Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday announced the indictments of Sarah Bennett, 60, Sharon Denson, 67, and Samantha Kyles, 46. The three women face a combined 17 counts of ballot harvesting and 20 counts of unlawful use of absentee ballots in the Aug. 26, 2025, Frisco City municipal election in Monroe County. It’s only […] The post 3 Women Convicted of Voter Fraud in Alabama Sends an Important Message appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The Pentagon is severing ties with a major AI developer after a standoff over military access to artificial intelligence tools, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday, designating Anthropic a “Supply-Chain Risk to National Security.” In a lengthy X post, Hegseth stated in part: “Our position has never wavered and will never waver: the Department of War must have full, unrestricted access to Anthropic’s models for every LAWFUL purpose in defense of the Republic.” Hegseth said Anthropic and CEO Dario Amodei chose “duplicity,” accusing them of trying to “strong-arm the United States military into submission – a cowardly act of corporate virtue-signaling that places Silicon Valley ideology above American lives.” “Their true objective is unmistakable: to seize veto power over the operational decisions of the United States military,” the secretary said. “That is unacceptable.” The War Secretary added that “Anthropic’s stance is fundamentally incompatible with American principles,” and announced that, as a result of the company’s refusal to accede to the Pentagon’s demands, it would be designated a “supply-chain risk.” “Effective immediately, no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with the United States military may conduct any commercial activity with Anthropic,” Hegseth stated, adding that the Pentagon and Anthropic will untangle their relationship over the next six months while the federal government transitions to a new AI partner. Hegseth’s announcement follows President Donald Trump’s statement earlier Friday, in which the president ordered “EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology.” Trump called Anthropic a “radical Left, woke company” whose “selfishness is putting AMERICAN LIVES at risk, our Troops in danger, and our National Security in JEOPARDY.” In January, the Department of War released a document outlining its strategies for AI dominance, which included the following statement: “The Department must also utilize models free from usage policy constraints that may limit lawful military applications.” Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei released a statement of his own on Thursday as the negotiations were ongoing, stating that while he believes in utilizing artificial intelligence to defend the United States and push back against autocracies, in certain cases, AI could be used in opposition to such goals. Those cases, according to Amodei, are “mass domestic surveillance” and “fully autonomous weapons.” “AI-driven mass surveillance presents serious, novel risks to our fundamental liberties. … For example, under current law, the government can purchase detailed records of Americans’ movements, web browsing, and associations from public sources without obtaining a warrant, a practice the Intelligence Community has acknowledged raises privacy concerns and that has generated bipartisan opposition in Congress. Powerful AI makes it possible to assemble this scattered, individually innocuous data into a comprehensive picture of any person’s life—automatically and at massive scale,” Amodei said. As to fully autonomous weapons, the CEO acknowledged that such weapons may one day “prove critical,” but with current AI technology, “systems are simply not reliable enough to power fully autonomous weapons.” The clash marks a dramatic rupture between the U.S. military and one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent AI firms, escalating a broader battle over who controls the future use of artificial intelligence in national defense.

