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From the BTK Killer to Ed Kemper — who beat his own other to death with a hammer — the real serial killers of “Mindhunter” fame committed acts too brutal for even the show to depict. Getty ImagesLeft: Edmund Kemper. Right: Richard Speck. The hit Netflix series Mindhunter takes the true stories of some of the most horrific serial killers and serial rapists of the past several decades and weaves them into a framework to explore the formation and growth of the F....

When Mexican police officers saw the skulls hidden away inside a cave, they believed they had found evidence of a modern mass murder. Chiapas State AttorneyMexican police officers believed they had discovered evidence of mass murder when they found 150 skulls in a cave in 2012. When Mexican police officers entered a cave in the municipality of Frontera Comalapa in 2012, they couldn’t believe their eyes. The subterranean site in the state of Chiapas held 150 skulls and other human remains, and authorities immediately assumed it was a modern crime scene....

In mid-century America, streamliners were luxury train cars that were supposed to herald in the future of transportation, so what happened to them? Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Glamour, Gangsters, And Racism: 30 Photos Inside Harlem’s Infamous Cotton Club Vintage Photos From The Golden Age Of Air Travel Take A Road Trip Back In Time With These Vintage Photos Of American Roadside Attractions...

With as many as 20 million dead, China suffered more casualties during World War II than any other country except the Soviet Union. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The Little-Known Story Of John Rabe And The Nazis Who Defended China From The Japanese ‘The Forgotten Holocaust’: 27 Tragic Photos From The Rape Of Nanking...

From segregation laws to white supremacist terrorism, discover the horrific history of the Jim Crow era in these newly colorized photos. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: 33 Colorized Images That Capture The Endless Brutality Of World War II’s Eastern Front 47 Colorized Old West Photos That Bring The American Frontier To Life Jim Crow’s Disturbing History In Photos...

According to a Harris poll, 42 percent of Americans believe in ghosts. These celebrity ghost stories prove that there are some rather famous believers out there. Getty Images/ATI Composite Actors make it their life’s work to make fiction so compelling that their audience believes it to be real. Given the nature of the trade, you might think that actors would be some of the first to cast doubt upon the existence of ghosts, another fiction whose narratives are so mesmerizing that many people believe they exist....

Created by humans, language knows no barriers; here are five of the most unique languages spoken around the globe. Source: Creative Roots Unique Languages: Lemerig Source: Naira Land Spoken in the remote island paradise of Vanuatu, 1,000 miles from northern Australia, Lemerig is a language now spoken fluently by only two people in the world. Near extinction, Lemerig is made up of four dialects, most of which have long been lost to the modern world....

Before Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés defeated Moctezuma II in 1521, the Mexica people used these sweat lodges to worship deities related to purification, lust, vice, birth, land, and water. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (NIAH)The foundation of this ancient sweat lodge is 16.4 feet long and 9.7 feet wide. Goddesses were once worshipped within its walls. A pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican sauna dating to the 14th century has been uncovered by archaeologists in Mexico City’s historic La Merced neighborhood....

With the head of a jackal and the body of a human, Anubis was the deity of death and mummification in ancient Egypt who accompanied kings in the afterlife. The symbol of Anubis — a black canine or a muscular man with the head of a black jackal — the ancient Egyptian god of the dead was said to oversee every aspect of the process of dying. He facilitated mummification, protected the graves of the dead, and decided whether or not one’s soul should be granted eternal life....

Regardless of whether or not she fabricated the story, Australian law has serious consequences for claims of food contamination. MaxPixelThe Australian mother claimed to have tainted lollipops, neatly wrapped them, and handed them out to children. Everyone likes a good scare on Halloween. However, a vehement anti-vaccination mother might have taken things too far. According to Yahoo, the Australian woman claimed she gave out lollipops tainted with chickenpox to trick-or-treaters to “help others with natural immunity....

