The Suicide of Jeremy Wade Delle By Emily 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 By Emily 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 By Emily 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 By Emily 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… Jun 17, 2020 • 4 min read
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 By Emily 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 By Emily 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 By Emily 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 By Emily 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 By Emily 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
