Meet Marcel Petiot, the French doctor who promised Jews safe passage from Nazis, only to rob and murder them.Paille/FlickrMarcel Petiot’s mugshots.
The inherent grisliness of murder makes it hard — if not impossible — to describe any murderer as “better” or “worse” than another. Still, Marcel Petiot was truly superlative in his horror, mainly because of the circumstances and motivations behind his acts: he promised safety and freedom to those leaving Nazi-occupied France, only to strip them of their possessions and lives. Read More...
World Trade Center Collapse, 2001 The devastating collapse of the WTC were captured in numerous images, the three most iconic being the plane hitting the tower, the smoke billowing from both and, perhaps most disturbing, a person jumping from one of the towers.
Iconic Images Of The 2000s: Release of the iPod, 2001 As one of the most revolutionary products of the decade, Apple’s innovative ad campaign was launched and became one of the most iconic images of the Noughties. Read More...
Is the legend of the Moon-Eyed people proof that Welsh explorers landed in America more than 300 years before Columbus?Cherokee legend is full of incredible tales. But one of the most fantastic — and intriguing — stories concerns the moon-eyed people.
According to Cherokee lore, moon-eyed people lived deep in the woods of present-day North Carolina and Georgia. Blue-eyed and pale, they were so sensitive to light that they slept during the day and emerged only in the moonlight. Read More...
