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Inside Crime Library's collection of the worst crimes in history

Inside Crime Library's collection of the worst crimes in history

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People have long been fascinated by gruesome crimes and gory spectacles, and The Daily Dot has taken a look at one of the ways individuals have sated their curiosity about the darker side of humanity. In 1998, Marilyn Bardsley founded Crime Library, a website dedicated to collecting information on high-profile cases like Jeffrey Dahmer and Jack the Ripper. Since being founded, the website has been acquired by CourtTV (now TruTV), amassed a huge library of crime information, and the site's writers have even investigated several crimes. Check out the full article at the source link below for more on the site's fascinating history and why Bardsley had to leave it all behind.