Birthdays: Tony Shaloub, Michael Paré, Guillermo del Toro, Spencer Grammer, Tyler James Williams, Jodelle Ferland Movie releases: Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
Fictional History: Hellboy
October 9, 1944 Scotland Nazis attempt to open a portal to release the 7 Gods of Chaos. Though the portal was not open enough to release the gods, a child crosses through. He is adopted by US soldiers and a paranormal researcher, and given the name Hellboy.
Rhoda Derry and the mistreatment & misunderstanding of the mentally ill
October 9, 1906 Bartonville, Illinois Rhoda "Rhody" Derry, a patient in an asylum, dies Derry's age at death varies from source to source, listed between 68 to 72. She had been a "robust young woman" until she was 23 when her mental condition deteriorated rapidly, either by "some hereditary taint in her blood some remote…
FLW: The Rock, Independence Day, and Jesus
Famous Last Words Aileen Wuornos Bradford County, Florida October 9, 2002 I'd just like to say I'm sailing with the Rock and I'll be back like "Independence Day" with Jesus, June 6, like the movie, big mother ship and all. I'll be back. Wuornos' troubled life began as soon as it started: she never knew…