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During the early days of Stalin, Vasili Komaroff was a horse-trader known as "The Wolf of Moscow". Vasili mainly killed for money. His first victim was uncovered in 1921. Twenty-one victims in all were found either strangled, bound, doubled-over and dumped in vacant lots around the Shabolovki District. Authorities linked the killings to the horse-trading market in Moscow that happened every Wednesday and Friday. Authorities soon discovered, anyone whom left with Vasili to see his horses were nev
- Serial Killer: Vasili Komaroff (The Wolf of Moscow)
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Vasiliy Kulik was born in Irkutsk Oblast, Soviet Union to an aristocratic family. His father was a doctor of Biological Sciencesand writer, his mother a school-headmistress. A few years later, Kulik left home and began work as a medic in the Irkutsk Emergency Station. He married and had three sons. After his arrest, the police interviewed the Kulik family. His mother told the police that her son had grown weak and had developed a limp. She said that her son had tortured animals as a child, and t
- Serial Killer: Vasiliy Kulik
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Velma Bullard, later Velma Barfield, was born on October 29th, 1932 to a poor family in South Carolina. Her life of crime began early, when, after starting to attend school at age seven, she noted the financial differences between her and her classmates. She began stealing pocket money from her father to afford small luxuries while gone at school, and soon after, progressed to stealing $80 dollars from an old neighbor. Her father found out and beat her, and that was the last time during her chil
- Serial Killer: Velma Barfield
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Vladimir Mirgorod was born in 1979 in Moscow, Russia. In 2005-2010 he was in prison for a robbery & rape. Mirgorod was rearrested after investigators checked his fingerprints and discovered they were identical to those that were left at the crime scenes of 4 murders. From 2002 to 2004, Mirgorod strangled 15 women and one teenage boy to death. Several of the victims had been raped. He had been imprisoned from January 2005 to July 2010 for the rape and robbery of a woman. He was later rearrest
- Serial Killer: Vladimir Mirgorod
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Wáng Qiáng was a serial killer from Budayuan Town, Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning, China and one of the most notorious murderers and rapists in Chinese history. Wang grew up in the small village of Kaiyuan, Liaoning city. His father was abusive, addicted to drinking and gambling, and denied Wang the chance to enter school. Wang committed his first murder on Jan 22, 1995. He was finally arrested on July 14, 2003. Official records show he was convicted of 45 murders and 10 rapes. Some
- Serial Killer: Wang Qiang
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On July 21, 1979, a 14-year-old boy disappeared. Four days later, another teen went missing. Both, it was soon learned, had been killed. It was the beginning of a shocking series of murders—some 29 in all—that would take place over the next 22 months in Atlanta. The victims were all young African-Americans, and as the death toll mounted, so did fear and tension across the city. The FBI’s involvement in the case began on June 22, 1980 following the abduction of a 7-year-old girl. The Atlanta Poli
- Serial Killer: Wayne Williams
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On the night of February 22, 1996, William George Bonin requested two pepperoni and sausage pizzas, three pints of coffee ice cream and three six-packs of Coke for dinner. He watched “Jeopardy” while he ate. Hours later, he put on a new pair of denim pants and a blue work shirt and was led to the execution chamber at San Quentin Prison. At 12:13 a.m. on February 23, 1996, Bonin was pronounced dead, the first inmate executed by lethal injection in the state of California. Bonin, known as the “
- Serial Killer: William Bonin (Freeway Killer)
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William Lester Suff, also known as the Riverside Prostitute Killer, and the Lake Elsinore Killer, is an American serial killer. Between 1986 and 1992, he murdered at least twelve prostitutes in Riverside, California. In 1995, a jury found that the unassuming-looking middle-aged man had picked up street walkers in his van, then strangled or knifed them, and proceeded to do unsettling things with their corpses. His conviction appeared to bring to a close a six year-long manhunt for the so-called “
- Serial Killer: William Suff (Riverside Prostitute Killer )
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Yang Xinhai who is also known as the "Monster Killer" was killed on February 14, 2004 by a single bullet to the back of his head. He raped 23 women and murdered a total of 67 men, women and children from 1999 - 2003. Yang killed his victims between four Chinese provinces with axes, hammers and shovels during his 4 year killing spree. Yang Xinhai was born into poverty and grew up being a reserved child, but later on in life he became a well known serial killer. Yang had a lot of trouble with t
- Serial Killer: Yang Xinhai (Monster Killer)
