3 Severely Decomposing Bodies Found During Wellness Check

Police found the bodies which they call “severely decomposing” inside a $2 million California home at 58 Riverboat in Irvine, California, at 10:30a.m. Wednesday morning. It led them to thoughts of a murder-suicide. The IPD was contacted by Canadian authorities had contacted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to conduct a welfare check on a mother, …

Woman Accused of Fraud Fakes Cancer to Get Out of Prison, Gets a Longer Sentence

Some habits are really hard to break. Case in point, a California woman apparently just can’t stop trying to commit fraud. Ashleigh Lynn Chavez, 37, was facing a lengthy prison sentence for embezzling money. But just a day before sentencing, she conveniently received a note from her doctor. It wasn’t good news. According to the …

Canada’s Maple Syrup Heist Perpetrator to Pay Millions in Damages

Here it is. The single most Canadian story we’ve ever heard. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Richard Vallières must pay more than $7 million in damages for his part in one the biggest heists in Canadian history. Vallières is accused of being the ringleader behind a large-scale theft of maple syrup from …

Father Never Picked Up His Kids in 2003 — Divers Finally Found His Body

In December 2003, a babysitter in Pennsylvania was waiting for a father to come pick up his two daughters. But he never showed up. Nor did he show up anywhere else, either. James Amabile simply vanished off the face of the Earth. This isn’t a case of a deadbeat dad, though. Amabile couldn’t come get …

Fatal Fungus Threatens to Wipe Out Texan Crazy Ants — And That’s Good

Some fungi are delicious when cooked, but other are less nice. That’s especially a case with those that infest still-living creatures as parasites. For example, during last year’s Brood X cicada emergence, we reported about a psychedelic fungus that consumes cicadas’ butts. Now, a different kind of mushroom is targeting certain ants in Texas. The …

Girl Fatally Shoots Her Cousin and Herself During a Birthday Party

We always tell kiddos not to play with guns. Here is this very sad story. The fatal shooting killed both cousins after one fatally shot the other, and then turned the gun on themself. The family members called it a “freak accident” that occurred during the birthday party in the St. Louis apartment Friday. While …

Scientists Discover Bizarre Contributor to Greenhouse Emissions — Tree Farts

We already know all too well that certain farts and toots can impact on the climate. For example, methane from cow farts is one of the most significant greenhouse gas contributors. But it’s not just cows that squeeze out harmful emanations. Apparently, trees can do it too. Researchers have found that tree farts are a …