Strange true stories

1. In 1135, King Henry I of England died of diarrhea because his doctor advised him to take a laxative after he ate too many eels.

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She tried to hide against the wall of the top bunk where she was sleeping, but as Sells went to leave the room he turned around and spotted her. Sells reached over, grabbed Krystal, and slit her th…

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True crime stories often have a way of catching the public's attention like no other stories can. Series like Hulu's The Girl From Plainville are big hits because they peel the layers away on cases that seem too strange to be true. This past spring Hulu added one more true crime tale to their ever-growing library.The series Candy premiered in May 2022 and is based on the true stor... #truecrime #bettygore #candacemontgomery #huluseries #murdermystery #suburbantragedy #unservedjustice…

Sometimes the horror comes from inside the house.

“I fall right back to sleep–however long later, I wake up AGAIN out of a dead sleep and see a mangled, bloodied man standing at the end of my bed with his head crooked to one side.̶…

We often encounter stories far stranger than anything film or TV can make up. While all true crime stories have a way of capturing the public's imagination, some have twists and turns that even the most skilled writers could not imagine. From huge plot twists to cases that prompt endless theorizing, these cases made us want to dive in deeper and find out more.The cases on... #truecrime #murdermystery #unsolvedcases #bizarrestories #crimeinvestigation #strangetwists #tragicevents…

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“My girlfriend and I were driving along a country road north of Kokomo, Ind. The road was lined with thick, tall bushes. As I drove along, my engine went dead and the radio shut off. I leaned…

"Ever since I heard of her, I've been fascinated by her story, and I would love to see this dramatized."

"Oh...oh no, thank you." —Me, reading these stories, feeling the nightmares forming.

1. Before people knew the full extent of the harmful effects of x-rays, women would get face x-rays in order to kill bacteria which would make their skin look healthy and beautiful. In the 1930s high dose x-ray machines were a popular method for hair removal. Women needed upwards of 15 treatments a year to induce permanent hair removal. After a while, people who underwent these treatments started developing tumors on their faces and some even died.

The scariest part about these stories is that they're 100% true.

History is full of mysterious stories that captivate us. Whether they are stories of international intrigue involving major players, or tales of everyday people who find themselves in extraordinary, and sometimes horrific, situations, that element of not knowing every detail enthralls us, driving us to seek out the answer to what happened. Sometimes the most mysterious... #historicmysteries #solvedmysteries #2021discovery #intrigue #extraordinarytales #closure #unbelievabletruths…

I looked down and saw the lower half of a human jaw.

Robert Stack has heard it all. When he called a Mystery “unbelievable and compelling,” you better listen up.

"She kept asking us to kill her mama for her."