In 1982, a string of murders caused panic across America. The murder weapon? Popular over-the-counter painkiller Tylenol. Various bottles across the country had been laced with potassium cyanide, a harmful chemical which prevents the body from absorbing oxygen and suffocates the victim. What made this so scary for people at the time was the idea …
Month: May 2020
Gypsy Blanchard – Monster or Victim?
An interesting case is Gypsy Blanchard and the death of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard. For those who aren’t familiar, Dee Dee convinced the world that her daughter Gypsy had leukaemia, coupled with muscular dystrophy which supposedly left her wheelchair bound. Gypsy’s interactions with the wider world were extremely limited; she was given a range …
The Haunting of Alcatraz: Film Review
I love a good ghost story, and have a fascination with all things Alcatraz, so when I saw The Haunting of Alcatraz in my local supermarket, I barely hesitated before picking it up. The Haunting of Alcatraz, set in 1937, follows Charlie Schmidt getting his first job as a night guard in famed prison Alcatraz …
The Crimes of Joseph Briggen
Joseph Briggen (born 1850), was a hog farmer in Sierra Morena, California, descended from a family of farmers. The Briggen land was difficult to farm; his crops failed regularly and if it weren’t for the pigs, he probably wouldn’t have made a living. From an early age Joseph always liked the pigs and seemed to …
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