Witchcraft, white supremacists, meth labs or a family grudge? Inside America's most bizarre unsolved murder mystery five years after husband, wife and daughter, six, vanished in the mountains

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Five years ago Bobby Jamison, Sherilyn Jamison and their daughter Madyson, six, (main) mysteriously vanished. It wasn't until more than four years later that their decimated, skeletal remains were found on a remote Oklahoma mountainside, lying side-by-side, face down, three miles from their abandoned truck (top left). On Saturday the family were buried and the ceremony may have given their family and friends a scrap of comfort - but it did little to end their torment. They told MailOnline that they believe foul play was involved and shared why they do - including the suspicious last picture of Madyson (right) on the fateful trip which the family believe was not taken by her parents. Meanwhile, security camera footage which showed the couple in a 'trance-like' state loading up the truck before they left (bottom left).

Palestinians release shocking video of the moment an 'unarmed civilian was shot dead by an Israeli sniper' as he desperately searched for his family in Gaza City

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WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The harrowing footage was captured by an activist from the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement in the Shijaiyah neighbourhood of Gaza City. As the group tried to make their way across a heavily damaged area, shots suddenly rang out. The first sent the group scrambling for cover, but did not hit anyone, but the second hits the man in the green t-shirt. Then, the Palestinian was hit a second time as he lay on the ground. 'And that bullet, I guess it was in his heart or like or almost there, because he was like going and dying in front of our eyes,' said an activist.

Delta cancels ALL flights to Israel indefinitely after a rocket hits near Tel Aviv airport

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Delta Air Lines is canceling all flights to Israel until further notice, citing reports that a rocket landed near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport.

Israel hits hundreds of targets in Gaza with airstrikes after one of their soldiers is confirmed missing in area

Smoke and debris from an Israeli strike rise over Gaza City as Israeli airstrikes pummel a wide range of locations along the coastal area and diplomatic efforts intensified to end the two-week war

Military officials said the soldier, identified as Sgt. Oron Shaul, 21, was among seven soldiers in a vehicle that was hit by an anti-tank missile in a battle in Gaza over the weekend.

Bill Clinton accused of having a busty blonde mistress code-named 'Energizer' by his Secret Service detail who hide the woman from Hillary

Keeping a secret? A new book claims that Bill Clinton has a mistress nicknamed 'Energizer' by his security staff

Bill Clinton's mistress has been nicknamed 'Energizer' by his security staff and frequently visits his New York state home, a new book alleges.

Serious blow to Obamacare as federal court overturns rule that keeps policies affordable to the poor

Another setback: A federal appeals court has delivered a serious setback to President Barack Obama's health care law, potentially derailing subsidies for many low- and middle-income people who have bought policies

The ruling affects 36 states where Obamacare plans were purchased through the federal insurance exchange including Florida, Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Cross-dressing millionaire real estate heir is arrested 'for urinating on candy at CVS' 10 years after he was cleared of dismembering his elderly neighbor

Arrest: Robert Durst, who was previously acquitted of murder, alleged urinated at a CVS

Robert Durst, who was acquitted of murdering his Texas neighbor in 2003, has been arrested for allegedly urinating over $100 worth of candy following a spat with staff.

Connecticut Senator in a coma after tumbling over staircase balcony outside home during late-night fall

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Sen. Andrew Maynard, 52, fell from the landing of his Stonington about 2.30am this morning, suffering an 'enormous blow to the head' after hitting the concrete below.

'My son saved his rapist's life': Father who brutally beat teen he caught sexually abusing his child, 11, reveals it was only the boy's pleas that saved the pedophile from being stabbed to death

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The Florida father, left and center with his son, who mercilessly beat a man he says he caught performing a sex act on his 11-year-old son has broken his silence, and says his son stopped him from killing the admitted pervert. Jason Browning said he was going to stab Raymond Frolander, 18, to death after he beat him unconscious but that his son stood up and stopped him from killing the man. Frolander later admitted to police that he has been molesting the boy for three years.

Tables turned on burglars as THEY call cops on homeowner when he pulls a gun on them after break-in

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Homeless men Joseph Killingsworth, 27, and Johnny Moore, 25, called police at a home in Coos Bay, Oregon, on Wednesday after their victim fired two rounds from a shotgun into the air.

'It's a sick joke from a sick woman': Casey Kasem's grieving brother breaks silence as wife Jean refuses to reveal where star will be buried (or whether he already has been)

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Mouner Kasem criticized Jean Kasem after it emerged the family has not been told where the TV personality will be buried and amid reports his remains have been shipped to Canada.

Bill Clinton's steamy phone sex calls with Monica were intercepted by Russia and the UK and used in a 'blackmail' attempt by Israeli PM, explosive new book claims

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A new book by Weekly Standard editor Daniel Halper exposes some of the Clintons' dirtiest secrets. Among the claims: Investigators for Monica Lewinsky compiled a dossier of hundreds of pages of documents on Clinton's dalliances and misdeeds; young Bill 'assaulted' a date in a wooded area of a San Francisco park and decades later had the audacity to call her and ask for her support in his presidential campaign; he set his sights on Barbra Streisand (below left), Elizabeth Hurley (above left) and the first African-American Miss Arkansas Lencola Sullivan. 'Everybody you think he f*****, he did,' said one insider.

