Victoria Velkova
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With a passion for words and a love of storytelling.
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The Serial Killer Who Preyed on Vulnerable Women — Khalil Wheeler-Weaver. Content Warning.
“You’re Not a Serial Killer, Right?” These were the fateful words 20-year-old Sarah Butler sent to Khalil Wheeler-Weaver shortly before agreeing to meet him on November 22, 2016. Tragically, investigators now believe her question was more accurate than she ever imagined.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
Skinned Alive: The Gruesome Mystery of Katarzyna Zowada. Content Warning.
In 1999, a tugboat navigating the Vistula River came to an abrupt stop when the captain noticed a pale, foul-smelling mass entangled in the propeller. Little did anyone know, this discovery would unravel one of the most chilling murder cases in Poland’s history.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
The Chilling Mystery of the West Mesa Bone Collector. Content Warning.
In 2009, the remains of 11 women and girls were discovered buried in the desolate sands of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This grim discovery led investigators to believe they were dealing with a serial killer, now infamously dubbed the West Mesa Bone Collector. Despite identifying all known victims, law enforcement has yet to solve the case. The killer remains unidentified, their crimes a haunting shadow over the city.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
He Lived in Their Home, Planned Their Transformation: A Phrogging Horror. Content Warning.
James and Brittany Campbell, newly married and raising two young children, left their Honolulu home in September 2019 to visit family on the mainland. When they returned on the 20th, their sense of security was shattered.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
The Hidden Horror of Online Snuff Films . Content Warning.
The first time I heard about snuff films, it felt like a punch to the gut. The very idea that someone could capture a real-life murder on camera and then share it with others for entertainment was something I couldn’t wrap my mind around. It sounded like the stuff of urban legends, the kind of story you hear late at night around a campfire to scare your friends. But as I delved deeper, I realized that the line between legend and reality is more blurred than we’d like to admit.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Horror
The Mysterious Disappearance Of The Jamison Family. Content Warning.
Up until October 8, 2009, Bobby Dale Jamison, his wife Sherilynn, and their six-year-old daughter Madyson seemed to be enjoying regular lives in Eufaula, Oklahoma. All three of them vanished from their house that day mysteriously, leaving no trace of their whereabouts. The family’s pickup truck was found by the police after several days of searching, but this discovery left more questions than it did answers.
By Victoria Velkova2 years ago in Criminal
Inside The Stanford Prison Experiment That Unveiled Human Psychology's Darkest Depths. Content Warning.
Staff Sergeant Ivan "Chip" Frederick of the United States Army was having some difficult times in October 2004. He had been implicated in the well-known Abu Ghraib prison torture scandal that broke out in March of that year, and during his court-martial, shocking information regarding sexual humiliation, sleep deprivation, and prisoner maltreatment was revealed.
By Victoria Velkova2 years ago in Horror
‘Project Abigail,’ the Woman Turned Into Monster
A variety of hypotheses have surfaced on social media in an attempt to legitimise and explain the so-called Project Abigail, which is among the most horrifying and brutal experiments concealed under Area 51's impenetrable facilities. The intriguing and legendary tale of Abigail Wester, a charming and empathetic college student whose father, Albert Wester, was a member of a team that conducted intricate experiments at Area 51, was brought back to life.
By Victoria Velkova2 years ago in Horror
Marina Abramovic's Art Performance That Exposed Human Brutality - Rhythm 0. Content Warning.
In her controversial 1974 performance piece Rhythm 0, Marina Abramovic told the audience, "I am the object. During this period, I take full responsibility." A long table in the gallery held seventy-two objects, which the public was free to use on Abramovic as they wished. The objects included knives, scissors, a lamb bone, honey, lipstick, perfume, and olive oil.
By Victoria Velkova2 years ago in Horror
A Pennsylvania Man Was Arrested After Presumptively Sawing Off His Father's Head and Posting It Online. Content Warning.
During a 14-minute outburst on YouTube supporting right-wing conspiracies, a 32-year-old man is being held by the police for allegedly killing his father, chopping off his head, and showing it on camera.
By Victoria Velkova2 years ago in Criminal
The "Morgue Monster" David Fuller, who killed two women and sexually assaulted over 100 corpses. Content Warning.
In 1987, two horrifying killings that happened just a few months apart rocked the English community of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Two young ladies had been raped and strangled to death in their studio flats by an unidentified attacker. After decades of puzzlement about the potential perpetrator of the "Bedsit murders," authorities were able to identify David Fuller in 2020 thanks to DNA testing.
By Victoria Velkova2 years ago in Criminal
Christopher Wilder promised modelling jobs before brutally raping and murdering the girls.. Content Warning.
Christopher Wilder relished living in the fast lane, literally. A racecar driver who valued the better things in life, Wilder had no problem attracting enticing young women with a great automobile, an expensive camera, and, of course, lies.
By Victoria Velkova2 years ago in Criminal
