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Delphine LaLaurie, also known as Madame Lalaurie, was a wealthy New Orleans socialite and slave owner; she first moved into the mansion in 1832 with her third husband Dr. Leonard Louis Nicolas LaLaurie, where she hosted many lavish parties. Upon moving into the house, LaLaurie immediately took control of the large number of slaves that were used as servants and began her sadistic and horrid treatment of the enslaved workers.
A nationwide manhunt is underway for an Oregon man accused of brutally assaulting and kidnapping a woman he was in a prior relationship with.
Seeking the truth behind the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, Mexican federal prosecutors have arrested the former Mexican attorney general, Jesús Murillo Karam, for his involvement in the multi-agency coverup.
It’s not just a menacing movie tradition or a practice of the past — exorcisms of supposed demons are still actively performed by clergy across the world. When they go wrong, they can go violently, deadly wrong.
As one of the most infamous serial killers in modern history, Jeffrey Dahmer is the focus of multiple books, television shows, movies, and other kinds of media. However, his victims rarely share the same spotlight, their names often not even shared, just a number. Here are the stories of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims and their brutal deaths.
Just before midnight on July 22, 1991, two Miluwakee police officers spotted a man running down the street with one handcuff on, yelling for their help. The handcuffed man, Tracey Edwards, explained how a man named Jeffrey Dahmer threatened to kill him. What police would find in Dahmer’s apartment would make him one of the most infamous serial killers of all time.
Along with Vlad the Impaler, Countess Elizabeth Bathory may be one of history’s most infamous inspirations for the vampire legend. Her reputation for brutality emerged from the torture of her victims — an habit she allegedly enjoyed for years until even her royal background could not save her.
In the early hours of January 14, 2018, 17-year-old Jordan Turpin escaped her family’s house through a window. While running through the streets, she called police and told them how her parents abused her siblings. The story of the Turpin family would gain international attention and become known as the “House of Horrors.”
On Friday, June 24, at 12:45 a.m., members of the Detroit Police Department and Child Protective Services were sent to the home of Azuradee France, 31, for a wellness check on a child. In the basement freezer, officers found the decomposing body of 3-year-old Chase Allen.
Already serving time for 11 murder convictions, Richard Cottingham was arraigned this week for a 12th: the former cold case of Diane Cusick, found dead in 1968.
From a nobleman’s child in Transylvania to the commander and impaler of tens of thousands, Vlad III made his mark on Wallachian history in blood.
In 1660, Mary Dyer was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts for her protests against Puritan anti-Quaker laws. Her civil disobedience laid a path for the religious tolerance that the American government was founded on a century later.
A 22-year-old unidentified woman was able to escape after enduring 6 months of continuous torture, rape, and physical assault. Peter Anthony McGuire, 59, has been accused of kidnapping, torture, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment by violence, mayhem (disfigurement), forcible rape, and other sex crimes.
In May of 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan was abducted while hitchhiking to Northern California to surprise a friend for their birthday. She spent seven long years in captivity, and was subjected to unimaginable torture at the hands of her captor, Cameron Hooker, who kept Colleen locked inside a box underneath the bed where he slept with his wife, in the home they shared with their young children.
A California couple is behind bars after they allegedly murdered their 1-year-old son, Jamari Mendez, and then went to a family function with his body in the back of their car.
Missouri killer Maury Travis is better known as the Videotape Killer. His disturbing VHS collection was uncovered in a search of his home, along with plans to build a basement torture chamber…
One of the pillars of the Remnant Fellowship Church is submission. Submission to God, a wife's submission to her husband, and a child's submission to their parents. If children aren't submissive and obedient and quiet, the Remnant Fellowship recommends corporal punishment.
Today marks the twelfth anniversary of the murder of Jennifer Lee Daughterty by the Greensburg 6. The Greensburg 6 were a group of people led by a close friend of Jennifer, who tortured their victim over the course of two days before violently murdering her and attempting to stage it as a suicide. The group took advantage of 30-year-old Jennifer, whose mother described her as having the mental capacity of a teenager.
Over the past eleven years, American Horror Story has become a favorite amongst fans of all things spooky. With each season providing a new story for our viewing pleasures, the source material pulls heavily on real life to inspire their characters and settings.
Meontay D. Wheeler, 23, of Bloomington, Illinois was arrested on Friday for beating and holding a woman against her will after she filed a domestic violence case against him.
