When the German inventor of a revolutionary combustion engine went missing, many believed he had been murdered to prevent his invention falling into British hands
Author: Dark Tales
The World’s Most Dangerous Bird
Cassowarys are the only bird species with confirmed fatal attacks on humans
The 2002 Moscow Theatre Crisis
After Chechen separatists took the audience and cast of a Moscow theatre production hostage, Russian authorities used a tranquilizer gas to retake the theatre, with disastrous consequences
The Kappa
Strange, aquatic yokai of Japanese folklore, kappa have long been blamed for the drowning of people and horses
The Nepalese Royal Massacre
In 2001, ten members of the Nepalese Royal family, including the king and queen, were shot dead during a garden party
The Blue Hole
Why have up to 200 divers lost their lives at a popular dive site on the Red Sea?
The Dingo Baby – The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain
In what became one of the most famous cases in Australian legal history, it took 32 years for a court to find that Azaria Chamberlain had been taken by a dingo
The Roc
Enormous eagles from Persian and Arabic folklore, Rocs were said to be big enough to snatch up horses and even elephants
Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
Taken in 1936, the image of the ‘Brown Lady’ has become one of the most famous images reportedly depicting a ghost
The Death of Cindy Parolin
How a brave mother gave her life for that of her son, fighting a cougar, alone, for over an hour
