What possessed them? A watchmaker, a railwayman, a doctor, a pianist, a priest ... they were human beings, just like all of us, and yet they had committed unimaginable crimes. So terrible and disgusting that to this day we remember them with trepidation, giving these degenerates a disgraceful place
One mans thirst for vengeance brought the death of thousands of victims. He was said to be the Angel of Death. He treated people like rats. Entire villages and cities died in terrible torments at his command. He was the most ruthless poisoner in history. And probably also:the biggest serial killer.
Scythes, nails and axes were in motion. Blood poured in streams, heads fell left and right. Everything to have peace with the dead people returning from the afterlife. And all this in Poland, in the most true history and not so long ago! The heroes of the series The Walking Dead could learn a lo
Hollywood is a place where dreams of fame and fortune come true. However, the City of Angels has a dark side to it. Just because youre a big star doesnt mean you wont be brutally murdered. Especially if youve fallen into the mafia. Even the biggest Hollywood leader is not safe if he breaks certain
The majesty of death? Respect for the cadavers? Free jokes! Our great-grandfathers did many things to human remains that we would not expect of them. Attention! Dont read this text while eating! Christianity says that on the day of the Last Judgment, all the dead will be raised up and will be br
The French buried their black slaves alive, burned, choked with sulfur, blew them up, threw them to the dogs ... And what about the great French philosophers? They severely condemned slavery, but ... in serfdom in Poland! Who has not heard of the cruelty of the Spanish colonizers in the New Worl
When it comes to the techniques of inflicting pain on people in a way that is both cruel and spectacular, the imaginations of the ancient Romans knew no bounds. They simply competed in ideas for making a human blood pulp as creatively as possible. To the glory of Caesar and the delight of the crowd.
On the hot days of August and September 1944, no one in Warsaw could feel safe. The released pack of German sadists and their collaborators received one order:destroy everything and everyone. The Polish capital was drowned in a sea of blood and fire. The insurgent Warsaw was to become a warnin
Murdered in the streets, in their own homes, hospital beds, churches. The inhabitants of any European city experienced such horrific cruelty as in Warsaw during the 1944 Uprising! German leaders, headed by Hitler and Himmler, received the news of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising furiously. It
Monarchs are usually obsessed with sons. To beget them, they are ready for divorces and international disputes. However, in what is said to be a state of mind, heirs to the throne could expect insults, beatings, and even cruel death. From the hands of their own fathers ... Ivan the Terrible and
How could you accidentally shoot yourself with a firearm or a bow? Die in flames fueled by paper clothes or alcohol fumes? Get out of this world through curtains or flawless hairstyle? For many, the art of surviving in everyday situations turned out to be too difficult. As always, all TOP10 item
A macabre crime shakes the town upside down. An inspector from Berlin selects the accused. But the local population has their own suspicions. Who could have committed a horror crime? Prejudice dictated by anti-Semitism makes even the strongest evidence irrelevant. There can only be one guilty party
The elaborate and cruel tortures lasted for months. The reduced tariff was not even applied to pregnant women or children. During the times of Stalinist terror, tens of thousands of people lost their lives in prisons, pre-trial detention centers and labor camps when subjected to brutal investigative
Hunger, fear, humiliation, torture, disease and death. In Japanese POW camps, every sunrise announced hard labor. And each day ended - it seemed like a miracle. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941, Japanese forces began a rapid conquest of Asia and the Pacific islands. In the fac
Cunning, fierce, wild and perverse. He drank, he was a rascal and the crowd rebelled. His parents were beaten and chased out of the cottage. In the last days of February 1846, a gang under his leadership murdered almost the entire Bogusz family. He was never punished for that. Dead by sorrow, c
In ancient Egypt, they were worshiped divinely. In modern Europe, their meat was considered a real delicacy. Thousands died at the stake during the witch hunts. Currently, they can cause an international scandal. Here are 10 facts from the history of cats that you may not have heard of. As alway
Killing with shovels, slitting the throat with blunt tools, suffocating with plastic bags, burying alive, burning - these are only part of the rich repertoire of torture and killing techniques by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. The crimes of the Pol Pot regime claimed millions of lives over the course
Life in the Second Polish Republic was neither easy nor safe. Even if you were one of the rich few, you still needed to have eyes around your head. Death or mutilation may have happened to you not only at the hands of common robbers, but also by an organized mafia, policemen, soldiers, and even ...
Fragments of the bodies of thousands of convicts constantly decorated the gates, bridges and walls of European cities. But exposing the effects of meeting the executioner to the public was only the final chord of the spectacle of justice. What were the last hours of the tormented traitor? The tran
In 1937, the Criminological Archives published the results of research carried out in a special prison for repeat offenders in Lubliniec. It was a bet for the worst degenerates with no chance of any improvement. As it turned out, 71% of Lubliniec prisoners were imprisoned for the first time before t
The Battle of Warsaw was recognized by Edgar Vincent DAbernon as the 18th landmark battle in the history of the world. The victory over the Red Army not only defended Polish independence, but also stopped the spread of the Bolshevik revolution throughout Europe. Here are 5 tidbits related to it that
In the dining room she was second to none:she ate 8 dishes for breakfast, and attacked the contents of the plates with such an appetite that the courtiers could not keep up with her. She herself admitted that if she could, she would not get up from the table. Effect? When she was 150 cm tall, she we
Liz Taylor in “Cleopatra” with an elaborate Egyptian make-up Impossible not to be fascinated by the elaborate make-up of the women (and men) of Ancient Egypt :the archaeological finds show the use of vivid, bright colors, so vivid and beautiful that they are the envy of the best cosmetic com
After the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks robbed the Romanovs of their fabulous jewels. Some works of jewelery art were miraculously saved. Trinkets with tsarist lineage adorn the wrists, ears and heads of European monarchs. The men of the Romanov dynasty generously presented their wives with