After a long series of murders, disappearances and diseases, I thought it was about time for a story that was a little more lighthearted! I saw this one on Season 14, Episode 2 of Mysteries at the Museum on the Travel Channel: [1] On April 8, 1942, a group of men, who had been held … Continue reading Wojtek the Soldier Bear
Warning: This post contains some mature language. June 14, 2015 in Springfield, Missouri... A Facebook post on the joint account for Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard read, "That Bitch is dead!" This lead to fury of responses. Friends from all over became immediately concerned and asked those close to the mother and daughter to … Continue reading Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Cotard Delusion (also called Cotard Syndrome or Walking Corpse Syndrome) is a psychological disorder where a person believes that they are missing body parts, do not exist or are dead. The first recorded case of Cotard Delusion was in 1788. Charles Bonnet wrote about an elderly woman that felt something hit the side of her … Continue reading Cotard Delusion
Dallas, Texas November 22, 1963 12:30pm A 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible limousine (code named X-100 by the Secret Service), part of a 17 vehicle procession, turned left off of Houston Street onto Elm Street next to Dealey Plaza. In the car were the driver (William Greer, a Secret Service agent), Texas Governor John Connally, his … Continue reading Beverly Oliver
Tōkai-Mura Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, September 30, 1999, 10:35am. Hisashi Ouchi, 35 years old, Masato Shinohara, 39 years old, and Yutaka Yokokawa, 54 years old, were working at the JCO nuclear fuel processing plant located inside the Tōkai-Mura Nuclear Power Plant. Ouchi and Shinohara were mixing a batch of fuel containing uranium in a … Continue reading Hisashi Ouchi and Masato Shinohara
She began her life on October 16, 1968 as Kimberly McLean. By 1988, She was Becky Sue Turner. Later that year she became Lori Erica Kennedy. At the time of her death in 2010, she was Lori Ruff... Kimberly McLean was the daughter of James and Deanne McLean. She was born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. James … Continue reading Kimberly McLean
When we think of school shootings, we think of Columbine High School in April 1999. We also might, mistakingly, think that was the first one... But 20 years before Columbine, on January 29, 1979 at 8:30am, Brenda Spencer opened fire on the elementary school across the street from her house injuring eight children and a … Continue reading Brenda Spencer
This is part 3 of Johnny Zera. Be sure to read parts 1 and 2 first! The next major suspect in the case wouldn’t come until 2009. Daniel Acker was a swim coach at the West Allis-West Milwaukee Recreation Department. An unhappy parent had reported him to his boss for showering with the male swimmers … Continue reading Johnny Zera, part 3
This is part 2 of Johnny Zera. Be sure to read part 1 first! Even before the news came out that the lead detective in Johnny’s case had claimed an innocent man as a suspect so that he could spend time with his mistress, other careless and negligent mistakes were made in the case. In … Continue reading Johnny Zera, part 2
February 20, 1976 in Franklin, Wisconsin… John and Janice Zera and their sons had been living in the small town of Franklin for less than a year. They had moved from Milwaukee. Phil, Johnny and Mark were 13, 14 and 15 years old. The two older boys went to Franklin High School. Most of the … Continue reading Johnny Zera, part 1
I Can't Believe It's NonFiction 