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The Secret History Of The Mongols is the oldest surviving literary work in a Mongolian language. Written for the Mongol royal family sometime after the death of Chinggis Khan in 1227, it recounts his life and conquests, and also the reign of his successor Ogedei Khan. Image from Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols.

Detective David Turner of Smith County Sheriff's Office lays out Jane Doe's skeletal remains. Image from Naming the Dead.

Jose watches as Mariana van Zeller aims a gun at bullet-proof glass in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Image from Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols.

A CBP officer is wearing protective gloves while counting pills, found on a passenger's person, on an inspection table. Image from To Catch a Smuggler.

Scientists at Astrea Forensics attempt to extract DNA from a sample of Tyler Jane Doe’s hair. Image from Naming the Dead.

Mariana van Zeller stands with El Gato, co-founder of the Black Cat Rifle Group. Image from Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller.

A portrait of a dusky langur. Image from Underdogs.

AMO Agent Smith stands on a boating vessel, looking out at the open water in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Image from To Catch a Smuggler

Coroner Scott McCord and Chief Deputy Heidi McCord return to the site where the body was discovered in 1983. Image from Naming the Dead.

Image from Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols.

A family of meerkats stand in front of the setting sun. Image from Underdogs.

An FDA officer is holding and inspecting two vials of possibly counterfeit Botox, found in a shipment. Image from To Catch a Smuggler.

Bruce Anderson, Pima County Medical Examiner's Office, and Stephanie Bourgeois, Crime Scene Technician, Apache Junction PD, pinpoint the spot where the body of Jane Doe was discovered in 1992. Image from Naming the Dead.

Mariana van Zeller poses on a boat. Image from Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller.

A glass frog perched on a leaf. Image from Underdogs.