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It's Leap Day! February 29 - a date that only comes around once every four years. Did you know not one, but two, infamous serial killers were born on this day? Bouncing bundles of aberrant joy, Aileen Wuornos and Richard Ramirez were both leap day babies. Aileen Wuornos was born in Troy, Michigan on this…
This Valentine's Day let's take a look at Fred and Rose West, a pair of depraved lovebirds who together sadistically killed at least a dozen young girls between 1972 and 1987 in Gloucester, England at the notorious address, 25 Cromwell Street. The married serial killers and rapists turned their love nest into a veritable house…
Continue reading ➞ DEPRAVED LOVE: THE STORY OF FRED AND ROSE WEST
So did you know December 9th is a day sat aside to celebrate Weary Willie - wait - what? Ok, so if you didn't know, circus clown 'Weary Willie' was created by Emmett Kelly Sr., who was born on this day back in 1898. While I'm happy to celebrate the art of clowning and it's…
Continue reading ➞ SAD CLOWN: THE TRAGIC LEGACY OF WEARY WILLY
Meet Anna Marie Hahn, widely known as “Arsenic Annie.” This Cincinnati area serial killer who was the first woman sentenced to die in Ohio's electric chair after murdering at least 5 men. Anna was born into a large Bavarian family back in 1906 and was the youngest of 12 siblings. When she was 18, she…
Continue reading ➞ ARSENIC ANNIE: CINCINNATI’S CUT-THROAT CARETAKER
