Ed Epperly has been obsessed with a mass murder in a tiny Iowa town for over 65 years.
The unassuming 87-year-old retired college professor will bring his fiendish tales of the 1912 Villisca, Iowa axe murders to the Bettendorf Public Library on Friday, Oct. 14. The 1:30 p.m. free talk is part of the library’s October Community Connections.
Epperly is the author of the new true-crime book “Fiend Incarnate: Villisca Axe Murders of 1912. Read More...
Justin Bieber broke his silence on wife Hailey Bieber's health scare. At his concert in Denver Wednesday night, the "Holy" singer addressed the crowd between songs. "It's kind of crazy how life randomly throws you curveballs. You can't really control much," he said after the power cut off.
The show was part of Justin's ongoing Justice World Tour. "Most of you probably know or have seen the news about my wife … but she's okay, she's good, she's strong," Read More...
Jalal al-Din Rumi (c. 1207-73) is a famous Muslim mystic and poet. Fleeing the Mongol invaders, his family emigrated from Balkh (in modern Afghanistan) to Konya (a city now in central Turkey).
Rumi began his career as a preacher and theologian, but after meeting a dervish, he became a mystic, or Sufi. His followers formed the Mevlevi order of dervishes, sometimes known in the West as the " Read More...
