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Rhode Island's Last Vampire
Victorian★ 9.2

Rhode Island's Last Vampire

In 1892, Rhode Island exhumed a TB victim whose body hadn't decomposed — burned her heart, fed the ashes to her dying brother. Bram Stoker kept the newspaper clippings.

vampirestuberculosisfolkloreNew England
The Cadaver Synod of 897
Medieval★ 9.1

The Cadaver Synod of 897

Pope Stephen VI put his predecessor's nine-month-old corpse on trial in 897, dressed in papal robes and propped on a throne. The body was found guilty.

religionlawdeath
Emperor Norton: America's Only Emperor
Industrial★ 9.1

Emperor Norton: America's Only Emperor

A bankrupt businessman declared himself Emperor of the United States in 1859, and San Francisco honored his decrees for 21 years—even arresting a cop who questioned his sanity.

eccentricityurban legendculture
The Maid Who Sold Her Mistress as Dripping
Victorian★ 9.1

The Maid Who Sold Her Mistress as Dripping

An 1879 Victorian maid murdered her mistress, boiled the body for days, then allegedly sold the rendered fat to neighbors as cooking dripping.

true crimeVictorian murdercriminology
The Salish Sea Human Foot Discoveries
Contemporary★ 9.1

The Salish Sea Human Foot Discoveries

Since 2007, 20+ severed feet washed ashore in Pacific Northwest. Always in shoes. No foul play. Explanation: drowning victims + buoyant modern sneakers + decomposition.

forensicsmysteryocean
The Exploding Whale of Florence
Modern★ 9.1

The Exploding Whale of Florence

Oregon authorities exploded a beached whale with dynamite in 1970. Blubber rained from the sky, crushed a car, and left most of the whale intact.

animalsabsurditydisaster
The Necklace That Toppled a Monarchy: The Diamond Affair of 1785
Enlightenment★ 9.1

The Necklace That Toppled a Monarchy: The Diamond Affair of 1785

A con artist convinced a cardinal that Marie Antoinette wanted to secretly purchase a diamond necklace — then used the scheme to destroy a queen who never knew the necklace existed.

French RevolutionVersaillescon artistryroyal scandal
The Exploding Husband: Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder at Kirk o' Field
Renaissance★ 9.1

The Exploding Husband: Mary Queen of Scots and the Murder at Kirk o' Field

Mary Queen of Scots' second husband was strangled in an orchard after someone bombed his house — and she married the chief suspect three months later.

Scottish royaltymurder mysterypolitical scandalTudor era
Henry VIII's Perfect Murder: The Show Trial That Beheaded a Queen
Renaissance★ 9.1

Henry VIII's Perfect Murder: The Show Trial That Beheaded a Queen

Anne Boleyn was convicted of adultery on dates when palace records prove she was elsewhere — Henry VIII needed her dead, so Cromwell built the case from thin air.

Tudor dynastyshow trialEnglish Reformationroyal execution
The Friday the 13th Massacre: How Philip IV Destroyed the Knights Templar
Medieval★ 9.0

The Friday the 13th Massacre: How Philip IV Destroyed the Knights Templar

King Philip IV arrested the Knights Templar on Friday the 13th, 1307 — tortured their Grand Master into confessing heresy, then burned him alive when he recanted on the scaffold.

medieval historyreligious persecutionsecret societiesconspiracy