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We write about unusual places such as crime scenes, mob hangouts, filming locations, crash sites, and serial killers' houses.
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On December 11, 1978, serial killer John Wayne Gacy abducted 15-year-old Robert Piest from the Nisson Pharmacy in Des Plaines, Illinois. https://t.co/FJQNHMxZWF
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On December 11, 1978, serial killer John Wayne Gacy abducted Robert Piest (15) from the Nisson Pharmacy in Des Plaines.
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I have updated the entry on Tanya Denise Jackson: https://t.co/RdpGtQbpJo
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In June 1997, the remains of Tanya Denise Jackson (Peaches) were discovered at this site in Hempstead Lake State Park, New York.
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I have updated the OddStops entry on Brittanee Drexel to align with recent updates about the case. https://t.co/awbB3kVSbL
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In May 2022, the remains of Brittanee Drexel were found buried beside a dirt road at this site near Georgetown, South Carolina.
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On December 4th, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead at this section of West 54th Street in Manhattan. A 27-year-old named Luigi Mangione currently stands accused of the crime. https://t.co/L0OD64tAc0
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On December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead at this section of West 54th Street in Manhattan.
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The historic Ohio State Reformatory was used as the filming location for the prison in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). https://t.co/mjOrxMIukW
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The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield was selected as the filming location for the prison in The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
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In June 2021, disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and son at their rural Moselle estate in Islandton, South Carolina. He was later found guilty and given two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. https://t.co/DKxXGlBs7H
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In June 2021, lawyer Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and son on this rural estate in Islandton, South Carolina.
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Geffken's was a mob hangout for the Lucchese crime family. Mobster Paul Vario lived in a house beside the bar. https://t.co/91yI1YW8aR
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Geffken's Bar on Flatlands Avenue in Brooklyn was a mob hangout for the Lucchese crime family. Mobster Paul Vario lived in a house beside the bar.
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In June 1995, Morgan Nick was abducted from this parking lot on Walnut Street in Alma, Arkansas. The six-year-old has never been found. https://t.co/6sYZqusOlg
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In June 1995, six-year-old Morgan Nick was abducted from this parking lot on Walnut Street in Alma, Arkansas. She remains missing to this day.
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The Son of Sam, David Berkowitz, lived on Barnes Avenue in the Bronx between 1975 and 1976. https://t.co/BeXBYj2Vk3
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The Son of Sam, David Berkowitz, lived on Barnes Avenue in the Bronx between 1975 and 1976.
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On November 22nd, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly assassinated President John F. Kennedy at the Dealey Plaza in Dallas. Less than two hours later, he was arrested at this theater on Jefferson Boulevard. https://t.co/jWOD2LEkBF
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Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged killer of President John F. Kennedy, was arrested at this theater on Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas, Texas.
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The exterior of the hotel in the horror film The Shining (1980) was based on the Timberline Lodge in Oregon. #TheShining
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The exterior of the hotel in the horror film The Shining (1980) was based on the Timberline Lodge in Oregon.
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In December 1996, French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered at this rural cottage in Cork, Ireland. Her case remains unsolved. https://t.co/lgKlwIW0SE
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In December 1996, French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered at this rural cottage in Cork, Ireland.
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During the Salem witch trials (1692-1693), 19 people were executed at this site near the base of Gallows Hill in Boston. A team of researchers discovered the exact location in 2016. https://t.co/dbSsNZmqhG
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During the Salem witch trials (1692-1693), 19 people were executed at this site near the base of Gallows Hill.
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In January 1947, the body of "the Black Dahlia," Elizabeth Short, was found at this section of South Norton Avenue in Los Angeles. Her case remains one of America's most famous unsolved murders. https://t.co/Y14KP1SHHp
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In January 1947, the remains of "the Black Dahlia," Elizabeth Short, were found at this section of South Norton Avenue in Los Angeles.
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The junkyard headquarters of mobster Paul Vario was situated at this lot in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn. In October 1972, the police raided the property following a six-month-long surveillance operation. https://t.co/HaMQwvW64a
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Paul Vario's junkyard headquarters was situated at this lot in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
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The Wimpy Boys Social Club served as a hangout for members of the Colombo organized crime family. It was run by a capo and hitman named Gregory Scarpa Sr. https://t.co/eWJJ2Kxh1f
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The Wimpy Boys Social Club at 7506 13th Avenue served as a hangout for members of the Colombo organized crime family.
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In February 2017, two teenage girls named Abigail "Abby" Williams and Liberty "Libby" German were murdered near this bridge in Delphi, Indiana. A local man named Richard Allen was later convicted of the crime. https://t.co/3hzahUpyp0
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In 2017, two teenage girls named Abigail "Abby" Williams and Liberty "Libby" German were murdered near this bridge in Delphi, Indiana.
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A 3D model of Rex Heuermann's Basement. https://t.co/dqCynx6qBl
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Path to Violence: The Development of Rex Heuermann https://t.co/IUfE0hQzIE
#GilgoBeach #RexHeuermann
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