Hillary Clinton has made $12 million since leaving the State Department

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the Starkey Hearing Foundation's 'So the World May Hear' Awards Gala on Sunday, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Clinton gave this speech on behalf of the Clinton Global Initiative, of which Starkey is a member

Clinton has earned an estimated $6 million from speaking fees and received at least a $6 million advance for her book, putting her in the top 1 percent of earners in America.

White House denies rumors Obama is set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live despite global crises in Ukraine and Gaza

The White House has denied rumours that President Obama was due to appear on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show on Wednesday night

A spokesman for the White House has denied rumors that President Obama was due to appear on the Jimmy Kimmel show tomorrow night in Los Angeles.

Obama criticized by top Democrat Feinstein for skipping town to go on three-day fundraising trip to the West Coast in the middle of global crises

Campaigner in Chief: President Barack Obama isn't going to let global crises stop him from rounding up cash for his political party this week

Sen. Dianne Feinstein says 'the world would very much respect' Obama's 'increased attention' on world conflicts while White House says he can do his job from anywhere.

How the young Americans killed fighting in Gaza followed in the footsteps of Jews from round the world who volunteer to fight for the IDF

There are about 2,000 lone soldiers currently serving in the military, said a spokeswoman at the Israel Consul General. Pictured: Max Steinberg, 24, from South California who died at the weekend.

MH17 'death train' carrying 282 victims finally arrives in 'safe' Ukrainian city from where bodies will be flown to Holland - but ID process could take MONTHS

Macabre delivery: Police officers secure the refrigerated train as it arrives at a Kharkiv tank factory before the bodies are loaded onto planes and flown back to the Netherlands

The train pulled into a station in the eastern Ukrainian city, where Dutch investigators leading a probe into the disaster are due to take charge of the bodies. Oleksander Kharchenko, spokesman for the state committee on the crash, said 'we will do our best' to send the bodies to the Netherlands today, where the doomed flight to Kuala Lumpur originated. In the central Dutch city of Utrecht, a team of 150 Dutch investigators has already been pulled together to begin the the grisly task of trying to identify the victims.

'I'm looking into your eyes, and I don't think you have a soul': Joe Biden relives the moment he came face to face with Vladimir Putin - whose chilling reply was 'we understand each other'

'We understand one another': Vice President Joe Biden told the New Yorker that when he met with Vladimir Putin in 2011 he looked him square in the eye and said he didn't think he had a soul

Biden says he was touring then-Prime Minister Putin's office at the Kremlin in 2011 when he positioned himself several inches from the Russian politician's face and made the remarks. He also claimed to have complimented the Russian leader on his 'magnificent' office, and with the aid of an interpreter said: 'It's amazing what capitalism will do, won't it?'. The comment caused Putin to laugh, Biden said.

Running for their lives: Children flee beach near Donetsk during mortar attack as fighting steps up across Ukraine following MH17 disaster

Panic: The mortar attack at the lake-side beach in Avdiivka was captured on amateur video and saw a terrified family, including young children, dashing for the relative safety of their car

The attack took place in the village of Avdiivka, about 15 miles north of the city, and saw the missile crash into a lake - narrowly missing families as they swam and sunbathed in the area.

Ghosts behind the Iron Curtain: Haunting images of the former Soviet Union's abandoned barracks, cinemas and fighter jet graveyards

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Photographer Rebecca Litchfield , 32, from south-east London, travelled to nine countries that were part of Soviet Union or accepted as satellite states for her book 'Soviet Ghosts'. She risked radiation exposure and was even arrested and interrogated in her bid to photograph army barracks, laboratories, graveyards for old fighter jets, silos and gyms.

Scientists 'delete' HIV virus from human DNA for the first time

A team at Temple University in Philadelphia used a combination of a DNA-snipping enzyme to eradicate the viral genome from the human cell.

Americans losing their virginity today have a 'better experience than those 25 years ago'

Couples having sex for the first time have a better experience than those losing their virginity 20-30 years ago, researchers claim

Researchers from Illinois State University followed more than 5,000 people over a 23-year period and found the first time had improved for both men and women.

California residents' fury over '530 Fatties' Facebook page that fat-shames overweight locals in that area code

Speaking out: 'Cyberbullying - bullying period - needs to stop,' she said

'530 Fatties,' which was taken down Monday, featured photos of people who live within the Northern California area code 530, along with comments mocking their size.

Have YOU had a coregasm? The awkward rise of the exercise-induced orgasm (and pole dancing, spinning and weight lifting are the culprits)

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An ‘exercise induced orgasm’ (EIO) or ‘coregasm’, as it is known by the leagues of gym-addicted fans on the internet, has gained scientific backing.

