Diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998, six years after he was sentenced to life in prison, John Gotti died from the disease on June 10, 2002 at the age of 61.New York Daily NewsThe New York Daily News reporting on John Gotti’s death in 2002.
John Gotti’s death in 2002 marked the end of a long life of crime. The mobster was infamous for leading one of the most powerful Mafia families in American history, but his misdeeds started long before he became known as the “Teflon Don. Read More...
Ada Blackjack had no wilderness skills before she was forced to fend for herself on a remote Arctic island.Wikimedia CommonsAda Blackjack before the expedition set out.
In 1921, a small crew of five set out from Nome, Alaska, for a remote plot of Siberian land known as Wrangel Island. From the beginning, the adventure was a poorly executed one.
The crew was small and inexperienced, and the reason for the expedition was flimsy – the captain was hoping to bring the island under British command, despite the fact that the British had never expressed any interest in owning it. Read More...
In 2007, Doncaster teen Andrew Gosden skipped school and bought a one-way train ticket to London — then vanished without a trace.Missing PeopleAndrew Gosden as he was last seen, captured on CCTV footage at King’s Cross.
On Sept. 14, 2007, 14-year-old Andrew Gosden skipped school, withdrew around £200 from his bank account, and bought a one-way train ticket to London. The last time he was ever seen, it was on CCTV footage captured at King’s Cross Station. Read More...
