Jesse Pomeroy, the teen murderer
In short Who: Jesse Harding Pomeroy (Charlestown, 29 November 1859 – Bridgewater, 29 September 1932). Nickname: “the boy torturer”. Crimes:
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Eric Smith the red devil
In short Who: Eric M. Smith, born 22 January 1980 in Savona, New York. The victim: Derrick Robie, 4. When:
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Harold Gillies, the first plastic surgeon
In short Who: Sir Harold Delf Gillies (Dunedin, 17 June 1882 – London, 10 September 1960). Why he is famous:
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The seven Sutherland sisters
The Sutherland family, from Lockport, New York, was made up of father Fletcher, mother Mary, a son and seven daughters:
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Anatoly Moskvin’s human dollhouse
In short Who: Anatoly Yuryevich Moskvin, born 1 September 1966 in Gorky, now Nizhny Novgorod. Who he was: a linguist,
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McKamey Manor – haunted house at the edge of legality
In short What it is: an “extreme” haunted attraction founded by Russ McKamey. Where: started in San Diego, later moved
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Coffin Birth
In short What it is: the expulsion of a dead fetus from the decomposing body of a pregnant woman. Scientific
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The Cannibals of the Mignonette
In short The ship: the Mignonette, a 16-metre yacht built in 1867 and suited only to coastal sailing. The crew:
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La Pascualita, mannequin or corpse?
La Pascualita is the name given to a bridal mannequin in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico. According to the legend,
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Leonarda Cianciulli, the Correggio Soap-maker
In short Who: Leonarda Cianciulli (Montella, 18 April 1894 – Pozzuoli, 15 October 1970). Nickname: “the Soap-Maker of Correggio”. Victims:
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The Marquis Longhi, killed by his sisters
The story of the little Marquis Francesco Longhi takes place in the castle of Fumone, in Lazio, already the scene
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Aokigahara, the Forest of Suicides
Aokigahara is the name of a Japanese forest at the foot of Mount Fuji. In Japan it is also known
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