In 1978, five mentally disabled men abandoned their car in the Yuba County wilderness & vanished without a trace. Months later, four of them would be found. What forced them to abandon their car and wander into the wilderness to their deaths?
Author: Emily Thompson
San Diego Zoo’s Houdini – Ken Allen
Ken Allen was a Bornean orangutan living at the San Diego Zoo. He swiftly became the most famous animal in the history of the zoo due to the number of successful escapes from his enclosures he committed.
The Murder of Vishal Mehrotra & The Elm Guest House
Vishal Mehrotra, 8, vanished on the day of the 1981 Royal Wedding. Following his disappearance, rumours of a pedophile ring operating from a local guest house led to talks of a cover-up
The Scientist that Risked his Life to Prove his Hypothesis
In a bid to prove gastritis and gastric ulcers are caused by a simple bacterium, Dr. Barry Marshall risked his life and swallowed bacteria to make himself develop stomach ulcers before treating himself with an antibiotic.
The Short & Sad Life of Christian Choate
Christian Choate was well known to child protection services yet the system designed to protect children failed him completely. He died alone in a dog cage at the hands of his abusive father and stepmother.
5 Murders of Christmas
In this article, we look at five gruesome murder cases that took place around the most festive period of the year.
The Bizarre Death of Charles Morgan
Charles Morgan allegedly worked as an agent for the federal government. After fearing for his life, he was found clad in a bulletproof vest with a bullet wound to the back of his head. Nevertheless, his death was ruled a suicide.
Who Was Mississippi’s Delta Dawn?
On the 5th of December, 1982, the body of a baby girl was found floating in Escatawpa River in Moss Point, Mississippi. Who was she and who killed her?
The Lesbian Love Triangle Murder of Stacy Hanna
Stacy Hanna, 18, moved to Richmond, Virginia, from Lynchburg, in July 1997. She soon found herself involved in a love triangle which would ultimately lead to her brutal murder by a gang of girls she considered her friends.
The Unsolved Murder of Tracey Ann Patient
On the 29th of January, 1976, 13-year-old Tracey Ann Patient was strangled to death just blocks from her home in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand. Her killer has still not been identified.