Crime & Law

Surprising facts about crime, justice systems, government, and military history.

David Copperfield Was Once Robbed at Gunpoint but Successfully Performed an Illusion to Convince the Robbers His Pockets were Empty Even Though They Weren't.

David Copperfield Was Once Robbed at Gunpoint but Successfully Performed an Illusion to Convince the Robbers His Pockets were Empty Even Though They Weren't. January 1, 2023

Marvin Heemeyer Constructed a Killdozer with a Concrete and Steel Armor. He Used it to Destroy 13 Buildings and Was Unstoppable. The Police and SWAT Could Not Stop Him. January 1, 2023
Pope John Paul II Forgave The Man Who Tried to Assassinate Him in 1981. At the Pope's Request, the Italian President Pardoned Mehmet Ali Aca for the Crime and was Deported Back to Turkey. December 31, 2022
A Woman from Virginia Beach Produced $31.8 Million in Counterfeit Coupons. She was Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison, While Her Husband was Sentenced to 7 for Being Aware of the Scheme. December 31, 2022
Animals were Routinely Jailed, Tried, Convicted, and Executed in Medieval France. December 31, 2022
Francis Joseph Trombino, a Security Guard, Survived the 1981 Brinks Robbery in New York. He Continued to Work for the Company for the Next Two Decades. He was Nearly Killed in the World Trade Center Bombing in 1993 and Died During the September 11 Attack. December 31, 2022
Joseph Henry Loveless was Murdered in 1916 with His Dismembered Body Left in a Cave in Utah. It was Found in 1979 but Only Identified in 2019. December 31, 2022
When El Chapo was Captured in 2014, More Than a Thousand People Marched in Mexico, Demanding He Be Released. December 31, 2022
Chicago Mayor, Jane Byrne, Moved Into the Crime-Ridden Cabrini-Green Public Housing Project in an Attempt to Improve Its Reputation. She Left Just a Few Weeks Later, Furthering the Public Perception of Cabrini-Green as the Worst of the Worst in the City. December 30, 2022
In 1835, President Andrew Jackson Successfully Paid Off the United States Debt. The Only Time in History This Has Ever Been Accomplished. December 30, 2022
Alcatraz was One of the Only Federal Prisons at the Time That Allowed Hot Showers. This was to Deter Prisoners from Acclimating to Cold Water and Escaping Through the San Francisco Bay. December 19, 2022
As a Prank, a Group of Men Added Susanna M. Salter to the Mayoral Ballot of Argonia, Kansas in 1887. This was to Discourage Women from Running for Office. She Won and Became America’s First Female Mayor. December 19, 2022
A Florida Man Used a Cell Phone Jammer Everyday While Travelling to Work Because He Didn't Want Drivers Around Him to be Distracted by Their Phones. December 15, 2022
A British Woman was Found Dead in her Flat with Her TV and Air Conditioning Still Running. She Had Been Dead for Two Years Before Her Corpse was Discovered. December 11, 2022
Al Capone was the First Person to Open a Soup Kitchen During the Great Depression. His Kitchens Served Three Meals a Day to Ensure That Everyone Who Had Lost a Job Get a Meal. December 9, 2022
Dr. Chaos is a Criminal Who was Incarcerated at the Supermax Prison ADX Florence for Causing 28 Power Failures and Hoarding a Large Amount of Cyanide. He was Released on September 2019. December 9, 2022
In 1784, Great Britain Imposed Tax on Bricks to Pay for the War in America. This Made People Start Using Larger Bricks. December 8, 2022
Thomas Jefferson Wanted the Constitution Re-Written Every 19 Years. December 5, 2022
Derek Kieper, an Anti-Seatbelt Advocate, Ironically Died After Being Thrown Out of His Vehicle While Driving without a Seatbelt. December 5, 2022
Terry Nichols was Sentenced to 161 Life Sentences in Addition to 9,300 Years Parol for Being an Accomplice in the Oklahoma City Bombing. December 4, 2022