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15 Horrific Tactics Jim Jones Used To Keep His Followers On Lockdown

Jim Jones was one of the most successful cult leaders of the 20th century. The charismatic founder of The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ amassed a loyal following, one dedicated enough to...

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Killers Who Put Their Victims In Collars And Leashes

Collars and leashes are used by murderers to degrade, control, strangle, and even kill their victims, and they're frequently employed by killers who are obsessed with torture and bondage. Like killers...

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13 Criminals Who Kept Humans As Torture Pets For Long Periods Of Time

It's obvious that all serial murderers are sadistic killers. However, there are scales of sadism even within serial murdering. At the top of this sadistic heap? Those who kept women confined to a...

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7 Of The Most Insane Sole Survivor Stories

One of the most harrowing things that can happen to someone is to be the sole survivor of a horrible accident or massacre. The emotional toll of being a lone survivor weighs heavily on anyone who has...

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14 Disturbing Facts About Austrian Writer And Serial Killer Jack Unterweger

In public, Johann "Jack" Unterweger was a respected journalist and television host, but in private, he was a brutal murderer who strangled at least 10 women to death in Vienna and abroad, making him...

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Killers Who Tweeted Before, During, And After Their Crimes

In the modern age of social media, many killers are caught because of the things they post online. Murderers sometimes post warning signs about their future crimes on Twitter, like the man who tweeted...

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12 Disturbing And Gruesome Facts About Estibaliz Carranza, The Ice Cream Killer

Estibaliz Carranza - full name Goidsargi Estibaliz Carranza Zabala - is one of the most interesting female killers known to date. Known as the Ice Cream Killer, Zabala was a beautiful, young woman who...

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Awful Greyhound Bus Tales That Will Make You Want To Walk Instead

Let's face it, if you're riding a Greyhound bus, you shouldn't be expecting much. The low-fare transportation line has a deservedly maligned reputation for long, horrendous rides stocked with...

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14 Facts About 'The Girl In The Box,' A Terrifying Case Of Abduction And Torture

In 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan was abducted and held prisoner in Northern California, spending most of her time in a wooden box underneath her captor's bed. She was often only allowed out for...

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Death Row Hail Marys That Actually Worked

The death penalty is a controversial topic in the United States, and many of the people on this list were wrongly convicted. Through last-minute death row stays and the emergence of new evidence,...

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14 Terrifying Facts About The Psychotically Deranged Peterborough Ditch Murderer

In March 2013, then-30-year-old Joanna Dennehy went on a crime spree that rocked the people of England and left several men either dead or injured, making her one of the most infamous female serial...

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12 Husbands Who Killed The Woman They Were Cheating With To Stay Out of Trouble

It's chilling to think about harming someone you once loved. But these married men who killed their mistresses did just that, all to avoid getting caught in a lie. For some, the reveal that their...

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15 Horrifying Facts Gary Heidnik, The Killer Who Inspired 'Buffalo Bill'

Gary M. Heidnik wasn't exactly a serial killer, although he was responsible for the deaths of two woman he had kidnapped and held in his basement. Heidnik was born in Eastlake, Ohio, in 1943, and his...

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The Mysterious Case of Penny Doe, The Murder Victim Who Is Still Unidentified

On July 22, 1990, the body of an unidentified woman was found in Clarion County, PA. Despite a thorough investigation, no one could identify the body. Thus began the unsolved case of Penny Doe, one of...

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14 Millionaires Who Murdered People And Thought They Could Get Away With It

There's something morbidly fascinating about anyone who thinks they can commit murder and get away with it, but millionaire murderers often have a special sort of delusion to them. Maybe it's growing...

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Horrifying Details About Robert Berdella, The Killer Who Kept Detailed Records o

From 1984 to 1988, Robert Berdella, who was known as an eccentric business owner and collector of rare and bizarre artifacts, took the lives of at least six young men and boys. However, before killing...

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Disturbing and Creepy Facts About Dennis Nilsen

Serial killer Dennis Nilsen is one of the most notorious British serial killers to have ever lived. Between1978 and 1983, this North London resident killed between 12 and 15 young men. He strangled...

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13 Chilling Facts About The Craigslist Ripper (Who Is Still On The Loose)

He's vicious. He's methodical. And he's still at large. The Gilgo Beach Killer - also known as the Long Island Serial Killer and the Craigslist Ripper - has been operating since around 1996, and...

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Awful Acts That Earned Anatoly Onoprienko His "Beast of the...

There are plenty of famous serial killers in the world, but one lesser known killer whose crimes are just as horrific and gruesome as Ted Bundy or John Wayne Gacy is serial killer Anatoly Onoprienko....

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15 Gruesome Facts About Andrei Chikatilo, The Rostov Ripper

Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (also known as the Rostov Ripper, the Forest Strip Killer, the Butcher of Rostov, and the Red Ripper) was a serial killer active in the former Soviet Union who killed 56...

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