Florida fitness trainer and girlfriend caught on camera having sex on the beach in front of children

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Elissa Alvarez (left), 20, a waitress from Bradenton, and 39-year-old Jose 'Ben' Caballero (right), a personal trainer and convicted drug trafficker, were taken into police custody on Cortez Beach Sunday on charges of felony lewd and lascivious exhibition. An outraged beach-goer even filmed the oversexed couple engaging in intercourse in full view of families with children.

'I wouldn't be in that car if I were you': Mother's chilling words after she killed her four-year-old daughter and stuffed her in the trunk 'because she was jealous of the girl'

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Stacie Parsons, 25, from Texas, was charged with capital murder after Henderson County Sheriff's deputies were sent to the woman's home where they found little Victoria wrapped in a garbage bag.

Forget the iWatch, Apple's wrist-worn device may be called the iTIME: Patent reveals details of gesture-controlled device

Apple's latest patent was filed in 2011 and awarded today. It details a wristband (pictured) fitted with a detachable electronic touchscreen, which resembles the shape and size of the sixth-generation iPod Nano

The patent was filed by the Californian-firm in 2011 and awarded today. It details a band fitted with a touchscreen the same shape as a 2010 iPod Nano (pictured in the iWatchz band).

Mystery of 'proton spin' solved? Particle collider reveals that quarks AND gluons may hold answer to great subatomic puzzle

Researchers using a collider in New York say they have solved the 'spin' mystery of protons. Since an experiment in 1987 the origins of proton spin have been unknown.
It had once been thought to be cause exclusively by three quarks (illustrated), but this was proved to be wrong. Now scientists think gluons play an important role

Researchers using a collider in New York say they have solved the mystery of how a proton 'spins' (illustrated), which has persisted since an experiment in 1987.

Sssssafe dreams! Baby sleeps soundly as he is protected by four COBRAS

Video shows four live cobras that appear to be protecting a sleeping baby

In the video, a baby is seen sleeping on a cot as four cobras take a defensive stance all around the child, who appears to be only a few months old. Some believe the animals have had their fangs ripped out and their mouths sewn shut. Each of the snakes has their hoods open as they would before striking, but they never seem to go after the child, who at one point even appears to grab onto one of the deadly snakes.

Tragedy as mayor dies after being attacked by a swarm of BEES at her vacation home

Tragedy: Lucie Roussel was in Stratford, Que., when she stepped on a wasp nest on Sunday

The mayor of a Quebec town has died after being stung more than 15 times by a swarm of wasps while at her summer cabin on Sunday.

What to do when you're diagnosed with cancer: A top doctor's guide to coping with the battle of your life

Dr Ranjana Srivastava has written a book to help assist cancer patients and their loved ones, right from the moment of diagnosis

Dr Ranjana Srivastav's new book So It's Cancer: Now What? gives tips and advice to the patient, their family and their friends.

Little girl attacked in 'Slender Man' stabbing receives anonymous military Purple Heart

The Purple Heart was recently sent to the 12-year-old girl in an unsigned card that read: 'The Only Heart I Could Find ¿ Be Strong,' the Wisconsin family said in a statement

The Purple Heart was recently sent to the 12-year-old Wisconsin girl in an unsigned card that read: 'The Only Heart I Could Find – Be Strong.'

Man, 42, 'slashed 11-year-old girl's throat and staged it to look like a suicide after the child convinced her mother to break up with him'

Missed: Marta, a A grade student, had tried to fight her killer. He had scratches over his face, police said

Miguel Ruiz Lobo, the former live-in boyfriend of Martha Guzman's mother, has been arrested for killing her at her home in Little Havana in Miami, Florida on June 22.

Married Ferris Bueller actor and former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein, 69, 'begged for nude pictures' claims pregnant 24-year-old ex-escort

The woman, a 24-year-old performance artist from Michigan called Tanya Ma (pictured), said Ben Stein (right) gave her money and then begged to ¿touch¿ her even though she¿s pregnant.

The woman, a 24-year-old performance artist from Michigan called Tanya Ma (pictured left and right with Stein), said Ben Stein (right) gave her money and then begged to 'touch' her even though she's pregnant. 'It's much more than sexting, cyber-escorting or being a sugar daddy - it's unhealthy and toxic behavior that needs to be exposed,' said Ma, who lives in Grand Rapids.

Blind faith: Jihadist who cannot see is pictured with ISIS militants in Syria and urges others to join him, saying disability is no excuse not to fight

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Taymullah al-Somali, a Dutch national who is believed to have travelled to the Middle East earlier this year, has been pictured numerous times alongside ISIS militants in the Syrian city of Raqqa.

'They've taken my life away': Great grandmother harassed by 'debt collectors' for two YEARS over bills she doesn't even owe

Harassed: Frances Marshall, of Davidson County, North Carolina, has been stalked by a seemingly non-existent debt collection agency claiming she owes them money

Frances Marshall, of Davidson County, North Carolina, has been stalked by a seemingly non-existent debt collection agency that claim she owes money.

