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Decapitated heads of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, wax and natural hair, displayed at Madame Tussaud's, London, 1995. Royals, Portrait, Queen, Vintage, Marie Antoinette, Marie Antionette, Madame Tussauds, French Royalty, Danse Macabre
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Decapitated heads of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, wax and natural hair, displayed at Madame Tussaud's, London, 1995.
The death mask of Marie Antoinette, created by Madame Tussaud immediatly following her execution. Portraits, Rococo, Victorian
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The death mask of Marie Antoinette, created by Madame Tussaud immediatly following her execution.
Madame Tussaud was forced to make death masks of people she had known. To name a few, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Marat and Robespierre. Statue, Madame, Royalty, Mystery Of History, The Past, Tussauds
Madame Tussaud was forced to make death masks of people she had known. To name a few, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Marat and Robespierre.
Mary Little Serial Killers, Mary, Teresa, In Hollywood, Haunting, Celebrity Scandal, Unexplained Mysteries, Unsolved Murders, Murder Mysteries
10 Disappearances That Are Still Unsolved…And Deeply Unsettling
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Unidentified Serial Killers. Here are three killers you may not have heard of before - three serial killers who were never identified and caught. http://www.theparanormalguide.com/blog/unidentified-serial-killers Police, Crime, Horror, Unsolved Mysteries, Crime Scenes, Criminal Minds, Mass Murder
Unidentified Serial Killers
Unidentified Serial Killers. Here are three killers you may not have heard of before - three serial killers who were never identified and caught. http://www.theparanormalguide.com/blog/unidentified-serial-killers
Bettie Page’s mugshot from October 29th 1972. Many of Bettie’s fans don’t seem to know that she left the pinup world and became a religious fanatic. Years later she was diagnosed as schizophrenic and eventually spent over 11 years in a state mental institution because she stabbed three people. A husband and wife the first time, and her 66 year old roommate the second time because she said “God inspired her to do it”. Vintage Photos, Louise Brooks, Bettie Pages, Olds, Bettie Page, Famous People
Bettie Page’s mugshot from October 29th 1972. Many of Bettie’s fans don’t seem to know that she left the pinup world and became a religious fanatic. Years later she was diagnosed as schizophrenic and eventually spent over 11 years in a state mental institution because she stabbed three people. A husband and wife the first time, and her 66 year old roommate the second time because she said “God inspired her to do it”.
"In a South Carolina prison more than sixty-six years ago, guards walked a 14-year-old boy, bible tucked under his arm, to the electric chair. At 5' 1" and 95 pounds, the straps didn’t fit, and an electrode was too big for his leg. The switch was pulled and the adult sized death mask fell from George Stinney’s face. Tears streamed from his eyes. Witnesses recoiled in horror as they watched the youngest person executed in the United States in the past century die. Pantanal, Charles Manson, South Carolina, American, Old Boys, Georgia
"In a South Carolina prison more than sixty-six years ago, guards walked a 14-year-old boy, bible tucked under his arm, to the electric chair. At 5' 1" and 95 pounds, the straps didn’t fit, and an electrode was too big for his leg. The switch was pulled and the adult sized death mask fell from George Stinney’s face. Tears streamed from his eyes. Witnesses recoiled in horror as they watched the youngest person executed in the United States in the past century die.
Juana Bormann (or Johana Borman) was a prison guard at several Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, and was executed as a war criminal at Hamelin, Germany after a trial in 1945. One of her favorite "games" was unleashing her starving shepherd dog on helpless prisoners -- hence her nickname "The woman with the dogs." War, Ww2, Prison Guard, Hamelin, Ww11, Interesting History, Genocide, Dangerous Woman
Juana Bormann (or Johana Borman) was a prison guard at several Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, and was executed as a war criminal at Hamelin, Germany after a trial in 1945. One of her favorite "games" was unleashing her starving shepherd dog on helpless prisoners -- hence her nickname "The woman with the dogs."
