24 Famous Criminal Cases (With Fascinating Details)
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Thanks to the hard work of dedicated historians, forensic psychologists and even an assortment of amateur true crime podcasters, we all know that high-profile criminal cases are packed with horrifying, gory details. From grisly crime scene photos to harrowing first-hand accounts, we've become accustomed to these details being readily available for the masses to consume. The thing is, they're also full of incredibly strange facts that often get completely overlooked. But with movies like Zodiac and shows like CSI, it's easy to see why we're so eager and excited to know all about the juicy, salacious bits of these investigations. It's natural that no one's first thought is to think about which serial killer asked Sean Penn for an autograph or which murderer had a knack for memorizing encyclopedias. Luckily, our readers are happy to spend time tracking down proof that criminals are not only sick, but they're weirdos, too.
![The infamous Milwaukee serial killer and cannibal, Jeffrey Dahmer, was a class clown in high school. 75 72 69 66 63 MILWALIKEE COUNTY MILWAUKEE COUNTY](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/0/4/650204.jpg?v=2)
![Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, was caught thanks to bizarrely lucky coincidences. 10 co Right after the bombing, a cop stopped his car for](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/1/650031.jpg?v=2)
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![Edmund Kemper, the Co-Ed Killer, joined the Volunteers of Vacaville project in prison, and narrated hundreds of books for the blind. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/1/9/5/650195.jpg?v=2)
![Martin Bryant's clothes were literally on fire when he was arrested by police for killing 35 people in Australia's Port Arthur massacre. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/3/650053.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKED.COM BILLY THE KID was denied a pardon. in 2010 The Kid was allegedly promised a pardon by 1879 New Mexico Governor Lew Wallace in exchange for](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/0/7/650007.jpg?v=2)
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![To keep his daughter warm, drug lord Pablo Escobar burned $2 million in cash. Escobar's daughter Manuela became hypothermic during their stay in a mou](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/9/650039.jpg?v=2)
![THIS IS SPOKANE'S NOTORIOUS SOUTH HILL RAPIST KEVIN COE COE'S FATHER WAS A NEWSPAPER EDITOR WHO FIELDED TIPS ABOUT THE SOUTH HILL RAPIST. COE'S MOTH](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/7/650037.jpg?v=2)
![Jimmy Savile, the JIMMY SAVILE British TV host INTRODUCES BENAMIN RABBIT AND THE whose shocking STRANGER sexual crimes DANGER against children were di](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/3/650033.jpg?v=2)
![nycpd Mark David Chapman harassed James Taylor in a subway station the day before he murdered John Lennon! CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/2/0/650020.jpg?v=2)
![PISTOLS sex TU ILAR RocK'N RaLL After taking part in The Great Train Robbery in 1963 and escaping prison a year and a half into his sentence, Ronnie B](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/0/650050.jpg?v=2)
![The Bling Ring was a group of teens who robbed L.A. celebrities in 2008-2009. One of their first break- ins was at Paris Hilton's house, chosen becaus](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/0/650030.jpg?v=2)
![Dennis Rader the BTK killer (bind, torture, kill), who killed IO people, was in the U.S. Air Force for some time and also worked at ADT Security Servi](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/1/9/650019.jpg?v=2)
![Bruce McArthur, a 66 year-old landscaper from Toronto, has been charged with murdering six men. Aside from his day job, McArthur played SANTA CLAUS at](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/1/6/650016.jpg?v=2)
![Richard Ramirez, a.k.a. the Night Stalker, was locked up in the same jail as Sean Penn. While Ramirez was awaiting trial in county jail, he ran into](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/1/3/650013.jpg?v=2)
![Ted Bundyproposed to Carol Anne Boone while on trial in court, Will you Marry Me? CRACKED COM and she said YES.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/5/2/650052.jpg?v=2)
![The limousine that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in was refurbished and used by several other Presidents! CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/1/1/650011.jpg?v=2)
![AI Capone. Notorious mob boss. Killer. Accidentally shot himself two separate times. The first incident happened while he was getting out of a car and](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/0/9/650009.jpg?v=2)
![According to Mafia consigliere-turned FBI informant Lewis Kasman, John Grisham sent autographed copies of his thrillers to Mafia boss John Gotti. INES](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/0/4/650004.jpg?v=2)
![Andrew cunanan, most remembered for Gianni Versace's murder, had read and memorized a whole set of encyclopedias by the age of 10. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/6/650036.jpg?v=2)
![NOTED SERIAL MURDERER JOHN WAYNE GACY BEGAN PAINTING WHILE ON DEATH ROW. EIGHT OF HIS PAINTINGS WERE PUT UP FOR AUCTION IN OCTOBER 2017, 23 YEARS AFTE](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/0/3/650003.jpg?v=2)
![By the time Bonnie and Clyde were at the height of their notorious crime spree they both walked with a limp. Clyde had chopped off two of his OWn toes](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/1/5/650015.jpg?v=2)
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