President Donald Trump said Senator Ted Cruz could be Supreme Court nominee in the near future, praising the Texas Republican during a speech in Corpus Christi on Friday evening. Trump, who was once a fierce critic of Cruz, called the senator “an amazing guy” who is “so good and so talented.” “I’m thinking about putting him in the Supreme Court,” Trump said. “I’m thinking because it’s very hard, getting these nominations through is tough.” The president added that Cruz would receive “100%” of the Democratic and Republican vote, arguing that Cruz’s foes would “want to get him out of [the Senate]. He is such a pain in the ass.” Trump also floated the idea of a Cruz Supreme Court appointment during a speech last month, calling the senator a “brilliant legal mind.” Cruz, however, shot the proposal down in January. “My answer’s not just no, it’s hell no,” he said. “It is interesting in the first Trump term, the president talked to me about all three Supreme Court vacancies, and we had very serious conversations and I told him no all three times.” Cruz added that he wants to be “right in the middle” of political battles, something the Republican said a “principled federal judge” would stay out of. After completing law school, Cruz clerked for Chief Justice William Rehnquist at the Supreme Court from 1996 to 1997. Trump first discussed the idea of nominating Cruz to the Supreme Court with the senator privately after the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, according to Cruz. “I wrestled with it because I knew Justice Scalia and revered him,” Cruz added. “And to have the opportunity to succeed him, I mean, talk about taking your breath away.” While none of the Supreme Court justices have announced plans to retire anytime soon, there has been talk of either Samuel Alito or Clarence Thomas, the two oldest and most conservative justices, retiring within the next couple of years to give Trump a chance to replace either of them with another conservative. Thomas is 77-years-old and Alito is 75. Alito is set to release a book in early October, which has sparked rumors that the conservative justice could be hanging up his robe before the beginning of the Supreme Court’s next term, which also begins in October. Alito has served on the court for 20 years, while Thomas is the longest-tenured justice, nearing his 35th year on the high court. When asked about Thomas or Alito potentially retiring in the near future, Trump told POLITICO in December that he wants both of them to stay on the court. “Both of those men are fantastic,” he said. After Republicans successfully prevented former President Barack Obama from tapping Merrick Garland as Scalia’s replacement — thanks to the efforts of then-Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch in 2017. Trump went on to nominate two more justices, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, during his first term. Conservatives now have a 6-3 majority, but Trump has recently been frustrated with conservative justices, including Gorsuch, Coney Barrett, and Chief Justice John Roberts.

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NBA superstar Kevin Durant accused critics of American basketball culture of taking indirect shots at black athletes under the guise of praising European player development — arguing that the criticism is simply masking frustration at black Americans dominating the sport.Stephen A. Smith then backed Durant’s take on “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” claiming that globalization efforts are attempting to “whiten” the sport as a whole.“I just don’t like the talk around the USA versus European style of how you approach the game. All I hear is, ‘AAU is destroying the game; the Euros do it right while the Americans do it wrong,’” Durant said in his rant.“It’s a lot of bulls**t with that. I can read between the lines on that. It’s a shot at black Americans. We’re controlling the sport. They’re tired of us controlling the sport. ‘France is coming for you.’ Really? We smacked them boys,” he added.“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here to tell you I’m ten toes down on this with Kevin Durant. He’s a thousand percent right. America, when you talk about globalizing the sport, certainly money has everything to do with it,” Smith responded.“But the other part in globalizing your brand is whitening the sport, too.”While Smith agreed, BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock couldn’t agree less.Whitlock tells Jay Skapinac on “Fearless” that Smith appears to be arguing that “white fans wouldn’t watch the NBA unless … these white Europeans were here.”“I think that’s B.S. I don’t think white fans were crying out for these foreign-born players to come whiten up the league,” he says.“Generally, it’s the people that are playing the race card and trying to race-bait, they’re actually the racist ones,” Skapinac chimes in.“Like Kevin Durant has to talk about Euros versus Americans like it’s black and white, but he’s the one that’s making it that way. … He is the one that is invoking the race card and race-baiting,” he adds.Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

