Three Men Escaped Alcatraz, Evaded the FBI, and Lived Secret Lives

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Chuck Barris: Game Show Host and CIA Assassin?

Chuck Barris created game show classics like The Dating Game and The Gong Show. However, his memoir claims his prolific career was all a cover for his classified missions as a CIA assassin. The agency says his claim is 100% false, but as Barris notes, "Have you ever heard the CIA ...  Show more

Conspiracy of Silence: The Town That Killed Ken Rex McElroy

1981, Skidmore, Missouri. Ken McElroy, the “bully of Nodaway County,” is gunned down in the street – in broad daylight, and in front of his wife and an untold number of witnesses. Despite multiple investigations and grand juries, nobody has ever been indicted in the case, thanks ...  Show more

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