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Szilveszter Matuska was a Hungarian criminal who gained notoriety for his acts of sabotage and terrorism, including derailing trains. He was born in Hungary in 1905 and immigrated to Austria in the 1920s, where he became involved in criminal activities and was eventually sentenced to prison. After his release, he
One April morning in 1920, as John Kraft drove past the farmstead of the Jacob Wolf family, he noticed something strange. The same white and colored garments were still hanging on the clothes lines, whipping in the brisk wind, even though it had been a full day and night since
On April 28, 1996, Martin Bryant — a once normal kid — loaded an AR-15 rifle and unloaded it’s slugs at Port Arthur, Tasmania. When the last shell hit the pavement, 35 victims lay slain. Martin Bryant's life was plagued by death from an early age. A neighbor remembered
As a young boy, Jerry Brudos had always felt out of place. His mother, Eileen, had wanted a daughter instead of a second son, and she made no secret of her disappointment. Jerry felt her disapproval keenly and struggled to connect with her. Then, one day in 1944, he stumbled
The discovery of the “Boy in the Box” in 1957 remains one of Philadelphia’s most infamous unsolved mysteries. This young boy’s body was found naked, beaten, and wrapped in a flannel blanket inside a JC Penney box, hidden in the underbrush. For decades, despite thousands of leads, the
Brooke Skylar Richardson, born and raised in Carlisle, Ohio, was a bright and talented young girl. Growing up in a small town with a population of 5,000, she lived in a loving and perfect home with her parents, Kim and Scott Richardson, and her brother, Jackson. Brooke was a
The following article contains graphic descriptions. Mature audiences only. Sade Abe, also known as Kichizo Ishida's Lover, was a Japanese geisha who became infamous for committing a bizarre and gruesome crime in 1936. Born on May 28, 1905, in Tokyo, Japan, Abe grew up in a traditional Japanese
“The I-5 killer preyed on women. Many of his victims knew him. Many did not. But they all suffered greatly at his hands.” — Ann Rule, The I-5 Killer Randall Brent “Randy” Woodfield was an American serial killer who, between 1979 and 1981, murdered at least seven (but maybe above forty)
THIS STORY IS SERIOUSLY F*CKED On May 25th, 2012, someone uploaded a home video to a popular gore website showing a 33-year-old male tied up and lying on an apartment bed. In the background of the dimly lit room is a Casablanca movie poster. The hit single New Order
Why Did Four Teenage Girls Torture And Burn Alive 12-year-old Shanda Sharer In 1992? Shanda Sharer was once a popular and bubbly Hazelwood Middle Schoolgirl. By all accounts, her outgoing personality meant that it was easy for her to make new friends. However, it was this outgoingness that started a
"This man is a monster. He deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison.” — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt Kara Kopetsky was 17 years old when she went missing on May 4, 2007. She was last seen at her high school in Belton, where she had recently
Here we have a bizarre murder case that should have been solved by now. Fitness instructor and mother of three, Terri “Missy” Bevers, 45, was brutally stabbed to death inside a Texas church shortly before she was scheduled to lead an early morning fitness class on April 18, 2016. Just