Story of the illegitimate daughter of a Renaissance Pope, who has been called "the most depraved woman in history." Investigates reports that she killed her enemies with arsenic-drenched rings and may have had an incestuous affair with her father.

This profile of Giacomo Casanova, the legendary Venetian king of sexual seduction, also reveals his many other skills--adventurer, autobiographer, diplomat, writer, swindler, and spy.

Portrait of the 18th-century French writer and connoisseur of sex, whose name would enter the language as a synonym for sexual cruelty. The Marquis de Sade was imprisoned numerous times for his scandalous novels and plays that were filled with perversion, torture, and murder. But because de Sade challenged every aspect of civilized society--church, government, and social restraint--some consider him a pioneering thinker. Interviewees include Count Xavier de Sade and Camille Paglia.

The rag-to-riches story of the silent film star Rudolph Valentino, who moved from Italy in 1913 when he was 18, and whose big break came in 1920, when he first played a Latin lover in Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. His tragic death at the age of 31 caused riots at the funeral home when fans charged police to see his body.

Explores the triumphs and tragedies of Charles Lindbergh, conqueror of the Atlantic by air and reclusive hero. Includes a look at the kidnapping and murder of his son, as well as his questionable politics prior to America's entry into WWII.

A fresh look at the Depression-era bank robbers, killers, and lovers. Their uncanny ability to escape police and Bonnie's poetry, published in newspapers, made them popular anti-heroes. Features interviews with Marie Barrow, Clyde's sister, and experts on their lives.

Chronicles the career of the controversial Hollywood columnist who became one of the first queens of gossip. Includes her failed acting career and how she turned to writing; her long, bitter feud with rival Louella Parsons; her love of hats; and the power of her column, which she used to make stars and blacklist political enemies.

Biography reveals new secrets about Wallis Simpson, the girl from Pennsylvania who married Prince Edward, the heir to the British throne. Their classic love story is timeless as Edward chose Simpson over becoming King. But newly uncovered documents indicate long-hidden secrets, including that while Edward was falling in love with her, she had entertained another lover.