Children are young and impressionable. They are innocent, and deserve our protection. Many would argue that parents are the first line of defense, while others will point out that some parents aren’t fit to take care of someone so precious. One thing I think both parties will agree with, is that no child should be a victim of sexual exploitation.
Continue reading “The Vampire of Düsseldorf”Who Was the Lipstick Killer
On September 5, 1946, William George Heirens was sentenced to 3 consecutive life sentences for the murders of 43 year old Josephine Ross, 32 year old Frances Brown, and 6 year old Suzanne Degnan. He will forever be known as the Lipstick Killer. But did he really do it?
Continue reading “Who Was the Lipstick Killer”Tamara Samsonova is the Granny Ripper
July 26, 2015, dogs sniffed out the remains of 79 year old Valentina Ulanova at an apartment building in the suburbs of St. Petersburg, Russia. Her body had been decapitated and spread out across seven different garbage bags. CCTV and blood trails on the floor of the apartment building led police to the door of 68 year old Tamara Samsonova, who had been working as a caregiver for Mrs. Ulanova.
Continue reading “Tamara Samsonova is the Granny Ripper”The Legend of Sawney Bean
Have you seen the movie, The Hills Have Eyes? Did you think it was a work of pure fiction? What if I told you that the basis for the story was based on a real person? That person was Sawney Bean.
Continue reading “The Legend of Sawney Bean”Ivan Milat: The Backpacker Murders
It’s 1989, and you’re on vacation in New South Wales, Australia. You and your boyfriend set off to go backpacking. You leave and hitch a ride, something you’ve done many times before. But this time is different. He doesn’t just take you to the next town like the others have done. No, he keeps driving, back to his home. There, he managed to tie you and your boyfriend up, rape you, and then stabs your boyfriend multiple times, severing his spinal cord and paralyzing him. Once you’re dead, he buries your bodies in the Belanglo State Forest. At least now, you can rest in peace, right? Wrong, he comes back to visit regularly, smoking his cigarettes and leaving the butts beside your shallow grave. He is Ivan Milat, the backpacker killer.
Continue reading “Ivan Milat: The Backpacker Murders”Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer
The year is 1982, and life isn’t quite what you had hoped it would be. You take to the streets, selling your body for a little extra money, just to get by. The work is degrading, and sometimes torturous, but you do it because it’s all you can do. Your pimp beats you regularly if you don’t bring in enough money, so you take any customer you can get. So when a man pulls up in a truck, you don’t think twice about getting in. Little did you know, you just became the next victim of Gary Ridgway.
Continue reading “Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer”H.H. Holmes’ Murder Castle
It’s 1893, and you’ve made it to the World’s Fair in Chicago, Illinois. All the hotels are booked solid, and there’s no place to stay. Fortunately, a man by the name of H.H. Holmes has opened up his property, and rented you a room in the newly renovated Castle! Lady luck was definitely on your side, or was she?
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