On the evening of March 19, 1997, thirty-eight members plus the leader of Heaven’s Gate took phenobarbital mixed with applesauce, then washed it down with vodka. They secured plastic bags around their heads to induce asphyxiation before lying down on their bunks and covering their faces and torsos with a square purple cloth. Their decomposing bodies were discovered on March 26, 1997.
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In Native American folklore there is the Acheri. A vengeful spirit, said to dwell on mountain sides and hill tops, waiting for night, so that she may travel into the valleys and spread disease among the children of a tribe.
The Acheri is a Chippewa legend. She was a young girl who died in a very unpleasant manner, from an unknown disease. Her spirit rose and became a plague upon the living.
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In 1971, a group of Soviet geologists went to the Karakum Desert, in central Turkmenistan, in search of oil fields. They found, what they believed to be a substantial oil field and began to drill. The ground was unsteady, and before they could get their equipment to safety, the the site collapsed. Their equipment was gone.
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You’re working as a customs officer in the Haneda Airport, also known as Tokyo International Airport. A caucasian man with a beard arrives, and while there’s nothing particularly suspicious about him, you sense something is “off.” You ask to see his passport, and he provides it, but something is wrong. It lists his home country as “Taured.” There is no such place.
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What was originally designed to be a care center for tuberculosis patients, became one of the most haunted places in America. Welcome to Waverly Hills Sanatorium.
Continue reading “Waverly Hills Sanatorium”Entire Family Slain: Ronald Simmons
On the morning of December 22, 1987, Ronald Simmons snapped. At the age of 47, he went through the house, killing each family member. With Christmas right around the corner, he waited and killed the rest of the family as they arrived.
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June 13, 1994, in San Antonio, Texas, thirteen year old Nicholas Barclay disappeared. He was out, playing basketball with his friends. He called home, wanting his mother to come pick him up, but his older brother answered the phone. He said their mother was asleep and refused to wake her. Nicholas would have to walk home, but he never made it.
Continue reading “Whatever Happened to Nicholas Barclay?”The Rack
The Rack is a torture device created in Medieval Britain. It consists of an oblong, rectangular frame usually made of wood. This frame would be slightly raised off the ground, with a roller at either one or both ends. There would be a fixed bar at one end to which the victim’s legs would be fastened, and on the other end, a movable bar to which the hands would be tied. A handle and ratchet would be attached to the top roller.
Revelation 12 and the Tribulation
On September 23, 2017, a very rare astrological event will occur, one that only happens every 7,000 years. The sun will be in the constellation, Virgo along with the moon near Virgo’s feet. Jupiter, too, will be in Virgo while the planets Venus, Mars, and Mercury will be above and to the right of Virgo in the constellation Leo. This astronomical alignment will occur directly over Jerusalem.
What does this mean?
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The Island of Izu Ōshima, located approximately 75 miles southeast of Honshu, Japan, in the Izu archipelago of the Philippine Sea, is an inhabited volcanic island. The most famous of the volcanoes here is Mount Mihara.
Mount Mihara is predominantly basaltic, and major eruptions occur every 100 – 150 years. In 1986, the eruption saw lava fountains spout up to 1 mile high, at which time all of the 12,000 occupants of the island were evacuated.
Mount Mihara is also known as the place where the Japanese government imprisoned Godzilla in the movie, The Return of Godzilla, and in the movie Godzilla vs. Biollante, bombs were placed on Mount Mihara and release Godzilla.
It is a criminal offense to buy a 1-way ticket to this island.
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