What Scares You?
In August 1990, fear gripped the people of Gainesville, Florida. Students were being killed, mutilated, in their college dorms. Classes were canceled, everyone took to carrying baseball bats with them wherever they went. People slept in shifts and no one went out alone. The Gainesville Ripper was out there. A killer who inspired American screenwriter, Kevin Williamson – the creator of the Scream movie franchise.
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When we think of catacombs, we think of underground tunnels and chambers, locations where bodies were stored in lieu of a cemetery. Perhaps the most popular of catacombs is beneath the city of Paris, France. There you will find the skeletal remains of more than 6 million people. What you may not know, is that the largest catacomb system in the world is the Odessa Catacombs in Ukraine. There you will find the legend of Masha.
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Sallie lay awake on the operating table as the doctor began to cut into her. The anesthesia had not yet taken effect, but the doctor was anxious, eager to remove her appendix before it burst. Her screams could be heard throughout the house until her body went limp and they suddenly stopped. Sallie was dead, and no one would have imagined what would happen next. The house is now known as the Sallie House.
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From October 1977 to February 1978, the Hillside Strangler terrorized Los Angeles California. Raking up a body count of 10 women and girls, police knew there was more to this serial killer than what they were seeing. In fact, they would later come to discover that there was not 1, but 2 killers, working together.
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Parents have a lot to think about when naming their new baby. What does a name mean? Do you want to honor a relative by using theirs? What are potential nicknames? Some parents like to get cutesy and creative, and use alliteration in their childs’ names. This can be seen in some celebrities, like Amy Adams, Steven Spielberg, and Marilyn Monroe. For three little girls in Rochester New York, that name alliteration was a death sentence. They will forever be remembered as victims of the Alphabet Murders.
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On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina swept through the coastal areas of the Gulf Coast states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, USA. One of the hardest locations hit was the city of New Orleans in Louisiana. Labeled a Category 5 storm, Winds In New Orleans gusted over 100mpg (160km/h). In total, the storm killed over 1,800 people and damaged or destroyed 275,000 homes. Addie Hall survived Katrina, but would only live to see one more birthday.
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It’s time to go home after a long night at work. You get on your bike and start the ride home. You’re happy, life is good. The night is peaceful, you even ride by a beautiful church. You notice that there’s a single car in the parking lot. It strikes you as odd, but you keep on riding. When you chance a glance back, that’s it, that’s the end – or is it? You are Lisa McVey, and this is her story of how she escaped the Classified Rapist.
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Kitten videos. Everyone loves a good Kitten video. Imagine going online and clicking on one such kitten video, only to find an act so atrocious it would spawn an entire group to become internet sleuths, helping police to track down a killer. Sounds like the plot of a bad “B” movie, right? What if I told you that it really happened, and is even documented in a popular Netflix documentary? What if I told you the killer was a male model, named Luka Magnotta?
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What do you think of when you hear “mashed potatoes”? Is it that warm, buttery, delicious potato that goes great with gravy and chicken, or even steak? Do you think of home-cooked family dinners? I’m sure one thing you don’t think of is the Mashed Potato Murder. So when 33-year-old Alois Rez was given mashed potatoes to eat, he didn’t think twice.
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Thanksgiving is the day that Americans get together to show thanks for all they have, and the people they love. Families work together to create a wonderful feast, and gather around the table to eat and celebrate. For most, the last thing you want to do on Thanksgiving, is go to the grocery store to pick up some last-minute items. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what Kelsey Berreth was doing the last time she was seen.
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