It was a hot August afternoon in Louisville, Kentucky, 1970. Muhammad Ali had just returned to his hometown after 3 years of being banned from boxing for refusing to fight in Vietnam. His conviction had just been overturned by the Supreme Court, and he wanted to celebrate with his family. Ali decided to take his…
It was October 1974 and Muhammad Ali was at the peak of his powers, just days away from the most important fight of his career, the rumble in the jungle against the seemingly invincible George Foreman in Kinshasa Zire. But what happened in a private hotel room in Las Vegas 3 weeks before that historic…
In 1971, the sixth man to walk on the moon called Muhammad Ali from a phone book randomly to say goodbye before ending his life. What happened next wasn’t just a phone call. It was a 4-hour conversation, a 12,200 mile drive, three days sleeping on a stranger’s couch, and a rescue mission that NASA…
In 1974, Muhammad Ali was training at a gym in Chicago when a 300B professional strongman walked up to him and said, “Muscle beats speed. Always has, always will. Your punches wouldn’t hurt me.” 20 seconds later, that strong man was on his knees gasping for air and apologizing. What happened in those 20 seconds…
October 26th, 1970. Muhammad Ali returned to boxing after three and a half years in exile, banned for refusing to go to Vietnam. His opponent that night was Jerry Quarry, a tough Irishamean fighter from California. Ali destroyed Quarry in three rounds, cutting his face so badly the referee had to stop the fight. 26…
On March 6th, 1990, a woman died in Washington, DC. She was 83 years old. Her family did not claim her body for 8 days. When her friends finally arranged a burial, they scraped together $51. That was all that remained of a woman the press had once called the Lady Al…
Source of life and cause of death, water can wash away clues, dilute evidence, and conceal corpses. For investigators, water can be a cunning opponent. For criminals, a most accommodating ally. For the perfect crime, just add water. Our investigation takes place in Kingston, Ontario, a city full of history which has a population of…
Michael Jackson was standing in the middle of a room full of trained musicians when one of them said the one thing that had followed him his entire career. “You can’t read music, so how do you actually know what you want?” What happened next left every person in that room questioning everything they thought…
The NBC studio director was screaming into his headset and he was not happy. Cut the dance section. 4 minutes is too long for TV. Just sing the song and get off stage. March 25th, 1983 backstage at Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Motown 25 was about to broadcast live to 47 million viewers and Michael Jackson…
There is a moment in this story that does not make the front page. No arrest record attached to it. No photograph, no 911 call, no courtroom count in the indictment. Just two men somewhere in Chicago. Two men who know each other well enough that neither of them flinches at certain…
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