By double-crossing friends and foes alike, Diamond created a world of enemies.
All in Crime
The End of Escobar
Despite his attempt to portray himself as a Robin Hood character, Pablo Escobar's ruthlessness and greed eventually caught up with him.
The Plot to Burn New York
Southerner Jacob Thompson hatched a desperate plan to set the Big Apple ablaze.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
In 1996 Richard Jewell saved countless lives while working as a security guard during the Atlanta Olympics. A suspicious package he discovered contained the largest pipe-bomb in American history.
The Exploding Casino
It was the biggest homemade bomb explosion in U.S. history until the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Miss Macao
In 1948, 25 people died in the first known hijacking of a commercial plane.
Soapy Smith
He was one of the most infamous con artists on the western frontier.
"Not bloody likely!"
It was on this day that Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, were attacked as part of a kidnapping scheme.
Huge Heist
The largest property theft in US history happened in the early morning hours of this day.
Mary Attacks Venus
The attack was one of many dramatic protests between 1913-1914 as women fought for the right to vote.
Amy Spain
The last "legally" executed slave in America was a seventeen-year-old girl named Amy Spain.
"I'm glad it was me instead of you."
Today was the day that Mayor Anton Cermak died from a bullet that was aimed at Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
The Emperor's Collar
János Libényi was executed on this day, a little over a week after he tried to kill Austrian Emperor Franz Josef.
The Murder Trust
A notorious true story about a plot to kill a man who stubbornly refused to die.
The Theft of Shergar
On this foggy night, Shergar, the famous racehorse and stud was stolen.
First Assassination Attempt
This was the day a deranged painter named Richard Lawrence tried to kill President Andrew Jackson.
The Execution of William Burke
It was on this day that the infamous serial killer and body snatcher, William Burke, was executed in a public hanging.
Leon Spinks is Mugged
In the early morning hours of this day, former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks was attacked and robbed of $45,000 worth of jewelry, clothing and other items.
Death of a Bigot
George Lincoln Rockwell was the founder of the American Nazi Party. He believed that all blacks should be shipped back to Africa and that all the Jews should be sterilized.