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i do not condone

[morbidology]

This may seem like a perfectly innocent photograph but story behind this photograph is anything but innocent. The red car beside this father and child contained a car bomb. The bomb detonated shortly after this photograph was taken. The man and child survived but the photographer died, along with 30 other people; 220 others were injured. The Omagh Bombing took place on 15 August, 1998 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was carried out by the Real IRA, a Republican Army splinter group which opposed the IRA’s ceasefire and the Good Friday Agreement, which saw terrorists and murderers released from prison in Northern Ireland in return for peace and the end of the Troubles. This included The Shankill Butchers, who brutally murdered as least 23 people in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

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The crime scene where a man stabbed his 40-year-old wife to death with a chisel in Lesnoy, Russia. The investigation found that on the night of 5, July, 2019, a man in a state of intoxication using a chisel inflicted multiple wounds on his wife. The victim died at the scene of the crime. It was uncovered that the couple had been married since 2000. For several years, there were many conflicts in the family. The man had repeatedly used violence against his wife and she even applied for protection to law enforcement agencies. Not having a permanent job, and always abusing alcohol, he continued to show aggression towards his wife, which led to tragic consequences. The deceased leaves behind a 20-year-old daughter from her first marriage and a 17-year-old son.

[the-penny-dreadfuls]

Candace Parrot looks on, deep in thought, as she tightly holds on to a jacket. To others, it may seem like an ordinary red jacket that can be found in just about any store, but to Parrot, it is something much more. It belonged to her younger brother, Jeffrey Trail. This jacket was his favorite, and after his death, in April 1997 it became one of Parrot’s cherished items.

Jeffrey, or Jeff to family and friends, was the perfect balance of serious and light-hearted. Jeff was protective of his loved ones and a natural leader. If a hectic situation was to arise, he would take charge with ease. These traits would line up perfectly with his career as an officer in the U.S. Navy. There were also many moments where Jeff would cut-loose, too. He had a good sense of humor, even if he was the butt of jokes. Jeff enjoyed singing and owned his own karaoke machine. One of his favorite musicians to sing along with was Frank Sinatra.

Jeffrey Trail was only 28-years-old when he was murdered by a serial killer named Andrew Cunanan. The men were once considered to be friends. Their relationship came to a head on April 27th, 1997 Cunanan beat Trail to death with a hammer following a heated argument. He became Cunanan’s first victim.

Despite his tragic ending, Candace Parrot refuses to let it overshadow her beloved brother’s life. “Jeff had a goodness to him, a sincerity you just can’t buy. Andrew took a lot away from us, but that is one thing he never will.”

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Directed by Tobe Hooper (1974)

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Jim Jones and his pet monkey, Mr. Muggs.

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If there is a superstar among all serial killers, it is Albert Fish—the twisted nature of his crimes made him infamous for nearly a century now after having strangled 10-year-old Grace Budd and cannibalized her entire body. Grace’s parents never knew what happened to their little girl until Albert wrote them a letter years later, narrating every gruesome detail of the murder. 

Not surprisingly, Albert Fish didn’t have an idyllic childhood. Entering the world on May 19, 1870, he was born with the name Hamilton Fish, though wished to go by Albert after a dead sibling and to escape the nickname ‘’Ham & Eggs’’. His 75-year-old father died when Albert was just five years of age. Albert’s entire family had a history of mental illness, and his mother, whom he was left in the care of after his father’s passing, suffered from hallucinations. Unable to support Albert, she placed him in an orphanage where he was treated sadistically. Albert eventually grew to derive pleasure from the unmerciful beatings he received. By the time he was 9, his mother was a little more stable and able to take care of him. At the age of 12, Albert began a relationship with a telegraph boy who introduced to him such practices as drinking urine and eating feces. He began spending most of his weekends visiting public baths to watch other boys undress. By 1890 he began raping young boys and in 1898 had gotten married and had six children. Although he never abused his kids, he would sometimes make them spank him with a nail-studded paddle to satisfy his own masochistic desires. Albert would also embed multiple needles into his abdomen and even stuff wool drenched with lighter fluid into his anus, which he set ablaze. Due to his psychological makeup and rough upbringing, Albert Fish was pretty much doomed to a life of crime and sadism from the start. 

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Meeting Jodi Arias

The journalist who sat down with Jodi for 48 Hours Mystery said that out of all the many true crime cases he had covered, never had he met someone so excited to be interviewed as Jodi. He also mentioned that it was clear she had experience behind the camera, going so far as to give the crew directions. “If you need to I would be willing to stop so they can fix the shot. If I get shiny let’s take a break”, she said, “I’d rather it be like no chains, if possible. So that’d be good”

[truecrimeinvestigation]

13 September 2018

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Audience watching Psycho in 1960

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“Steve was next. He saw Rachel’s body and collapsed on the floor in tears. Here was his former girlfriend, who still meant the world to him, and his body just failed him. Doug and I had to pick him back up and help him out of there.Of course, when I saw Steve lose it, I was right behind him. All the tears I hadn’t cried up to that point came gushing out, just like everybody else, as I saw Rachel lying there in that coffin”

-Brooks Brown’s account of seeing the body of his former friend and columbine victim, Rachel Joy Scott. (From his book: ‘No Easy Answers’)

[lethalnihilism]

It’s not like my mother is a maniac or a raving thing. She just goes a little mad sometimes. We all go a little mad sometimes.

Haven’t you?

[lethalnihilism]

Hells Angels graves at Evergreen Cemetery in Oakland, California