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Allison McNearney is a freelance editor and writer based in New York City. Previously, she was editor of BeastStyle and Deputy Managing Editor of The Daily Beast.

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This Under-the-Desk Treadmill Will Help You Do It All

STEP IT UP

Investing in the WalkingPad Mini Foldable Walking Treadmill was one of the best home office (and health) investments I’ve made to date.

Allison McNearney | Published Jan 10, 2025

How America’s Biggest Heist Fell Apart

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

The Great Brinks Robbery of 1950 was almost the perfect crime, until one member of the group behind it decided to bring the entire criminal enterprise tumbling down.

Allison McNearney | Published Dec 27, 2022

How Did ‘the Father of the Western’ Die on Tycoon’s Yacht?

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

Famed Hollywood producer Thomas Ince died in 1924, after a night of hpartying on William Randolph Hearst’s yacht. Ever since, rumors of dark deeds onboard have swirled.

Allison McNearney | Published Dec 09, 2022

The 100-Year Mystery of the Missing Perfume Heiress

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

On December 12, 1910, 25-year-old Dorothy Arnold left the Upper East Side home she shared with her parents. Then she vanished—never to be seen again.

Allison McNearney | Published Nov 25, 2022

Inside the Mysterious Death of the Original Superman

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

On June 16, 1959, George Reeves, who was the first to make the superhero an icon when he played the titular role in the inaugural TV series, was found dead in his bedroom.

Allison McNearney | Published Nov 05, 2022

The Night Rock Fans Tried to Kill Disco—at a Baseball Game

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

Even though its organizer denies it was intended as such, Chicago’s “Disco Demolition Night” of July 1979 has come to be seen as an ugly frenzy of homophobia and racism.

Allison McNearney | Published Oct 10, 2022

The Mistress Who Carried Messages Between JFK and the Mob

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

Judith Campbell, dubbed the “mob moll” by the media, had a passionate affair with JFK, and fell in love with him. She also became a conduit between the White House and the mob.

Allison McNearney | Published Sep 10, 2022

Who Killed Bugsy Siegel, Kingpin of the Las Vegas Mob?

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

On June 20, 1947, mobster Bugsy Siegel was sitting on his girlfriend’s Beverly Hills couch reading a paper when shots blasted through the window. His murder remains an open case.

Allison McNearney | Published Aug 27, 2022

White Socialite Killed Mom—and Tried to Blame a Black Man

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

When Mississippi socialite Idella Thompson was brutally murdered in 1948, her daughter Ruth pointed the finger of suspicion at a Black man. But Ruth was convicted of the crime.

Allison McNearney | Published Aug 14, 2022

Nothing Got in the Way of This Real-Life ‘Thelma and Louise’

GREAT AMERICAN SCANDALS

First, Rose Marie Turford and Joyce Carolyn Stevens robbed at least 10 men of $250,000. Then, after being arrested and bailed, they caused more chaos dressed as nuns and strippers.

Allison McNearney | Published Jul 29, 2022

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