Despite a national move away from celebrating Confederate figures, Alabama insists on continuing celebrations of the men who led the South.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesProtesters hold flags across the street from the Jefferson Davis monument in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Happy belated Jefferson Davis Day, Alabamans! Despite Davis having been born in Kentucky, represented Mississippi in Congress, led the Confederacy from Virginia, and died in Louisiana — it’s Alabama that continues to honor his legacy with a day of summer barbecues and sun-bathing. Read More...
The assassination of Gianni Versace on July 15, 1997, captivated the world, but there was much more to Andrew Cunanan than the public knew.“I don’t know that we are ever going to know the answers.”
20 years later, Miami Police Chief Richard Borerro is still right — we don’t have all the answers about the murder of fashion mogul Gianni Versace. But we do know that a serial killer was responsible. Read More...
In February 2009, Charla Nash was viciously mauled by Travis the Chimp, leaving her clinging to life and in need of a full face transplant.MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty ImagesCharla Nash’s new face, post-surgery.
On Feb. 16, 2009, Charla Nash visited the home of her longtime friend, Sandra Herold, like she’d done many times before. Unfortunately, the visit was anything but normal.
Sandra and her husband, Jerome Herold, had adopted a young chimpanzee named Travis over a decade earlier. Read More...