Karla Faye Tucker - In 1983, Tucker and her boyfriend, Daniel Ryan Garrett, plunged a pickax at least 20 times into the bodies of Jerry Lynn Dean and Deborah Thornton. Tucker was taped saying the killings enthralled her to the point of sexual ecstasy. Tucker was executed by lethal injection on February 3, 1998. Garret, who was also sentenced to death, died in prison of a liver-related illness. Texas, People, Criminology, Infamous, Women, Elitist, Liver
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Karla Faye Tucker - In 1983, Tucker and her boyfriend, Daniel Ryan Garrett, plunged a pickax at least 20 times into the bodies of Jerry Lynn Dean and Deborah Thornton. Tucker was taped saying the killings enthralled her to the point of sexual ecstasy. Tucker was executed by lethal injection on February 3, 1998. Garret, who was also sentenced to death, died in prison of a liver-related illness.
On December 22, 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons systematically murdered 14 members of his family, including nine of his children, his wife, two in-laws, and two grandchildren. He then drove to nearby Russellville, where he killed a receptionist that had rejected his romantic advances and an oil company worker. Simmons refused to appeal his conviction or sentence and spent less than three years in prison before being executed by lethal injection. Serial Murder, Family, Criminal Justice
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On December 22, 1987, Ronald Gene Simmons systematically murdered 14 members of his family, including nine of his children, his wife, two in-laws, and two grandchildren. He then drove to nearby Russellville, where he killed a receptionist that had rejected his romantic advances and an oil company worker. Simmons refused to appeal his conviction or sentence and spent less than three years in prison before being executed by lethal injection.
10 yrs - Diane Lynn Marsh was sentenced to ten years in prison in Arizona for the March 2007 torture, abuse and murder of her 4 year old autistic son, Brandon Williams. Convicted of negligent homicide and four counts of child abuse. Sentenced to 10 years in prison September 17, 2008. Wicked, Brandon Williams, Inmates, Lynn, Mommy Dearest
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10 yrs - Diane Lynn Marsh was sentenced to ten years in prison in Arizona for the March 2007 torture, abuse and murder of her 4 year old autistic son, Brandon Williams. Convicted of negligent homicide and four counts of child abuse. Sentenced to 10 years in prison September 17, 2008.
Albert Fish molested over 400 children, tortured & killed many others, often cannibalizing his victims. He would embed needles into his groin & abdomen. X-rays revealed that Fish had at least 29 needles lodged in his pelvic region. He also hit himself repeatedly with a nail-studded paddle & inserted wool doused with lighter fluid into his anus and set it alight. A letter describing the torture and killing of ten year old Grace Budd, written by Fish, led to his capture. He was executed. Horrific, Albert, Hamilton, Psychopath, Jeffrey Dahmer, Murder, Historia, Disturbing
Biography of Albert Fish, Notorious Child Serial Killer
Albert Fish molested over 400 children, tortured & killed many others, often cannibalizing his victims. He would embed needles into his groin & abdomen. X-rays revealed that Fish had at least 29 needles lodged in his pelvic region. He also hit himself repeatedly with a nail-studded paddle & inserted wool doused with lighter fluid into his anus and set it alight. A letter describing the torture and killing of ten year old Grace Budd, written by Fish, led to his capture. He was executed.
20 yrs - Clara Harris - On July 24, 2002 Clara Harris confronted her husband, David in a hotel parking lot because of an affair he was having, struck him and ran over him multiple times with her car, killing him. She was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison on 14 Feb 2003. Parole was denied in 2013. Famous Murders, Justified, Daughter, Affair
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20 yrs - Clara Harris - On July 24, 2002 Clara Harris confronted her husband, David in a hotel parking lot because of an affair he was having, struck him and ran over him multiple times with her car, killing him. She was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison on 14 Feb 2003. Parole was denied in 2013.
As an eight-year-old, Mary Ellen Wilson was severely abused by her foster parents, Francis and Mary Connolly. Her case of child abuse led to the creation of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Image dated 1874. Child Abuse, Foster Parenting, Society, Post Mortem Photography, Social Work, Fun Facts, Old Photos
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As an eight-year-old, Mary Ellen Wilson was severely abused by her foster parents, Francis and Mary Connolly. Her case of child abuse led to the creation of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Image dated 1874.
These two men had the same name, were sentenced to the same prison and looked like twins. However, they were not related but are the reason that fingerprints are now used when fighting crime. Osaka, Albert Einstein, Jimi Hendrix, Einstein, Black History, Tutankhamun, Strange
Spot the difference? The strange case of the criminal doppelgängers that sparked the need for fingerprinting
These two men had the same name, were sentenced to the same prison and looked like twins. However, they were not related but are the reason that fingerprints are now used when fighting crime.