Who Built Machu Picchu And Why, Inside The Bonnie And Clyde 'Death Car' That Was Riddled With Nearly 120 Bullets, And More

Explore this week's most popular stories from History Uncovered. [History Uncovered]( [The Enduring Mystery Of Jack The Ripper, The Enigmatic Serial Killer Who Terrorized Victorian London]( [Likely driven by an intense hatred of women — and sex workers in particular — Jack the Ripper not only mutilated his victims, but he often removed their organs. And if the "From Hell" letter that he purportedly wrote is to be believed, he may have also dabbled in cannibalism.]( [The Murky History Of Who Built Machu Picchu — And Why]( [Built in the early 15th century under the orders of Inca emperor Pachacuti, Machu Picchu remained a secret to much of the world until 1913.]( [Teen Stumbles Upon 1,800-Year-Old Ring Featuring The Goddess Minerva While Hiking In Israel]( [A 13-year-old Israeli came across the 1,800-year-old ring depicting the Roman goddess Minerva while hiking Mount Carmel with his father.]( [Inside The Car Where Bonnie And Clyde Died In A Hail Of Bullets]( [After Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow died in a hail of bullets in May 1934, the V8 Ford they were driving became an instant tourist attraction — and it still draws crowds to this day.]( [A Museum In Ireland Just Received Two Ax Heads In The Mail — And They Date Back To The Bronze Age]( [How White Boy Rick Went From FBI Informant To Detroit Druglord By Age 16]( [Recruited by the FBI when he was 14 years old, Richard Wershe Jr. became a drug dealer in 1980s Detroit before he was sentenced to life in 1986.]( [2,000-Year-Old Garden Linked To The Tyrannical Emperor Caligula Unearthed In Rome]( [During ongoing construction work, researchers unearthed the remains of an ancient garden used by the Roman Emperor Caligula.]( [The Story Of Jeffrey Dahmer's Father, The Man Who Had No Idea He Was Raising A Monster]( [After Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted of murdering 17 people, Lionel Dahmer was plagued by guilt about where it all went wrong and how he may have helped set his son down a dark path.]( [5,000-Year-Old Ceremonial Temple Discovered Under Sand Dune In Peru]( [Excavations near Chiclayo, Peru revealed a 5,000-year-old temple and a more recent temple built by the Moche people between 600 and 700 C.E.]( [Inside Thomas Jefferson's Death — And The Debilitating Ailments That Caused It]( [On Independence Day 1826, Founding Father Thomas Jefferson died at the age of 83 after suffering from a variety of ailments — and hours later, John Adams died, too.]( [The World's Oldest Cave Paintings Have Been Discovered In Indonesia — And They Date Back 51,000 Years]( [Found inside Leang Karampuang cave in the Maros-Pangkep region of South Sulawesi, the world's oldest cave painting dates back 51,200 years.]( [Pistols That Napoleon Bonaparte Planned To Take His Own Life With Just Sold For $1.8 Million At Auction]( [Researchers Just Discovered The Only Known Roman-Era Brewery Ever Found In Italy]( [Dated to the 5th or 6th century C.E., the brewery was likely a continuation of traditions passed down from Celtic tribes who once inhabited the region.]( [Listen To The History Uncovered Podcast]( [On July 16, 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. planned to pilot a plane to a family wedding. Though he had a broken ankle, he climbed into a single-engine Piper Saratoga plane alongside his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren Bessette. But the trio never made it.]( [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](