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He interrupted HBO to protest a $12.95 bill. How did investigators catch Captain Midnight? Follow the evidence behind the 1986 hijacking.

Soviet children gave an American ambassador a wooden seal. Inside was a listening device that needed no batteries.

Which serial killers killed the most people? Explore 10 high-victim cases, their motives, and why confirmed and suspected totals differ.

Why do radio stations read strings of numbers? Explore real spy cases, secret messages, and why hearing a broadcast doesn’t reveal its meaning.

A music-box tune. A childlike voice reading German numbers. The real story behind Swedish Rhapsody leads to Polish spies and voice machines.

She left a bomb aboard Korean Air Flight 858, survived cyanide, and received a death sentence. Why did South Korea spare her?

A Brooklyn paperboy found a coded message inside a nickel. Four years later, its secrets helped expose a Soviet spy.

A sting on a London bridge. Four days later, Georgi Markov was dead. The tiny pellet in his leg exposed a chilling murder.

Kayla Huff disappeared in Moberly, Missouri, at 16. Here’s what investigators allege and where the criminal cases stand.

Fatal vending machines, a deadly escalator failure, and a Yale laboratory tragedy reveal how ordinary surroundings can turn dangerous.