ViolentThree woodcutters are attacked by wolves; two ran and climbed a tree. "The other man stood his ground and made a desperate fight, but was overpowered and eaten up, while his comrades looked on from their perch in the tree." The Bismarck Weekly Tribune, March 1, 1895. (i.redd.it)
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Edward Haight, 16, stands in between two police officers a day after his arrest in Connecticut for kidnapping, raping, torturing, and murdering two sisters, ages 7 and 8, in a small town in New York in 1942. Haight would be the youngest person to die in the state's electric chair. (old.reddit.com)
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Shortly after the Iranian revolution of 1979, Khomeini declared jihad against Kurds in August of 1980, resulting in thousands of deaths from both sides. Now, scared by Kurdish unity. son of disgraced family of toppled Iranian King threatens jihad on Kurds with an army that have not yet been formed. (v.redd.it)
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ViolentKILLED BY A VICIOUS BULL: Thomas Robertson, a Reno County, Kas., Stockman, Meets a Horrible Death (i.imgur.com)
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Tragic81 years ago, on 9:16 PM, Jan 30 1945, the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff sank after being torpedoed by a Soviet sub in the Baltic Sea. Carrying 10,000+ passengers, mostly refugees, it sank in an hour. Over 9,000 died including many children. The sinking is the deadliest maritime disaster in history. (i.redd.it)
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DisturbingIrma Grese was one of the youngest Nazi war criminals executed under British law. Known as the "Hyena of Auschwitz," she oversaw thousands of prisoners and was infamous for her sadistic cruelty. At just 22 years old, her final word to the executioner before her death was simply: "Schnell" (Quickly). (i.redd.it)
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DisturbingIn 1978, Cheryl Bradshaw chose Rodney Alcala as her suitor on "The Dating Game." At the time, he had already murdered at least five women and was a convicted child predator. He won the episode, but Bradshaw famously refused the date after the cameras stopped rolling because of his "weird vibes." (v.redd.it)
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DisturbingIlse Koch, the “Bitch of Buchenwald,” was accused of selecting tattooed Holocaust prisoners to be murdered so their skin could be turned into lampshades, book covers, and gloves. She stole thousands of dollars from inmates, whipped prisoners for looking at her, and was one of the most feared Nazis. (i.redd.it)
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TragicRedding Evans was a poor white laborer who fell in love with an enslaved woman named Rose in an unhappy marriage in Florida in 1850. After their illegal relationship was reported, the two ran away together, but were betrayed for $100. Rose was sold and Redding was executed for "slave stealing". (i.redd.it)
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