Most of us have experienced the fear of watching Freddy Krueger invade dreams and Jason Voorhees calmly walk through camp, stalking his next camp counselor. But that sort of thing is only in the movies, at least that’s what my parents always said. But what if that wasn’t true, and there was someone out there, just like Freddy or Jason. Or even worse, Freddy AND Jason. Enter Daniel Gonzalez.
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Bad choices and money problems; we’ve all been there, so we can empathize with Cynthia Vigil Jaramillo when she ran into the same predicament. She felt she had no choice but to turn to prostitution, which she did in Albuquerque, New Mexico. One night, working the streets, David Parker Ray rolled up next to her. Thinking he was just another client, she wasn’t concerned when he got out of the car. That is until he told her he was an undercover police officer.
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Secure, Contain, Protect. That is the mission of The SCP Foundation.
SCP-173: The Sculpture
Secure, Contain, Protect. That is the mission of The SCP Foundation.
Secure, Contain, Protect (SCP)
Secure, Contain, Protect. That is the mission of The SCP Foundation.
Gary Heidnik: The People Collector
For a working woman, every day is a risk, but you take it anyway. You go to the home of your latest client. Nothing seems out of sorts; you have sex, and while you wait for him to bring you money, you start to get dressed. What you don’t know, is this man wants more than just sex. This was a reality for Josefina Rivera (25), on November 25, 1986, the day she met Gary Heidnik.
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Imagine believing something so strongly, that not even facts, or mainstream religion can change what you, in your heart and mind, know to be true. For some, these beliefs can be harmless. For others, they can lead to kidnapping, polygamy, rape… Here’s the story of the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart.
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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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“One day I’m gonna die, and I’m gonna take all of you with me,” Julia Brown sang in the days leading up to her death. Then a hurricane hit, taking the lives of over 350, killing all but 2 residents of Fenrir, Louisiana.
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As a young man, he wanted nothing more than to discover the fabled elixir of life. However, as he grew older, his interests turned to science after seeing the remains of a tree struck by lightning. Attending college, he began to learn chemistry and soon became obsessed with the idea of bringing inanimate matter to life, through artificial means. He began to create a humanoid creature, eager to see if he could bring it to life.
Sound familiar? That’s because the young man is Victor Frankenstein. But would you believe it if I told you that there once was a real man, who tried to do the same?
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