Little Big Man author Thomas Berger is dead at 89

Thomas Berger was an author who enjoyed both critical acclaim and commercial success - though he is perhaps best known for a movie made from one of his books

Berger's literary agent said Monday that he died in Nyack Hospital in a New York City suburb on July 13, just days before his 90th birthday.

Invasion of the mayflies! Massive swarm that emerged along Mississippi was so huge it lit up weather radar, caused traffic collisions and blacked out the SUN

Atmospheric anomaly: The swarm was so thick and dense it appeared much like a rain storm on weather radar

This year's mass emergence of mayflies in the Mississippi Valley was one for the record books. The mayflies gathered near La Crosse, Wisconsin, right, in a giant swarm on Sunday evening and made roadways greasy with their crushed bodies - causing at least one crash which injured two. This species, hexagenia bilineata, pictured inset, is a positive sign for water quality within the Mississippi Valley and a feast for sport fish. Just as quickly as they emerge, the bugs die off in about a day after mating. The nuisance occurrence always causes headaches but experts say this year's swarm was bigger than normal coating buildings such as this gas station, left .

June joins May as hottest EVER as experts warn 'this is what global warming looks like'

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that last month's average global temperature was 61.2 degrees, which is 1.3 degrees higher than the 20th century average.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that last month's average global temperature was 61.2 degrees, which is 1.3 degrees higher than the 20th century average.

Global warming ISN'T slowing down: Anomalies in climate models can be explained by El Niño, researchers claim

A study claims temperature changes in the Pacific can help explain climate models. Experts were confused as to why warming was over or underestimated. But a new study shows these trends are consistent with El Nino and La Nina. Shown is an anomaly image from 2007, during La Niña, where strong band of blue (cool) water and red (warm) are shown

Study claims temperature changes in the Pacific (shown) can help explain climate models. Experts were confused as to why warming was over or underestimated.

Footprints of a 36,000-year-old family discovered: Romanian cave found to hold some of Europe's oldest ever human tracks

Some oldest human footprints in Europe have been discovered by researchers in Romania¿s Ciur-Izbuc Cave. The 400 footprints were originally discovered in the Carpathian Mountains in 1965. At the time, they were thought to belong to a man, woman and child and dated to 10,000 to 15,000 years old

Researchers in Pennsylvania believe the footprints in the Ciur-Izbuc Cave belong to 6 or 7 individuals, including one child. Pictured is one of the footprints, but it is unknown what age or sex the person was who made it.

Montana judge to be publicly reprimanded over lenient 30 day sentence for rapist and his comments following controversial case

Montana District Judge G. Todd Baugh reads a statement apologizing for remarks he made about a 14-year-old girl raped by a teacher in Billings, Montana, last year

District Judge G. Todd Baugh (pictured) of Billings is scheduled to appear before the court in Helena, where one of the justices will read a censure statement prepared in advance.

I'll meet them on the stairs! Vertically challenged French President Hollande stands two steps higher than lofty King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain as he greets them in Paris

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The 41-year-old monarch and King Felipe greeted the French President at the Elysee Palace in Paris; it marked the Spanish royal couple's first official visit to France. Queen Letizia looked confident as she strode into the Elysee Palace in a fitted summer dress, which had a nude ribbon belt section around her waist and intricate floral embellishment on the hem.

Putin plunges Russia into permanent wintertime as he signs new law meaning country will abandon 'summer time' experiment

Dark days ahead: Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow as it emerged he has signed a new law scrapping an experiment of having 'summer time' all year round

The move by the Kremlin leader means most Russians will switch their clocks back on 26 October - but then not move them forward one hour next spring.

Grandmother's relief after 30 lbs tumor is removed from her stomach even though she didn't have health insurance

Relief: Doris Lewis told the news cameras that her quality of life has improved immeasurably since her 30-pound tumor was removed

An Atlanta grandmother who was denied surgery on her 30 lbs tumor by four different hospitals is celebrating her continuing recovery after the mass was removed from her stomach.

Turning the atlas into a CAT-las: Interactive map lets you cyberstalk felines using 1 MILLION geotagged photos on social media

Currently, there are 15 million images tagged with the word 'cat' on public image hosting sites, and daily thousands more are uploaded from positions on the globe

The project was set-up by data analyst and artist Owen Mundy from Florida who wanted to highlight the risks of putting location data on the photos people take.

Typewriter sales boom in Germany as thousands go back to basics in bid to avoid U.S. spies in wake of NSA allegations

German politicians are considering a return to manual typewriters following the U.S. surveillance scandal last year

German typewriter companies are reporting a jump in sales as people downgrade their technology in the hopes of increasing security in the wake of allegations about American spying.

Cannibal croc! Shocked fisherman takes boat in for a closer look and discovers saltwater beast devouring ANOTHER crocodile

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Warren Smith, who works as a fishing guide on the Tiwi Islands north of Darwin, took the amazing photographs during a fishing tour on Saturday. 'We were just out fishing, as we do, we were out the back of Snake Bay and we came across that big crocodile… and what was left of the other crocodile in his mouth,' said Mr Smith.

