The Absurd Story Of Seattle's "Hollywood Bandit," The Rockefeller Heir Who Was Likely Eaten By Cannibals, And More From History Uncovered

[History Uncovered]( [Meet Scott Scurlock, The Infamous 'Hollywood Bandit' Who Robbed Nearly 20 Seattle-Area Banks In The 1990s]( [In just four years, Scott Scurlock and his associates robbed nearly 20 banks and collected over $2 million, making Scurlock one of the most prolific bank robbers in U.S. history.]( [33 Mythological Creatures And The Enthralling Legends Behind Them]( [A chilling spirit from Irish folklore, the banshee is said to appear as a woman shrieking or wailing. Some legends claim that she looks like a young washerwoman, while others allege that she looks like an old woman with red eyes. In the most horrifying depictions, she's headless. But one thing remains consistent across these stories: the banshee always signals death.]( [44 Rarely-Seen Photos Of Young Marilyn Monroe That Capture Her Life Before She Was An Icon]( [Before Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous women in the world, she spent her youth in foster homes and orphanages, got married when she was just 16, and worked in a munitions factory.]( [The Story Of Michael Rockefeller's Disappearance And The Gruesome Theories Behind It]( [“Now this is wild and somehow more remote country than what I have ever seen before.”]( [Excavations In Greece Just Revealed A 4,000-Year-Old Labyrinthine Structure From The Minoan Civilization]( [The labyrinthine structure was constructed between 2000 and 1700 B.C.E and was probably used for rituals by the Minoan people.]( [Why Was Jesus Crucified? Here's What The Historical Evidence Says]( [His crucifixion is one of the most famous — and brutal — executions in history.]( [Why Sharon Tate's Death Is One Of The Most Infamous Murders In Hollywood History]( [On August 9, 1969, actress Sharon Tate and four others were gruesomely butchered at her Los Angeles home by followers of cult leader Charles Manson.]( [This Limestone Mask Found In The West Bank Was Likely Used For Ancestor Worship 9,000 Years Ago]( [Found in the West Bank in 2018, the 9,000-year-old stone mask from the Neolithic era was possibly used as a form of ancestor worship by ancient people.]( ['I Knew I Was Sick': 25 Facts That Reveal The Real-Life Horror Story Of Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer]( ["It's hard for me to believe that a human being could have done what I've done, but I know that I did it."]( [The True Story Of The Tuskegee Airmen, The Fearless Black American Pilots Of WW2]( [Only 66 Tuskegee Airmen died in combat, meaning that they had one of the lowest loss records of any U.S. escort fighter group during World War II.]( [3,600-Year-Old Greek Workshop Used To Make Purple Dye Out Of Sea Snails Found On The Island Of Aegina]( [The process of making this rare and expensive dye likely required 12,000 marine snails to produce just one gram.]( [55 Movies That Every History Buff Should Watch At Least Once]( [From "Schindler's List" to "Apollo 13" to "Killers of the Flower Moon," travel back in time with these incredible historical movies.]( [Why Walruses May Be Responsible For The Vikings Baffling Demise In Greenland]( [The animals could hold the key to understanding how the once prosperous people met their demise.]( [2,700-Year-Old Cauldrons Found In Mongolia Were Used To Collect Blood, Possibly For Sausage Production]( [How One Of The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World Went Missing For Thousands Of Years]( [With no archaeological evidence ever found, scholars have long debated where the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were located — or if they were even real.]( [Listen To The History Uncovered Podcast]( [First mentioned by Plato in Timaeus and Critias, the lost city of Atlantis later became a widely debated topic among historians. But could it have possibly been real?]( [Become An All That's Interesting Member]( [For just $4.99 a month, you'll enjoy all our content without ads, receive a quarterly letter from the editor, and get exclusive access to premium podcast episodes.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Web Version]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](