic prostitute who gave him up for adoption two weeks after he was born. He was adopted in August 1951 by Nicholas Bianchi and his wife Frances Scioliono-Bianchi, and was their…
Black Dahlia Murder on ’48 Hours’
’48 Hours’ on CBS produced an episode on the Black Dahlia murder. It aired November 27, 2004. Learn more about the murder on Wikipedia.
‘The Ultimate Race’: These Ultra Marathoners See This Race a Different Way
By Gregory Crofton Almost overnight the book “Born to Run” unveiled to the world a community of natural long-distance runners from the canyons of Tarahumara, Mexico. The Rarámuri could tolerate hours of running on rough trails wearing sandals made out…
‘Magic of the White City’: Chicago World Fair 1893
Narrated by Gene Wilder, Magic of the White City brings the Chicago World’s Fair to life. Experience the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago’s Columbian Exposition. Nearly 28 million people visited the Fair. Dubbed the “White City,”…
‘Filthy Rich’ Shows the Late Jeffrey Epstein as a Criminal Mastermind
By Gregory Crofton Jeffrey Epstein let the head of his legal team, former Harvard law professor and defense attorney Alan Dershowitz, know he wasn’t satisfied with the plea deal made on his behalf in 2008. Still Epstein agreed to sign…
How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody
The New York Times investigates the final minutes of George Floyd, a Minneapolis resident killed after going out to buy a pack of cigarettes. Four police officers in the video have been charged with crimes related to his death.