In the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland, lies Greyfriars Kirkyard, one of the city’s oldest and most infamous cemeteries. Established in the 16th century, this burial ground is steeped in history, its paths lined with headstones dating back centuries. But beneath its surface, Greyfriars holds a far darker secret—a mass burial pit where thousands of tortured […]
A Solitary Night in Rural Michigan On the night of October 17th, 2019, 47-year-old ADA Quintal stepped out of her family’s cabin in rural Michigan to take her dog for a walk and have a smoke. It was around 1:30 in the morning. The cabin, a cherished family property for 75 years, was isolated, surrounded
On the night of January 3rd, 2008, 21-year-old Parth Engle settled in for a quiet evening at his apartment in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He had just poured himself a beer and was about to watch TV with his girlfriend when an unexpected knock at the door disrupted their plans. Parth wasn’t expecting any visitors, and his
On the evening of June 7, 2023, Umar Abdullah, a 36-year-old resident of Tampa Bay, Florida, returned to his apartment with his wife, Samira, and their 10-month-old daughter after a trip to Ohio. As soon as they entered their home, they were met with a strange, unfamiliar smell. It wasn’t the smell of rotten food
On the afternoon of July 13, 1994, a man woke up in a ditch on the side of the road. Confused and disoriented, he felt pain in the back of his head and noticed bruises around his wrists. As he struggled to understand his situation, an older man named Steve approached him and helped him
In the early hours of August 27, 2000, the calm waters off the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia, transformed into a scene of horror and tragedy. Sam Watts, a seasoned fisherman, and his crewmate Michael Edwards were among the six crew members on a commercial fishing vessel when the sea turned treacherous. As the boat
The Mysterious Sight On the morning of August 16, 1942, a woman named Ida Ruby was riding her horse along a dirt path near a beach just south of San Francisco, California. During the week, Ida worked as a telephone operator, but it was a Sunday, so she had time off. She cherished her weekends,
A 48-year-old 6’6″ hiker named Mike Turner stopped briefly on August 2, 1998, pulled his bottle from his rucksack, and took a sip. Mike was standing among a stand of trees in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, a region of Wyoming, at an elevation of roughly 11,000 feet. Undoubtedly, one of the world’s most visually arresting locations
At the break of dawn, just before the sun rose on April 12th, 1990, Nathan Neesmith, a 31-year-old man, pressed down on the gas pedal of the fishing vessel he was piloting near the Georgia shoreline. He expected the boat to surge forward, but it barely moved, crawling at a fraction of the speed he
You are not flesh on bones; you are a thought, meaning a factory whose machinery is the mind and whose product is thought. Why are we different from each other? We vary in our faces, heights, complexions, etc., but what is the biggest difference? It’s our thoughts, which constitute our mindset. What is the first
