17 h. ago Lawyer's horror skyscraper death while testing very risky window theory

The popular lawyer’s death has been immortalised on TV shows such as MythBusters and 1000 Ways to Die, but the true story behind this legend is even stranger than fiction

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20 h. ago Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home

Authorities say a Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death in 2014 to please the horror character Slender Man has been found in Illinois after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home

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21 h. ago Horror death as man gets run over by pet dog in freak accident

A pet Boxer dog killed a man in a freak accident after being let loose inside of a vehicle

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31 h. ago US woman behind Slender Man stabbing is missing after leaving group home

Morgan Geyser of Wisconsin cut off her electronic monitoring device and was last seen with an acquaintanceA Wisconsin woman who admitted to stabbing a classmate nearly to death in 2014 to please the online horror character Slender Man is missing after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities said on Sunday.Madison police issued an alert on Sunday for Morgan Geyser, now 23, saying she was last seen around 8pm on Saturday with an adult acquaintance. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Horror as gran, 64, brutally mauled to death by deer she rescued and cared for

Jodi Prodger had spent over a decade helping to look after deer, but her generosity came back to bite her after one of the animals she cared for repaid her by killing her

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3 d. ago Shootings of people who mistakenly go the wrong house test limits of stand your ground laws

The fatal shooting in early November of a house cleaner who mistakenly went to the wrong address in Indiana feels hauntingly familiar

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3 d. ago Student's horror death at pancake eating contest after dad killed in 9/11 terror attack

Caitlin Nelson, 20, died after a charity pancake-eating contest, leaving her family struck by a second devastating loss

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3 d. ago Horror as 'much loved' father is 'stabbed to death by burglar'

Anthony Priestley, 53, was found with serious injuries at a Aldrich Avenue in Coventry and despite the best efforts of the emergency responders, he could not be saved and died at the scene.

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4 d. ago Media mogul's horror kidnap and death after being buried alive in a box

In 1987, a media heir was buried in a plywood box before he suffocated and died when his kidnappers failed to make contact with his wealthy family for a $1m ransom

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4 d. ago Dad's horror death after being buried alive in tiny wooden box in woods

Stephen Small was a media mogul and the grandson of Len Small, who served as the governor of Illinois between 1921 and 1929 - but his life was cut tragically short after a kidnapping plot

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5 d. ago Little boy, 7, predicted his own horror death but nothing was done to save him

A brave young boy tried to sound the alarm when his mother tried to kill him multiple times, but all the signs were ignored before it was too late. He even made a devastating prediction to his grandmother before he was murdered

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5 d. ago Animal trainer's horror death after circus elephant escaped and went on rampage

Tyke was being forced to perform with Circus International at the Neal Blaisdell Centre in Honolulu, Hawaii, when the tragedy unfolded - with police eventually left to chase her through the streets

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5 d. ago Wolf expert torn to pieces by pack she was caring for after making fatal mistake

Patricia Wyman was working at the Haliburton Forest Wolf Centre Sanctuary in Canada, and was tasked with monitoring and feeding the pack of North American grey wolves

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5 d. ago Bear expert's horror final act before he was mauled to death by beast

Vitaly Nikolayenko was one of Russia's most experienced bear experts and spent decades living among the animals

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5 d. ago Zoo worker's horror death after making fatal mistake while feeding pack of wolves

Patricia Wyman, 24, was mauled to death by a pack of wild wolves just days after she started her dream job

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6 d. ago Politician's horror death after his home was invaded by huge swarm of monkeys

Surinder Singh Bajwa, a deputy mayor in New Delhi, India was rushed to hospital with devastating head injuries after trying to fight the marauding horde off during the attack

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6 d. ago Horror death of politician as he was ripped apart by monkeys in his home

Surinder Singh Bajwa was deputy mayor of New Delhi, a city home to thousands of rhesus macaques who frequently swarm homes, temples and rooftops

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7 d. ago Horror as young father plunges to his death on North Sea oil rig after 'falling from crane'

Lee Hulse, 32, from Torry in Aberdeen, Scotland reportedly fell from a crane on the Valaris 121 jackup drilling rig in the early hours of Friday morning.

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7 d. ago North Sea oil rig horror as young dad 'plunges to his death from crane'

Lee Hulse, 32, died on Friday while working on the Valaris 121 oil platform, off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland

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7 d. ago Horror death of Hollywood icon killed by his own bull during a family picnic

John Pickard was one of the greatest character actors of his era, starring in True Grit (1969) alongside John Wayne

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