The Tragic Story Of Elvis Presley's Mom, The Truth Behind Viking Horned Helmets, And More From History Uncovered

[History Uncovered]( [Meet Gladys Presley, Elvis Presley's Mother And The 'Love Of His Life']( [Elvis Presley was "unusually" close with his mother, sleeping in the same bed as her until his teenage years, giving her numerous pet names, and even speaking with her in baby talk.]( [These Horned 'Viking' Helmets Are Actually 3,000 Years Old And Come From An Entirely Different Civilization]( [The horned helmet design originated with the Phoenicians in the Mediterranean and then passed through Atlantic trade routes up to the Baltic Sea, where it was adopted by Scandinavian lords to show their power.]( [The Story Of Howard Hughes' Fiery Beverly Hills Plane Crash That Was Only Hinted At In 'The Aviator']( [Howard Hughes was piloting the first test flight of a new plane when he lost power and crashed through the heavily residential Beverly hills, scarring him for life.]( [How Ted Bundy Used His Infamous Volkswagen Beetle To Get Away With Murder]( [On August 15, 1975, Ted Bundy was pulled over in Utah for a routine traffic stop when police suddenly noticed that the front passenger seat had been removed. The cops then searched the rest of the car — and found an ice pick, a ski mask, plastic bags, gloves, and handcuffs.]( [In 17th-Century Europe, Families Hired Poor People To Literally Eat The Sins Of Their Dead Loved Ones]( [Up until the 19th century, it was common practice in Great Britain to place a piece of bread on the chest of the dead in hopes that it would absorb their sins — then hire a person to consume it, thereby absolving the deceased of their misdeeds.]( [These 5,000-Year-Old Drinking Straws Were Used By Bronze Age People To Down Pints Of Beer]( [The straws were made of silver and gold, measured almost four feet long, and were decorated with bull figurines that could slide up and down them.]( [Rich Porter Made A Fortune Selling Crack In Harlem — Until He Was Murdered By His Own Partner]( [During the crack epidemic, Rich Porter amassed a convoy of luxury cars, street fame, and women — until it all came crashing down.]( [Diane Downs Shot Her Three Young Children — And Then Tried To Blame It On A Carjacking]( [She tried to murder all of her kids because the man she was having an affair with told her that he didn't want children in his life.]( [A Hungry Badger Just Dug Up The Largest Trove Of Roman-Era Coins Ever Found In Northern Spain]( [The 209 coins hailed from across the Roman Empire and may have been hidden by locals following the invasion of a Germanic people in the fifth century.]( [Meet Stephanie St. Clair, The 'Numbers Queen' Who Built A Gambling Empire In 1920s Harlem]( [She used an illegal lottery to make her fortune — and faced down some of New York's most infamous mobsters to secure her domain.]( [This Woman Killed Her Boyfriend And Made Him Into Stew – Then Served Him To His Kids]( [In February 2001, Katherine Knight stabbed John Charles Thomas Price to death and cooked his remains — then served them to his two children.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Update Subscription]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](