Category: True Crime

From Missing To Found: Shanann, Bella, Celeste, and Chris Watts

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 .

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Petscop and the Rebirthing of Candace Newmaker

“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.

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The Monster of Royal Street: Delphine LaLaurie

Madame Delphine LaLaurie, made popular by Kathy Bates in American Horror Story: Coven, was a first class monster. A figure of high society, she was well known for her mistreatment of slaves. But no one knew just how sick she truly was.

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Folie à deux: Ursula and Sabina Eriksson

Folie à deux; French: [fɔli a dø]; French for “madness of two,”, or shared psychosis, is a psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief and sometimes hallucinations are transmitted from one individual to another. In the case of Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, Swedish twins, Folie à deux resulted in reckless behavior and homicide.

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The Halloween Killer and Lisa Ann French

Halloween night, 1973, back when all the kids used to wait until dark to begin trick-or-treating, 9 year old Lisa Ann French was dressed as a hobo. Although she wanted to be a butterfly, her mom said no, stating it was going to be too cold outside. Little did it matter when Lisa only made it to three houses before meeting her end.

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Killer Poison: Cyanide

Cyanide, a poison used throughout history to cause death, is actually be produced naturally. Certain bacteria, fungi, and algae produce cyanide, as well as other foods and plants. You can even find it in apple seeds, mangoes, and almonds. While these foods can generally be eaten without danger, a diet heavy in them can cause death.

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Clowns, Clowns, and more Clowns

We all know that one person who is terrified of clowns. Perhaps you are that person. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? Why is it that approximately 12% of adults in the United States suffer from coulrophobia (the fear of clowns)?

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