Tagged with: California

Colleen Stan: The Girl in the Box: a Terrifying True Story of Abduction and Survival

Colleen Stan: The Girl in the Box: a Terrifying True Story of Abduction and Survival

1977

Are you a horror lover looking for a spine-tingling tale that will send shivers down your spine? If so, let me introduce you to the chilling story of Colleen Stan, also known as "The Girl in the Box." Colleen Stan was a young woman who was abducted and held captive for over seven years by a sadistic couple, Cameron and Janice Hooker. The couple had a dungeon in their home where they kept Colleen chained up and subjected her to unspeakable acts of torture and abuse. The story of Colleen Stan began in May of 1977, when she was just 20 years old. She was hitchhiking from her home in Oregon to visit a friend in California when she was picked up by Cameron Hooker. Hooker pretended to be a friendly family man, offering Colleen a ride in his van. However, once she... Read More

Tara Leigh Calico

Tara Leigh Calico missing and the creepy polaroid

20 September 1988

Tara Leigh Calico was a young New Mexico woman who suddenly disappeared 31 years ago. The teenager went out by bike on 20 September 1988 at 09:30 am, because she wanted to go playing tennis with her boyfriend, who waited for her for two hours. The girl told to her parents that she would come back home at lunch but she never came back. A few hours later her boyfriend and her father went out to look for her, following the only street that Tara could have done, along State Road 47. The girl must have walked along that road, because of her mother’s advice: it had already happened that she had been molested by some people, so that time she maybe talked along a safer road. But nothing: Tara seemed to be gone. The family asked the police for... Read More

The Nikki Catsouras death - HERE the incredible photos

The Nikki Catsouras death - HERE the incredible photos

31 october 2006

The Nikki Catsouras photos contention concerns the spilled photos of Nicole "Nikki" Catsouras death (March 4, 1988 – October 31, 2006), who passed on at 18 years old in a rapid auto accident in the wake of losing control of a Porsche 911 Carrera, which had a place with her dad, and slamming into a toll corner in Lake Forest, California. Photos of Catsouras' severely distorted body were distributed on the web, driving her family to make lawful move because of the trouble this caused. On the date of the accident, October 31, 2006, Catsouras and her folks had lunch together at the family home in Ladera Ranch. After lunch, her dad, Christos Catsouras, left for work while her mom stayed at home. Around 10 minutes after the fact, her mom heard an entryway close alongside... Read More

The Horrifying Mystery Of The Black Dahlia | Documentary

January 15, 1947

Black Dahlia, was an American woman who was found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Her case became highly publicized due to the graphic nature of the crime, which entailed her corpse having been mutilated and severed at the waist. Short's unsolved murder and the details surrounding it have had a lasting cultural intrigue, generating various theories and public speculation. Her life and death have been the basis of numerous books and films, and her murder is frequently cited as one of the most famous unsolved murders in American history, as well as one of the oldest unsolved cases in Los Angeles County.

Charles Manson, Leader of Murderous Cult, Dead at 83

late 1960s

A career criminal, amateur musician, enigmatic cult leader and unrepentant racist, Manson became synonymous with the dark underbelly and ominous end of the Sixties. The two-day killing spree he orchestrated in August 1969 left seven people dead and, as legend has it, sprang from his mad interpretation of the Beatles' White Album – specifically the song "Helter Skelter" – which he believed foretold a coming apocalyptic race war.A career criminal, amateur musician, enigmatic cult leader and unrepentant racist, Manson became synonymous with the dark underbelly and ominous end of the Sixties. The two-day killing spree he orchestrated in August 1969 left seven people dead and, as legend has it, sprang from his mad interpretation of the Beatles' White... Read More

Miranda Barbour, The Craigslist Killer

Miranda Barbour, The Craigslist Killer

November 2011

A woman accused of a single Craigslist murder admitted to the killing and then went on to reveal… "Alex" (who requested to remain anonymous) met Miranda three years ago in the adolescent ward of a behavioral health facility, where the teens were each seeking treatment for their issues. In the wake of 19-year-old "Craigslist killer" Miranda Barbour's shocking confession—that she murdered at least 22 people as a member of a satanic cult—authorities and her family are questioning the veracity of her claims. But a friend of Barbour's believes her, telling Jezebel, "She has maintained [the same] solid story for three years now."  "I would imagine that [Miranda] was admitted for self-harm, depression, and suicidal tendencies, as she suffered... Read More

Dorothy Jane Scott disappeared

When I Get you Alone, I will cut You up into Bits

1980

On May 27, 1980, thirty-two-year-old secretary Dorothy Jane Scott dropped her young son Shanti off at her parents' house in Anaheim, California and went to a company meeting. While there, a coworker named Conrad Bostron complained of pain so severe that Dorothy offered to take him to the hospital with another coworker named Pam Head. The doctors found that he had been bitten by a black widow spider. At around 11pm that same night, the man started to recover and was discharged. Pam stayed with him while he filled out paperwork for insurance, while Dorothy went to fetch the car and bring it close to the entrance so her distraught coworker wouldn't have to exert effort and walk far. After a few minutes, Pam looked out the window and noticed Dorothy's car exit... Read More

The Doodler, The Gays Serial Killer

The Doodler, The Gays Serial Killer

1974

The Doodler is a serial killer also called the Black Doodler. He–or she– remains one of the most prolific murderers of gay men in the community of San Francisco. The murders committed by the Doodler took place between 1974 and 1975. During that time, the Doodler was responsible for the deaths of 14 young men. He further assaulted three others who lived to tell about the assaults. The Doodler had a very curious modus operandi. He was known to be someone  who would take a sketch of his victims, then have sex with them and finally stab them to death. Of those assaulted only three victims survived to tell about the events surrounding the assault.

The 5 most creepy Suicide Jumpers Pictures

The 5 most Creepy Suicide Jumpers Pictures

2015

Jumping from height can be a very effective method of suicide (providing it is from sufficient height), it does not account for a particularly high percentage of suicides in either the US or the UK. Having said that, in Honk Kong it accounted for over half of all suicides in 20061, so easy access to tall buildings seems to impact the propensity to use this method. The most important factor in suicide by jumping is height Stone states that jumping from 150 feet (46 metres) or higher on land, and 250 feet (76 metres) or more on water, is 95% to 98% fatal. 150 feet/46 metres, equates to roughly 10 to 15 stories in a building, depending on the height of one story. 250 feet is the height of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

The Nightcrawler, Real Ghost Captured in Fresno, California

The Nightcrawler, Real Ghost Captured in Fresno, California

2008

The Fresno alien, aka “the nightcrawler” footage was taken in Fresno California. The family that captured this remarkable footage was always hearing there dogs bark at night. So they decided to put a security camera on there garage over looking the front yard. Hoping to capture whatever it was that was making the dogs bark. One night the dogs outside started to go crazy, so in the morning the family went over the footage, they were not only shocked at what they saw, they were scared. They had no idea what this creature was. So they decided to call the police, the police were no help as they were just as confused. It was not long after the footage was taken that the local news station got a hold of the story and did a report on these strange looking... Read More