In the late 1990s, Steve Irwin rose to fame as the popular host of the The Crocodile Hunter. With his unbridled passion for animals and daunting encounters with dangerous creatures, the Australian wildlife expert became synonymous with the show that bore his enduring nickname. While many feared for Irwin’s safety, he seemed to find a way to get himself out of any sticky situation. But on September 4, 2006, Steve Irwin died suddenly after he was attacked by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe story of Steve Irwin’s death remains haunting to this day. Perhaps the most shocking thing about how Steve Irwin died was the fact that stingrays are naturally calm creatures that usually swim away when they get scared. So why did this stingray go after him? What happened to Steve Irwin on the day that he died? And how did a man known for wrangling crocodiles and snakes get killed by such a docile creature? Steve Irwin Becomes The “Crocodile Hunter” Ken Hively/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesSteve Irwin grew up handling wild animals at the Australia Zoo, which was founded by his father. Born on February 22, 1962, in Upper Fern Tree Gully, Australia, Stephen Robert Irwin almost seemed destined to work with wildlife. After all, his mom and dad were both noted animal enthusiasts. By 1970, the family had relocated to Queensland, where Irwin’s parents founded Beerwah Reptile and Fauna Park — now known as Australia Zoo. Steve Irwin grew up around animals, and he always seemed to have a sixth sense when it came to wild creatures. In fact, he caught his first venomous snake when he was just 6 years old. By the time he was 9, he reportedly wrestled his first crocodile under his father’s supervision. With such a wild upbringing, it’s no surprise that Steve Irwin grew up to be a wildlife expert like his father, Bob Irwin. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSteve Irwin met his wife while she was visiting the park now known as Australia Zoo in 1991. “He’s like Tarzan meets Indiana Jones,” Steve Irwin’s wife Terri once said. Irwin’s relationship with his wife was just as daring as his relationship with life. In 1991, Irwin had a chance meeting with American naturalist Terri Raines while she was visiting the park that his parents founded. By that point, Steve had taken over management. Terri described their encounter as “love at first sight,” and the couple got married just nine months later. Shortly after the pair got hitched, Steve Irwin began to attract media attention. In the early 1990s, he and his wife began filming wildlife videos for a new series called The Crocodile Hunter. A big hit in Australia, the series would eventually be picked up in the United States in the late ’90s. On the show, Irwin was known for getting up close and personal with some of the world’s most dangerous animals, like crocodiles, pythons, and giant lizards. And audiences loved it. His Controversial Handling Of Dangerous Animals Steve Irwin’s love of nature, daring wildlife interactions, and signature “Crikey!” catchphrase made him a beloved international celebrity. But as his fame skyrocketed, the public began to question his methods, which were sometimes described as reckless. Rex Neindorf, the owner of Australia’s Alice Springs Reptile Centre, recalled that Irwin’s extreme comfort with animals sometimes clouded his judgment. “I told him explicitly not to handle [the animal] and to use a broom, but Steve completely ignored me,” said Neindorf, referring to a 2003 incident in which Irwin encountered a two-yard-long lizard. “He ended up with about 10 incisor marks on his arm. There was blood everywhere. That was Steve the entertainer. He was a real showman.” In January 2004, Irwin courted even more controversy when the public witnessed him feeding a crocodile while holding his son Robert — who was only a month old. Irwin later apologized on several TV outlets. He appeared on Larry King Live and claimed that the camera angle made the crocodile look much closer than it actually was. “I’ve been [feeding crocodiles] with [my older child] Bindi for like five odd years,” Irwin told King. “I would never endanger my children.” While Irwin’s colleagues argued that he was cautious about safety, his uninhibited relationship with animals would ultimately catch up to him. How Did Steve Irwin Die? Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSteve Irwin died in 2006 after an unexpected stingray attack. On September 4, 2006, Steve Irwin and his film crew headed to the Great Barrier Reef to film a new series called Ocean’s Deadliest. Just over a week into filming, Irwin and his crew initially planned to shoot scenes with a tiger shark. But when they couldn’t find one, they settled on an eight-foot-wide stingray instead — for a separate project. The plan was for Irwin to swim up to the animal and have the camera capture the moment that it swam away. Nobody could’ve predicted the “freak ocean accident” that would happen next. Instead of swimming away, the stingray propped on its front and began stabbing Irwin with its barb, striking him multiple times in the chest. “It went through his chest like a hot knife through butter,” said Justin Lyons, the cameraman who filmed the ill-fated scene. Lyons didn’t realize how severe Irwin’s injury was until he saw him in a pool of blood. He quickly got Irwin back in the boat. Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty ImagesSteve Irwin’s philosophy of “conservation through exciting education” made him a popular TV figure. According to Lyons, Irwin knew he was in trouble, saying, “It punctured me lung.” However, he didn’t realize that the barb had actually pierced his heart. Lyons said, “As we’re motoring back, I’m screaming at one of the other crew in the boat to put their hand over the wound, and we’re saying to him things like, ‘Think of your kids, Steve, hang on, hang on, hang on.’ He just sort of calmly looked up at me and said, ‘I’m dying.’ And that was the last thing he said.” The cameraman added that the stingray had done so much damage to Steve Irwin’s heart that there was little anyone could’ve done to save him. He was just 44 years old when he died. As for the reason why the stingray went after Irwin, Lyons said, “It probably thought Steve’s shadow was a tiger shark, who feeds on them pretty regularly, so it started to attack him.” According to Lyons, Irwin had strict orders that anything that happened to him should be recorded. So that meant that his gruesome death and the multiple attempts to save him were all caught on camera. The footage was soon turned over to authorities for them to review. When it was inevitably concluded that Steve Irwin’s death was a tragic accident, the video was returned to the Irwin family, who later said that the footage of Steve Irwin’s death had been destroyed. The Legacy Of Steve Irwin bindisueirwin/InstagramSteve Irwin’s legacy is carried on by his wife and his two children, Bindi and Robert. After Steve Irwin’s death, the Prime Minister of Australia offered to hold a state funeral for him. Although the family declined the offer, fans quickly scrambled to the Australia Zoo, where they left flowers and condolence notes in his honor. Fifteen years later, Steve Irwin’s death remains heart-wrenching. However, Irwin’s legacy as an enthusiastic wildlife educator is still revered to this day. And his commitment to conservation continues with the help of his two children, Bindi and Robert Irwin. Irwin’s children grew up handling wild animals just as he did as a child. His daughter Bindi was a regular fixture on his TV show and also hosted her own wildlife series for kids, Bindi the Jungle Girl. His son Robert stars in the Animal Planet series Crikey! It’s the Irwins alongside his mom and sister. Both of Irwin’s children have become wildlife conservationists like their father and help run the Australia Zoo with their mother. And before long, a new generation of Irwins will likely be joining in on the fun. In 2020, Bindi and her husband announced that they are expecting their first child. There’s no question that Steve Irwin inspired his kids to carry on his legacy. And it’s clear that they’re determined to make sure his love of animals is never forgotten. “Dad always said he didn’t care if people remembered him,” Bindi Irwin once said, “as long as they remembered his message.” After learning about how Steve Irwin died, read the full story behind John Lennon’s death. Then, go inside nine other deaths that rocked Hollywood. The post Inside The Tragic Death Of Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter Who Faced Down Nature’s Fiercest Creatures appeared first on All That's Interesting.

On March 10, 1928, nine-year-old Walter Collins asked his mother, Christine, for some money to see a movie. She handed him a dime and sent him on his way — but she never saw him again. Wikimedia CommonsWalter Collins was just nine years old when he vanished from the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. Los Angeles police quickly began searching for the boy when he failed to return home from the theater, but they came up empty-handed. Then, five months later, a child claiming to be young Walter turned up in Illinois. Although Christine Collins insisted the boy was not her son, the police were adamant that he was, and they even forced her into a psychiatric ward when she continued to deny their claims. The impostor eventually admitted that he wasn’t Walter Collins after all. Around the same time, investigators came across a grisly crime scene on a ranch in Wineville, 50 miles outside of L.A. There, a man named Gordon Stewart Northcott had been kidnapping, sexually abusing, and killing young boys with the help of his mother, Sarah Louise Northcott. Though the police never found any physical evidence linking Northcott to Walter’s disappearance, the killer verbally admitted to murdering the boy on at least one occasion, and Sarah Northcott said she’d also been involved in his death. She was ultimately sentenced to life in prison for Walter’s murder — but the mystery surrounding the boy’s disappearance and the bizarre series of events that ensued remain a source of intrigue to this day. The Mysterious Disappearance Of Walter Collins When Walter Collins vanished while walking to a Lincoln Heights movie theater in March 1928, he became one of a string of boys who disappeared from the surrounding area beginning in 1926. A month prior, a headless child had been found in nearby La Puente. And two months later, young brothers Nelson and Lewis Winslow went missing from L.A.’s Pomona neighborhood. At the time, the city’s police force was facing criticism due to recent corruption scandals, and officers were further embarrassed when they failed to locate Walter in a timely manner. However, they had very little information to go on. Los Angeles Public LibraryThe