For five decades, many have tried to crack the Zodiac's Z13 cipher - which promises to reveal the killer's true name. Now, ...

Investigator Alex Baber says the man responsible for all six deaths - and possibly many more - was a former US Navy corpsman ...

Olivier Levasseur (known also by his nicknames ‘La Buse’, meaning ‘the Buzzard’, or ‘La Bouche’, meaning ‘the Mouth’) was a French pirate who was active during the 1st half of the 18th century. Whilst ...

For centuries, their mysteries remained unraveled in the depths of a French library. But now coded messages written by Mary Queen of Scots have finally been deciphered after more than four centuries ...

Pirates have captured our imagination for centuries with their tales of adventure, daring raids, and hidden treasure. From the Caribbean to the South China Sea, pirates have prowled the high seas, ...

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The Zodiak and Black Dahlia killers' identities have remained a mystery for years, haunting ...

Bethlehem has been the subject of countless carols and Nativity plays, but the real story of the little town is far more complex. Bethlehem had a long history even before it became known as the site ...

Explore more than 100 years of the BBC’s history – click on our interactive timeline or investigate a topical anniversary, unpack the story of fascinating objects from our varied collections, or go in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. No mystery is solved in Charlie Shackleton’s essayistic doodad “Zodiac Killer Project,” but the true-crime genre ...

In the years following World War I, America was gripped by the fear that the Communist Revolution that had taken place in Russia would spread to the United States. As is often the case when fear ...