She Converted To Christianity On Death Row – But It Couldn’t Save Her
This post was originally published on this siteKarla Faye Tucker was the first woman to be executed since 1863, and only four have been executed […]
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The Heinous Crimes Of Dagmar Overbye — The Baby-Burning Serial Killer
This post was originally published on this siteDagmar Overbye pretended to be a child caretaker. But all she did was kill the children left in […]
The Pear Of Anguish Is The Torture Device From Your Proctologist’s Nightmares
This post was originally published on this siteThe pear of anguish’s use of grotesque physical pain and sexual violation is straight from your nightmares. The […]
Rob Hall Is Proof That It Doesn’t Matter How Experienced You Are — Everest Is Still A Deadly Climb
This post was originally published on this siteThe climbers on Everest face danger every day, but Rob Hall had lived to tell the tale several […]
Robert Hansen — The Serial Killer Who Hunted His Victims Like Animals
This post was originally published on this siteRobert Hansen was an avid hunter and set several local hunting records. But no one knew that in […]
Inside Pablo Escobar’s Death And The Shootout That Took Him Down
This post was originally published on this siteAs the murderous drug kingpin fell, the world breathed a collective sigh of relief. Many took credit for […]
The Harpe Brothers Were America’s First And Maybe Most Psychopathic Serial Killers
This post was originally published on this siteThe Harpe Brothers were America’s first recorded serial killers and their murders are proof that serial killing didn’t […]
Golden State Killer Documentary Paints A Horrifying Picture Of His Crimes
This post was originally published on this siteThe first half of Investigation Discovery’s four-part documentary series features firsthand accounts of the Golden State Killer’s brutal […]
Peg Entwistle: The Starlet Who Killed Herself By Jumping Off The Hollywood Sign
This post was originally published on this siteIt seemed like Peg Entwistle had everything going for her – until she threw herself from the Hollywood […]
The Golden State Killer And The 40-Year Manhunt To Find Him
This post was originally published on this siteThe case of the Golden State Killer has baffled authorities for over 25 years and has been reopened […]
“A Cacophony Of Hell”: The Story Of The Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre
This post was originally published on this siteWith World War II nearing its end, hundreds of soldiers perished during the Ramree Island crocodile attack, the […]
Why The Mercy Brown Case Remains One Of History’s Craziest “Vampire” Incidents
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Mercy Brown’s family started dying off one by one, they blamed her — even though she’d been […]
How “Little Caesar” Salvatore Maranzano Created The American Mafia
This post was originally published on this siteWould the American Mafia as we know it even exist without Salvatore Maranzano? Wikimedia CommonsSalvatore Maranzano Salvatore Maranzano […]
Nannie Doss Spent Decades Murdering Relatives And Husbands
This post was originally published on this site“I was searching for the perfect mate,” Nannie Doss told police, after she was arrested for murdering her […]
Henry VIII’s Wives — What Happened To All Of The Kings Consorts?
This post was originally published on this siteThe monarch was famous for going through multiple wives and mistresses, but what actually happened to all of […]
“Our Worst Fears Have Been Realized”: The Story Of Black September And The Munich Massacre
This post was originally published on this siteHow Black September perpetrated the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympic Games. Wikimedia CommonsA masked member of the […]
7 Surreal Food Disasters From The Boston Molasses Disaster To The London Beer Flood
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the London beer flood to the Boston molasses disaster, these are the strangest, deadliest food disasters in […]
17 Famous Cannibal Attacks That Will Send A Shiver Down Your Spine
This post was originally published on this siteCannibalism is crazy enough as it is, but throughout history and the world, there have been some cannibal […]
Inside The Twisted Mind And Murders Of “Jolly” Jane Toppan
This post was originally published on this siteEven after she was sentenced to a mental hospital, Jane Toppan continued to feel her murderous tendencies, routinely […]
How John and Lorena Bobbitt Took Marital Problems To A Whole New Level
This post was originally published on this siteLorena Bobbitt made headlines when she took her marital problems with her husband John Bobbitt to a whole […]
The Gruesome Murders Of Andrei Chikatilo — Russia’s “Red Ripper”
This post was originally published on this siteAndrei Chikatilo murdered 56 people, but despite the mounting evidence against him was arrested and let go several […]
Is Death From Laughter Real? Chrysippus And Others Say Yes
This post was originally published on this siteSee the evidence that Chrysippus and other historical figures may have succumbed to death from laughter. Wikimedia CommonsBust […]
The Story Of “Candy Man” Dean Corll — Once America’s Deadliest Serial Killer
This post was originally published on this siteDean Corll was once the deadliest serial killer in American history, yet few even know his name today. […]
This Week In History News, Feb. 11 – 17
This post was originally published on this siteGruesome Stone Age burial site baffles researchers, the Louvre hopes to return Nazi-looted art to rightful owners, unearthed […]
25 Dramatic Photos Of Combat Medics In Action Throughout History
This post was originally published on this siteThese powerful photos of combat medics from the Civil War to Vietnam show some of history’s greatest unsung […]