The Mad Gasser of Mattoon: The chilling story of ‘phantom anesthetist’
During the mid-1940s, there was panic all over in Mattoon, Illinois. Many residents stayed inside their homes for the fear of an intruder that could not be seen, but carried…
Weird
Discover here stories from the weird, odd and unusual things. Sometimes creepy, sometimes tragic, but all that’s very interesting.
The unsolved mystery of June 1962 Alcatraz Escape
The June 1962 Alcatraz escape was a prison break from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, a maximum-security facility located on an island in San Francisco Bay, undertaken by inmates Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin. The three men were able…
Unsolved mystery of MV Joyita: What happened to the people aboard?
In 1955, a boat's entire crew of 25 completely disappeared even though the boat itself didn't actually sink!
12 mysterious places on Earth where people disappear without a trace
Over the past few centuries, there are twelve infamous places on Earth where humans have disappeared unexplainably. Probably no navigation system was able to handle it, and those unfortunate people…
A cold stare – The nightmare of a night journey
A girl got on the train one night and saw there were seven rows of empty seats except the last one. Since being a little shy, she sat opposite a woman…
Lost in the White Mountains: The tragic story of Emily Sotelo
Mountaineering is inherently a risky endeavor. Beginners, cautious and risk-averse, start with smaller summits. They work their way up, skill by skill, to the more daunting and vertical challenges. Yet, even the less foreboding peaks can be treacherous.
Kristin Smart: Declared legally dead. But what happened to her?
25 years after Kristin Smart went missing, a prime suspect was charged with murder.
The tragic story of Sylvia Likens: The murder case that proves you never really know your neighbours!
If you’ve ever read Jack Ketchum’s “The Girl Next Door,” you may not know that the novel was loosely based on the horrific story of Sylvia Likens. While the 16-year-old…
Terry Wallis – the man who woke up after 19 years of coma
Terry Wallis is an American man living in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas who on June 11, 2003, regained awareness after spending 19 years in a coma. Terry Wallis was…
Have scientists finally solved the mystery of Europe’s bog body phenomenon?
Examining all three kinds of bog body reveals that they are part of a millennia-long, deep-rooted tradition.
