Horrifying History

We at Horrifying History are proud to present our latest show - History Coles Notes!

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A little while ago, we did a show about fairytales, and how Disney has a talent of retelling these ancient tales that were passed from generation to generation. They take these stories and Disney-fy them for kids. These stories were not made for kids though...they were dark, full of deception and death.

These stories are often more complex than folk lore, and have a lesson for us to learn. Disney makes all the women and their true loves heroes. The women are delicate but strong, and the men are valiant and brave. They somehow make it through insurmountable odds to save the world against evil. They defeat the bad guys, take their thrones, and live happily ever after in castles with their woodland friends. The lessons that the Disney versions tell us are still there, but some have changed from the original version.

So gather around friends...its time for another story.

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Most murders follow a pattern, or have clues. Many times the motive is made clear by what is found at the crime scene. But sometimes cases do not fit into a handy template. Sometimes the reason for the death is not clear. In our day and age though, due to advances in DNA technology there is always a hint to where to start. But this was not always so, and this was the case of a man found in the capital of South Australia in 1948.

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Haiti is located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea. It is east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas, and it has a very interesting history. It was originally inhabited by an indigenous population that migrated from South America before the first Europeans arrived on December 5, 1492 during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus. The island was claimed by Spain, who ceded to France in 1687.

During the French Revolution of 1789 to 1799, slaves and free people of colour launched the Haitian Revolution which changed the countries trajectory forever. After years of conflict, France was defeated and Haiti declared their sovereignty on January 1, 1804 becoming the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean. It was the second republic in the Americas, was the first country to abolish slavery, and the only state in history established by a successful slave revolt.

With all this dramatic history it would make for many dark and haunting tales.

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I remember one day my mom brought up that she was thinking of donating her body to science when she dies. She said to me that she wasn’t going to use it anyway, so why not? Why not help someone? I told her that I would support whatever she chooses, and ultimately she told me that she decided to be an organ donor and not donate her whole body to science.

People who decide to donate their organs to others are heroes. People who decide to donate their bodies to science are helping people learn and help with studies that save lives. But sometimes when people decide to do this selfless act, it doesn’t work out like they planned.

Now it's time for a bit of heads up, today we will be talking about human remains. Listener discretion is advised.

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Today, I am presenting an episode that I wanted to put out to all of you since the very beginning of this podcast. The thing is…I avoided it until now. The reason is that the subject matter is a sensitive one, and close to my heart. I honestly started to try to develop this episode multiple times over the past year, and walked away since it affected me so deeply. But I feel that it is vitally important to speak out about our subject matter today…child abuse.

Child abuse is physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and/or neglect. It can include both physical and mental injuries that last a lifetime. It involves an abuse of power and a breach of trust, and even one event no matter how small can destroy lives. But the stories that you are going to hear today are not small. They are in fact some of the worst case scenarios, and I feel that it is important that they are remembered. It is important that these children are remembered.

Today we will be talking about abuse so severe that it resulted in what is called a feral child. A feral child is a human child who has lived isolated away from other human contact from a very young age. They have little to no experience with human care, behaviours, or even language. These children at times were victims of severe abuse, or trauma before running away or being abandoned. They are sometimes are the subjects of folklore or legend, and are often portrayed as having been raised by animals.

So if you haven’t guessed it by now…we are going to be talking about some dark stuff today…listener discretion is advised.

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Every year, thousands of people are suddenly thrown into a state of limbo when a loved one goes missing. These people never get to move on until the find out what happened to the ones they love, but sometimes they never do get the closure that they direly need.

Today, the cases we are going to speak about happened a some time ago. Their loved ones may also be gone, but perhaps someone out there may have the one piece of information needed to learn what really happened.

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About 61 years ago, something happened in the Ural Mountains that has resulted in a conspiracy theory that just wont go away. A band of skiers trekked through this mountains stashing food, and extra skis in a valley to pick up on their way back from their trip. Later that same night, these nine experienced skiers and hikers burst out of their tents half dressed fleeing into the night and into a blizzard.

They were later found dead - some with their bones broken, and one was even missing her tongue. For decades, few people beyond the victims family and friends were even aware that this happened. It was only after a retired official’s account of what he saw came out to the public in 1990 that the world’s curiosity was peaked.

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A lonely hearts killer, which is otherwise known as a want-ad killer, is someone who finds their victims historically through classified or personal ads, or match making organizations. With the evolution of the internet, this has evolved to include dating apps, and looking for love chat rooms.

The motivation of these type of killers vary with some planning to rob their victims, or some wanting to satisfy a pathological impulsive. But some on the other hand, are serial killers who use this method to target their victims.

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