truth about Walter Collins’ fate remains unknown to this day. Walter’s father, who was serving time in Folsom State Prison, thought a former inmate may have kidnapped his son as revenge, because part of his job in the facility’s cafeteria was to report infractions. Meanwhile, according to Crime Museum, a gas station attendant in Glendale claimed he’d seen a “foreign” couple with a dead boy in the back of their car. He identified the body as Walter’s after seeing a photograph of the child. Neither of these leads helped detectives, however, and Walter’s case went cold for several months. Then, in August 1928, a boy claiming to be Walter Collins turned up in Illinois — and sparked another police scandal. How A Crafty Impostor Tried To Fool Christine Collins Christine Collins had spent five agonizing months waiting for any information about her son’s fate when hope arrived unexpectedly from halfway across the country. Police picked up a boy in DeKalb, Illinois who said his name was Walter Collins. They sent photos to Christine, who wasn’t convinced. However, officers talked her into “trying out” the child and brought him to California. After three weeks, Christine marched back to the police station with Walter’s dental records and a list of signed statements from people who had known her son. She insisted that the boy from Illinois was an impostor and that she wanted nothing more to do with him. Twitter/Historic Women DailyChristine Collins with Arthur Hutchens, the boy who pretended to be her son. To save face, officers called Christine Collins a “lunatic” and accused her of trying to embarrass them. They said she was simply attempting to shirk her responsibilities as a mother. According to the Mirror, the police forced the grieving mother into a psychiatric facility using “Code 12,” a policy that allowed them to simply get rid of “difficult” citizens. While Christine was institutionalized, however, “Walter” admitted that he was indeed an impostor after all when a handwriting expert analyzed his writing style compared to that of the real Walter. His real name was Arthur Hutchens. He was 12 years old and had decided to impersonate Walter Collins after someone mentioned that he resembled the missing boy. He wanted to go to Hollywood in hopes of meeting his cowboy idol, Tom Mix, so he went along with his made-up story for as long as possible. Around the same time as the truth about Arthur was coming to light, police made another discovery on a ranch 50 miles outside of Los Angeles. A man named Gordon Stewart Northcott had been kidnapping and murdering young boys — and Walter may have been one of his victims. Inside The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders Starting in 1926, Gordon Stewart Northcott began abducting male children, raping them on his ranch in Wineville, California, and bludgeoning them to death with an ax. He later claimed that he abused the young boys because he “loved them.” He was only caught in September 1928 when his cousin contacted authorities and told them that Northcott had kidnapped her teenage brother and was abusing him. When detectives arrived on Northcott’s property, they uncovered the grisly truth about the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders. Wikimedia CommonsGordon Stewart Northcott’s ranch in 1928. On the ranch, investigators found the scattered bone fragments of young males and axes with blood and human hair encrusted on their blades. Reportedly, Northcott verbally admitted that he’d killed five boys, including Walter Collins and the Winslow brothers who had disappeared shortly after him. He confessed that he kidnapped boys to rape them, killed them when he got bored, and then used quicklime to dispose of their remains. He did all of this, he said, with the help of his mother, Sarah — with whom he also claimed he had an incestuous relationship. However, when it came time to write and sign an official confession, Northcott changed his story and said he only killed one person, a Mexican boy named Alvin Gothea, in February 1928. With no physical evidence linking Walter Collins to the ranch, the boy’s fate was still unknown. Then, Sarah Northcott came forward with a story of her own. What Really Happened To Walter Collins? Sarah Louise Northcott eventually confessed that she had been the one to kill Walter Collins. She dealt him a fatal blow with an ax, she said, and buried him near the chicken coop. She was sentenced to life in prison for his murder. Meanwhile, Gordon Stewart Northcott was found guilty in February 1929 of killing the Winslow brothers and one other unnamed victim. He was sentenced to death and hanged on Oct. 2, 1930 — and the knowledge of the true fate of Walter Collins may have died with him. Los Angeles Public LibraryGordon Stewart Northcott was found guilty of murdering three young boys on his Wineville ranch. To this day, nobody knows what really happened to Walter Collins. Though Sarah Northcott was convicted of his murder, police never found any real evidence that the boy had ever even been on the ranch. It’s possible that he was abducted by one of his father’s prison enemies or ended up in the back of a “foreign” couple’s car. His body may have been covered in quicklime on Gordon Stewart Northcott’s ranch, never to be seen again. Or perhaps he was never murdered at all. Whatever the truth