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On April 1st, 1981, Australian stuntman Jim Bailey tragically lost his life in Hawaii during a daring stunt. He was suspended beneath a single-engine Ballanca aircraft by a strap and belt. The belt broke and Bailey held on for as long as he could before sadly plummeting 500ft. @morbidknowledge

In 2021, Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale, who were both 16 at the time, beat to death their 66-year-old Spanish teacher Nohema Graber. The pair murdered her over a bad grade she gave Miller. This footage shows Miller receiving a life sentence with a minimum 35 years. @morbidknowledge

In 2013, Robert Gleason killed two of his prison inmates and vowed to continue killing if not given the death penalty. He was put to death via the electric chair. His last words were, "Kiss my arse." @morbidknowledge

In 2016, British explorer Lt. Col. Henry Worsley was attempting to complete the first solo, unaided crossing of Antarctica. He walked 913 miles in 69 days and was only 30 miles from his final destination when he radioed for help and was airlifted out. Flown to a hospital in Chile, he would soon pass away from organ failure. This was his last selfie, taken in his tent. @morbidknowledge

In 2014, Cynthia Cdebaca shot her son-in-law Geoward Eustaquio fifteen times. This is her reaction to being informed that he didn’t survive. @morbidknowledge

In December 1963, while spearfishing along Australia's southern coast, Rodney Fox was suddenly dragged underwater. In an instant, he endured a punctured diaphragm, torn lung, pierced scapula, and exposed abdomen, ribcage, spleen, and upper stomach. When rescuers finally retrieved him, they had to leave his wetsuit intact to prevent his organs from spilling out. Following four hours of intricate surgery and the application of 462 stitches, Rodney Fox survived one of the most severe non-fatal Great White Shark attacks in history, living to share his incredible tale. @morbidknowledge

The 911 call made by Nicole Childress the night she found Jeffrey Dahmer’s youngest victim Konerak Sinthasomphone wandering the street bewildered. Police officers responded to the call but Dahmer arrived shortly after the officers and convinced them that Konerak was his drunk lover. The officers left and Dahmer took Konerak back up to his apartment and eventually murdered him. @morbidknowledge

"The Alaskan Avenger," Jason Vukovich, shares a smile with his brother after being sentenced to 23 years. Jason used the state's sex offender registry to locate offenders, break into their homes, and assault them with a hammer. Both Jason and his brother endured childhood sexual abuse. @morbidknowledge

In 1997, 14-year-old Michael Carnal started a shooting rampage at Heath High School in Kentucky. Upon arrival, he inserted earbuds and, with a pistol from his backpack, fired 8 rounds at a prayer group that was sitting outside of the school, killing 3 girls and injuring 5 others. After he was finished, Carneal placed his pistol on the ground and surrendered to the school principal, Bill Bond. After dropping the gun, Carneal said to a surviving member of the prayer group: "Kill me, please. I can't believe I did that." Michael was diagnosed with schizophrenia and sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole in 25 years. In 2022 he was denied parole. @morbidknowledge [read more....]

On September 7, 1987, Tom Young closed up his bookshop in the tiny village of Silver Plume, Colorado, and along with his dog, Gus, disappeared. Nine months later, a new resident of Silver Plume, Keith Reinhard, opened an antique shop at exactly the same location. On August 7, 1988, Keith closed up his shop for the day. Less than two hours later, Keith Reinhard also disappeared. Keith Reinhard and Tom Young both rented the same store. They both left town promising to return. Strangest of all, Keith was writing a book about Tom’s disappearance, when he too suddenly vanished. On July 31, 1988, ten months after Tom Young disappeared, two hunters found the remains of Tom and his dog in the mountains near Silver Plume. Each had died from a bullet wound to the head. No trace of Keith Reinhard has ever been found. @morbidknowledge

This image shows Amelia Earhart preparing for her flight in 1937. This journey would be her very last as she, along with navigator Fred Noonan, vanished near New Guinea. Despite extensive search efforts, Earhart or Noonan was never found. @morbidknowledge

In 2005, Kaj Linna was wrongly imprisoned for murder for 13 years until a Swedish true crime podcast called Spår brought out clues that led to his exoneration. He was awarded $2.2 million in compensation (the largest such payment in Sweden's history). He now lives in the Canary Islands with his wife who was his Spanish language teacher in prison. @morbidknowledge

In 2002, footage captures Ian Huntley giving an interview following the disappearance of two 10-year-old girls, Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Amiee Chapman. Huntley was responsible for murdering both girls on August 4, 2002. Huntley was eventually sentenced to a minimum of 40yrs. @morbidknowledge

In medieval Catalonia, bankrupt bankers faced public disgrace by town authorities. They were provided only with bread and water until creditors were satisfied. If, after a year, the debts remained unpaid, the bankers faced beheading, and their assets were sold to settle the debts. @morbidknowledge

Stephen McDaniel gives an interview before he was convicted and finds out on live TV that the body of his victim, Lauren Giddings, has been found. @morbidknowledge

If you had a button that gave you $1,000,000 every time you press it, but every time you press it a random person loses their life, would you press it? And if so, how many times would you press it? @morbidknowledge

In June 2022, Mohammed Taroos Khan killed his 20-year-old niece, Somaiya Begum, in an attack at her home in Bradford, England, after she refused an arranged marriage. This footage shows him collecting her body from a storage container before driving to dump her remains. @morbidknowledge

Home video footage taken by Lionel Dahmer of his son, Jeffrey Dahmer, in 1990. @morbidknowledge

Grandfather of child actress Renee Shin-Yi Chen breaks down at the child's funeral, 1982. Renee passed away as a result of a devastating accident on the set of the movie "The Twilight Zone: The Movie". She was decapitated after being hit by the rotor blade of a helicopter while filming an action scene. @morbidknowledge