11 parents of kidnapped Nigerian girls have died since mass abduction without knowing the fate of their daughters

Seven fathers were among 51 bodies brought back to Chibok earlier this month after an attack by Boko Haram while another four have died of other illnesses.

How being cold in bed can help you lose weight: Body burns fat to help keep you warm as you sleep

Researchers from the US National Institutes of Health have discovered that sleeping in the cold can help you shed the pounds because your metabolism speeds up overnight

Junk food could destroy your sense of SMELL, scientists warn

A new study has revealed eating junk food could increase the risk of a person destroying their sense of smell

Scientists at Florida State University found a link between high-fat diets and major structural and functional changes in the nasal system.

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Brothers, 16 and 19, killed when their small plane crashes in Arizona mountains just hours after sending final Snapchat showing them posing in front of the aircraft

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Pilot Daulton Whatcott, 19, and his 16-year-old brother Jaxon took off in the single-engine Cessna 172 from Davis County, Utah and were heading to Las Vegas when tragedy struck. Around 7.30pm, as their parents waited for them to land, the teens' plane went down in a rocky area in Littlefield, Arizona. Recovery crews had to hike to the burning wreckage to recover their bodies (right). Just before they had taken off from Davis County, they had sent their father a Snapchat photo of them posing in front of the plane (left).

Want to see what you DON'T look like? Online tool uses your selfie to reveal a face with exactly the opposite features

According to the research, the average face (pictured) is androgynous. It is not race-neutral because the original sample set was biased towards caucasian faces.
The researchers said they hope to fix this problem in the future as they collect more faces

Chicago researchers Robert Woodley and Adelheid Mers used software to find 60 facial dimensions, which were plotted on 1,000 photos to create an average (pictured).

Goldman Sachs managing director, 39, found dead after kiteboarding outing

Goldman Sachs Managing Director Nicholas Valtz Found Dead

Amateur kiteboarder Nicholas Valtz, from Brooklyn, was still attached to his kite when he was found dead in Napeague Harbor, Long Island on Sunday.

Bar forced to shut down weekly 'Lingerie Night' where bartenders are made to only wear bras and panties after regular tried to kidnap one server

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The Eager Beaver Bar in Appleton, Wisconsin, has been forced to cancel its weekly Lingerie Night event after regular Dennis Mitchell, 45, attempted to kidnap one of the bartenders on July 10.

Body of fugitive South Korean ferry boss is found three months after he went on the run following disaster which killed 300

Yoo, head of the now-defunct predecessor of the ferry's current operator, Chonghaejin, allegedly still controlled the company through a complex web of holding companies in which his children and close associates are large shareholders

Police have said the body was found in an agricultural field in the southern South Korean city of Suncheon on June 12. DNA and fingerprint tests showed they matched those of Yoo Byung-eun.

Woody Allen's first podcast reveals why he hates his films, his favorite scenes, but no mention of Dylan Farrow

The interview is very candid, though he doesn't touch on the subject of his daughter Dylan Farrow’s claims that he sexually abused her when she was seven, an allegation he has denied.

Marilyn's lost photos revealed: Modelling shots show iconic star by helicopter and posing with Mountie during breaks while filming Niagara

Marilyn's lost photos revealed: Modelling shots show iconic star by helicopter and posing with Mountie during breaks in filming of Niagara

The images of the star in relaxed mode were taken during film shoots in the 1950s and were gathered from the collections of five photographers over two years. They would use extreme means to gain access to that generation's biggest sex symbol - one, Lani Carlson, was a sound engineer who gained half an hour of the star's time by claiming he worked for the Chicago Tribune. Marilyn: The Lost Photos opens tomorrow in New York after visiting Hollywood and San Francisco earlier this year. Clockwise from left: The star in a photo by Carlson; with a Mountie during the filming of River of No Return in 1953; and as a lawn furniture model before the filming of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Airbnb user turns squatter: Woman facing legal battle to get vacationer out of her Palm Springs home

Nightmare: Cory Tschogl, 39, pictured has an Airbnb guest squatting in her condo

Cory Tschogl, 39, described the situation as a 'horror story' and says she begged Airbnb for help through scores of emails and phone calls but the accommodation marketplace failed to get the renter out.

Would you dare turn your spare room into a hotel for strangers? Millions do on a website that's a global hit. But it can go badly wrong

It emerged tenants had tried to make a quick profit by subletting the property through popular room rental site Airbnb

The Thompsons, whose main residence is in Wiltshire, had been renting out their flat in London’s trendy Shoreditch for some time to people they believed to be good tenants.

Outrage as 76-year-old man is ARRESTED at town hall meeting for asking board members to speak louder

'Okay, I'm arrested': Overholt was led out of the meeting in handcuffs by two deputies

Locals in a small Tennessee town are outraged after a 76-year-old man was arrested during a town hall hearing over a proposed pipeline because he asked board members to speak louder.

