(PCM) In 1983, the preserved head and other tissue fragments of a woman were discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss near Cheshire, England. The partially preserved body was discovered by commercial peat cutters Andy Mould and Stephen Dooley. They first noticed an unusual item on the conveyor belt, which was similar in shape and… Read More
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Man’s Three Word Obituary And Other Famous Last Words
(PCM) If you have seen the headlines recently that you have most likely heard about Stig Kernell of Sweden and his three word obituary that has since gone viral. Kernell had an incredible sense of humor right up until his death at age 92, so his obituary simply read ” I am dead”. Those three… 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
Why Did They Remove Lenin’s Brain?
(PCM) Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by the alias Lenin, was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He is credited with creation of the Soviet Union and was a feared political figure until this death at the young age of 53 in January of 1924. Lenin’s cause of death was a series of strokes… Read More
(PCM) A Philadelphia- based firm called Bioquark are gearing up to begin their initial round of clinical testing in an attempt to bring people back from the dead. After many years of research the company revealed in late 2016 that they believe that brain death is not permanent and could perhaps be reversible. The CEO… Read More
(PCM) An artist by the name of Julijonas Urbonas has created what is arguably one of the most controversial inventions. His project is called the “Euthanasia Coaster”, which is a roller coaster that is designed to kill its’ riders. According to his website, Urbonas says his coaster design is “a hypothetic roller coaster, engineered to… Read More
(PCM) An emerging trend in the funeral business is planing to have you or your loved ones ashes pressed into a vinyl record that can actually be played. It is definitely a new and unique way for the deceased to literally be “heard” during their memorial celebrations and something tangible that the family and loved… Read More
(PCM) A tomb, believed to be that of Jesus Christ, has been opened for the first time in centuries and it’s excavation has been officially documented by National Geographic. The restoration team removed a layer of marble to access the area of the tomb that is believed to be the rock surface where Jesus’ body… Read More
(PCM) A performance of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City was cut short after an audience member was seen sprinkling a mysterious powdered substance in the orchestra pit during intermission. Officials at The Met called in counterterroism officials to investigate and run test on the substance which turned out… Read More
(PCM) A Dutch designer by the name of Mark Sturkenboom has created either the most creepy or hopelessly romantic sex toy in existence depending on your view points about death. Sturkenboom has created a “memory box” that contains a phallic shaped sex toy named “21 Grams” that features a special compartment that can hold the… Read More
(PCM) Can we say gruesome? If anyone out there has ever been curious as to what it may feel like to be cremated then the Window of the World Amusement Park in Shenzhen, China has just the answer for you with their attraction called the Samadhi Game. The attraction is being toted as a “death… Read More
(PCM) Two workers from Bumble Bee Foods are being charged in the 2012 death of a co-worker, 62-year old Jose Melena, who was burned to death in a tuna oven. Melena was working inside the large 35-ft long oven at the company’s location in Santa Fe Springs, California when the oven was suddenly filled with… Read More
(PCM) The headline above may sound like some sort of April Fool’s prank, however it is no joke and a Pennsylvania woman is mourning the loss of her beloved husband of 46 years. 74-year old minister Stephen Woytack was kneeling down to place some flowers on the grave of his mother-in-law located in St. Joseph’s… Read More
(PCM) Execution by firing squad is a cause of death that one would have assumed has not been practiced in a good number of years, however there is still an active bill in the state of Utah that permits this particular style of execution. The state of Utah previously banned firing squad executions back in… Read More
(PCM) A devout Christian family was discovered to be living with the corpse of the family patriarch in hopes that he would eventually be resurrected from the dead. 50 year old Kaling Wald plead guilty to keeping her husbands decomposing corpse in a bedroom and from refraining to tell police or the coroner that her… Read More
(PCM) A 91-year old Polish woman by the name of Janina Kolkiewicz was declared dead on November 6th and transported to the local morgue. Only it seems that Kolkiewicz was not quite dead because she awakened in the morgue’s freezer about a 11 hours later. Kolkiewicz was confirmed dead by a family doctor who claims… Read More
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