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The Phantom Barber

The Phantom Barber

By Emily G. Thompson

Throughout 1942, residents of Pascagoula, Mississippi were terrorised by a “Phantom Barber.” He would break into homes late at night but he wasn’t there to rob the home. Instead, he was there to give women and girls an unwanted, nocturnal haircut, leaving with nothing but a handful of hair.

Apr 7, 2022  •  5 min read

The Live Streamed Death of Katelyn Nicole Davis

The Live Streamed Death of Katelyn Nicole Davis

By Emily G. Thompson

On the 30th of December, 2016, 12-year-old Katelyn Nicole Davis from Cedartown, Georgia, hanged herself in her garden. The tormented young girl live streamed the heart-breaking event. After the footage went viral, police were powerless to take it down.

Oct 14, 2021  •  3 min read

The Suicide of Jeremy Wade Delle

The Suicide of Jeremy Wade Delle

By Emily G. Thompson

On the 8th of January, 1991, 15-year-old Jeremy Wade Delle stood in front of his class in Richardson High School, Texas, and shot himself in the head. His tragic suicide would inspire the infamous Pearl Jam song, Jeremy.

Jun 4, 2021  •  3 min read

The Tragic Life & Death of David Reimer, The Boy Raised as a Girl

The Tragic Life & Death of David Reimer, The Boy Raised as a Girl

By Emily G. Thompson

David Reimer was born male but raised as female when his penis was injured during a botched circumcision. Dr. John Money had used David as a guinea pig to try and prove his theory that parental influences and society form sexual identity.

May 27, 2021  •  4 min read

The Strange Death of Ruslana Korshunova & The Rose of the World Cult

The Strange Death of Ruslana Korshunova & The Rose of the World Cult

By Emily G. Thompson

In 2008, supermodel Ruslana Korshunova went plummeting to the ground from her ninth-floor apartment in New York. Before her death, she had been linked to the controversial training center, The Rose of the World

May 5, 2021  •  4 min read

Trial by Fire - David Lee Gavitt

Trial by Fire – David Lee Gavitt

By Emily G. Thompson

In 1985, David Lee Gavitt was a 26-year-old married father of two. He lived with his wife, Angela, and their two daughters, 3-year-old Katrina and 11-month-old Tracy, in Ionia, Michigan. On 9 March, 1985, David and Angela watched some television before tucking their daughters into bed. Afterwards, they retried to their own bedroom. However, David had earlier lit some candles in the living room and had forgotten to blow them out. It was an accident that he would come to regret for the rest of his life.

Jun 17, 2020  •  4 min read

Self Isolation in a Ghost Town

Self Isolation in a Ghost Town

By Patricia Thompson

The whole world is on lockdown right now and most of us can admit to feeling bored at times. But as the saying goes, things could always be worse: Brent Underwood is currently self-isolating in the abandoend Cerro Gordo mining town in California!

Apr 18, 2020  •  3 min read

The Vigilante Gulabi

The Vigilante Gulabi

By Emily G. Thompson

The Gulabi Gang is a vigilante group of women, located in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh, Northern India. They were developed as a response to widespread domestic abuse and violence against women.

Nov 7, 2019  •  4 min read

Brownie Mary

Brownie Mary

By Emily G. Thompson

Mary Jane Rathbun, commonly known as “Brownie Mary,” gained notoriety in the early 1980s as an outspoken and articulate supporter of marijuana. She was at the forefront of local, state and national movements to legalise marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Oct 29, 2019  •  3 min read

The Mauerova Cult Family

The Mauerova Cult Family

By Emily G. Thompson

The story of the Mauerova family is a bizarre and disturbing tale involving cannibalism, child abuse, identity theft and cults. This crime sounds exactly like the plot of some Quentin Tarantino movie but what happened in this family is very much true.

Oct 5, 2019  •  3 min read

The Man Who Abducted his Daughter's Killer - André Bamberski

The Man Who Abducted his Daughter’s Killer – André Bamberski

By Emily G. Thompson

When André Bamberski's daughter's killer got away with her murder, he took justice into his own hands. He devoted his life into pursuing the killer before abducting him and taking him to police.

Oct 2, 2019  •  5 min read

The Sad Life & Death of an Aquatot

The Sad Life & Death of an Aquatot

By Emily G. Thompson

5-year-old Kathy and 7-year-old Russell "Bubba" Tongay shot to fame as the “Aquatots.” The brother-sister duo performed swimming and diving feats around the world. Sadly Kathy met an untimely death at the hands of her domineering father.

Aug 21, 2019  •  4 min read

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