Obama says he supports statehood for DC and has done 'for quite some time'

I'm for it: President Barack Obama says he supports statehood for the nation's capital on Monday night

Obama was asked Monday about the prospect of the District of Columbia becoming the 51st state during a town hall at a city school.

Man who spent 26 years in prison for murder he didn't commit is finally exonerated after DNA evidence from the 1982 homicide proves he's innocent

Innocent: Kevin Martin was finally officially innocent of a murder that he didn't commit, but landed him in prison for 26 years

Kevin Martin was convicted of the 1982 murder of Ursula Brown based on faulty evidence from an elite unit of FBI forensic investigators who have been responsible for the wrongful convictions of at least five people.

The uplifting moment a bride whose father died two years ago walks down the aisle on the arm of the University of Miami mascot

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Jennifer Sullivan of has always been a big fan of the University of Miami Hurricanes, so it was only fitting that the college mascot accompany her down the aisle. In a video that has been shared more than 5,000 times since it was posted on July 17, the 30-year-old bride giggles and beams as her lively friend elicits cheers from the wedding guests.

Anti-Semitic attacks on the rise across Europe: Germany, France and Italy condemn growing hostility against Jews in wake of Gaza conflict

In a joint statement the ministers said that 'anti-Semitic rhetoric and hostility against Jews, attacks on people of Jewish belief and synagogues have no place in our societies'.

Mexican cop forced to quit after going on endangered animal hunting spree in his uniform and using his police gun

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Sickening images of Wilfer Geovany Contreras Rosado, 38, posing in his police uniform with the bloodied corpses of rare deer, falcons and alligators in the state of Campache went viral after being posted online last week.

Married JetBlue pilot, 42, arrested for heroin possession claims drugs were for his homeless 'prostitute' companion

A JetBlue commercial pilot, John Manwaring, 42, was among six people arrested Sunday during an investigation into drug dealing near the Boston Common in this alleyway

Married Jet Blue pilot John Manwaring, 42, pleaded not guilty yesterday for possession of heroin, says he was accompanying his prostitute companion on a drug run.

Police hunt for topless Macy's shoplifter after her top and bra came off in struggle with cop

The woman is alleged to have stolen items from the store, at the Westfield Santa Anita mall in the San Gabriel Valley, on the evening of June 29 and put them in her purse.

Beauty is in the eye of the PHONE holder: Virtual mirror lets you Photoshop your face in real-time

A number of settings to retouch your face are included on the phone including cheek lift, face lift and slimming

New York-based Modiface has unveiled an app that changes your looks. Called Beauty Mirror (shown) it enables you to alter your appearance on the go.

Eating probiotic yoghurt could lower blood pressure and protect against heart disease

A new study has found eating probiotics could help lower blood pressure, protecting against heart disease and stroke

Australian scientists examined data from nine trials and found the bacteria lowered people's blood pressure levels - particularly in those with higher readings.

Russian teenager, 14, and her 22-year-old lover hang themselves from the same tree after finding out she was pregnant

The bodies were found hanging from trees in woodland next to Zmeevo village on the outskirts of the western Russian town of Tver after the pair had vanished. The girl's mother said that they had discovered she was three months’ pregnant the same day, and that they had tried to stop her seeing her boyfriend because of the age difference.

Alaska National Guard soldier survives being mauled by a bear in second attack on the military base in two months

A bear (not pictured) attacked a soldier from the Alaska National Guard on Sunday morning as it was defending its two cubs

An Alaska National Guard soldier, not yet identified, survived being mauled by a bear while participating in a training exercise at a military base in Anchorage on Sunday.

Shanghai shuts factory 'supplying out-of-date meat to American fast food chains including McDonald’s and KFC'

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Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd was temporarily closed after allegedly selling chicken and beef beyond its expiration date to Chinese branches of McDonald's and KFC.

Father used 'reasonable force' when spanking his eight-year-old son after the boy cursed at an adult at a party, court rules

Within his rights: A Long Island father has been cleared of a neglect ruling previously filed against him after spanking his eight-year-old son at a party, with an appellate court finding he used 'reasonable force' for the situation

A Long Island father has been cleared of a child neglect after spanking his eight-year-old son at a party, with an appellate court finding he used 'reasonable force' for the situation.

Missing New Hampshire girl, 15, safely reunited with her family after vanishing NINE MONTHS ago

Abigail Hernandez, a New Hampshire teenager, has been safely reunited with her family after disappearing ten months ago

The facts and circumstances surrounding Abigail Hernandez's disappearance are still under investigation. The 15-year-old vanished on October 9 from her home in New Hampshire.

Clear turquoise waters, pristine sand and the world's largest pools: The idyllic MAN MADE beaches that rival Mother Nature

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With projects around the world, Crystal Lagoons say their unique concept can provide an unlimited size lagoon anywhere in the world. Among its designs so far include (clockwise from left) Citystars Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, which is in line to break the World Record for the largest lagoon; the San Alfonso del Mar in Chile, with the largest swimming pool in the world; Las Brisas in Chile; and The Diamante Cabo San Lucas project in Mexico.

