When Heroes Let Us Down: 15 Spectacular Falls From Grace
There have been some epic falls from grace throughout our history. We've gone ahead and collected 17 of the most brutal downfalls from first to worst.
Published 1 year ago in Wow
There have been some epic falls from grace throughout our history. People who were pioneers in their fields, heroes in the eyes of the public, or even super-athletes compared to us mortal weaklings, can still fall victim to the pitfalls of being human and essentially become villains.
We've gone ahead and collected 17 of the most brutal downfalls from first to worst.
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Fred Phelps. Started his career as a celebrated civil rights lawyer in Kansas. Followed up Brown vs Board of Education 20 years later and ended up forcing them to implement more fair educational conditions for students of color.
Went on to form the Westboro Baptist Church which became one of the most despicable hate groups in the US. Notorious for their homophobia and protesting at military funerals. -MercutioMan4
Bernie Madoff. His entire family thought he was some rich finance guy. Then they find out not only do they have nothing, but their dad stole (and destroyed) more money than just about any individual in the history of the world. Bernie and his wife tried to commit suicide, and one of his sons was successful in doing so. -Radrezzz
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Mary I of England came to my mind first. Overcame huge threats & obstacles to her right to the throne … because she had the support and love of the people. She defeated the attempted coup, ascended to the throne, showed mercy to the traitors, etc.
Then promptly married an unpopular foreigner and tried to force everyone to follow her religion. If they didn’t, they got burned alive. -Adjectivenounnumb7
Fritz Haber. A German Chemist and Nobel prize winner, he helped pioneer the Haber process for synthesizing Ammonia. This is important, because it was a key ingredient in artificial fertiliser. He has saved countless lives from hunger. Untold millions. Unlocking a piece of science that changed the face of organic chemistry forever.
Then came the first world war. If he were a sorcerer, it would be as if he turned to the darkest of arts. After saving the world, and gifting such an innovation to humanity, he then turned his mind to destroying it. He invented chemical warfare. -Dawningrider10
Phil Spector. The guy was a revolutionary music producer, creating the Wall of Sound formula. He produced music for some of the top musicians in the 60s and 70s and retired very young to his mansion in the Hollywood Hills.
In 2003 he murders actress Lana Clarkson, then spends the rest of his life in prison. I forgot he died in 2021. -steve-d11
Maximilien Robespierre. From the "incorruptible", fighting for the rights of the common man (as well as Jews and people of colour, which was pretty unheard of at the time) to the man who sent tens of thousands to their deaths during the reign of terror.
His fall from grace from a savior of the people to villain who got himself beheaded by the mob is still a tale of caution for every revolutionary. -ZC3rr0r
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