Mari Lopez was half of a mildly successful YouTube duo, who used the platform to tout her beliefs. Her biggest claim? That veganism cured her cancer.

Lopez and her niece Liz Johnson’s YouTube channel, “Liz and Mari”, produced videos stating that a vegan lifestyle and faith in God were curing Lopez’s stage four breast cancer. The pair posted content that detailed Lopez’s decision to adopt a vegan lifestyle — in lieu of traditional medicine. In one video, Lopez said that her doctors had recommended treatment, but she felt that she had a better grasp on things through her lifestyle choices.

Lopez underwent a 90-day juice cleanse, which she said healed her — even though it gave her flu-like symptoms. In the video where she shares the recipe with followers, she points to her juicer and says, “I recovered from cancer with this machine”.

She stirred up further controversy in another video, claiming that on top of curing her cancer, her vegan diet and faith in God turned her from gay to straight.

As far as unusual deaths by a natural forces go, this one could probably have been avoided.

Bobby Leach was a well-known Niagara Falls daredevil who had gone over the falls in specially-designed barrels several times throughout his life.

While it always seemed likely that Bobby would die during one of his stunts, his life ended rather anticlimactically after he slipped on a piece of fruit while doing a promotional tour in New Zealand. His leg was so badly broken that he developed gangrene and required amputation to prevent it from spreading. Despite the procedure, however, Bobby died two months later.

Dachshunds aren’t exactly known for their aggression, but in May 2018, a pack of them attacked and killed a 52-year-old woman.

Tracy Garcia suffered one of the most unusual deaths in history, and she hadn’t even done anything to provoke those little dogs. She was simply standing outside of her home in Ardmore, Okla. when the seven small dogs pounced.

Six of the dogs were reportedly dachshund/terrier mixes, and one was said to be a border collie mix. All of them were under 40 pounds, with legs shorter in length than an adult’s hand.

Egidius Schiffer was a German serial killer in prison for murder when he was found dead in his cell in July of 2018. The cause of death? Accidental electrocution during a solo sex act.

When you understand Schiffer’s motive for his murders, his cause of death makes a lot more sense.

Nicknamed the Aachen Strangler, Schiffer murdered five female hitchhikers between 1983 and 1990. He abducted, tied up, and raped his victims. Then he strangled them to death.

He was arrested for his crimes in 2007, and sentenced to life in prison in 2008. Schiffer originally confessed to his crimes and claimed to be a sadomasochist — someone who receives sexual gratification from the infliction of pain or humiliation on another person or himself. He was actually excited by the idea of being locked up in prison.

As far as unusual deaths for politicans go, Hans Steininger should be at the top, if not number one.

He was a popular mayor of the small town of Braunau am Inn, Austria back in 1567. However, he is remembered for something completely different: his impressive facial hair. Unfortunately, the very thing he was most famous for would also be what killed him.

His beard stretched four and a half feet long. It hung from his chin down to his toes in a single tendril that had a forked tip. Most of the time, Steininger kept his beard tucked in his pocket so it didn’t get in the way. Usually, it worked — until one autumn night when a fire broke loose in his town.

The charred and cremated remains of Mary Reeser found in her relatively untouched apartment makes her story one of the most unusual deaths of all time.

Known as the Cinder Woman, Reeser was a 67-year-old widow living in St. Petersburg, Florida at the time of her death.

Reeser’s landlady, Pansy Carpenter, discovered her body on July 2, 1951. She was attempting to deliver a telegram, but Reeser never answered the door. Carpenter found the doorknob to be hot and alerted authorities.

Marco Siffredi was a mountaineer and avid snowboarder who lived for adventure. Unfortunately, his daredevil spirit would lead to one of the most unusual deaths.

It was a clear and sunny day in September 2002. Siffredi was standing on top of the world — 29,000 feet above sea level at the summit of Mount Everest. Most people could only dream of completing such a task, as almost 300 people have died while attempting to do the same thing. For Siffredi, reaching the top was only step one. His ultimate goal was to descend the gully on the north face, known as the Hornbein Couloir, by snowboard.

Siffredi had previously attempted this goal in May 2001. However, he came up just shy when unfavorable snow conditions on the couloir forced his snowboard onto a different route. Not settling for second best, Siffredi was now back again to conquer the deadly Hornbein Couloir.

The snow that greeted Siffredi and his Sherpa companions was thick and deep. Nevertheless, they plowed through chest-deep snow for over 12 hours to reach the summit.

Unusual deaths of this nature are reminiscent of something out of The X-Files. They called Gloria Ramirez the “Toxic Lady” as nearly every person who operated on her in the final moments of her life become uncontrollably ill – and to this day, nobody knows why.

On Feb. 19, 1994, Ramirez’s family rushed her to the hospital. Doctors discovered that her heartbeat was way too fast. Her blood pressure had also dropped dangerously low and she was unable to answer questions coherently.

Gloria Ramirez was only 31-years-old, but the doctors had expected her. She had cervical cancer, and though these weren’t the usual symptoms, they were willing to attribute whatever illnesses she came down with to her disease. So doctors focused on simply keeping her alive.

The mystery behind what happened to nine college students in the remote Ural Mountains is one of the most unusual deaths of the 20th century.

On Jan. 31, 1959, Igor Alekseyevich Dyatlov led eight of his classmates from Ural State Technical University on a hiking trek. They traveled up the Otorten mountain, located in the Soviet Union’s Northern Urals. All nine of the students were experienced skiers and hikers. Nevertheless, they would never be seen alive again.

Their bodies were eventually recovered — along with their cameras and diaries. Investigators have used these tools to piece together this bizarre and puzzling case.

On the first day of February, the team began to make their way through the pass that led to Otorten mountain. The weather took a turn. A snowstorm blew them off course and pushed them west onto the slope of a nearby mountain. Its name is Kholat Syakhl, which supposedly means “mountain of the dead”.

For three seasons (1969-71), John Brisker ruled the ABA. He averaged 26.1 pts per game, which is crazy good, but more importantly, he led the league in fights and his intimidation factor was off the charts. In an outlaw league filled with castoffs and misfits, John Brisker topped them all. Executives placated him, coaches hated him, opposing players feared him, and even his own teammates refused to guard him during practice — all of which was perfectly fine with John Brisker.

Brisker’s temper showed his dark side, but he was also highly intelligent. He was proud of his African heritage and studied African culture by reading and researching the subject whenever he could. He began to wear a dashiki (a loose, brightly colored African shirt or tunic) as a way of exhibiting his African pride. Although readily accepted today, at the time, it made Brisker a target of inquiry. Some within the establishment pegged him as a black militant.