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Aron Ralston Was Trapped for five days in Utah canyon.
Before his memorable canyoneering disaster in 2003, Aron Ralston was a normal young man who enjoyed rock climbing. Ralston was born on October 27, 1975, and grew up in Ohio until his family relocated to Colorado in 1987.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Humans
The Crimes Of Luis Garavito
A man named Luis Garavito is incarcerated in an isolated maximum security jail in Colombia. Garavito stays apart from the other convicts for his own safety, and only consumes food and drink provided by individuals he knows. His guards characterize him as calm, optimistic, and deferential.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The Actress Who Mailed Poison To President Obama
Shannon Rogers, who was born on August 31, 1977 in Bowie County, Texas, had a difficult upbringing that may have affected her adult relationships. Her mother abandoned her when she was 2 years old, and her father, who worked for General Motors, raised her and her siblings in Doraville, Georgia.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
John Eisenman's Case
On October 29, 2021, police in Spokane, Washington arrested John Eisenman for the murder of Andrew Sorenson, his daughter's boyfriend. And, according to Eisenman, he did it because Sorenson had sold his daughter into a Seattle sex-trafficking ring the year before.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The Girl With Evil Desires
Atreehouse may evoke memories of youthful innocence. However, one such building was alleged to have set the stage for the grisly murder of 20-year-old Brandon Chicklis in a murder trial in Massachusetts. And a jury in Worcester Superior Court recently convicted his ex-girlfriend, Julia Enright, of murdering him in one.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The Miraculous Survival Of Mary Vincent
In 1978, when many people did not own cars, hitchhiking was a common practice. Vincent was hitchhiking with two other people at the time, hoping to avoid the turmoil between her parents, who were in the process of a divorce, and instead live with her grandfather.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The Horrific Abuse Of "The Girl In The Closet"
Kenneth and Barbara Atkinson's house in Hutchins, Texas, was visited by the police on June 11, 2001. They had gotten a call that eight-year-old Lauren Kavanaugh, Barbara's daughter, was being abused, but nothing could have prepared them for what they witnessed when they entered the home.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Sheriff’s Deputies In California Killed A 15-Year-Old Girl Fleeing From Her Abductor.
On Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, police engaged in a shootout with a man accused of fatally shooting his wife and kidnapping his 15-year-old daughter in California. During the shootout, however, the girl ran toward police for help — and they shot her to death.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
How Daryl Davis Converts KKK Members
Daryl Davis is a blues musician, author, and speaker whose mission is unique and motivating. During his travels across the United States over the past three and a half decades, he has sought out members of the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups and convinced them to change their ways.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Humans
