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
Category: Deaths
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 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 execution of Jean Calas
Two years after his brutal torture and execution for the murder of his son, a French merchant was found to be innocent
Alferd Packer – The Colorado Cannibal
How one failed mountain guide and prospector achieved enduring infamy on the 19th century American frontier
The Great Molasses Flood
A ruptured tank released an eight foot wave of molasses, crushing buildings and vehicles and resulting in the death of 21 people
The 2008 K2 Disaster
While more climbers have died on Mount Everest (305 at the time of writing) than any of 13 other ‘eight … More
Alone on the Mountain: The Death of David Sharp
Climbing alone, a British mountaineer became stricken in the ‘death zone’ on Everest. Despite more than 40 climbers passing him, no attempt was made to rescue him
The Abbeystead Disaster
During an organised visit to a pumping facility for villagers concerned with flooding, a huge explosion destroyed the facility
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