In Medieval times, people accused of crimes could opt for a “trial by ordeal" where they stuck their hands in boiling water. If innocent, God would stop them from burning. The priests who administered this would secretly cool the water beforehand if they thought the defendant was innocent.
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Alabama may become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen, a death penalty method that is authorized by three states but has never been used.
The office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asked the state Supreme Court in a court filing on August 25 to set an execution date for 58-year-old death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith. The filing revealed Alabama intends to put him to death by nitrogen hypoxia.
Smith was one of two men convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire killing of a preacher’s wife.
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The office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asked the state Supreme Court in a court filing on August 25 to set an execution date for 58-year-old death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith. The filing revealed Alabama intends to put him to death by nitrogen hypoxia.
Smith was one of two men convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire killing of a preacher’s wife.
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Photograph of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin just days before dying in a plane crash. In the image, Prigozhin can be seen snapping selfies with locals in what is thought to be Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic.
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CCTV image of Shaniya Davis being carried by her killer after her mother traded her to settle a $200 debt.
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8-year-old Relisha Rudd was last seen on March 1st, 2014, at a Northeast D.C. hotel with Kahlil Tatum, a janitor at the shelter her family stayed at. Tatum was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Relisha hasn't been seen to this day, nor has her body been found.
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In 1982, a man in Arizona called David Grundman died while shooting a 26-foot-high saguaro cactus to topple it over. A 500-pound arm of the cactus fell on him crushing him to death.
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In May 1997, school boy Jamie Lavis was abducted and murdered by bus driver, Darren Vickers. Vickers then moved in with the Lavis family, claiming that he wanted to help them find Jamie because he was haunted by the fact he might’ve been the last person to see him alive.
The Lavis family was so blinded by his false determination and desire to bring their son back home alive that they allowed him to continue to live with them.
Jamie’s remains weren’t found until two years after his disappearance. During that time, Vickers would make very public appeals on television as he urged the public to help find Jamie and took part in searches he knew were going nowhere.
He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 1997. He was denied parole in February 2023.
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The Lavis family was so blinded by his false determination and desire to bring their son back home alive that they allowed him to continue to live with them.
Jamie’s remains weren’t found until two years after his disappearance. During that time, Vickers would make very public appeals on television as he urged the public to help find Jamie and took part in searches he knew were going nowhere.
He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 1997. He was denied parole in February 2023.
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Mark Van Dongen's life was ruined when his ex girlfriend poured sulphuric acid on him while he slept, 25% of his body was burned. This led to many physical and mental problems for him. He ultimately made the decision to die by assisted suicide in 2017.
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In August 2023, Michael Zanera saw a crucifix while welding train tracks at work on the Milan to Turin line in Italy. He thought it was weird so he recorded it and posted the video online. Less than 24 hours later, he passed away after being hit by a train.
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The Setagaya Family were killed on December 30th, 2000. The killer remained in their house for several hours afterwards eating their food, logging into the family computer, and even sleeping on their couch. The individual responsible for the crime has never been identified.
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Tamara "Strawberry" Greene was an exotic dancer who was hired to dance at an alleged party at the Detroit Mayor's Mansion in Sept 2002. When the Mayor's wife walked in on the soirée, an alleged fight happened between her and Tamara. Tamara filed a police report following the incident. But unexpectedly, just a few months later, she was killed in a drive-by shooting. Her case is still unsolved.
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In this photo, Ayano Tokumasu, a Japanese student, can be seen in the background (wearing red), standing and gazing at Niagara Falls. However, moments later, she lost her footing and tragically fell to her death.
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In May 2017, on Putney Bridge in London, an unidentified male jogger forcefully pushed a woman walking on a pedestrian walkway into the path of an oncoming bus.
The man calmly continued jogging without a pause or change in pace, even as the woman fell backward onto the road. The bus driver skillfully swerved just moments before impact, narrowly avoiding hitting her.
The bus stopped, and people poured out to help her. Bizarrely and brazenly the jogger eventually proceeded to jog the opposite side of the bridge, where the victim confronted him. He ignored her.
CCTV footage of the attempted murder went viral, and photos of the man circulated on the internet. During the course of the year long investigation, several people were arrested for the crime. None were charged.
Despite the city’s vast CCTV network, the jogging man has never been identified. The police closed the case in 2018 after the leads dried up.
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The man calmly continued jogging without a pause or change in pace, even as the woman fell backward onto the road. The bus driver skillfully swerved just moments before impact, narrowly avoiding hitting her.
The bus stopped, and people poured out to help her. Bizarrely and brazenly the jogger eventually proceeded to jog the opposite side of the bridge, where the victim confronted him. He ignored her.
CCTV footage of the attempted murder went viral, and photos of the man circulated on the internet. During the course of the year long investigation, several people were arrested for the crime. None were charged.
Despite the city’s vast CCTV network, the jogging man has never been identified. The police closed the case in 2018 after the leads dried up.
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