(PCM) The Tamam Shud case, otherwise referred to as the Mystery Of The Somerton Man, is one of the most baffling unsolved crimes in the world. On December 1, 1948 at approximately 6:30am, the body of an unidentified man was discovered on Somerton beach, Glenelg, just south of Adelaide, South Australia. It was not until… Read More
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The Body Of “The Black Dahlia” a.k.a. Elizabeth Short Was Discovered On January 15, 1947
(PCM) It was on January 15, 1947 that one of the country’s most famous unsolved murder cases began with the discovery of the mutilated corpse of waitress Elizabeth Short in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California. The investigation into Short’s murder was very highly publicized and it earned the nickname “The Black Dahlia” which is said to… Read More
The Mystery Surrounding The D.B. Cooper Hijacking Lives On Over 40 Years Later!
(PCM) Many are familiar with the mysterious case of airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper, which currently remains the only unsolved airplane hijacking case in United States history and has led to thousands of conspiracy theories and ended in nothing but dead ends for FBI investigators. On November 24, 1971 an unidentified man, who called himself Dan… Read More
The Disappearance Of JFK’s Brain
(PCM) President John F. Kennedy was tragically assassinated on November 22, 1963. It was a death that forever scarred a nation and left law enforcement, scientists and historians baffled as conspiracy theories erupted in an attempt to analyze exactly what occurred on that fateful afternoon. We have all read the reports released by the Warren Commission,… Read More
The Most Stolen Piece Of Art Might Just Surprise You!
(PCM) It was very surprising for us to learn that Hubert and Jan van Eyck’s 12 panel Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (also known as the Ghent Altarpiece) is widely regarded as the most stolen art piece throughout history. It was robbed by Napoleon, nearly burned by Calvinists, sought after by the Nazis and that is… Read More
The Tale Of Thomas Silverstein And The Range 13 Prison Cell
Image credit: Thomas Silverstein prison artwork “Solitary Confinement” (PCM) A convict by the name of Thomas Silverstein entered the prison system back in 1975 when he was charged for his role in three bank robberies along with his father and uncle. Silverstein was only 19 years old at the time of the crime. After serving… Read More
The Mysterious Jack The Ripper Case May Finally Be Solved
(PCM) The mysterious case of the London serial killer Jack The Ripper, who terrorized the city in the 1800’s by both killing and mutilating prostitutes, may have finally been solved. It is all thanks to a 48 year old business man named Russell Edwards, who calls himself an “arm chair detective” and claims that the… Read More
U.S. Copyright Office Says Monkey Selfie Can’t Be Copyrighted
(PCM) The U.S. Copyright Office is siding with humans and has recently claimed that a photo taken by a monkey or any other type of artwork created by an animal can not be copyrighted by that animal. The office has made an update to their rules which now explain in-depth works that are not eligible… Read More
The Mystery Behind One Of Philadelphia’s Oldest Cold Cases ‘The Boy In The Box’
(PCM) The mystery behind the murder of an unidentified 3 to 7 year old child, known only as “The Boy In The Box”, has baffled law enforcement agents in the Philadelphia area for the last several decades and to this very day his murder remains unsolved. The investigation into the murder of “The Boy In… Read More
The First Documented Instance Of Stockholm Syndrome Occurred On This Day In 1973
(PCM) We are sure many of you are aware of the psychological phenomenon known as Stockholm Syndrome during which a kidnapping or hostage victim will begin to feel a certain level of trust and affection towards their captors, however do you know when this condition first originated? It was on August 23rd, 1973 that the… Read More
The Mysterious Disappearance Of Megumi Yokota! Could She Still Be Alive?
(PCM) Back in 1977 a 13-year old girl by the name of Megumi Yokota was said to have been abducted by North Korean agents. Yokota was a native Japanese citizen and reports claim that she sadly passed away back in 1994 while still being held in North Korean captivity, however the girls parents and many… Read More
Case Of Mistaken Identity Leads Family To Bury A Complete Stranger
Photo: Screenshot/Today (PCM) A California family is seeking an unspecified sum of money from the Orange County coroners office after a case of mistaken identity leads them to bury a complete stranger rather than their family member. Back in early May of 2017, 81-year old Frank Kerrigan received a call from the Orange County coroners… Read More
The Mysterious Disappearance Of Serial Killer Pedro Lopez
(PCM) It is scary to imagine that our law enforcement agencies could lose track of a confirmed serial killer, but that is exactly what happened in the case of convicted serial killer Pedro Lopez. Hailing from South America, Lopez was convicted and confirmed to have killed 110 people and confessed to having killed at least… Read More
The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders And The Story Of Christine Collins
(PCM) We always love an odd crime story and this one certainly had enough people talking! Mother Christine Collins was committed to a psych ward in 1928 after her young son went missing. She was committed after the LAPD claimed they had “found” her son five months later, however Collins denied the boy the police… Read More
(PCM) Talk about putting your money where your mouth is! A Colombian woman is said to have swallowed $7,000 U.S. dollars during a recent fight with her husband. The woman claims that she was attempting to hide the money from her husband so she decided to eat 57 rolls of $100 dollar bills. She revealed… Read More
(PCM) Residents in the area of Waynesboro, Virginia are baffled by the mystery person who is allegedly abducting neighborhood cats and then returning them partially shaved. The odd behavior has prompted several calls to the local authorities and prompted residents to begin posting notices around the neighborhood. The police department has confirmed that there has… Read More
(PCM) Police in Pennsylvania are just as perplexed as the pastor who was accidentally mailed ten pounds of marijuana. The pastor claimed that she received a UPS package to her home in Yeadon, PA which contained the drugs and she immediately contacted the local authorities. The package was originally shipped from Sacramento, California and she… Read More
(PCM) We think this headline pretty much say it all! The Times Of India is reporting that a 22 year old woman has been arrested and is now behind bars for the vicious murder of her new husband and her only reason was that he wasn’t handsome enough. The pair were only married for about… Read More
(PCM) If you can recall back in 2015 as the story of a Westfield, New Jersey family went viral after they received threatening letters from an individual known as “The Watcher”. The letters began only a few days after the family, Derek and Maria Broaddus and their young children, purchased and moved into a stunning… Read More
(PCM) Why does it seem that all of the weirdest stories somehow come out of Florida? It must be something in the water down there! A 21-year man named Kiaron Thomas has been charged with posting an obstruction in a roadway and disrupting the free flow of traffic after he was caught consuming a full pancake… Read More
(PCM) Geez! We never knew that park toilet paper theft in China was such a big problem. It must be a big issue because the Temple of Heaven park in Beijing has installed new machines that use facial recognition software to only allot so much toilet paper per user. There has got to be some… Read More
(PCM) A petting zoo in Moscow has filed a lawsuit against the ad agency Art-Msk claiming that the agency used on of their raccoons in what could be described as an erotic photo shoot. The zoo claims that the raccoon was used in an inappropriate way involving a nude model and the animal has now become… Read More
(PCM) Talk about a scene right out of a gruesome and disturbing horror film! Police in North Carolina are reporting that 18-year old Funes Machada has allegedly decapitated his own mother and then walked out of their family home holding both a knife and his mothers severed head. We can’t even imagine what a horrifying sight… Read More
(PCM) One of the more odd happenings as of late is the report of a massive spillage of red Skittles candy on a rural Wisconsin Highway. Literally, thousands of only red colored Skittles littered the roadway! If that was not absurd enough, it was the Wisconsin sheriff’s comments about the incident on Facebook that led… Read More
(PCM) West Virginia native Timothy Blake has started off the year in a rather disgusting fashion, as he was recently arrested for following women around an Ohio Walmart and using a syringe to squirt them with his semen. Ugh! Nastiness! Blake was arrested and charged by Ohio authorities back on December 30 with “pandering obscenity, sexual… Read More
(PCM) It was not such a great start to the New Year for a family in Tampa, Florida after their pit bull mix named Scarface mauled a husband and wife who were attempting to dress him in a sweater. We always thought dogs hated being put in those ridiculous things and it appears we are… Read More
(PCM) Amazon Echo the popular gadget from Amazon has been a popular item as of late. The device has the capability of Android’s ‘Ok Google’ and Apple’s Siri. The device can do everything from answering questions to turning on your air conditioner. But a lot of people are questioning is this technology a good thing… Read More