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We expect a lot from our athletic heroes, which isn’t really fair. Underneath their astounding physical abilities, they’re just people, with all the faults and foibles that entails. And they sometimes get in trouble with the law. It’s pretty common that athletes get busted for partying too hard or using an illegal substance or two, so we won’t be dealing with them here. This article is for pro athletes who really crossed a line and committed a major crime. Are you ready to play ball with the justice system? Rae Carruth, Murder, 1999 When a man finds out he’s going to be a father, a lot of ...

It seems like way too often there is a story about someone disappearing. The world is still a big and dangerous place, and unfortunately a missing person can be hard to find. But sometimes luck is with people ,and they escape whatever bizarre circumstance took them away from their family and friends. Here are 10 stories of people who disappeared and then reappeared a long time later. It’s enough to make you want to never leave the house. Jaycee Dugard, 1991 One of the most notorious missing persons cases in recent memory was the abduction of Jaycee Dugard, taken from her South Lake Tahoe, Calif. street as she was ...