Study finds raising beef produces at least FIVE times the pollution of pork and poultry, as scientists urge Americans to skip the steak

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Raising beef for the American dinner table does far more damage to the environment than producing pork, poultry, eggs or dairy, according to the study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The superfood shortage: Hipsters have made kale so popular that farmers are struggling to meet demand

Kale, often used in green juices, has become so popular in recent years farmers say there's now a worldwide shortage

One of the world's major kale seed suppliers, Bejo Seeds based in the Netherlands, says its run out of every kind of the trendy vegetable and farmers across Australia are struggling to keep up with kale demand.

The curious case of the 'sniper van' found in New Orleans with 'ex-con son of known mob boss sitting in the passenger seat'

Suspicious transportation: The son of a renowned New Orleans underworld boss was found by police driving around in what appeared to be a van designed for sniper attacks - with silencers, rifles and gun ports

Joe Gagliano, 55, the son of the late New Orleans mob boss Frank Gagliano Sr, was stopped by police two months ago after officers were tipped off about a vehicle with fake plates.

Son of Romania's 'King of the Gipsies' set to marry his fiancée and mother of his twins as she turns 18 after they became engaged as children

Bogdan and Andreea (left) are set to marry after his father, King of the Gipsies (right) arranged a marriage for them while they were still young

Bogdan Cioaba, 20, is expected to marry his fiancee Andreea (both left) in Romanian in autumn after she has turned 18. The pair were engaged to each other as children and already have twins together. Bogdan's grandfather, Florin, caused international outcry when he married his own daughter to a 15-year-old boy while she was aged just 12. Bogdan's father, Dorin (right), is known as the International King of Gipsies.

'It is for my fallen brothers': Hero who held off 200 Taliban fighters dedicates his Medal of Honor to the nine comrades who perished that day

US President Barack Obama awards Ryan M. Pitts, a former active duty Army Staff Sergeant, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2014. Staff Sergeant Pitts received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as a Forward Observer with 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during combat operations at Vehicle Patrol Base Kahler, in the vicinity of Wanat Village in Kunar Province, Afghanistan on July 13, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SamadJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images

In a proud ceremony that recognized his heroism in one of the bloodiest battles in the Afghanistan War, former Army Sgt. Ryan Pitts became only the ninth living recipient of the Medial of Honor.

Mother-of-two, 42, dies on dream Hawaii vacation after being knocked out by huge wave while she was bodysurfing with her son

Loved: Her husband Aaron performed CPR on her but she remained in a coma until her death

Wendi Van Briesen, 42, from Arizona, shattered two vertebrae and suffered head trauma, and remained in a coma for nearly a week until she passed away on Saturday.

Investment banker accuses ex-wife of turning their son gay 'in order to get back at him' in bitter court battle

Banker husband sues ex-wife for millions claiming she stole money meant for nanny
Henry Owsley and Danica Cordell-Reeh split in 2000
He claims she scammed him out of more than a quarter of a million dollars meant for a nanny
Owsley is also seeking $2.5million in punitive damages


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Former Goldman Sachs executive Henry Owsley and ex Danica Cordell-Reeh split in 2000 and are back in court over claims she stole over $200,000 from him.

Boy, three, electrocuted to death by touching trailer door handle while standing on wet ground

DIXON, Ill. (AP) _ The accidental electrocution last month of a 3-year-old Illinois boy was caused by current from an improperly grounded family camper

A three-year-old Illinois boy was accidentally electrocuted to death in a freak accident when he went to open the door on his parents' trailer home.

Controversial former mayor of Bucharest facing ruin after renting out a property to tenants 'who turned it into an illegal brothel' 

Viorel Lis and his wife Oana were initially targeted by Romanian police but were cleared when it became obvious they were unaware of what was happening at the property.

'My dad murdered my mother - and then sold me to Yemen as a wife when I was 13': British child bride reveals the violent abuse she suffered at the hands of her father AND her husband

Gabriella Gillespie

Gabriella Gillespie, now 50, from Bristol, England, was born and raised in Wales but was sold to a violent husband in Yemen by her father (circled bottom right). Her elder sisters suffered the same fate, although one, determined not to marry the 60-year-old chosen for her, killed herself on her wedding day. Now back in the UK for good, Ms Gillespie is determined to tell the world about what happened to her in the hopes that her story won't be repeated.

Retired couple strangled to death over $120 by two men hired to do household chores... one they knew since he was a child

In this undated photo combination provided by the Philadelphia Police Department,  Justen Smith, left, and Terry Ballard are shown. Authorities in Philadelph...

A beloved retired Philadelphia couple was strangled by two men - one they knew for decades - that the hired to do household chores, authorities said Monday.

Laying down the law: Moment cop rescues 340lb man as he is pulled over for erratic driving before running into traffic and lying on the ground

Officer Beck drags Richard Solis out of the middle of the road

Police officer Matt Beck risked his life to drag 340lb drunk driving suspect Richard Solis across three lanes of traffic after he laid down in the middle of the I-480, in Ohio.

