Before Winthrop Rockefeller became governor of Arkansas in 1966 and instituted prison reform, the Arkansas prison system was a dangerous place for inmates. It was legal to whip prisoners in Arkansas, but they were regularly beaten and tortured by guards who shot at them for fun. There were stories of prison trusties who put needles … Continue reading Tucker Telephone
Warning: This post contains images that some may find disturbing. Until it was outlawed as a form of assisted suicide, hundreds of Buddhist monks attempted to become Sokushinbutsu (Buddha in the flesh or Buddha in this body) through self-mummification. About 24 were successful. Their remains date from the 12th to the 20th century. It is … Continue reading Sokushinbutsu
During the presidency of Woodrow WIlson, suffrage was a hot topic. Women fought for their right to vote. One organization fighting for the rights of women was the National Woman’s Party formed by Alice Paul. Paul was born January 11, 1885 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Her mother was a member of the American Woman … Continue reading The Silent Sentinels
Maurice Wilson was born April 21, 1898 in Bradford, England. The day he turned 18, he enlisted in the British Army and served in World War I. In the Battle of Passchendaele, he fought alone to protect his injured unit against the German forces. He received the Military Cross for his bravery. Shortly after, he … Continue reading Maurice Wilson
Romell Broom’s execution by lethal injection was scheduled for 1:30pm on September 15, 2009. On the phone with his brother the night before, Romell told him that he was ready for it to be over and he was tired of being told what to do all the time. The execution drugs were delivered at 1:31pm … Continue reading Romell Broom
At approximately 12:30am on May 17, 1891, 36 year old George Painter came running out of the room he rented at 86 South Green Street in Chicago, Illinois and told fellow boarders that his wife had been murdered. Â He ran out the front door, looking for a police officer. At the crime scene, police found … Continue reading George Painter
Dennis Carl Wilson was born December 4, 1944 to Murry and Audree Wilson in Inglewood, California. Â Dennis is best known as a founding member of the band The Beach Boys. The Beach Boys was formed by Dennis along with his brothers Brian and Carl, their cousin, Mike Love and a friend, Al Jardine. Dennis abused … Continue reading Charles Manson and Dennis Wilson
MarĂa Guadalupe Villalobos VĂ©lez was born on July 18, 1908 in San Luis PotosĂ, Mexico to Jacobo Villalobos Reyes and Josefina VĂ©lez. Â Her mother was an opera singer and her father was a colonel in the armed forces. When Lupe was 13, she went to San Antonio, Texas to study at Our Lady of the … Continue reading Lupe VĂ©lez
Jose RamĂłn Gil Samaniego was born February 6 1899 to Mariano and Leonor Samaniego in Durango, Mexico.  Everyone called him Ramon. Ramon’s father was a successful doctor and his mother was a stay at home mom of 13 children. The family escaped Mexico during the Mexican Revolution in 1913.  They moved to Los Angeles, California. … Continue reading Ramon Novarro
December 5, 2009 in Twentynine Palms, California... 27 year old Jebidiah Stipe sat in front of his computer still upset by the news that Sarah Kastovny, the woman he had rung in 2009 with, had sent him a text message saying that she was engaged. Their relationship had been short-lived. Â The two met while Jebidiah, … Continue reading Jebidiah Stipe
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