“This is a sad reminder that we all need to do our part to keep our oceans plastic-free.” Gumbo Limbo Nature CenterThe little loggerhead was no bigger than the palm of your hand. South Florida’s Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton shared a distressing photo on their Facebook page that firmly reminds us all of how ocean pollution is destroying marine life. The photo shows a baby loggerhead turtle that died after eating more than 100 small pieces of plastic....

After a minor bump in a parking garage, Doug Ramsey reportedly assaulted another driver, biting his nose and threatening to kill him. Washington County, ArkansasDoug Ramsey has been Beyond Meat’s COO since December 2021. In an act of bitter irony, the chief operating officer of the vegan plant-based meat company Beyond Meat was arrested on Sept. 17, 2022, after allegedly biting a man’s nose following a college football game in Arkansas....

“We tend to underestimate the geographical knowledge of past societies. This slab is important, as it highlights this cartographical knowledge.” National Institute of Preventive Archaeological ResearchFound in 1900, the Saint-Bélec Slab was never properly analyzed until now. In 1900, archaeologist Paul du Chatellier was excavating a prehistoric burial ground in northwestern France when he made the discovery of a lifetime, unearthing the Saint-Bélec Slab. The Bronze Age piece of rock was covered with odd markings that have only now been revealed as Europe’s oldest 3D map....

Magic tricks have long maintained their popularity because they offer observers a chance to escape from reality. But as the following stories show, sometimes the only “escape” that awaits those performing the tricks is death. Balabrega And The Dancing Moths madten.comShow poster for Balabrega and The Dancing Moths At the height of Vaudeville’s popularity in the early 1900s, Swedish magician Balabrega took his signature act on tour in Brazil. The captivating and elaborate trick involved six assistants dressed as moths, all of whom appeared to dance as flames engulfed them....

John Pierre Burr was Aaron Burr’s illegitimate son with an Indian maid who he kept secret from his wife. Now, Burr’s living descendants are making sure that his hidden life comes to light. Wikimedia CommonsJohn Pierre Burr (left) was long thought to have been the illegitimate child of Aaron Burr and an Indian servant. Any good history buff, not to mention anyone familiar with the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, knows Aaron Burr as the man who shot and killed American founding father Alexander Hamilton in an infamous duel in 1804....

Following a long downward spiral marked by substance abuse, Elvis Presley died of heart failure on August 16, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee at age 42. Long mired in both mystery and controversy, the death of Elvis Presley remains a tragic final chapter for one of 20th-century America’s most important popular artists. Though his life may have seemed all but perfect to the public, he was actually suffering through a long downward spiral that eventually ended with his untimely demise....

In the last text she ever sent, Catherine Serou told her mother: “In a car with a stranger. I hope I’m not being abducted.” Beccy SerouCatherine Serou was studying law at Lobachevsky University. Beccy Serou waited and hoped for a miracle. She hadn’t heard anything from her 34-year-old daughter, Catherine Serou, in days. The last time she heard from her, Catherine texted from Russia to say she was getting in a car with a stranger....

Union official and gangster Frank Sheeran claims he killed Jimmy Hoffa in July 1975 — but did he just make it up? When Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino come together for a film, people pay attention. That’s especially true when the film is slated to be a modern-day Godfather and based on the true story of none other than Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran no less. Well, mostly true, at least....

In the video, the creature completely transforms its body and pretty much blows the scientists’ minds. YouTubeLeft: The inflated gulper eel, Right: The gulper eel after it deflated itself. When teams of scientists set out to explore the deep ocean, they expect to find weird creatures. But sometimes even the experts are utterly unprepared for their discoveries. That’s exactly what the underwater exploration vessel, Nautilus, experienced while exploring Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument....

Three-year-old Labrador mix “Moose” had no idea that his owner had passed away from cancer, and continued to wait at his bedside. Eleventh Hour Rescue/FacebookMoose waiting for the return of his owner, who died of cancer. On June 21, New Jersey-based animal rescue organization Eleventh Hour Rescue posted a photo on Facebook. Like most of their postings, the photo showed a dog in need of a home. But this time, the photo successfully tugged the heartstrings of many potential owners even more so than usual....