Tyler Piccotti
News and Culture Editor, Biography.com
Tyler Piccotti joined the Biography.com staff as an Associate News Editor and is now the News and Culture Editor. He previously worked as a reporter and copy editor for a daily newspaper recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors. In his current role, he shares the true stories behind your favorite movies and TV shows and profiles rising musicians, actors, and athletes. When he's not working, you can find him at the nearest amusement park or movie theater and cheering on his favorite teams.
John Candy’s Death Shocked Hollywood. But His Fate Might Have Been Written in His Genes.
The actor’s family history offers a key clue that might explain his tragic death from a heart attack in 1994.
Ed Gein’s Notorious Farmhouse Was About to Be a Tourist Attraction. Then It Burned to Ashes.
There were plans to turn the site into a macabre museum, but an unexplained fire altered history.

Kerri Rawson Thought She Knew Her Father. Then She Learned He Was the BTK Killer.
She still wrestles with the murderous actions of her dad, serial killer Dennis Rader, and is speaking out about their relationship in a new Netflix documentary.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is the first men’s soccer player to record 900 career goals. He currently plays for the Portuguese national team and the Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr.
All the Chilling Details of the Real Haunting That Inspired The Conjuring: Last Rites
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren took on the Smurl family case and came to a startling conclusion.
‘Monster’ Shockingly Hints That Ed Gein Helped Catch Ted Bundy. Here’s What Actually Happened.
It’s a killer crossover. But history tells a different tale.

Richard Speck
In 1966, Richard Speck committed one of the most horrifying mass murders in American history when he brutalized and killed eight nursing students living on Chicago’s South Side.

House of Guinness Tells a Brewery Empire Succession Tale. The Real Story Is Just as Wild.
The Guinness family came from humble beginnings and overcame a major scandal on its rise to brewing prominence.

Sean “Diddy” Combs
Sean Combs, also known as “Diddy,” is a major music producer, rapper, and entrepreneur who has been convicted of federal prostitution charges.
Was Ed Gein a Serial Killer? Here’s Everything We Know About His Victims.
Gein only admitted to two murders, but it’s possible he was more of a monster than we realize.

Did a Nazi War Criminal Influence Ed Gein’s Crimes? Here’s What We Know About Ilse Koch.
The notorious “Beast of Buchenwald” appears in Monster and has disturbing similarities to Gein.

Ed Gein
Convicted murderer Ed Gein was a notorious grave robber whose gruesome activities inspired some of Hollywood’s most infamous characters, including Norman Bates of Psycho.

Charlie Hunnam
English actor Charlie Hunnam is best known for playing Jackson “Jax” Teller in the show Sons of Anarchy. He has also starred in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Monster: The Ed Gein Story.

Augusta Gein Tried to Shield Her Son From Evil. Instead, She Created a Monster.
A new season of Netflix’s Monster series analyzes the link between Ed Gein’s domineering mother and his deadly crimes.
Shakespeare’s Ophelia Inspired a New Taylor Swift Song. Her Tragic True Origins Are Still Debated.
The literary figure lends her namesake to Swift’s latest lead single and might have a familial connection to Shakespeare himself.

Mark Kerr Dominated MMA as The Smashing Machine. His Addiction Nearly Took Everything Away.
Kerr became one of the sport’s pioneering stars, but his success in the cage hid a darker struggle.

22 Famous Scientists Who Changed How We View the World (and the Universe)
From medicine to physics and astronomy, these scholars have saved lives and improved our understanding across all aspects of the natural world.
Ed Gein Left His Monster Imprint on Horror Films—from Psycho to The Silence of the Lambs
The real crimes of the Wisconsin killer and grave robber helped inspire plenty of scary fictional tales.
Keith Urban Almost Ruined His Marriage to Nicole Kidman Before It Began. Here’s Why She Stayed.
The Grammy winner married Kidman in 2006, but his addiction struggle immediately tested their commitment.

Adeline Watkins Claimed She Had a 20-Year Romance with Ed Gein. It Was All Untrue.
Watkins and the infamous killer reportedly bonded over books and even spoke of marriage. Here’s what really happened.

Babe Ruth Became One of the First Chemotherapy Patients and Changed Medicine Forever
The baseball slugger suffered from nasopharyngeal cancer and received an experimental drug that greatly influenced modern treatment.

Nicole Kidman
Academy Award-winning actor Nicole Kidman has starred in films such as Moulin Rouge! and The Hours, as well as the TV series Big Little Lies. She is married to country singer Keith Urban.

The Yogurt Shop Murders Have Been Cold for 34 Years—but Police May Have Just Solved the Case
Tiny DNA samples offered breakthrough clues in the brutal 1991 deaths of four teenage girls in Texas.

Priscilla Presley
Actor and businesswoman Priscilla Presley is the ex-wife of Elvis Presley with whom she had daughter Lisa Marie Presley.

Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris served as U.S. vice president during Joe Biden’s administration. She is the first woman, first Black person, and first Asian American to have served in the role.
Jimmy Kimmel’s Return Has Everyone Talking. So Did These 4 Other Late-Night Controversies.
The comedian’s talk show certainly wasn’t the first to cause a stir.
Elvis Presley Once Hinted at Getting Back Together With Priscilla. His Death Ended the Dream.
The pair shared a tender moment while spending Christmas together after their divorce.
How Family Tragedy Shaped Robert Redford’s Life and Career
The actor’s mother died when he was a teenager, and Redford experienced more heartbreak as a father.
Inside Vice President JD Vance’s Personal and Political Friendship with Charlie Kirk
Following Kirk’s assassination, Vance flew the slain activist’s casket back home and hosted his popular podcast.
10 Little-Known Secrets About The Sound of Music
The beloved movie musical about the von Trapp family, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, is still going strong 60 years after its release.
Stephen King Hid Behind a Music-Inspired Pen Name—at the Height of His Career
The “King of Horror” worried publishers might get sick of his macabre stories. Then he had a brilliant idea.
Robert Redford and Paul Newman’s Lifelong Friendship Was Just as Epic as Their Movies
After starring in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the two actors never lost touch.