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Adeline Watkins Claimed She Had a 20-Year Romance with Ed Gein. It Was All Untrue.

Watkins and the infamous killer reportedly bonded over books and even spoke of marriage. Here’s what really happened.

By Tyler Piccotti
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The True Story Behind the Movie ‘Roofman’

Jeffrey Manchester, played by Channing Tatum in the new movie, pulled off dozens of daring robberies before vanishing into America’s strangest safe house: a Toys “R” Us.

By Michael Natale
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Did Genetics Play a Role in John Candy’s Death?

By Tyler Piccotti
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The Real ‘House of Guinness’ Succession Story

By Tyler Piccotti
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Who Is Mark Kerr from ‘The Smashing Machine?’

By Tyler Piccotti
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Real Haunting Inspired ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’

By Tyler Piccotti

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Ed Gein

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Cristiano Ronaldo

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Zach Bryan

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Taylor Swift

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True Crime

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John Wayne Gacy

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy arrives on Peacock October 16.

By Biography.com Editors, Colin McEvoy and Catherine Caruso
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What Happened to Ed Gein’s Infamous House?

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Daughter of the BTK Killer Speaks in New Doc

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FBI's New D.B. Cooper File Reveals New Facts

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Did Ed Gein Help Capture Ted Bundy?

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Richard Speck

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How Many People Did Ed Gein Kill?

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7 Horror Movies Inspired by Body Snatcher Ed Gein

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Inside Ed Gein's Lasting Onscreen Legacy

People You Should Know

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These 10 Latin Artists Changed Music Forever. Here’s How They Did It.

Bad Bunny, Shakira, and Selena are just a few artists who have popularized Latin music in the United States.

By Catherine Caruso
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10 of the Greatest Hispanic American Athletes

By Tyler Piccotti
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24 Influential Hispanic Americans Who Made History

By Daisy Hernandez, Biography.com Editors and Ale Russian
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22 Famous Scientists You Should Know

By Tyler Piccotti
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10 Famous Explorers Who Connected the World

Athletes

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How Babe Ruth Became a Cancer Pioneer

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Serena and Venus Williams: Inside Their Close Bond

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Shohei Ohtani

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Carlos Alcaraz

Musicians

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Inside Ace Frehley’s Near-Death Concert Accident

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Sean “Diddy” Combs

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Keith Urban

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Rihanna

BIO Buys

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Prime Members Can Watch ‘Wicked: For Good’ Early

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October Prime Day’s Kindle Deals Are Here

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Priscilla Presley’s New Memoir Is Available Now

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Get Ariana Grande’s VMAs Red Carpet Look, Starting at Just $16

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Culture

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The Truth About Christopher Columbus's Expedition

By Catherine Caruso
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Who Is the Real Ophelia from Taylor Swift’s Album?

By Tyler Piccotti
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Amelia Earhart’s FBI File Is Being Declassified

By Michael Natale
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Red Cross Founder Clara Barton Started Career As A Teacher

By Catherine Caruso

Scientists

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Jane Goodall

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How Jane Goodall Became a Chimp Expert

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James A. Lovell Jr.

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Sally Ride

Political Figures

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4 U.S. Presidents Who Won the Nobel Peace Prize

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Justin Trudeau

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James Comey

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Kamala Harris

Activists

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The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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How the Greensboro Four Began the Sit-In Movement

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Who Founded Labor Day? One of These Two Men

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Alice Paul