Rare Stories

Joined October 2022

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William and Ellen Craft-The Unbelievable Escape To Freedom
During the middle of the 1800s, Ellen and William Craft, two former slaves, undertook a risky escape to the North. In the beginning of their story, Ellen was employed while also residing with her half-sister Eliza Smith Collins and her husband.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
The Depressive Pilot Who Killed Everyone on Board
Germanwings Flight 9525 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Barcelona–El Prat Airport in Spain to Düsseldorf Airport in Germany.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Mary Stauffer And Daughter Were Held Captive By Her Ex-Student
Mary and her daughter, Elizabeth, had chosen that day to have haircuts in preparation for their family's upcoming international flight on a missionary trip to the Philippines.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
The Mythical Kandahar Giant And The U.S. Special Forces.
In 2002, a group of troops disappeared while on patrol in a remote mountainous region of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province. And after they failed to establish radio contact for an extended period of time, the military dispatched a special operations unit to investigate, but their branch of service was never confirmed.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
The Tragic Life The Trans Man Who Inspired ‘Boys Don’t Cry’
Brandon Teena was born on December 12, 1972 and was given the name Teena Renae Brandon at birth. He grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was raised by JoAnn Brandon, a single mother.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Dennis Rader- BTK Killer
Dennis Lynn Rader was the eldest of four children born in Pittsburgh, Kansas on March 9, 1945. He grew up in a relatively modest family in Wichita, the place he would eventually terrorize.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Gabriel Fernandez-The Boy Murdered For Being Gay
Gabriel Fernandez was born in Palmdale, California, on February 20, 2005, into a dysfunctional household. His mother, Pearl Fernandez, reportedly did not want another kid and even abandoned him at the hospital.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
QAnon Tries To Wipe Out Family Members
On September 11, 2022, at approximately 4:00 a.m., Igor Lanis, age 53, and his wife, Tina, had an argument. Ten minutes later, their daughter Rachel reported to the authorities that her father had shot her.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Alex Murdaugh-The Man Who Planned his own Assassination
With a wife, two sons, and a thriving law firm, Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina attorney, appeared to have it all. Until his wife and son were murdered in an unsolved mystery. The deaths of his wife and child led him into a severe depression that was made even worse by his long-standing opioid abuse.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
How The Blair Witch Project Became One Of The Greatest Movies Ever.
The Blair Witch Project dominated the box office two decades ago, generating buzz and excitement around what is now recognized as one of the greatest feats in film history.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
The Heaven’s Gate Cult- The Mass Suicide.
The Heaven’s Gate began in the 1970s under the leadership of Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles. Marshall Applewhite was born in 1931 in Texas, and by most accounts had a relatively normal life.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
Shoji Morimoto- Provides companionship for money
With over 37 million inhabitants, Japan's capital city can be intimidating and lonely. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, innumerable Tokyoites struggled to manage their social anxieties. Shoji Morimoto, cognizant of this fact, came up with his service to alleviate loneliness.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Humans