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Murder

Old Zoo Nature Trails

Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.

The contorted trees of Hoia-Baciu Forest in Romania.

Five of Our Favorite Terrifying Podcast Episodes

Listen to these tales from our archives—if you dare.

Kit Sudol November 3, 2023

George Jacobs, whose witchcraft trial is shown here in Thomkins H. Matteson's 1855 painting, was one of 19 people hanged as a witch during the 1692 Salem witch trials.

The Salem Witch Trials Actually Happened in Danvers, Massachusetts

Tensions between Salem and Danvers were there from the start—contributing to the ensuing witch hysteria.

Theresa McKinney October 26, 2023

Ubagaike Pond

According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.

An ornate yellow Italian home peaks out behind green foliage

Villa Scott (Villa del Bambino Urlante)

This unassuming Art Nouveau home was used as the "House of the Screaming Child" in a famous Italian horror film.

Lewisburg, West Virginia

Greenbrier County Courthouse

Step into the courtroom to learn details of the only case in history where ghostly testimony led to a murderer's conviction.

The Batavia's Tale of Mutiny and Murder Gets a New Chapter

Archaeologists have unearthed new details of the 400-year-old bloodshed on a remote Australian island.

Chris Baraniuk September 25, 2023

New York, New York

‘The Gilded Lady’

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

Michael Cleary claimed the human Bridget had been abducted when walking through a nearby "fairy fort," like this one in County Roscommon.

Podcast: The "Changeling" Murder of Bridget Cleary

In March 1895, a husband murdered his wife after accusing her of being replaced by an evil fairy.

The Podcast Team September 12, 2023

Podcast: Villa de Vecchi

This abandoned Italian mansion, with its fair share of ghostly tales.

The Podcast Team August 28, 2023

Curitiba, Brazil

Maria Bueno's Grave

A shrine to a 19th-century femicide victim turned miracle worker.

The white exterior of a Victorian theater with red neon lettering

London, England

The Mousetrap at St. Martin's Theatre

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

The Great Boston Molasses Flood, 1919.

Podcast: We Heart Disasters … With John Marr

A visit with the author of a classic zine about unusual deaths.

The Podcast Team June 28, 2023

Guy Fawkes is the most notorious member of England’s 1605 Gunpowder Plot, a Catholic conspiracy to blow up Westminster Palace and assassinate Protestant King James I.

How a Threadbare 'Bag of Secrets' Led to Guy Fawkes's Gruesome Execution

The documents that convicted the infamous traitor were all kept in this unassuming leather pouch.

Kavitha Rao May 19, 2023

Bratislava, Slovakia

Ján Kuciak & Martina Kušnírová Memorial

The site is dedicated to an investigative journalist whose murder triggered a political uproar that changed Slovakia forever.

Madison Dry Goods Museum

Madison, North Carolina

Madison Dry Goods and Country Store

The upstairs museum delves into the Lawson family murder, whose eight victims were embalmed at this store in 1929.

Podcast: Yellowstone's Zone of Death

Can a legal loophole make it possible to get away with murder?

The Podcast Team April 5, 2023

Strathkinness, Scotland

Bishop's Wood

The burial site of a murdered bishop and his alleged killers.