Stories from the
darker side of life. Take moment to appreciate what you have, because life is about give and take. And though it may be hard, as we celebrate life's happy moments we cannot sweep under the rug, the
evils we are also capable of.
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Louise Bundy, mother of serial killer Ted Bundy, wipes away a tear in her dining room in Tacoma, Washington, as she tells him over the phone, “You will always be my precious son.” He was executed minutes later at the Florida State Prison, pronounced dead at 7:16 am on January 24th, 1989.
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Symphony written by an Auschwitz prisoner on toilet papar using charcoal medication as ink, 1944
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Devastated parents of victims listen as Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo describes his crimes at his trial. Chikatilo tortured, murdered and cannibalized dozens of children and women. He was sentenced to death, and executed with a bullet to the back of the head in 1994
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Sgt. Merlin German—“The Miracle Marine”—at a promotion ceremony in 2007. An IED explosion burned 97% of his body in 2005, but he survived that and over 100 surgeries. Unfortunately, German died from a minor skin graft surgery for his lips in 2008.
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One of the last photos of Jon Benet Ramsey taken with her brother on 25th December 1996
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Photo taken by a passenger on a plane on approach to LaGuardia airport (September 11, 2001)
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Execution of Boxers after the rebellion, circa 1901
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German child soldiers captured by the 11th Armored Division in Kronach, Bavaria, April 1945
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Nicholas Cruz‘s search history before the Parkland shooting
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Nicholas Cruz‘s Brother confronts him after shooting
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This is a group of 6th graders about to board american airlines 77 which slammed into the pentagon killing everyone onboard.
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Last photo inside the cabin of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 that crashed on the 9th of January. The plane fell abruptly from the sky just 4 minutes after takeoff at 10.900 feet. Last recorded data shows -30.000 feet per minute dive and impact with the sea at the speed of 358 knots (663 km/h)
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Man suddenly died one month after his wedding. This is a post from his wife.
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Post-It found hanging up at the desk of co-worker who recently lost his long battle with cancer.
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James Holmes’ parents walking to the courtroom where their son faces 24 counts of 1st degree murder
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Life destroyed by Drunk Driver
