July 26, 1984 Wisconsin, United States Notorious murderer and body snatcher Ed Gein dies at the age of 77 from respiratory and heart failure Gein confessed to the murders of two women as well as the grizzly hobby of turning the bones and skin of the deceased into macabre souvenirs. Some of these trophies included:…
Man dies approximately 27 hours after biting into firecracker he thought was a candy
July 5, 1912 Appleton, Wisconsin A man dies after biting into a firecracker, believing it to be a piece of candy On July 3, Andrew Hoffman (52) had a pocket full of candies and torpedos (a type of fuseless firecracker that explodes on impact). At the time, most torpedos were spherical and approximately the size…
The Slender Man stabbing attack
May 31, 2014 Waukesha, Wisconsin Two 12-year-old girls allegedly stab a classmate to impress the fictional figure Slender Man Slender Man (alternative spelled as Slenderman) was created in 2009 as part of a paranormal photoshop challenge by Eric Knudsen. He is depicted as very tall and incredibly slender, with no facial features or hair, wearing…
Several shot during protests at iron mill (1886)
May 5, 1886 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Laborers demanding an eight-hour workday join in protest at the Milwaukee Iron Company rolling mill Four days earlier, approximately 12,000 laborers joined in protest at the rolling mill; the total in attendance swelled a few thousand more by the climax of the protest, including children. The goal of the protest…
Father beats twin infants to death
April 13, 2008 Baraboo, Wisconsin David Yates kills his 5-week-old infant twins Yates, who was suffering from anxiety, had allegedly taken medication which boosted his serotonin levels. If such levels are too high, a person can experience serotonin syndrome, which was reportedly the reason behind the twins' murders. Symptoms of moderate serotonin intoxication can include…
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