Angelo Buono displayed a troubling hatred toward women from a young age — and in 1983, he was sentenced to life in prison for raping, torturing, and killing nine women and girls alongside his cousin Kenneth Bianchi.Los Angeles Public LibraryAngelo Buono after his arrest in 1979. When Kenneth Bianchi arrived at the Los Angeles home of his cousin Angelo Buono Jr. in 1976, he quickly became enamored with the older man’s hedonistic lifestyle.

A look at the six of the most beautiful butterflies on Earth.The Most Beautiful Butterflies: Blue Morpho Butterfly Calling the forests of Central and South America its home, the Blue Morpho Butterfly is one of the world’s largest butterflies. This fluttering creature’s wings are bright blue and have lacy black edges, the result of light reflecting off microscopic scales on the back of their wings. They are not all about aesthetics, however: the underside of this butterfly’s wing is a dull brown and serves as camouflage against predators.

Betty Reid Soskin endured segregation, contributed to civilian efforts during World War II, and founded one of the first Black-owned record stores — all before becoming the oldest park ranger in America.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesNational Park Service Ranger Betty Reid Soskin retired after nearly 16 years of service. When the National Park Service hired Betty Reid Soskin in 2006, they found a treasure trove of Black American history. She had endured segregation, worked as a wartime file clerk, and participated in activism during the civil rights era.

After the Chernobyl nuclear power plant suffered a meltdown in 1986, Soviet leader Boris Shcherbina found himself supervising the cleanup of one of modern history's worst catastrophes.Wikimedia CommonsBoris Shcherbina was the one responsible for evacuating all residents of Pripyat in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster. HBO’s five-part mini-series Chernobyl reminded millions of viewers just how cataclysmic the 1986 nuclear disaster was — and how much worse it could have been.

Carlos Lehder, a German-Colombian Neo-Nazi, helped Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel make billions by revolutionizing their smuggling methods. Getty Images/Wikimedia CommonsCarlos Lehder and Pablo Escobar. Carlos Lehder rose from a petty criminal to become one of the major players in the Medellin Cartel. Compared to Pablo Escobar, he is one of the lesser known members of the cartel, but if it was not for him, the cartel’s cocaine smuggling may never have really got off the ground.