Tales of the Bizarre

Dimes in front of the White House collage

Why Did People Send Truck Loads of Dimes to the White House?

Fun Fact: it is how the March of Dimes foundation started.
image from the 1954 movie

The True Stories Behind Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Rear Window’

What was the inspiration behind the 1954 James Stewart thriller as it celebrates the 70th anniversary.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 - 1851), British writer best known for 'Frankenstein', and second wife of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

The Inspiring But Tragic Life Of ‘Frankenstein’ Author Mary Shelley

Possibly even more interesting than the story within Frankenstein is the story of its author
1967 Wire Photo Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva in NYC

Tales of the Bizarre: Whatever Happened to Stalin’s Daughter, the Cold War’s Most Famous Defector?

Pop culture history lesson on Stalin’s daughter Svetlana, better known in America as author Svetlana Alliluyeva, or, later, as Lana Peters.
Mickey Mouse Club Dennis Day

Man Sentenced for Death of Mickey Mouse Club Member Dennis Day

What a tragic story.
circa 1948: American actor Robert Mitchum (1917-1997) holds a book of matches while smoking a cigarette outdoors

Tales of the Bizarre: Robert Mitchum Was Released From Prison in 1949 for WHAT?!

This wouldn’t happen in most places today.
Author, screenwriter and playwright Truman Capote photographed in his United Nations Plaza residence in 1980

Tales of the Bizarre: Truman Capote’s Ashes Were Auctioned Off in 2016

Find out how much they sold for!
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 27: Director Roman Polanski attends the

Roman Polanski Facing Defamation Charges By British Actress in France

At age 90, Roman Polanski is still facing legal woes of past allegations.
Charlie Chaplin collage

Tales of the Bizarre: Charlie Chaplin’s Body & Coffin Were Stolen Two Months After His Death

It was a shocking turn of events.
THE RAINS OF RANCHIPUR, Lana Turner, 1955

New Book Claims Lana Turner Killed Mobster Boyfriend In Self-Defense

Her daughter took the fall but did Lana actually commit the crime?
(Original Caption) Adolf Coors III (above), Chairman of the Board of the one of the nation's largest independent breweries, disappeared February 9th, leaving several bloodstained clues that led authorities to believe he may have been kidnapped. The 44-year-old Coors is shown in a photo from files. Coors' carryall truck was found parked on a bridge over Turkey Creek on a road he normally used to drive to his office at Adolph Coors Co. here. There was blood on the front seat of the truck, on a bridge railing and on Coors' cap, which was found in the dry creek bed along with his eyeglasses.

Tales of the Bizarre: The Kidnapping & Murder of Beer Baron Heir Adolph Coors III

It is a heartbreaking part of the Coors brand legacy.
GUERRILLA: THE TAKING OF PATTY HEARST, (aka NEVERLAND: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SYMBIONESE LIBERATION ARMY), Patty Hearst, mug shots taken September 19, 1975, 2004,

Tales of the Bizarre: Kidnapped Newspaper Heiress Patty Hearst Turns Radical Guerilla?

50 years ago the wild tale of Patricia Hearst’s kidnapping turned into a 15 month odyssey until the FBI nabbed her.
Iconic ruby slippers from

Tales of the Bizarre: Mobster Comes Out of Retirement for ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers

A ‘Wizard of Oz’ mystery is finally unraveling.

J. Edgar Hoover and Shirley Temple. Hoover was Director of the FBI from 1924 to 1972. Shirley Temple was a famous movie star as a child beginning in the mid 1930s

Tales of the Bizarre: The Day J. Edgar Hoover Gave Shirley Temple a Tear Gas Pen

He thought it was his duty to protect the child star.