John Wayne was an American icon. There has never been an actor that so personified the paragon of manliness as the Duke.
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The Manliest Actor in Hollywood and the Machinegun that Almost Killed Him
Published: May 24, 2020 Updated: May 24, 20201911 Baby Machine Gun and the Baby Faced Monster: Lester Gillis
Published: May 17, 2020 Updated: May 17, 2020The 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
Published: May 10, 2020 Updated: May 10, 2020Charles 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
Published: May 3, 2020 Updated: May 3, 2020Lindberg 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
Published: April 26, 2020 Updated: April 26, 202022 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
Published: April 19, 2020 Updated: April 19, 2020The 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
Published: April 12, 2020 Updated: April 12, 2020In 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
Published: April 4, 2020 Updated: April 4, 2020Wild 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
Published: March 29, 2020 Updated: March 29, 2020A 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
Published: March 22, 2020 Updated: March 22, 2020Martin 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.