Never Forget A Victim's Voice

I have been wanting to make a True Crime blog for some time. Well finally after finally making the choice to either make documentaries or write books about the subject. My friend suggested the best way to start is with a blog. My main blog: https://lumoskillercrispin.tumblr.com

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The Ultimate Betrayal.

Julia Pastrana, was believed to be the ugliest woman who ever lived. However, she had many true God given talents. Despite the fame, and fortune she gained in such a short life nothing made her happier than being the wife of her manager Theodore Lent.

Theodore Lent, was a controlling, overbearing, and unknown to Julia a master manipulator.

When they crossed paths for the first time, he knew she was a rare find. She could speak multiple languages, dance, sing, and had features that no matter how hard people tried they couldn’t ignore.

Once Theodore became her manager, he took complete control of her money and life. He would not allow her to go out in public for anything. This was beyond difficult for her because once she had the ability to see the world she longed to do it.

Theodore, ever the manipulator, convinced her that he was only trying to protect her. He convinced her she was so special she deserved to be paid before gracing people with her presence. He also convinced her if people saw her in public for free why would they pay to see her.

Julia was not greedy but she needed money to live so she listened. As her fame grew so did others eyes for her. Many wanted to take her for their own. Lent knew he had to make sure that didn’t happen.

Luckily the answer fell right into his hand. He noticed that every man that approached Julia for romance she rejected them. It soon became clear, to Theordore, his false claims of wanting the best for her and to protect her made her fall in love with him.

So he played his cards. He asked her to marry him and she happily accepted without a second thought.

On the day of her wedding, it is said she radiated with happiness because…

“He loves me for myself, for myself alone.”

A quote she often used when the few friends she was allowed to have asked her what she saw in him. It is said she smiled with joy every time as she declared he loved her. However, he did not find much favor in the eyes of her friends.

Marriage and kind words were not the only way he convinced her he loved her despite her features. Not long after getting married Julia became pregnant.

It was the happiest time of her life. However, it would end tragically.

And the man she believed loved her would reveal his true nature.

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Back in 1988, a 2-year-old girl named Michelle Funk had a terrifying accident. She fell into a creek and remained submerged for a staggering 66 minutes. By the time rescuers reached her, she had no pulse and appeared to have lost all signs of life. Incredibly, it took over three hours, but her body gradually warmed, and once her blood temperature reached 77°F, she made a miraculous recovery, coming back to life against all odds.

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In 1912, French inventor Franz Reichelt created his own parachute and decided to test it publicly at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. However, the parachute malfunctioned and failed to open, causing Reichelt to plummet 187 feet (57 meters) to his demise. This photo was taken shortly before the jump.

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The CPR dummy face template is based on a dead 16-year-old girl’s face. Her body was pulled from the River Seine in the 1880s, and her cause of death and identity were never discovered. A mortician was so ‘entranced’ by her peaceful expression that he made a plaster mask of her, which became the face of CPR dummies and health training equipment.

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Achile Chatouilleu

The 103 year old embalmed body of Achile Chatouilleu is displayed at the California Institute of Abnormalarts. Achile was a circus performer who requested his body be put on display in the clown makeup and attire he had worn throughout his life.

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This is a metal snail (Volcano Snail) that lives on underwater volcano vents in the Indian Ocean. Its shell and scaly feet both are armoured with layers of iron, making it the only animal to incorporate iron sulfide into its skeleton.

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When Dr. Darryl Sutorius, a prominent heart surgeon in Cincinnati, Ohio, first met Dante Britteon, he had no idea the trouble he was getting into.

Darryl had been married to another woman for 30 years, with whom he had four kids. While he was a highly-regarded surgeon, being one of the best in his field, he had horrible people skills and a short fuse, making him a nightmare to be around both at work and home. This caused his marriage to become strained, resulting in a divorce.

After the divorce, Darryl struggled with intense loneliness, fearing he would die alone. He took to an online dating service, hoping to find love there, and was matched with Dante Britteon, a petite blonde woman in her 40s who had a degree from UCLA and used to run her own daycare centre. For Darryl, it was love at first sight. 