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Yavuz Yapıcıoğlu is a Turkish serial killer and arsonist. Nicknamed "The Screwdriver Killer", he is considered the killer with the greatest number of victims in Turkey. He murdered at least eighteen people between the period of 1994-2002 and assaulted many more. Even though criminal records tell us that he murdered eighteen people, his family and eye witnesses claimed he murdered between forty three to fifty people . What is more, his brother claims that Yapicioglu is not only a serial killer, b
- Serial Killer: Yavuz Yapıcıoğlu (The Screwdriver Killer)
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Yoo Young-chul was born in 1970, in South Korea. His parents separated quickly soon after his birth and Yoo was raised along with his siblings by his grandmother for a few years until they moved in with their father in the Mapo district of Seoul. Yoo's parents were blue collar workers who often had money problems. This poverty was one of the reasons he was made fun of in class, which planted in him a resentment towards the wealthy. It was in school where he also found an interest in the arts. He
- Serial Killer: Yoo Young-chul
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He was born in 1927 to a lower-class family. His father went through five marriages in which four children were born - three brothers and a sister - all of whom were later charged along with Zdzisław for criminal conspiracy, robbery and obstructing justice. He committed all of his killings in the following areas: in the neighbourhoods of Czeladź, Będzin, and adjoining towns in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie and Upper Silesia. The murders started in 1964 and continued, with occasional breaks, until late 197
- Serial Killer: Zdzisław Marchwicki (Zaglebie Vampire)
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Bill Cosby’s star has officially been tarnished. Following weeks of reputation-damaging allegations of sexual abuse against the comedian, an unknown vandal has defaced Bill Cosby's Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Cosby's famous sidewalk placard, which sits on the 6900 block of Hollywood Boulevard and was given to him in 1977, was the victim of some graffiti. Someone took a blue pen to the star and wrote "Rapist" three times on it. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has responded to the vandalism,
- Someone Vandalized Bill Cosby’s Star
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Glau - widely known and praised for her roles in ‘The Sarah Connor Chronicles,’ ‘Firefly’ and ‘Dollhouse’ - will portray Isabel Rochev, the stunning, yet dangerous Vice President of Acquisitions for Stellmoor International, a company looking to take over Queen Consolidation. It looks like Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) and his family are going to have another villain to battle. No surprise there! Isabel is a direct adversary to Ollie, and you might recall seeing her name pop up on Robert Queen’s
- The CW’s popular hit series ‘Arrow’ has targeted the “geek goddess” (Summer Glau) for the highly-anticipated second season.
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The Grammys tried something new this year, announcing the nominees in a series of tweets Friday morning. Later that night, the Album of the Year nominations was announced on the special, "A Very Grammy Christmas." Here are the Nominees: Album of the year: Beck, Morning Phase Beyoncé, Beyoncé Ed Sheeran, X Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour Pharrell Williams, Girl Best country album: Dierks Bentley, Riser Eric Church, The Outsiders Brandy Clark, 12 Stories Miranda Lambert, Platinum
- Taylor Swift Helps Lead The Grammy Nominations
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The Blacklist is an American crime drama television series. Raymond "Red" Reddington, played by James Spader, a former U.S Navy officer turned high-profile criminal, who had eluded capture for decades, voluntarily surrenders to the FBI, offering to cooperate on capturing a list of criminals who are virtually impossible to catch. It remains one of its networks top shows and has been renewed for a third season. Get Your Very Own Self Defense Keychain: just click here
- The Blacklist Gets A Third Season
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With the debate over Daryl Dixon's sexuality finally over, The Walking Dead has yet to introduce an openly gay male character to its cast. But during a recent episode of Talking Dead, Robert Kirkman, who created The Walking Dead comics and serves as an executive producer on the TV series, revealed that a prominent gay male character from the source material will make an appearance on the show in the second half of Season 5. I think we found him. Actor Ross Marquand has joined the zombie drama as
- The Walking Dead Casts Openly Gay Character
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Gone Girl’s Kim Dickens has been cast as the female lead in the Walking Dead spin-off. Dickens will play a guidance counselor who is dating a divorced teacher at the school where she works, played by The Missing's Cliff Curtis. Though she might look like the girl next door, Dickens' character has a darkness to her and a troubled past that will come back to haunt her. Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam Carey also star in the pilot as Dickens' two children from a previous marriage. In addition to Gon
