Austrian authorities have now confirmed that 73-year-old Joseph Fritzl, who fathered seven children by the daughter he kept in a dungeon and repeatedly raped for 24 years, will get maximum of 15 years picked by deepcleanfun 7 days ago

A Mount Airy man will spend 23 years in prison for fatally shaking his girlfriend’s 8-month-old son to death in February 2006 while trying to stop the infant from crying. picked by punthe 4 months ago

A father allegedly kept his daughter captive in a cellar for 24 years, Austrian police said Sunday.

*Update to this story here. picked by dollyllama 3 weeks ago

A collection of photos comparing a place about 100 years ago to the same place today picked by muppet 4 months ago

For the last 31 years, Charles Free has lived an ordinary life. He fell in love, married and raised two children. He spent more than 20 years in the Las Vegas construction business, working his way up to project manager. His family calls him a caring man, a model citizen. picked by dollyllama 2 months ago

Workers responding to neighbors' complaints of a bad smell coming from an apartment in western England discovered a body that lay decomposing on a couch for years while another resident lived there, officials said Friday.

After 8 years, it still had a smell? picked by bevissimo 3 months ago

A man who served six years in prison for the nonfatal shooting of a 16-year-old girl now faces a murder charge because the woman died. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

A young father has been convicted of badly injuring his infant daughter by putting her in a microwave in a Texas hotel room, with jurors rejecting his claim he was insane at the time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears arguments about whether the death penalty can be imposed for child rape, taking up for the first time in more than 30 years whether a crime other than murder can be punished by execution. picked by JDRucker 1 month ago

"I was at work and he calls me up and goes ‘hey dude, I got the funniest story to tell you'..." picked by muppet 2 months ago

"accident," my ass. 10 years isn't long enough. picked by muppet 3 months ago

Although the Korean War only lasted three years, the cast of M*A*S*H was with us every week for eleven years. The final episode on February 28, 1983 was the most watched episode in American TV ever, drawing 106 million viewers, or 77% of the audience that night. It’s been twenty-five years since we said Goodbye, Farewell and Amen; let’s see what the gang has been up to since then. picked by 2longdogs 2 months ago

Hello, Room Service? picked by buddha 2 months ago

Former NHL player Rob Ramage was sentenced to four years in prison for a 2003 crash that killed ex-Chicago Blackhawks player Keith Magnuson. picked by punthe 4 months ago

A few years ago, a number of brave intelligent men and women from the land of JaxWorth set out for the shores of Nova Roma. This was the New World discovered in the 15th century by Roman sailors traveling across the Pacific in search of a route to trade with India. Basically it was a shared-world created by Donteatpoop, Icepigs, and others. They imagined a world where Rome never fell and went o... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

For the past seven years, a photo of Guy Randolph has been posted at Boston police stations, labeling him the most dangerous type of sex offender. Police ordered him away from schools and playgrounds if he walked too close.

But yesterday, in a hearing that took less than 10 minutes, a Suffolk Superior Court judge said the wrong man had been convicted picked by doggylives 2 weeks ago

A Vietnamese woman who travelled to Taiwan to find the father she had never met, ended up working for him without knowing it.

Chance or help from above? picked by tigertony 4 months ago

A father and his five-year-old son were turned away from their local swimming pool because they were the wrong religion.

David Toube, 39, and his son Harry were told that the Sunday morning session was reserved for Muslim men only. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

Pics and history of this amazing historic asylum. What's left of the only building remaining is now part of a condo complex. picked by GroovyProdigy 2 months ago

A father who said he was upset with his teenage daughter for text-messaging a boy has been arrested on charges of killing the girl, whose burned body was found stuffed in the boiler of his apartment building, police said. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago