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
At approximately 5:30 p.m. on August 12th, 1944, Joe, a young American military pilot, emerged from his quarters at the England base where he was stationed. Upon stepping outside, he immediately ignited a cigarette to soothe his frayed nerves. With each drag, he proceeded towards the expansive hangar situated across the base, where his awaiting
In the afternoon of June 4th, 1960, Maila Björklund, a 15-year-old girl, dismounted from the rear of her boyfriend’s motorcycle. Her boyfriend, an 18-year-old named Nils Gustaffson, had driven them both 18 miles from their residence in a city in southern Finland to reach a picturesque forest and lake. Accompanied by another couple, they were
In the dying light of a December afternoon in 1986, within the modest confines of their home in a tranquil hamlet nestled in the northern expanse of India, Shanti Singh found herself perched on the edge of her bed, cradling her young son, Titu, in her arms. The air was thick with the weight of
