“3, 2, 1… and lift off”. The engines of the Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) fully came alive for take-off. Amidst the applause, the space shuttle suddenly exploded in mid-air, about 73 seconds into its flight. All seven crew members on board were killed. It was 11:39 a.m EST on the 28th day of January, 1986Continue reading “The Challenger 1986 Disaster”
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Tommy Sells: the serial killer with an edge for child rape
Tommy Lynn Sells. Tommy Lynn Sells was a prolific serial killer from Texas who claimed to have killed at least 70 people from 1985 to 1999. In one case, he hit a pregnant woman Elaine Dardeen across the head, This attack caused Elaine to go into labor and deliver her baby girl alive. Sells clubbedContinue reading “Tommy Sells: the serial killer with an edge for child rape”
Ted Bundy: the innocent – looking Nightmare
Ted Bundy. He operated during the 1970s. He would lure young girls into secluded areas kidnap them, then rape and kill them. He also beheaded 12 of his victims and kept their severed heads in his apartment as trophies. Bundy would wear a fake sling or use crutches in order to evoke sympathy from theContinue reading “Ted Bundy: the innocent – looking Nightmare”
Vesna Vulovic: the woman who fell from over 33,000 feet and survived!
Vesna Vulovic. On 26th January 1972, a Serbian plane: JAT Flight 367 crashed due to the explosion of a briefcase bomb which had been placed in its baggage compartment. The plane crashed somewhere in Czechoslovakia. A woman named Vesna Vulovic was actually a flight attendant on the ill-fated plane. Vulovic was the only survivor ofContinue reading “Vesna Vulovic: the woman who fell from over 33,000 feet and survived!”
Lawrence Anini: “Anini the Law”
Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini. Lawrence Anini popularly known as “Anini The Law” was a Nigerian criminal who terrorized Benin City in the 1980s. He was born in the 1960s in a village about 30 kilometers away from Benin City in present day Edo state. He moved to Benin at a young age and learned to driveContinue reading “Lawrence Anini: “Anini the Law””
John Wayne Gacy: Pogo the killer clown
John Wayne Gacy. Also know as ‘Pogo the clown’, John Wayne Gacy was one of the most notorious criminals in American History and one of the most prolific serial killers. He was known for killing young boys by attracting them to his home. He would also dress up as a clown and perform in fundraisingContinue reading “John Wayne Gacy: Pogo the killer clown”
Black Lives Matter/ Breonna Taylor
On 13th March 2020 in Louisville, USA, Breonna Taylor was sleeping in her house with her boyfriend when 3 white police officers broke in. The police officers claimed that they were on a drug raid. Because the officers were not wearing a uniform, Taylor’s boyfriend thought they were armed robbers and he fired a singleContinue reading “Black Lives Matter/ Breonna Taylor”
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