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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

A Hollywood Whodunnit - The Murder of Johnny Stompanato

A Hollywood Whodunnit – The Murder of Johnny Stompanato

By Patricia Thompson

Lana Turner achieved stardom as a pin-up model & actress. In the 1940s, she was one of MGM’s biggest stars & highest earners. Despite her glamorous career, Lana suffered horrid abuse at the hands of her mobster partner, Johnny Stompanato. Then in 1958, Johnny was murdered &Lana's teenage daughter confessed to stabbing him... but was all truly as it seemed?

Apr 29, 2020  •  7 min read

The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

By Douglas MacGowan

Considered the originator of the detective mystery story, Edgar Allan Poe’s final week was as mysterious as any of his tales. His 1849 death is shrouded in theories and puzzles and guesses but it has never been conclusively solved.

Jul 6, 2019  •  3 min read

Who Killed the Masked Marvel?

Who Killed the Masked Marvel?

By Emily G. Thompson

Shortly after 5PM on the 12th of September, 1943, a Sedan was spotted driving erratically and meandering through Washington Blvd., barely missing a telephone pole before crashing into a bean field near Thatcher Ave. A man emerged from the wreckage wearing just a pair of white swimming trunks. He was covered in blood and stumbled into the field before collapsing in the field.

May 15, 2019  •  5 min read

Did Teresita Basa Solve her own Murder?

Did Teresita Basa Solve her own Murder?

By Emily G. Thompson

Teresita Basa was stabbed to death in her apartment in Chicago, 1977. After the case went cold, her spirit seemingly possessed another woman and named her killer.

Jul 21, 2018  •  5 min read

The Watseka Wonder

The Watseka Wonder

By Emily G. Thompson

In a rural farming town of Watseka, approximately 85 miles south of Chicago, Illinois, something otherworldly was going down between 1877 and 1878.

Nov 3, 2017  •  5 min read

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