From old-folk to old rock! Elderly man shocks wedding guests by throwing down his canes and taking over the dance floor

oap dancing

The unidentified white-haired man was filmed by Edgard Eleuterio Daza from Peru as he toe-tapped his way through several jive tracks including Rock Around The Clock and Jailhouse Rock at an outdoor party. His jovial moves quickly attracted attention from female admirers and in the video, at the one-minute-50-second mark, he appears with two ladies on his arm. The trio are seen weaving around each other as they perform a routine hand in hand.

How chocolate helped win WW1: New exhibition reveals how important the confectionary was as a morale booster for troops in the trenches

New exhibition in North Yorkshire reveals how important chocolate was as a morale booster for troops in the trenches

A unique exhibition has been unwrapped at York’s Chocolate Story, North Yorkshire, where visitors will be able to see previously unseen artefacts, footage, photographs and letters.

Now that's a blowout! Resourceful father does his daughter's hair in five seconds using a VACUUM CLEANER

dad does hair

Rene Ortner from Innsbruck, Austria, demonstrates in a quick how-to video how his novel grooming technique takes just five seconds to master.

Six killed in two separate Arizona light aircraft crashes as one burning engine sparks major wildfire

Smoke from a fire sparked by the crash of a single-engine plane rises over Fay Canyon, near Sedona, Arizona, on July 20, 2014

Two small planes went down in separate crashes in northern Arizona on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a subsequent fire burning in Fay Canyon.

Dramatic moment Chinese mother was saved by passers-by when she attempted to drown herself and her disabled baby

The woman's desperate actions were stopped when passers-by saw her walking into the water in the city of Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Now, after the publicity the case attracted, mother Wei Chung, 32, has been given a place in sheltered accommodation and the promise that the local hospital will attempt once again to look at her baby daughter's health issues.

   

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A mother's love: Inspiring image of woman cradling her three-year-old with cancer after chemotherapy sweeps the web

A mother's love: This poignant image of Ariane Grabill cuddling her three-year-old son with kidney cancer has gone viral on Facebook, touching hearts all over the world. Aiden is now five, with a clean bill of health

Zach Grabill took the photo of his wife Ariane and son Aiden last year in Boca Grande, Florida, after he was diagnosed with a 2lb Wilms' tumor and had to have his right kidney removed. Now, however, Aiden has just turned five and is in good health - and the heartwarming image has gone viral on Facebook. Mrs Grabill, 36 told MailOnline she was 'overwhelmed' by global support and added: 'I think it helps that you can't really see our faces. You can project yourself onto that situation and imagine how it would be for you.'

Chained, beaten bloody and weak from starvation: Heart-wrenching book describes how Billie the elephant escaped the barbaric torture under the big top and finally found sanctuary in Tennessee

Billie

Biilie, now 54 (above right), was brought to America from India as a baby. For so much of her life, Billie had been manhandled regardless of how she behaved. Elephants like Billie were chained and subject to constant abuse (above left). 'If Billie blinked they would hit her. If she breathed they would hit her,' writes the author of Last Chain on Billie.Training elephants to perform circus tricks, sharp bullhooks were used (below left) to dig in and yank hard on tender spots. Billie had been abused for so long, it would take five years before the wary elephant would let staff at The Elephant Sanctuary, where she now resides, to cut her chain

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Macabre delivery: Police officers secure the refrigerated train as it arrives at a Kharkiv tank factory before the bodies are loaded onto planes and flown back to the Netherlands        

The high life! Daredevils cross canyons in Utah using just slacklines

Balancing act: The pictures were taken as Cameron's friends walked above canyons in Moab, Utah, and Yosemite National Park in California

Photographer Cameron Gardner, 24, captured these pictures of friends Julien Desforges and Ray Diaz edging along slacklines tied up to 450 foot above canyons in California and Utah. Using a highly attuned sense of balance, the highliners can spend ten minutes edging from one side of the line to the other, trying desperately not to make it wobble.

All aboard! Hundreds of Indian students cram into overcrowded train after sitting railway recruitment exam

Hundreds of passengers fill the platforms and the tracks before trying their best to board the overcrowded train at Allahabad Railway Station

Students who had just finished the Railway Recruitment Board exam at Allahabad Railway Station on Sunday tried to push their way on to the carriages and even climbed through windows to get on to the overcrowded train.

Is this the worst ever throw to first base? Moment new Yankees pitcher misjudges simple play

Is this the worst-ever throw to first base? Moment Yankees pitcher misjudges simple chance to get batter out

Newcomer Shane Greene was making his first career start at Yankee Stadium in New York and had a simple task - to lightly toss the ball to first base. But as he approached infielder Kelly Johnson (left) the ball flew out of his hand and soared over his teammate's head (centre), prompting Texas Rangers batter Jim Adduci to keep on running (right). The incident prompted jokes on social media by pundits who described the performance as one of the worst throws ever in Major League Baseball.