Death & Injury

Ed Gein's obsession with his mother's strict teachings on sin, including lust and murder, shaped his gruesome reality as a killer.

In April 2018, Lyle and Erik Menendez reunited in prison for the first time since their arrest in 1990.

On Black Friday in 2011, a woman used pepper spray on other shoppers at an LA Walmart to get herself a half-priced Xbox.

During the First World War, American schools banned the teaching of German as it was seen as the enemy's language.

In 1919, an infamous killer dubbed The Axeman told the newspapers he wouldn't kill anyone who was playing Jazz in their house.

Jeffrey Dahmer was obsessed with Star Wars and wore yellow contact lenses to resemble the Return of the Jedi villain, the Emperor.

In the early 20th Century, there was a popular energy drink called RadiThor that contained radium.

Between 1971 and 1972, six black girls were murdered in D.C. by a man who dubbed himself The Freeway Phantom. He was never found.

Did you know that the Spanish Flu did not originate in Spain?

In general, women are at a higher risk of experiencing broken heart syndrome.

People who study the true identity of Jack the Ripper are called "Ripperologists".

Laos is the most heavily bombed country in the world, with an estimated 30% of cluster bombs remaining unexploded.

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