- The Walking Dead Spin-Off Has A Leading Lady
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Eldest son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson is going public with a very private issue. Chet Hanks who goes by the stage name of Chet Haze has a cocaine addiction, has entered rehab and is 50 days sober. He has released a very emotional video on Instagram about his struggle’ "I've been struggling with substance abuse since I was 16 years old. Finally at the age of 24 I decided to get some help. With 50 days of sobriety under my belt, I can honestly say I'm the happiest I've ever been," he writes. "I
- Tom Hanks Son Has A Cocaine Addiction
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Angelea Preston, who competed on Cycle 14 of the reality show before returning and winning Cycle 17, has filed a lawsuit against Tyra Banks. Preston alleges in her suit that she never received her grand prize because she was disqualified for previously having been an escort. She is suing for breach of oral agreement, breach of written contract, as well as intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress, the latter because she claims the show withheld m
- Tyra Banks Being Sued By Top Model
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Albert Dekker was an American character actor and politician best known for his roles in Dr. Cyclops, And was a fan of autoeroticism, was found hanging from a shower curtain rod wearing delicate ladies’ silk lingerie. He had dirty hypodermic needles stuck in each arm, a hangman’s noose around his neck, a scarf over his eyes, and a rubber-ball bit in his mouth, its metal chains tied firmly behind his head. The corpse was trussed in leather belts fastened around his body like a halter, the end of
- Weird Celebrity Death: Albert Dekker
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Amelia Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author who disappeared with no trace while flying over the Atlantic in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe. She flew a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10 Electra airplane and prior to that was also the first woman to solo fly the Atlantic ocean. She disappeared July 2, 1937, at the age of 39. Be Your Own Boss-Learn How To Sell New & Used Items On Amazon & Ebay: just click here
- Weird Celebrity Death: Amelia Earhart
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Amy Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter best known for her deep vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, and reggae, jazz and even rhythm and blues. Although few were shocked when, she was found dead in her London home, and even though Winehouse was ultimately found with a high quantity of alcohol in her system, her family initially theorized that she died because she’d given up alcohol too quickly, ignoring her doctor’s advice to get off the booze gradually. She
- Weird Celebrity Death: Amy Winehouse
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Andy Kaufman was a popular and eccentric American entertainer, actor, and performance artist. He was also a brilliant comedian and noted trickster, he enacted enough odd shenanigans that there are still a lot of people who believe that his death was yet another prank. He was obsessed in faking his own death, according to his close friends. His death certificate, however, is on file at the LA Department of Health. He died May 6, 1984. Be Your Own Boss-Learn How To Sell New & Used Items On
- Weird Celebrity Death: Andy Kaufman
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Anna Nicole Smith was an American model, actress, and television personality was found in her hotel room unconscious and unresponsive. She died shortly thereafter, a victim of a lethal overdose of prescription tranquilizers. Almost six months to the day after her son Daniel’s death from an accidental overdose. She died Febuary 8, 2007 at the age of 39. Be Your Own Boss-Learn How To Sell New & Used Items On Amazon & Ebay: just click here
- Weird Celebrity Death: Anna Nicole Smith
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Bob Crane was an American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey. Best-known as the star of the long-running TV series, Hogan’s Heroes, he had a decidedly kinky side. Having access to early versions of handheld videotape cameras, he recorded hundreds of sexual encounters with a bevy of women. The fun and games came to a grisly end on when he was found savagely beaten to death in an Arizona hotel room. Suspicion immediately fell on his sex filming cameraman, a friend named John Carpenter (no
- Weird Celebrity Death: Bob Crane
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Bobby Fuller was an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitar player best known for his singles "I Fought the Law" and "Love's Made a Fool of You," He was found dead in a car parked outside his Hollywood home. An autopsy report stated that Fuller's face, chest, and side were covered in hemorrhages likely caused by gasoline vapors and heat. The coroner checked "accident" and "suicide" as causes of death. Those checks, however, were accompanied by question marks, leading some to believe that Fu
- Weird Celebrity Death: Bobby Fuller
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