Rodney Alcala and the Dating Game

With shows like The Bachelor and Love is Blind, reality TV dating has never been more popular. Shows like these all date back to the very first dating show, The Dating Game, which premiered in 1965. After 13 years on the air, The Dating Game had their most controversial contestant ever – Rodney Alcala. A contestant who was later convicted of sex crimes as well as murder.

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Bob Crane: What Happened to Hogan’s Hero?

Bob Crane was an American actor, known most for his starring role in the CBS sitcom, Hogan’s Heroes. On June 29, 1978, he was found bludgeoned to death in his Scottsdale, AZ apartment. To date, his murder remains officially, unsolved.

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May Day Conspiracy

May 1, 1981, an ad was placed in the Arizona Daily Wildcat newspaper, a paper produced by students at the University of Arizona. This ad was cryptic, a cipher of sorts, but so simple and plain, that no one really paid it any attention. Ads continued to be published in the Daily Wildcat, every year on May 1 (or nearest weekday as the paper did not run on weekends), and a few random times throughout the year.

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May Day ad, May 1, 1981

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Vulture Mine

Maricopa County Arizona is home to the town of Wickenburg, the Vulture Mine, and all the ghosts that live therien.

The Vulture Mine was the most productive gold mine in Arizona history, and ran from 1863 to 1942, producing 340,000 ounces of gold and 250,000 ounces of silver during its life.  People flocked to the area after learning of the mines striking gold, and at its peak, the town was home to about 5,000 residents. They were all looking to strike gold and make it rich during the great American Gold Rush.

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