In this article we will be covering the mysterious graffiti that started in 1944 and seems to have stopped in 1999. Although it is spelled slightly different at times, the message always reads the same – ‘Who Put Bella in the Witch Elm’… The Body On April the 18th, 1943, a group of young lads […]
This article will be covering the rather twisted Issei Sagawa story – a modern day cannibal incident that I’ve put off including on this site, time and time again… Anyway, today’s the day (apparently)… Let’s see how a twisted murdering cannibal actually ended up becoming a celebrity in his home country… Renée Hartevelt Sagawa first […]
In this article we will be taking a look at the mystery of the bog bodies, or the bog people, that have been discovered in various peatland areas of Northern Europe. These mummified peat bodies have gone through various stages of natural preservation…but many of them seem to have met grim and violent ends… Preservation The peatlands have provided these […]
Blair Adams was an extremely popular foreman of a local construction company – a friendly and optimistic character, nobody had a bad word to say about him. In the summer of 1996 his personality suddenly began to change from the happy-go-lucky workman, to an anxious and moody individual. Eventually this change in personality began to effect his […]
In this article we will be taking a look at the Gatton murders which took place on the night of Boxing Day 1898, – one of the most baffling unsolved murders in Australian history… Murder On the night in question, Michael Murphy, 29, and his sisters, Norah, 27, and Ellen, 18, were on a sulky journey back home […]
In Chicago at the time of the 1893 World’s Fair, Dr. Henry Howard Holmes (also known as Herman Webster Mudgett) built a hotel which became his base for murderous activity. Holmes is actually one of the first documented American serial killers who eventually confessed to 27 murders. Apparently his actual body count could be as high as […]
When Pauline Picard was just two years old she disappeared from her family home in Goas Al Ludu, France (April 1922). A large search mission was put together by the police force that involved hundreds of local volunteers – they had no luck whatsoever in locating her. Locals began pointing the finger at various gypsy groups in […]
Author Eugene Izzi spent all of his life living in Chicago but unfortunately he was never really able to reach the heights of fame that his predecessors achieved (Mickey Spillaine and Dashiell Hammet). His writing did not end up making him famous…but his death did… The Death of Eugene Izzi On December 7th, 1996, a man that was […]
On the 5th of August, 1962, Marilyn Monroe died in her elaborate Brentwood, Los Angeles, home. The main housekeeper to the property, Eunice Murray, found her dead body and proceeded to call her personal psychiatrist, Ralph Greenson, before alerting authorities. She died at the relatively young age of 36. After her autopsy the corner informed the public that she had died through […]
In the late 1960’s, Northern California was plagued by a notorious killer who, through his cryptic letters to police, adopted the name Zodiac. Though the killer claimed to be responsible for the deaths of at least 37 people, evidence points to the fact that seven people were attacked by the Zodiac killer, and only five […]
