Bedlam: Europe’s ‘Palace Of Chaos’ That Turned Into A Circus Show City of London: London Metropolitan Archives/Heritage Images/Getty ImagesBethlem Royal Hospital is the oldest institution for the care and confinement of mentally ill people in England, and one of the oldest in Europe.
Bedlam is the oldest mental health institution on this list — and it’s also the most notorious, as its name is now commonly used to describe “a scene of uproar and confusion. Read More...
Jimmy Keene was facing a 10-year prison sentence on a conspiracy charge in 1998 when the FBI asked him to go undercover and get Larry Hall to admit to murder.JimmyKeene.infoToday, Jimmy Keene discusses his experience on talk shows and at seminars.
The story of Jimmy Keene is immortalized in several books, magazines, and even a popular miniseries. His transition from a high school athlete and one of Chicago’s most lucrative drug business operators to an FBI operative for a high-profile case is something reminiscent of a Hollywood thriller. Read More...
While on a quest for revenge, Liver-Eating Johnson earned his gruesome nickname and struck fear into the hearts – and livers – of his enemies.Montana Historical SocietyJohn Jeremiah Garrison Johnston, nicknamed Liver-Eating Johnson.
They say he was born John Jeremiah Garrison Johnston, but it’s a safe bet that almost nobody called him that. The mountain man of the wild west was better known by his nickname, one he earned and then some. Read More...
