Camping is a great way to escape the pressures of everyday life. People go camping for different reasons, some to test out and practice their survival skills, some to get away from city life. Others take camping as an opportunity to spend time with and reconnect with family in a natural environment, away from modern technology. Some go camping off the beaten path, while others prefer to stick to vetted campgrounds. When one family decided to go camping to enjoy nature and do some fishing, they didn’t expect their 2-year-old son, DeOrr Kunz Jr., to vanish into thin air.
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Norma Jeane Baker, better known as Marilyn Monroe, died of a drug overdose on August 4, 1962 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. The blonde bombshell was well known for her modeling, singing, and movie roles, all of which led to her being named one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950’s and 60’s. Even today, Marilyn is considered one of the sexiest women to have ever lived; a beauty for girls everywhere to aspire to. But her death is not an open and shut case. There are many questions, some leading to murder.
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Water is the essence of life. Approximately 60% of the human body is made up of water. A person can only survive 3-4 days without water. Today, we have the convenience of buying bottled water, or getting it from the tap at home. Sure, we know what’s in our water when it comes with a label, but what about when it doesn’t?
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On the morning of January 15, 1947, the body of Elizabeth Short, known primarily as the black dahlia, was found in a vacant lot on the west side of South Norton Avenue, midway between Coliseum Street and West 39th Street in Leimert Park, Los Angeles. She was naked, her body severed into two pieces and drained of blood. To this day, her murder remains unsolved.
Continue reading “Who Killed The Black Dahlia?”Lizzie Borden: The Other Suspects
Most of us know the story of Lizzie Borden (if you don’t, you can check it out here). What most people don’t know, is that there were other people who had motive to kill Andrew and Abby Borden.
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Having a stalker can be a scary thing. They seem to know your every move, yet you have no idea who they are, and in most cases, what they want. That was the case for 32 year old Dorothy Jane Scott.
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Away from home, you just finished showcasing your work in Kuala Lumpur. The excitement has died down, and you want nothing more than to return to the comfort of your own home. You board the plane along with family and colleagues, however the plane never reaches its final destination. Even worse. You, your plane, your family, everyone are just gone. No one knows where you are. You have become part of the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
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Folie à deux; French: [fɔli a dø]; French for “madness of two,”, or shared psychosis, is a psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief and sometimes hallucinations are transmitted from one individual to another. In the case of Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, Swedish twins, Folie à deux resulted in reckless behavior and homicide.
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English explorer, soldier, and writer, Sir Walter Raleigh fought in the service of Queen Elizabeth I while in Ireland. He became a favorite of the Queen, and was knighted in 1585. He was made Captain of the Queen’s Guard, and was rewarded handsomely – including the right to colonize North America. His colony: Roanoke – before it disappeared.
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We all know that one person who is terrified of clowns. Perhaps you are that person. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? Why is it that approximately 12% of adults in the United States suffer from coulrophobia (the fear of clowns)?
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