Trick or murder? Hello, I thought I'd make today's Halloween post, very fitting for the day! It all started when Peter Fabiano hired Joan Rabel to work at his hair salon in Los Angeles. Joan was a 40-year-old freelance photographer with a background in writing. Or, more like, she had taken some writing classes in … Continue reading HAPPY HALLOWEEN
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HALLOWEEN WEEK #6
MAURA MURRAY Maura Murray was born May 4, 1982 in Haverhill, New Hampshire After Maura graduated high school, Maura went to military school, studying chemical engineering. However, according to her family, the military life wasn't for her. She left and enrolled in the nursing program in University of Massachusetts Amherst. On February 9, 2004, Maura, … Continue reading HALLOWEEN WEEK #6
HALLOWEEN WEEK #5
Aileen Wuornos Aileen Wuornos, originally Aileen Pittman was born February 29th 1956, in Michigan, growing up in the nearby Troy area to the south. The young Wuornos experienced horrifying tumult during her childhood: Her father killed himself while serving prison time for child molestation, while her mother abandoned Wuornos and her older brother Keith, leaving them … Continue reading HALLOWEEN WEEK #5
HALLOWEEN WEEK #4
The Backpack Killer - Ivan Milat Ivan Milat was born 27th December, 1944 in Guildford, Australia,. Ivan was one of 14 children in an extended Yugoslavian immigrant family. Family life was rural and insular, and the Milats kept to themselves, making reliable information about Milat's upbringing difficult to obtain. Interviews with his brother, Boris, … Continue reading HALLOWEEN WEEK #4
HALLOWEEN WEEK #3
Andrea Yates Andrea Yates was born July 2, 1964, in Houston, Texas. In 1993, she married Rusty Yates, who was a disciple of preacher Michael Peter Woroniecki. Through sermons, videos and personal telephone calls, the Woronieckis condemned the Yates' for their hypocritical Christian lifestyle, saying their children were doomed to hell because of their … Continue reading HALLOWEEN WEEK #3
HALLOWEEN WEEK #2
The Black Dahlia 'The Black Dahlia," aka Elizabeth Short was born on July 29, 1924, in Boston, Massachusetts, the third of five daughters born to Cleo and Phoebe Mae (Sawyer) Short. Cleo Short abandoned the family when Elizabeth was 5 years old. At a young age, Short developed a strong affinity for cinema. By … Continue reading HALLOWEEN WEEK #2
HALLOWEEN WEEK #1
THE BOY IN THE BOX On February 25th 1957 Frederick Benosis a college student, reported finding a nude body of what appeared to be a young boy aged between 4 to 6 in a cardboard box, wrapped in a blanket. He waited a day before reporting this to the police as he was in the … Continue reading HALLOWEEN WEEK #1
Ian Brady & Myra Hindley
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were responsible for the murders and rapes of 5 children in the 1960s. Ian Brady Brady was born Ian Duncan Stewart in Glasgow, Scotland to his mother Maggie Stewart, a 28-year-old tearoom waitress. His father is unknown. When Brady was twelve, maggie moved to Manchester with her new husband, … Continue reading Ian Brady & Myra Hindley
Edmund Kemper
Edmund Kemper was born 18th December 1948 in Burbank California. 6'9 (2.06 m) in height and a high IQ, at 145. Kemper was the middle child in his family, with an older sister and a younger sister. Kemper's parents divorced in 1957 and moved to Montana with his mother and sisters. Kemper and his mother weren't close, … Continue reading Edmund Kemper
The Ted Bundy – Tapes
Unless you've been living under a rock then you'll be familiar with the release of 'The Ted Bundy tapes' on Netflix. This Netflix originally was released on the 24th January 2019, marking 30 years since Bundy's execution. The documentary consists of four, 50 minute long episodes. The documentary presents a timeline of events … Continue reading The Ted Bundy – Tapes