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Isabella Guzman Stabbed Her Mother 79 Times And Later Became Famous On TikTok. Content Warning.
In their Aurora, Colorado home on August 28, 2013, Isabella Guzman fatally stabbed her mother Yun Mi Hoy with a knife. After seven years, Guzman gained popularity on the internet after a TikTok video of her in court went viral.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
Inside the Chilling World of Online Death Cults
It all started with a rumor — whispers about a hidden side of the internet where death isn’t just talked about, but embraced. I’d heard about these places before, online death cults and suicide forums, lurking in the shadows of the digital world. Curiosity got the better of me, and I began researching, digging into the stories, the testimonies of those who had encountered these dark corners. The more I uncovered, the more I realized how terrifyingly real they were.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
Baby Oil and Broken Promises: Inside P. Diddy’s Disturbing World
For years, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been a towering figure in both the music industry and pop culture, known for his hit records, fashion lines, and extravagant parties. But as details about his personal life have emerged, especially over the past year, a far more disturbing narrative has taken shape — one that paints him as a man who abused his power to manipulate, control, and harm those around him. What was once whispered about in elite circles is now splashed across headlines: Diddy isn’t just the successful mogul he carefully crafted himself to be, but possibly a predator whose world of wealth and excess shielded him from consequences for far too long.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
The Shocking Case of Blanche Monnier: 25 Years of Imprisonment and Horror
Blanche Monnier was born on March 1, 1849 in Poitiers, France. The daughter of an aristocratic family, she was known for her beauty and delicacy. Her mother, Louise Monnier, was a strict and controlling woman, while her father, a man of respectable position, died when Blanche was still young. From an early age, Blanche was expected to follow the strict social code of the time by marrying a man of suitable status.
By Lara Santos12 months ago in Criminal
The Mystery of the Black Dahlia: A Conspiracy Too Twisted. Content Warning.
It was a cold January morning in 1947 when Betty Bersinger stumbled across what she thought was a discarded mannequin while walking her young daughter in a quiet Los Angeles neighborhood. As she approached, a shocking reality took hold: it was no mannequin but the mutilated body of a young woman, severed cleanly at the waist. Thus began one of the most infamous and enduring unsolved mysteries in American history — the murder of Elizabeth Short, forever known as the Black Dahlia.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
The Corpsewood Manor Murders. Content Warning.
Dr. Charles Scudder was a rich man who had a “good job” by definition as a pharmacology professor at Loyola University in Chicago. Known for being “brilliant,” “polished,” and “soft-spoken, but confident,” Scudder eventually became tired of the city and left his beautiful Chicago property in 1976 to live a more modest life.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
Chained And Starved: The Story Of The Turpin Children. Content Warning.
A seventeen-year-old girl informed the police that she had recently escaped a house nearby where she said her twelve siblings were being held hostage by their parents. Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the house after picking up the girl and discovered that the girl had been right.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
The Circleville Letter Writer: A Mystery of Threats and Murder. Content Warning.
The small town of Circleville, Ohio, might seem like an unlikely setting for a twisted mystery, but in the 1970s, it became the center of a bizarre and unsettling series of events that still captivates true crime enthusiasts today. The story of the “Circleville Letter Writer” is one filled with anonymous threats, a tragic murder, and a series of questions that remain unanswered.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
The Setagaya Family Murders: He left behind baffling evidence
On the night of December 30, 2000, in a quiet suburban neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo, a family of four was brutally murdered in their own home. The Setagaya family murders remain one of Japan’s most puzzling and unsettling unsolved cases, with the killer leaving behind an eerie trail of evidence, a crime scene that seemed to tell a strange story, and a haunting sense of mystery that has yet to be unraveled.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
How A Tinder Date Turned Deadly For Grace Millane. Content Warning.
Grace Millane, 21, made the decision to take a year off after graduating from college in 2018. That fall, the young British woman went on a backpacking vacation with the goal of seeing the world.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
The Chilling Story Of How Winston Moseley Raped And Killed Kitty Genovese Outside Her Apartment. Content Warning.
On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese, a 28-year-old bartender, was viciously raped and murdered outside her Queens apartment. At the time, it was mistakenly stated that 38 neighbours had watched the attack but done nothing to assist her, creating a national debate over the bystander effect. While Kitty Genovese became a household name after her death, Winston Moseley’s story is less popular.
By Victoria Velkova12 months ago in Criminal
