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The Manliest Actor in Hollywood and the Machinegun that Almost Killed Him

The Manliest Actor in Hollywood and the Machinegun that Almost Killed Him

John Wayne was an American icon. There has never been an actor that so personified the paragon of manliness as the Duke.

1911 Baby Machine Gun and the Baby Faced Monster: Lester Gillis

1911 Baby Machine Gun and the Baby Faced Monster: Lester Gillis

The Lebman 1911 Baby Machinegun Gillis wielded against the three lawmen near the Little Bohemia Lodge was an optimized gangster tool.

The Manson Family Murders: Helter Skelter, Part 2

The Manson Family Murders: Helter Skelter, Part 2

Charles Manson was the chemical formula for crazy. His messianic influence over his mostly female followers drove them to commit some of the most egregious crimes.

Rem 870, M16A1, & The Shannon Street Massacre

Rem 870, M16A1, & The Shannon Street Massacre

Lindberg Sanders hated cops no matter their race, age, or gender. In 1983 eight people lost their lives in the early salvoes of a self-sustaining cycle of hatred and violence that persists today.

22 SAS and the Benelli M4 Shotgun

22 SAS and the Benelli M4 Shotgun

22 SAS has played a part in every major conflict that involved the UK since WW2. These young studs are tabbing their way across the Falklands.

The Manson Murders: Helter Skelter and the Master of Chaos

The Manson Murders: Helter Skelter and the Master of Chaos

The murder of Sharon Tate and her friends by Charles Manson’s homicidal acolytes represents one of the most sordid and darkly fascinating crimes in American history.

Operation Kutschera: The Polish Monster Killers & The True Cost of Freedom

Operation Kutschera: The Polish Monster Killers & The True Cost of Freedom

In early 1944 in front of the SS headquarters building in Warsaw, Polish soldiers assassinated an unrepentant Nazi mass murderer.

The Rugged Life and Gory Death of Wild Bill Hickok

The Rugged Life and Gory Death of Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill Hickok was the original Old Western gunfighter. Like most professional purveyors of violence, he left his mark but died both young and hard.

Fashion Fatale: The Assassination of Gianni Versace & The Taurus PT-100 & Beretta 92

Fashion Fatale: The Assassination of Gianni Versace & The Taurus PT-100 & Beretta 92

A guy like me penning commentary on fashion would be like Chuck Schumer discussing ballistic coefficients. However, in the brutal murder of fashion icon Gianni Versace we get a peek into a particularly dark and sordid world.

Martin Bryant and the Port Arthur Massacre: The Homicidal Lunatic That Disarmed a Nation

Martin Bryant and the Port Arthur Massacre: The Homicidal Lunatic That Disarmed a Nation

Martin Bryant pled guilty and received 35 life sentences and 1,035 years in prison. He remains in solitary confinement in Hobart’s Risdon Prison today. The profound effects this one psychopath had on Australian culture will never be undone.