Woman in hospital. Credit: Shutterstock It’s the sound no one warns you about – but once you hear it, you never forget it. Known as the “death rattle,” the sound is a “biological lullaby” – a sign that within 23 hours, the body will fall into a permanent slumber. If you’ve ever sat beside a…
If you’ve ever come across the wild stories of the Whittaker family from Odd, West Virginia, you know their reputation precedes them. Famously dubbed America’s most inbred family, the Whittakers have been documented by filmmaker Mark Laita for nearly 20 years — and now he reveal’s the ‘craziest thing’ he ever saw them do. Mysterious…
Credit / GoFundMe A 27-year-old woman has shared the one obvious symptom doctors repeatedly dismissed before handing her a devestating stage four cancer diagnosis. Rylie Toomey, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania was living life the way most 20-somethings do, with her biggest concerns including the stresses of planning for her upcoming wedding and honeymoon, while also training for a…
The Watts family seemed picture-perfect: a beautiful home in Frederick, Colorado, two young daughters, and a baby on the way. But behind closed doors, a nightmare was unfolding that would shock the world. In August 2018, Chris Watts, then 35, stood before news cameras pleading for help to find his missing pregnant wife Shanann and…
Dylan’s friends knew he was sick and struggling. But no one could have guessed how quickly he’d be taken from them — and when you hear what was found in his lungs, the story gets even more chilling. Dylan Jay Watts, a 28-year-old from Broulee on Australia’s New South Wales coast, was many things —…
Katie Stubblefield had her whole life in front of her, but everything changed after her boyfriend broke up with her, aged 18. Tragically, the teenager shot herself, though by some miracle she survived. At age 21, Katie became the youngest face-transplant recipient in the United States and only the 40th person to undergo the surgery…
Police sirens. Credit / Shutterstock A Florida nurse is under criminal investigation after being accused of sexually abusing her underage stepson. Alexis Von Yates, 34, of Ocala, is facing allegations that have shaken both the local community and the healthcare profession. Authorities claim Yates engaged in sexual acts with her 15-year-old stepson during his visit…
Stock image of baby’s feet. Credit / Shutterstock The heartbreaking moment a man was able to meet with his biological family 40 years after being abandoned is going viral. In September 1984, Jon Scarlett-Phillips was discovered in the toilet of a leisure center car park close to Milton Keynes, UK. Tragically, little Jon had been…
Pattie Mellette is a scriptwriter and producer – but today, she’s most known as the mother of pop sensation Justin Beiber. However, few people know much about her and the challenges she has faced over the course of her life… Justin Bieber is one of the biggest stars in the world, and in the eyes…
Credit / Florida State Prison The Death Row inmate whose sentence was carried out more than 20 years after he was found guilty of murdering his wife and two children left this world with a rather chilling statement. Edward Zakrzewksi was executed in Florida yesterday, July 31, over two decades after he was sentenced for the horrific…