Although Valak is depicted as a habit-wearing spirit, the real demon appears as a child riding a two-headed dragon — at least according to a 17th-century demon-hunting manual.Skeptics are quick to dismiss the veracity of horror movies that claim to be based on real events, but references to the demon Valak — the one at the center of The Nun — stretch back centuries.
Valak or Valac appears in a variety of medieval grimoires, which were basically manuals on demons and spells. Read More...
Vicente Carrillo Leyva was warned by his infamous father, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, not to go into the family business — but he couldn't resist and was eventually arrested for his crimes in 2009.ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty ImagesVicente Carrillo Leyva, son of the leader of the Juarez drug cartel Amado Carrillo Fuentes, after his arrest, on April 2, 2009.
It’s not unusual for members of the same family to go into the same line of work — as Vicente Carrillo Leyva can attest. Read More...
Though many believe that he was killed by the Mafia, Jimmy Hoffa's body has never been found and the truth about what happened to him remains a mystery.Ever since Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance on July 30, 1975, the mystery surrounding what happened that day has taken on an almost-mythic quality, so much so that it eclipses nearly everything else about him, which was no easy feat. To this day, Jimmy Hoffa’s death overshadows almost the entirety of his historic life. Read More...
