Gordon Stewart Northcott, the murderer who inspired “Changeling”
In short Between 1926 and 1928 Canadian Gordon Stewart Northcott abducted, abused and murdered at least three boys at his
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Enumclaw horse sex case, dead after sex with a horse
In short In July 2005 Kenneth Pinyan, a 45-year-old Boeing engineer, died from internal injuries sustained during sex with a
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Goldeneagle, the infernal car
In short Goldeneagle is a 1964 Dodge 330 which, according to an American legend, is cursed, a real-life “Christine”. It
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Carl Newton Mahan, the six-year-old tried for murder
In 1929, in Kentucky, six-year-old Carl Newton Mahan killed an eight-year-old friend with his father’s shotgun. He was tried by a jury and convicted: the full story of the case that divided America.
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Earle Nelson
In short Earle Nelson (1897-1928), known as “the Gorilla Man” or “the Dark Strangler”, killed at least 22 people between
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Dennis Rader, the BTK killer
In short Dennis Rader, born in 1945, killed at least ten people between 1974 and 1991 in Wichita and Park
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Nathaniel Bar-Jonah, the ogre suspected of cannibalism
In short Nathaniel Bar-Jonah (1957-2008), born David Paul Brown in Worcester, Massachusetts, attacked and abducted children from his teens and
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The wedding dress of Anna Baker
In short Anna Baker (died 1914) was the daughter of wealthy ironmaster Elias Baker of Altoona, Pennsylvania. According to legend,
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The Christmas massacre of the Lawson family
In short On December 25, 1929, in Germanton, North Carolina, tobacco farmer Charlie Lawson killed his wife Fannie and six
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Los Feliz, the house of the murders
In short On December 6, 1959, cardiologist Harold Perelson killed his wife Lillian in their mansion at 2475 Glendower Place,
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Joe Ball, theButcher of Elmendorf
In short Joe Ball (1896-1938), owner of the Sociable Inn tavern in Elmendorf, Texas, kept five alligators in a pond
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Nannie Doss The Jolly Black Widow
In short Nannie Doss, nicknamed the “Giggling Granny”, killed 11 people between 1927 and 1954, mostly with rat poison and
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