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Police Say a Montclair, California Driver Hit a 30-Rider Halloween Bike Ride and Fled — Now Prosecutors Have Charged Him With 2 Counts of Murder

Costumed cyclists with bike lights gather at a nighttime stop during a Halloween-themed group ride

Police Say a Montclair, California Driver Hit a 30-Rider Halloween Bike Ride and Fled — Now Prosecutors Have Charged Him With 2 Counts of Murder

John Lloyd October 31, 2026

California prosecutors charged a Montclair driver with two counts of murder after a Halloween bike ride crash...

Tesla Dropped Halloween Mode. Two Hours Later, Rivian’s Software Chief Answered in Anagram

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Rivian's Wassym Bensaid posted an anagram of "Halloween Mode October Ninth" two hours after Tesla launched its...

The Gräf & Stift Double Phaeton Archduke Franz Ferdinand was riding in when he was assassinated, on display at the Museum of Military History in Vienna

The ‘Cursed’ Car Franz Ferdinand Died In Didn’t Kill a Dozen Owners. It’s Been Sitting in a Vienna Museum for Decades

Shawn Henry October 19, 2026

Franz Ferdinand's Gräf & Stift is real and sits in a Vienna museum. The curse that supposedly...

A black 1964 Dodge 330 sedan at a car show

The ‘Golden Eagle’ Dodge 330 Is Said to Have Killed Up to 32 People. We Couldn’t Find a Single One

Kyle Matthews October 18, 2026

The 'Golden Eagle' Dodge 330 cop car supposedly killed 14 to 32 people in Maine. We looked...

Rover P6 3500 V8 sedan, the model Princess Grace was driving in 1982

Princess Grace’s Rover P6 Went Off a Monaco Mountain Road 44 Years Ago, and the Questions Still Won’t Quit

John Lloyd October 17, 2026

Princess Grace died after her Rover P6 3500 left a mountain road in 1982. Here's what the...

Headlights of a following car reflected in a rearview mirror at night

The Killer in the Backseat Never Existed. You’re Still Going to Check Tonight

Shawn Henry October 16, 2026

The killer in the backseat legend is why people still check behind the seat at night. Here's...

A 1928 Cadillac Series 341, the same model as Al Capone's armored town sedan

Al Capone’s Armored Cadillac Came With a Fold-Down Gun Window. The FDR Story Doesn’t Hold Up

Shawn Henry October 15, 2026

Al Capone's armored 1928 Cadillac sold for $341,000 in 2012. The popular story that it carried FDR...

St Mark's Road in North Kensington, London, home of the phantom bus legend

London’s Phantom No. 7 Bus Never Existed. The Corner It Supposedly Haunted Really Did Kill People

John Lloyd October 14, 2026

London's ghost bus, the phantom No. 7, was blamed for crashes in North Kensington. The real culprit...

Ecto-R1 Rivian with roof lights parked outside a suburban house at night in Rivian's Ghostbusters spot

Rivian’s Bill Murray Ghostbusters Mode Ghosts Itself on November 2

John Lloyd October 14, 2026

Rivian's Sony-licensed Ghostbusters software runs on R1 and R2 vehicles from October 9 to November 2, alongside...

1934 Lincoln Model KB, the same era of Lincoln as Thelma Todd's Phaeton

Thelma Todd Was Found Dead in Her Lincoln in 1935. It Was Ruled an Accident. Hollywood’s Been Squinting at That Ever Since

John Lloyd October 13, 2026

Actress Thelma Todd was found dead in her 1934 Lincoln Phaeton in 1935. The death was ruled...

Peterbilt big rig parked in the dark before sunrise

Phantom 309: The Dead Trucker Who Supposedly Still Stops for Hitchhikers. Maybe Don’t Get In

Shawn Henry October 12, 2026

Red Sovine's 1967 hit Phantom 309 gave America Big Joe, a dead trucker who still picks up...

Ted Bundy's tan 1968 Volkswagen Beetle on museum display

Ted Bundy’s 1968 Beetle Doesn’t Need a Ghost Story. The Case Files Are Way Worse

Shawn Henry October 11, 2026

Ted Bundy's tan 1968 Volkswagen Beetle helped lead to his arrest. It's now on display, unrestored, at...

The A229 dual carriageway at Blue Bell Hill in Kent

She Was Supposed to Get Married the Next Day. Drivers on Blue Bell Hill Swear They Keep Hitting Her

John Lloyd October 10, 2026

Drivers on Kent's Blue Bell Hill report hitting a woman in white who then vanishes. Here's the...

Pancho Villa's bullet-riddled 1919 Dodge touring car at the Museo Histórico de la Revolución

Pancho Villa Died in a Hail of Bullets in This 1919 Dodge. A Century Later, You Can Still Count the Holes

John Lloyd October 9, 2026

Pancho Villa was killed in his 1919 Dodge touring car in 1923. The bullet-scarred car is on...

A yellow early-1970s De Tomaso Pantera, the same model and color as Elvis Presley's car

Elvis Shot His Pantera Because It Wouldn’t Start, and the Bullet Holes Are Still There

Shawn Henry October 7, 2026

Most of the cars in this month’s series are famous because something terrible happened in them. This...

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Police Say a Montclair, California Driver Hit a 30-Rider Halloween Bike Ride and Fled — Now Prosecutors Have Charged Him With 2 Counts of Murder

Tesla Dropped Halloween Mode. Two Hours Later, Rivian’s Software Chief Answered in Anagram

The ‘Cursed’ Car Franz Ferdinand Died In Didn’t Kill a Dozen Owners. It’s Been Sitting in a Vienna Museum for Decades

The ‘Golden Eagle’ Dodge 330 Is Said to Have Killed Up to 32 People. We Couldn’t Find a Single One

Princess Grace’s Rover P6 Went Off a Monaco Mountain Road 44 Years Ago, and the Questions Still Won’t Quit

The Killer in the Backseat Never Existed. You’re Still Going to Check Tonight

Al Capone’s Armored Cadillac Came With a Fold-Down Gun Window. The FDR Story Doesn’t Hold Up

London’s Phantom No. 7 Bus Never Existed. The Corner It Supposedly Haunted Really Did Kill People

Rivian’s Bill Murray Ghostbusters Mode Ghosts Itself on November 2

Thelma Todd Was Found Dead in Her Lincoln in 1935. It Was Ruled an Accident. Hollywood’s Been Squinting at That Ever Since

Phantom 309: The Dead Trucker Who Supposedly Still Stops for Hitchhikers. Maybe Don’t Get In

Ted Bundy’s 1968 Beetle Doesn’t Need a Ghost Story. The Case Files Are Way Worse

She Was Supposed to Get Married the Next Day. Drivers on Blue Bell Hill Swear They Keep Hitting Her

Pancho Villa Died in a Hail of Bullets in This 1919 Dodge. A Century Later, You Can Still Count the Holes

Elvis Shot His Pantera Because It Wouldn’t Start, and the Bullet Holes Are Still There

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