These 21 Wikipedia pages are so creepy you’ll have to prove you’re an adult to visit them
Have you ever been awake, unable to fall asleep at all, and scrolling down deep internet rabbit holes on Wikipedia? Well, a lot of people do, especially on creepy Wikipedia pages. And here are some that were so scary, folks Reddit I just had to share them:
Warning: This post contains disturbing stories, including mention of deaths.
1.The actor’s death Carole Lombard and a group of army soldiers:
“On January 16, 1942, 33-year-old actress Carole Lombard won a coin toss that decided she and her group would return home from a war bonds tour by plane rather than by train. Her flight ended with her crashing into a mountain outside Las Vegas, killing all 22 on board, including 15 U.S. Army soldiers.
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2.The tragic case of Aeroflot flight 593:
“On March 23, 1994, a commercial airline captain had his children in the cockpit of an Airbus A310 wide-body aircraft during a revenue flight. One of them accidentally hit the autopilot switch. There were no survivors.”
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3.The Disappearance of Brian Shaffer:
“In 2006, an Ohio State University medical student named Brian Shaffer entered a bar with friends. After being recorded on surveillance cameras entering the bar through the only publicly accessible entrance, Shaffer was never seen leaving the bar and has not been seen since still heard. “
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4.The earthquake during a Pink Floyd recording “Shine on you, crazy diamond.”:
“A man was recording a copy of ‘Shine on You Crazy Diamond’ when an earthquake struck. The recording begins to jerk as the shockwave arrives, and then the audio switches to the rumbling of the earthquake and the voices of the frightened people inside the house.”
(You can hear the actual recording Here.)
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5.The “screaming” Mummies of Guanajuato:
“Due to the cholera pandemic, many bodies were buried immediately to contain the spread of the disease. It is believed that in some cases the dying were accidentally buried alive, resulting in horrific facial expressions.”
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6.The Murder of Cara Knott:
“Cara Knott was an American student who disappeared on December 27, 1986. On December 28, her body was recovered from the bottom of a ravine. Her killer, a police officer, was being interviewed while reporting on the murder investigation and the scratches Knott inflicted can be seen on his face.
CBS 8 San Diego / Via youtube.com
“Smile mask syndrome is a psychological disorder in which sufferers develop depression and physical illness due to prolonged, unnatural smiling. It can put a lot of physical strain on the mouth and cause one to be unable to stop smiling, even when annoyed or agitated.”
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8th.The Persian princessa mummy sold on the black market:
“A sarcophagus sold on the black market containing a mummy said to be that of an ancient princess was later discovered to be the body of an unknown woman who was murdered in the 1990s.”
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9.The Disappearance of Jamie Fraley:
“In 2008, suspected serial killer Ricky Simonds was found dead of heat stroke in the trunk of his ex-girlfriend’s car. Investigators believe Simonds was waiting in the trunk to attack and murder his ex-girlfriend when he was locked in the vehicle.”
Investigative Discovery / Via youtube.com
10.The gymnast’s injury Elena Mukhina that left her paralyzed:
“…her first thought as she lay on the floor with her neck badly broken was, ‘Thank God I’m not going to the Olympics.'”
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11.The Assassination of Henryk Siwiak:
“The last person killed in New York on September 11th was Henryk Siwiak, a victim of an unsolved murder who was killed just before midnight. His September 11, 2001 murder is the only one recorded in New York City since the city began doing so.” The deaths from the attacks are not included in official crime statistics.
Inside Edition / Via youtube.com
12.So called Katoprobably the oldest man in Tokyo:
“Sogen Kato was considered the oldest man in Tokyo until July 2010, when his mummified body was found. He died in November 1978 at the age of 79, and his family never announced his death to preserve his longevity.”
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13.Byerswho drank bottles of radium-infused tonic:
“Byers: Wealthy American playboy and amateur athlete who was so thrilled when a radium-laced tonic seemed to cure his chronic pain that he drank 1,400 bottles in two and a half years, also sent cases to girlfriends and dosed his racehorses. Then his bones began to decay…”
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14.The Kids for cash scandal:
“TIL on Kids for Cash Scandal: Two Judges Convicted of Accepting Bribes to Ensure For-Profit Juvenile Detention Centers Are Profitable.”
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15.The practices of Carl Tanzler:
“Carl Tanzler, a radiologist who fell in love with a woman named Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, who was dying of tuberculosis. When she finally died, Tanzler had her body embalmed and taken home, where he performed necrophilia on her body for seven years until it was discovered.
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16.Blanche Monnierwho was secretly held captive by her mother:
“Blanche Monnier was a French socialite who was held captive by her mother for 25 years. When authorities found her, she was lying in a bed full of feces and leftover food. She only weighed 55 pounds. Twelve years after her rescue, she died in a mental asylum without regaining her sanity.
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17.The posthumous beheading of Mata Hari:
“Her head was cut off, embalmed and stored in the Anatomy Museum in Paris.”
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18.The Murder of Helle Craftswhich inspired the film Fargo:
“Richard Crafts murdered his wife and put her through a wood chipper. Before she died, she said to her friends, ‘If something happens to me, don’t think it was an accident.'”
Medical Detectives / Via youtube.com
19.The Balloon Festival ’86 in Cleveland, Ohio:
“Cleveland Balloonfest ’86, with 1.4 million balloons and 2 deaths.”
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20.The Syphilis experiments in Guatemala:
“The Guatemala syphilis experiments were U.S.-directed human experiments conducted in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948. Doctors infected soldiers, prostitutes, prisoners and mental patients with various sexually transmitted diseases without the subjects’ consent. The experiment resulted in 83 deaths.”
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21.Finally the term “End”:
“An endling is the last known individual of a species or subspecies. Once the endling dies, the species becomes extinct.”
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Note: Some answers have been edited for length and/or clarity.