may be, the story of Walter Collins continues to baffle to this day. After reading about the tragic story of Walter Collins, go inside the chilling disappearance of Bryce Laspisa, who vanished while driving through rural California in the middle of the night. Then, learn about Sierra LaMar, the 15-year-old cheerleader who disappeared on her way to school. The post The Puzzling Story Of Walter Collins, The Young Boy Whose Disappearance Led To An Los Angeles Police Scandal appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Charlotte Meyer Collection/Stedelijk Museum ZutphenOne of the dozens of Rembrandt etchings that sat in a private collection in the Netherlands for years. When Charlotte Meyer’s grandfather died, he left her a collection of etchings that he’d collected during the early 20th century. Meyer thought the prints were “beautiful,” but didn’t give them much thought over the years. It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic that she sat down and took a closer look at them — and, with the help of experts, ultimately discovered that they were actually the work of none other than Rembrandt. Though the 17th-century Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn is best known for his paintings, he also created hundreds of etchings. Apparently, Meyer’s grandfather had been able to acquire 35 of them, which are now on display at the Stedelijke Museum Zutphen. “A Beautiful Story”: The Lost Collection Of Rembrandt Etchings Found In The Netherlands According to a report from the NL Times, Charlotte Meyer of Zutphen, Netherlands, inherited a folder of prints when her grandfather died. For years, the folder was tucked away and forgotten, but during the COVID-19 quarantine, Meyer took another look. Stedelijk Museum ZutphenCharlotte Meyer, the Dutch woman who found 35 lost Rembrandt etchings that she’d inherited from her grandfather. “They were nothing special. For just a few guilders, my grandfather bought 35 different ones,” Meyer explained. “My grandmother didn’t pay any attention to them. We kept them, but nobody really expected anything from them.” She had always known the prints were beautiful, but as Meyer examined them more closely, she began to wonder if they were in fact something truly special. Though it’s unclear if Meyer’s grandfather had left behind a hint about the etchings’ provenance, or if Meyer did research therein on her own, Meyer ultimately contacted the Rembrandt House in Amsterdam to learn more. Charlotte Meyer Collection/Stedelijk Museum ZutphenOne of the etchings from Meyer’s collection: Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630. Experts from the Rembrandt house agreed to come see the collection, and were “completely blown away” by what Meyer showed them. As Meyer told NL Times, “They said, ‘Charlotte, you have no idea what you’ve got!'” As it turned out, all 35 were created by Rembrandt. In all, Rembrandt had produced hundreds of such etchings in his life, in addition to his more famous paintings. These etchings were largely purchased over the years by collectors and enthusiasts, like Meyer’s grandfather, who acquired his Rembrandt etchings between 1900 and 1920. And it’s not the first time in recent years that Rembrandt van Rijn has been at the center of a big news story even though he died more than 350 years ago. Rembrandt van Rijn Discoveries Over The Years Born in Leiden, Netherlands in 1606, Rembrandt van Rijn began his artistic career around the age of 14, during an apprenticeship with another painter. After spending time in Amsterdam, Rembrandt began to establish a reputation as a painter of historical scenes and, later, portraits. Before his death in 1669, his most famous paintings included The Anatomy Lesson (1632), Danaë (1636), and The Night Watch (1642). The Night Watch was the subject of another Rembrandt discovery in 2024, when a study of the famous painting detected the presence of arsenic. According to the study, arsenic helped give the uniform of the lieutenant figure, Willem van Ruytenburch, who is dressed in gold, its golden sheen. Public DomainThe Night Watch by Rembrandt. And in 2020, another surprising Rembrandt story hit the news when a museum in Pennsylvania discovered that a painting they’d had for decades — previously thought to be a Rembrandt “knockoff” made by one of his assistants or students — was actually an authentic piece painted by the artist himself. As such, the 17th-century artist is still making headlines, even today. And Charlotte Meyer is thrilled that her grandfather’s collection of etchings, which sat forgotten for years, are now part of the larger Rembrandt story. Her etchings will soon be on display at the Stedelijk Museum Zutphen, alongside dozens of other etchings that she has collected. “It’s such a beautiful story,” Meyer remarked, “one you can only dream about.” After reading about the woman who discovered a collection of Rembrandt prints among her family heirlooms, discover the dark story behind the famous 19th-century painting Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya. Then, look through these chilling stories behind some of the world’s most allegedly haunted paintings. The post A Woman In The Netherlands Inherited A Folder Of Etchings From Her Grandfather — And They Turned Out To Be A Collection Of 35 Rembrandts appeared first on All That's Interesting.