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Cryonics is the practice or technique of deep-freezing the bodies of people who have just died, in the hope that scientific advances may allow them to be revived in the future. For Trygve Bauge, the death of his grandfather opened a door for him to pilot cryonics. Today, he is legendary, and oddly celebrated annually as “Frozen Dead Guy Days.”
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Whenever a mass shooting happens, people take one of two positions. One – gun control. Two – mental healthcare. We may never know what the better option is, however when we talk about James Holmes, we can agree that the mental healthcare system let everyone down.
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He murdered his wife, mother, and three children. A murder so carefully carried out that no one noticed for nearly a month. John List gave himself plenty of time to make his escape, and remain a free man for more than 17 years.
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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.
Continue reading “Have You Seen Me? The Disappearance and Murder of Kelsey Berreth”
In the 1980’s, cell phones weren’t a thing. People used land lines, and wrote letters. Truckers had CB Radios, but those were basically fancy walkie-talkies. So when 60 year old trucker Herbert Donoho disappeared on August 30, 1983, there really wasn’t a good way to track down his whereabouts. After all, he was supposed to be heading to Wheat Ridge Colorado for lunch with friends, not in Stratton at the McCormick farm.
Continue reading “Michael McCormick and the McCormick Murder Farm”
Imagine if you will, a disease so deadly, that hospitals were built specifically for those who contracted it. A disease that killed one in seven people, and those who had it, were given an 80% chance of dying. A disease that was highly contagious and believed to be genetic. A disease called “consumption” due to the rapid weight loss it caused (leading people to believe it was consuming them from the inside) in addition to fatigue, night sweats, coughing up white phlegm and in some cases, foamy blood. The disease is Tuberculosis, and in the 1800’s, was believed to be caused by vampirism. Poor Mercy Brown was thought to be one of those vampires.
As parents, you want to empower your children. You want to teach them independence, and a good way to start is letting them walk to school, without a parent or chaperone. But what happens when it all backfires, and your child never makes it to school? On October 5, 2012, 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway never made it to school.
Continue reading “Austin Sigg and The Murder of Jessica Ridgeway”
Your grandfather is the founder of one of the world’s largest brewing companies, and you’re fortunate enough to not only work for him, but to also be the heir to his brewing empire. Life was good, you were untouchable. Until one day, you weren’t. Meet Adolph Coors.
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Your pregnant wife returns home from a business trip in the early hours of the morning. You’re happy to see her, your daughters are happy she’s home, and when you leave to go to work, everything is as it should be. That is until you get a call, your wife never showed up for an appointment, and isn’t answering the door. She’s gone, and so are your daughters. This was a reality for Colorado resident, Chris Watts on August 12, 2018 .
Continue reading “From Missing To Found: Shanann, Bella, Celeste, and Chris Watts”
“I can’t do it, I can’t do it,” she says. “I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe.” Candace Newmaker cries out during a rebirthing session. A minute later she says she’s going to die, continuing to beg for air. The adults reposition themselves, pushing harder. “Please, please stop pushing, I can’t breathe.” The pressure doesn’t stop, though. “OK, I’m dying. I’m sorry,” she says.
“You want to die? OK, then die. Go ahead, die right now,” the doctors yell back at her.
Continue reading “Petscop and the Rebirthing of Candace Newmaker”
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