Richard Ramirez, dubbed the Night Stalker by the local media, would find an unlocked door or window and let himself in. Once inside his victims house, he would do whatever the hell he wanted. He had begun his killing spree exactly 14 months before his arrest. In that time, he had killed 13 people, attempted to kill five more, and assaulted countless others all while giving praise to devil all along the way. On top of his physical crimes, he was guilty of burglary and petty theft.

The idea of the lottery has been going on for centuries and many governments have used it as a painless form of taxation. They have also used its profits to accomplish some great things.

For some, its a huge blessing but for others… it’s been quite the opposite experience. They've been lucky enough to win the lottery, used their winnings to help make their dreams come true only to later wish they had never purchased that ticket.

In Celtic mythology the unicorn was a symbol of purity and innocence, as well as masculinity and power. Are the tales of dominance and chivalry associated with the unicorn true, why was it chosen as Scotland’s national animal, can you really buy a license to hunt one of these beasts and did someone really find An old unicorn Layer in North Korea? Find out all this and so much more. You listeners asked and we are going to deliver… as we discover the origins of this legend.

The belief that the Earth is flat has been described as the ultimate conspiracy theory. There’s an entire Flat Earth Society that at one time was 3,500 members strong and, purportedly, not a joke. What is stranger than the very belief that this theory is real is that fact that this society seems to be growing. There are many (many) YouTube videos ready to open your eyes to the Truth, each of them special in their own way.

Theodore Robert Bundy was an American burglar, kidnapper, rapist, serial killer, necrophile, and all around psychopath who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s. Many women regarded him as charismatic and handsome, traits that Bundy exploited to win their trust. He would typically approach them in public places, and the little faker would pretend to be injured or disabled, before overpowering and assaulting them. After more than a decade of denials, he confessed to 30 homicides.

He’s known as the Comic book legend, Stan Lee. In 1939, a teenage Stan Lee began his career in comics and 75 years later, he is celebrated as the creative tour de force behind Marvel’s Silver Age - the co-creator of hundreds of beloved characters and stories. He was born in Manhattan, grew up to join the military, he then joined and became the prominent head of one of the biggest names in the entertainment world. Somewhere along the line he also started several charities and found an amazing woman.

For several decades a very prominent personality known as “The Voodoo Queen’ held New Orleans spellbound. Marie Laveau staged ceremonies in which participants became possessed by Voodoo spirits; she dispensed charms and potions, told fortunes, and even healed the sick. Marie Laveau had an extremely complex reputation in later life. Although a local newspaper made her out to be a monster, she was also known as a kind and caring person.

If you thought that scene in Sucker Punch where the doctor gave lobotomies with an ice pick was artistic exaggeration – well, you’d be wrong mi amigo. That's exactly how Walter Freeman, a specialist of lobotomies in the 1940s, performed thousands of operations.

The lobotomy was considered to be such a popular "cure" for mental illness that Freeman would perform up to 25 lobotomies a day, using only an ice pick-shaped instrument and hammer, without anaesthesia, while reporters would watch.

Shadow people have been key figures in many legends from many cultures all around the world. From shadow people to the hatman these beings can take many forms… hell, there’s even been shadow cats. Do they really exist and if so what do they want? How did they get here? And Why do they always seem to want those around them to change their favorite pair of fruit of the looms? FInd out all this and more as we use this 100 iTunes review bonus episode to take a walk on the darker and creepier side of life.

Alexander III, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. He was the inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon.

In 334 BC at the age of twenty-two, he and his army crossed the Hellespont and embarked on a decade-long journey to conquer the Persian Empire. How many of the legends are true? Was Alexander one of the men to come closest to ruling the world?