Dante had only been married twice in her life and was serious about finding a life partner. Darryl was absolutely smitten with his new girlfriend, pampering her with all the exquisite vacations and designer labels she coveted. Months into dating, they decided to marry. But soon, the marriage started taking a turn for the worse, when Darryl’s daughter began planning her own lavish wedding and requested her father’s financial help. Dante took great issue with Darryl spending money on his own kids, resulting in many heated arguments that escalated into death threats from Dante. 

Darryl, fed up with his wife’s controlling ways, lawyered up to begin the process of a divorce. That’s when he found out her real name was Della Faye Hall. Not Dante. Darryl took it upon himself to call Della’s mother, whom she was essentially estranged from, and found out some terrifying details about his wife’s past. Della lied about being married twice. She’d actually been married 4 times, with many boyfriends in between. She abused all of them, threatening nearly all of them with a gun. She set one boyfriend’s bed on fire while he was asleep, and burned down another boyfriend’s house when he broke up with her. She also never attended UCLA. She hadn’t even finished high school. Whoever she dated or married, Della squeezed every penny out of them. 

Hearing these details about his wife made him fear for his life. He tried to speed up the divorce process and planned to serve his wife with divorce papers. But he never got to do that. Della knew that if she and Darryl divorced, she’d only be granted around $2000 in alimony payments per month. But if he died…she’d inherit $900,000. 

So Della bought a gun and then shot her husband in the head, staging the scene to appear like a suicide. 

But the forensic evidence came through, pointing toward Darryl’s death being a homicide–not a suicide. Della was arrested and sentenced to 23 years to life in prison, where she died in 2010 at the age of 60.

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The Right Trousers (1995)

British comedian Lenny Henry decided that a live action Wallace and Gromit Christmas special (The Right Trousers) would be a great idea. He also decided to play both Wallace and Gromit himself.

He stayed true to the source material but the end result was really disturbing. It received a backlash from viewers for being creepy (even though it was unintentional) and was never re-broadcast. 

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Monet’s Ghost

You’ve definitely heard of Monet, right? In one of the most interesting real ghost sightings we’ve ever come across, Monet was apparently snapped at the Cleveland Museum of Art whilst they were holding an exhibit dedicated to the French painter. The director of architecture at the museum was simply taking photographs of the interior and ended up snapping a photo of this rather snazzy looking chap, who bore quite the resemblance to Monet himself – perhaps he was returning to take a look around the exhibit. Of course, there was no one on the balcony at the time the photo was taken.

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Mysterious “Ugly” Woman Painting

Keith Webb of Winchester, Hampshire received an unmarked parcel. Upon opening the package, he found this strange painting of an “ugly” old woman in a white head-scarf. There was no explanation or note that came with the painting. 

“It’s a painting of such a horrid old crone - my wife won’t have it in the house.”

The couple have no idea who could have sent it to them, or even why. Upon taking it to local auctioneers, he found out that the painting was around 200-300 years old.

It’s not everyday someone sends you a painting of an ugly old lady without any information. Truly unexplained

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Mar Sem Fim

This Brazilian yatch shipwrecked near Ardley Cove, Antartica due to strong winds and stormy seas. The crew abandoned the ship and the water that washed over the ship froze, cracked its hull and sunk the yacht. It has since been salvaged.

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Monkey Slug Caterpillars ( Phobetron pithecium)

Monkey Slug Caterpillars are sometimes mistaken for a hairy spider or  for moldy leaf litter. This larvae has six hairy “arms” that curl out from each side of its body which act as suction cups. While they look creepy, the Mokey Slug Caterpillar is actually harmless and its hairs do not sting.

They end up transforming into the Hag Moth.

SOURCE GIF By: http://www.strangebio.com/

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Prohodna

A karst cave in north central Bulgaria (Iskar Gorge).

It also has has two extremely creepy looking eye-like holes in its ceiling, which is why its also called Oknata (Eyes of God).

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This stone  with impressions of snail shells on it gives it an alien like appearance.

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Jelangkung

A forbidden Indonesian game that uses hand made puppets to communicate with spirits. The puppets are made from wood and their heads are made from coconut shells. They are then clothed and have faces drawn on them.

The game is played typically (at night) with 3-4 people who hold the dolls up and read a mantra. The puppets have pens placed in their hands and are then asked questions. Supposedly the puppets will move and begin to write down on a piece of paper. The game is forbidden because there is a risk of being possessed by evil spirits.

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