All dogs bark, who would ever think that there was something nefarious behind their cute little faces? 

David Berkowitz, that’s who! He murdered six people and wounded seven others with a gun in New York City in 1977, and it all stemmed from a barking black lab who David believed was the literal Devil. 

Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the most rotten one of all? 

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I first heard about Madame LaLaurie from American Horror Story Coven, my favorite season. Played by Kathy Bates, she gave the character depth and eventually some humanity. There was even a point when I felt sympathy for the character.

The real Delphine deserves no sympathy, though! After researching her for this lesson, I learned that she really was a heartless monster.

It’s no wonder people claimed that she was a demon.

I wanted to learn what was real and what was made up about her crimes, and I’m sad to say most of what you’ve heard was true.

So, let’s see if we can dust off her history and find out how anyone could have been so rotten.

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Today’s lesson is about a man you’ve probably never heard of. He is yet another failed dictator who committed countless crimes against humanity and died before he could face judgment, Slobodan Milosevic, The Butcher of the Balkans.

He was the former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, along with other leaders, started a deadly war that I hadn’t even heard of but was a living nightmare for those unfortunate enough to live there.

Genocide, forcible deportation, murder, racial and religious persecution, inhumane acts, imprisonment, torture and extermination. The list of crimes is almost unending, and today, we shall see what we can learn from such a festering, rotten man and turn the evil he spewed into the world into something beneficial to us all.

Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the most rotten one of all?

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We have covered devils, monsters, kings, queens, and even a witch or two. But one thing we haven’t learned about is an angel…an Angel of Death, that is.

That was the nickname of one of the cruelest doctors in all of history, Josef Mengele, the SS member who was like something out of a nightmare.

Unfortunately, he was a flesh and blood man. In more ways than one!

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We all have egos, but the ego of a true king is unparalleled. It can be dangerous, reckless, and often deadly. This is especially true if you were one of his wives.

King Henry VIII was a terrible king who used manipulation, intimidation, and England's money to nearly bankrupt his kingdom. Along the way, he killed thousands of people, including two of his wives.

Let's take a closer look at his history and learn about the life of this rotten man.

Magic Mirror on the wall, who it the most rotten one of all?

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Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary!

The story of Bloody Mary has become a popular legend. She is often depicted as a vengeful spirit named Mary who haunts people who say her name three times while looking into a mirror.

Queen Mary I was the first ruling Queen of England. She was a devout Catholic and wanted to restore Catholicism in England, which had become Protestant under her father, King Henry VIII.

She was determined to achieve this goal by any means necessary, including burning Protestants at the stake if they refused to convert to her faith.

This earned her the nickname "Bloody Mary.”

Let's look at the life legend of Bloody Mary and uncover the secrets she keeps in her mirror.

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I absolutely love planning and organizing events. I take great pride in being able to control every aspect of the process and bring my vision to life. I am a stickler for efficiency and always aim to find the most effective way to execute my plans. I leave no stone unturned and always have backup plans in place, just in case something unexpected happens.

It never occurred to me that there was a dark side to planning, and our lesson today is about a man named Adolf Eichmann, who helped Hitler streamline the Holocaust by making concentration camps more efficient killing machines.

Let’s learn how an innocent child could grow into one of the deadliest planners in history.

Magic Mirror on the wall, who is the most rotten one of all?

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Timothy McVeigh, the topic for our lesson today was what my biggest fear for my adult life would be: a man who grew up in a rural town, with his grandma as one of his only friends, who turned into a horribly rotten man and eventually hurt a lot of innocent people.

He is responsible for the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history, and today, we will learn all about his life, find out what inspired him, and hopefully, learn something from him that we can use to better the world. Let’s go!

Magic mirror on the wall, who is the most rotten one of all?

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Our lesson today is about a spoiled bully brat of a boy who grew to become the dictator of Cuba and was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of his people. 

He may have wanted the best for his people, but he went about getting it in every wrong way imaginable. 

So, let's refer to my mirror and learn all about the life of Fidel Castro—our Rotten Man of the Week. 

Magic mirror on the wall, who is the most rotten one of all? 

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In this lesson, we will delve into the life of a man who held some troubling beliefs about women.

As we peel back the layers of his story, we'll uncover some shocking truths about his treatment of his family.

Despite his artistic brilliance, his loved ones were seen as nothing more than suffering muses who existed solely to inspire his creative masterpieces.

Get ready to discover the rotten side of a celebrated artist, Pablo Picasso.

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