Do you know of these especially disturbing killings from this year? There are more happening everyday, wild as it is. Grand Haven Township, Michigan — family massacre (July 2026): Authorities said Kristopher Karolkiewicz killed his wife, Amanda, and their six children, ages 5 to 15, before setting fire to the family home and dying by …
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What do you think you know about the history of human experimentation? Do you believe that it was horrible? Anatomists sometimes obtained bodies illegally. Before modern laws regulated human remains, medical schools desperately needed cadavers for dissection. In 18th- and 19th-century Britain and America, “resurrection men” made money by secretly digging up recently buried bodies …
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In the rolling hills of northern Italy is an immaculately preserved, thousands of years old amphitheater of ancient Greek construction. It’s a prime tourist spot, with glowing reviews praising the structure and its genius discoverer. And none of it is real. Not even the reviews. Italian courts recently wrapped up a bizarre fraud case over …
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A small, good-natured prank between friends usually does no harm – in fact, it can build friendships. But once you start involving complete strangers, there’s a real chance you go too far. This young Polish man, though, went even further beyond that point. A 23-year-old pizza prankster from Poland is facing several years in prison. …
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Do you know these wild stories of women killing? Or maybe you have a story to add that isn’t on the list? A family mystery In 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally murdered in their Massachusetts home. Lizzie, Andrew’s daughter, was accused of killing them with an axe. Prosecutors suggested financial and family …
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Egads! The bride said no and left the groom standing confounded at the altar. What a dramatic turn of events! This Utah groom-to-be probably wishes his beloved had just walked away like that instead of setting fire to the wedding venue. Lenita “Tessa” Joy Moreno, 25, has been arrested following a strange attempt to sabotage …
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Life can get so difficult that it makes you feel like faking your death and running away from it all. Maybe you’re stuck in a horrible relationship, struggling with insurmountable financial problems, or facing another kind of life-changing calamity. That, or you just can’t help getting behind the wheel drunk, like this Chinese man. A …
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Do you know these stories of kidnapped people who escaped? It’s amazing they survived, they strength had to have been off the charts. Elizabeth Smart (2002) Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her home in Salt Lake City at age 14 by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee. She was held captive for nine months before …
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Do you think these will be the craziest plans? People really are such interesting creatures. The Great Escape Using a Helicopter — Michel Vaujour (1986)French bank robber Michel Vaujour planned one of the boldest prison escapes ever attempted. While serving time in Paris, his wife learned to fly a helicopter and hijacked one, landing it …
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Do you know of these people who harmed food to harm people? Some things that happen are just sick. The Tylenol Murders (1982) In one of the most infamous product-tampering cases in history, several people died after taking Tylenol capsules that had been secretly contaminated with cyanide. The killer was never identified, but the case …
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