11 Of History's Most Legendary Prison Escapes, The Sad Truth Behind Elvis' Death, And More From History Uncovered

[History Uncovered]( [11 Of History's Most Daring Prison Escapes And The Heart-Pounding Stories Behind Them]( [At the Devil's Island penal colony in Guyana, there were said to be only two guards, the disease-infested jungle and the shark-infested sea. But Henri Charrière managed to evade both on his escape to freedom. And he did it twice.]( [Inside The Silver Bridge Disaster Of 1967 — And Why Some Blamed It On The 'Mothman']( [The doomed bridge had been constructed with very little redundancy, meaning that if one part failed, there was practically nothing in place to keep the rest of the structure from failing too. And on a cold December evening at rush hour, that's exactly what happened.]( [Archaeologists In Turkey Just Unearthed This Iron Mask Once Worn By A Roman Soldier]( [Such iron masks were often worn during sporting contests and military parades, but archaeologists believe this one was worn by a cavalry soldier defending a military base.]( [The Shocking Story Of Eddie Nash, The Palestinian Immigrant Who Became A Cocaine Kingpin]( [On July 1, 1981, four people were found bludgeoned to death in the house belonging to LA's notoriously violent Wonderland Gang — and coke kingpin Eddie Nash and his friend "King of Porn" John Holmes were the prime suspects.]( [Diet, Drugs, Defecation: The Sad Truth Behind Elvis' Death]( [In just the eight months before his death, Presley's personal doctor, "Dr. Nick," had prescribed him some 10,000 doses of various drugs.]( [Meet The Donut Dollies, The Unsung Women Who Gave Out Sweet Treats On The Front Lines]( [Affectionately called Donut Dollies, these female volunteers were sent to war zones across the world to boost morale for American soldiers.]( [The Epic Story Of Joe Medicine Crow, The Plains War Chief Who Fought The Nazis During WWII]( [To become a Crow war chief, a person had to accomplish four specific feats of valor in battle, including stealing an enemy's horse. And that’s just what Joe Medicine Crow did when he hopped on an SS officer's horse and led 50 other Nazis’ horses away from their stable — all while singing a traditional Crow praise song.]( [Meet Big Nose Kate, The Fearless Wild West Legend Who Broke Doc Holliday Out Of Jail]( [When her on-again, off-again lover Doc Holliday was arrested for stabbing a cheat during a game of poker, Kate set a fire to distract the town, threatened Holliday's guards with two pistols, sprung him free, and escaped with him on stolen horses.]( [Frank Serpico Uncovered NYPD Corruption So Startling, His Own Colleagues Nearly Let Him Die]( [After he revealed deep corruption in his precinct and called for a crackdown, Serpico was shot in the face during an arrest and nearly left for dead by his backup officers.]( [Inside The Hollywood Murder Of The Black Dahlia, An Aspiring Actress Found Sliced In Half]( [When her body was found, Elizabeth Short had been sliced in two at the waist and completely drained of blood while some of her organs had been removed.]( [The Bloody Story Of The White House Farm Murders That Shook 1980s Britain To Its Core]( [When Jeremy Bamber attended the funeral for his parents, sister, and twin nephews, he cried while the news cameras were present — then immediately began laughing about selling off anything valuable in the house once they left.]( [The Nazis May Have Killed Her — But The Power Of Her Death Camp Portrait Lives On]( ["Such a beautiful young girl, so innocent. She cried but she could do nothing."]( [Haunting Kennedy Assassination Photos That Most People Have Never Seen Before]( [As the shots were being fired, Secret Service agent Clint Hill jumps onto Kennedy's limo in an attempt to shield him.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Update Subscription]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](