July 25, 2015 Phoenix, Arizona Kenneth Dale Wakefield is found naked and covered in blood after decapitating his wife and their dogs and mutilating himself Wakefield had a history of mental illness; he and his wife Trina Heisch had met while serving 10 year terms in a mental health facility, both for stabbing relatives. He… Continue reading Man kills and decapitates wife, dogs then mutilates himself
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First (and currently only) woman legally executed in Nevada
June 20, 1890 Elko, Nevada Elizabeth Potts becomes the first (and currently the only) woman legally executed in Nevada Elizabeth and her husband Josiah were convicted of the murder of Miles Faucett, a man they owed money. He visited the couple on January 1, 1888 and was never seen alive again. The Potts produced a… Continue reading First (and currently only) woman legally executed in Nevada
Man murders, rapes, cannibalizes classmate (graphic)
June 11, 1981 Paris, France Issei Sagawa (佐川 一政) murders a classmate, rapes her corpse, and cannibalizes parts of her body Sagawa (32) had described himself as short (he was 4’9”), weak, and ugly. He believed if he ate the body of someone beautiful and tall, he would gain these characteristics. To this end, he… Continue reading Man murders, rapes, cannibalizes classmate (graphic)
Roman emperor killed by his citizens after his decisions to keep his family in high standings results in angering the Vandals
May 31, 455 Rome, Italy Emperor Petronius Maximus is assassinated two and a half months after assuming the throne It was speculated that Petronius had a hand in the murder of the previous emperor, Valentinian III. One of those who suspected his involvement in the assassination was his widow, Licinia Eudoxia, whom Petronius married to… Continue reading Roman emperor killed by his citizens after his decisions to keep his family in high standings results in angering the Vandals
Man given the foot and hand of his young daughter, killed as punishment for not fulfilling a rubber quota
May 15, 1904 Baringa, Congo Free State (present day Democratic Republic of the Congo) A man named Nsala looks at the hand and foot of his murdered 5-year-old daughter, killed when Nsala failed to meet his rubber quota An excerpt from Don't Call Me Lady: The Journey of Lady Alice Seeley Harris: He hadn’t made… Continue reading Man given the foot and hand of his young daughter, killed as punishment for not fulfilling a rubber quota
