Brendan Da Costa articles

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Marilyn Miller is Marilyn Monroe’s namesake—which makes it deeply unsettling that the original Marilyn met an even darker and more twisted end.

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In the early 70s, Nick Drake was in rough shape. A friend came to check on him—but when Drake opened the door, he was left stunned by what he saw.

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Jon-Erik Hexum was destined to become the “next big thing”—but tragically, he met one of the most chilling ends in television history.

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In the late 15th century, Perkin Warbeck claimed to be the rightful heir to the English throne as Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York. However, his outlandish and elaborate ruse had bloody consequences.

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We thought that Anne Boleyn's story was disturbing—then we learned about the twisted and chilling life of Queen Caroline of Denmark.

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Henry FitzRoy was the illegitimate son of Henry VIII—but the king did nothing to hide his progeny, even setting him up to take the throne.

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12-year-old Edward V was the King of England, waiting for his coronation in the Tower of London. Then he mysteriously disappeared.

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For decades, rumors have persisted that Tina Louise resented her character on Gilligan’s Island, but later in life, she said they were “Never true.”

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As King Charles II’s mistress, Barbara Palmer was the spoiled “Uncrowned Queen,” but her scandalous reign couldn’t last forever.



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