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Outlaw Frank James Was Nothing Like His Infamous Brother Jesse

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While Jesses James preferred the spotlight, his brother Frank James preferred a good book and the company of his family. Still, his gun was always at the ready. Wikimedia CommonsAn older Frank James at 55-years-old. Frank James was the older brother to the now-legendary American outlaw Jesse. Although on the surface they seemed very similar, in truth the siblings were quite different. Jesse was showy, daring to the point of recklessness, and had a thirst for fame that would eventually be his downfall. Read More...

Painting Bought For $300 Turns Out To Be Worth As Much As $40K

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The J. M. W. Turner watercolor is a "significant" find, and it's just the latest of the artist's paintings to be rediscovered.CheffinsThis J. M. W. Turner watercolor of Bishop Vaughan’s Chapel at St. David’s Cathedral in Wales (1795) will soon go up for auction. During a 2022 trip to Wales, a British family made a fateful stop at St. David’s Cathedral. There, they were reminded of a painting they owned of the church and decided to further investigate its origins. Read More...

Philip Chism, The 14-Year-Old Who Killed His Teacher At School

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Philip Chism was just 14 when he murdered his 24-year-old math teacher Colleen Ritzer at Danvers High School before dumping her corpse behind the school.Getty ImagesPhilip Chism was just 14 when he brutalized and murdered his math teacher Colleen Ritzer. On Oct. 22, 2013, a ninth grader at Danvers High School in Massachusetts named Philip Chism did the unthinkable. At just 14, he brutalized his 24-year-old math teacher, Colleen Ritzer. Read More...

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