10 VIDEO GAMES THAT CAUSED REAL LIFE DEATHS

10 VIDEO GAMES THAT CAUSED REAL LIFE DEATHS
Video games can be a fun way to pass the time, especially when playing with other friends. But what happens when one's competitive spirit goes too far? What happens when the urge the play becomes anything but a game? These are 10 video games that caused real life death.

1. Halo 3
On October 20th, 2007, 16 year old Daniel Petric of Wellington, Ohio, shot his mother and father in the head with a handgun that he stole from the family safe. Daniel had been playing a lot of the sci-fi first-person shooter, Halo 3, which he had secretly purchased without his father's consent and had been playing almost non-stop up until his mother caught him. Daniel's father punished him by taking the game disc away and placing it in the safe next to his handgun. Daniel stole the key, used it to retrieve the game, and decided to also take the handgun, and told his parents to close their eyes because he had a surprise for them. His mother, Susan, died of a gun shot to the head, but Mark, his father, survived only to learn that his son tried to frame him with the murder/suicide. Daniel was caught and given 25 years to life for the crime.

2. Diablo 3
An 18 year old boy from Taiwan named Chuang, died on July 15, 2012, after he used a private room in an internet cafe to play the popular PC RPG game Diablo 3 for 40 hours straight, without eating or resting. He was an avid gamer, and upon release of the third installment of his favorite game, he couldn't get enough. After the marathon, an employee came to check on him, and found him asleep in a room. Upon waking up, he stood and walked a few steps, before collapsing to the floor from a blood clot that had formed in his leg, and then traveled to his heart, killing him where he stood. He was pronounced dead following his arrival at the hospital, all because he couldn't take a break from his favorite game.

3. World of Warcraft
Xao Ye, a 13 year old from China, was an avid player of the online massively multi-player game World of Warcraft. He played Warcraft so often that he found he couldn't bear not to play it for too long. When asked by his parents about his gaming addiction, he claimed to be hopeless, and that he could no longer control himself, or curb his need to keep playing. His addiction was taking a major toll on his life, with the vast majority of his time being spent staying in internet cafes for days, sometimes without eating. Xao finally decided that he had enough, and one day jumped off a 24 floor building to his death. He left a suicide note, disturbingly written as it if were from an actual video game character, stating that he wished to be reunited with three of his friends who played the game online in the afterlife.

4. Starcraft
Lee Seung Seop walked into an internet cafe on August 3rd, 2005 in South Korea, and started playing Starcraft, a popular real-time strategy game. His gaming session lasted 50 hours, in which time he barely ate or drank anything, and would only pause the game to go to the washroom. On August 5th, Lee's friends discovered him in the cafe and made him promise to return home, which he did, but died of heart failure shortly after they left. His death was brought on by extreme exhaustion and dehydration that his body was experiencing. Lee had cared so much about playing Starcraft, that he forgot to care about himself or anything in his life, for that matter. Previously, Lee had played the game so often, that he ruined social relationships and was even let go from his job, because he would always arrive late. Lee's story gained worldwide attention and after that, gaming addiction has become a more serious issue in South Korea ever since.

5. Xbox games
In 2008, in the city of Philadelphia, Tyrone Spellman brutally beat his 17 month old daughter, Alayiah Spellman after she accidentally pulled on the cords to his Xbox console and caused it to fall. He would spend 6-7 hours a day playing games on his Xbox, and when Alayiah caused it to fall and crash, it sent Tyrone into a violent rage. He cracked his daughters skull multiple times, and even threw her across the room. She died from the physical trauma he inflicted, while her oblivious mother slept soundly in the room next to them. Tyrone confessed to the crime the next day, but changed his mind and tried to explain that he was confessing to save his wife, and that Alayiah had just fallen off the bed and gotten all of her wounds.  He was found guilty of third degree murder and child endangerment and was sentenced to 47 years behind bars.

6. Legend of Mir 3
In March of 2005, 41 year old Qiu Chengwei won a powerful and rare sword called the Dragon Saber online in a game called Legend of Mir 3. He lent the sword to his friend, 26 year old Zhu Caoyuan, and Zhu unexpectedly sold the sword to another player for $871 in real money, all without Qiu's knowledge. He was so outraged when he found out, that he went to the police station in Shanghai, only to learn that they could not take any action against Zhu because of the lack of laws protecting the theft of property acquired in online games. When he did not receive his weapon back, or any money from the transaction, he went to Zhu's home and broke in while he slept. There, he confronted Zhu, who offered to give him the money, but Qiu was focused on revenge instead, and stabbed him to death. After two hours, he turned himself in and was later given a suspended death sentence, which could amount to him spending the rest of his life in prison.

7. Internet cafe games
On January 8, 2015, a 32 year old man from Taiwan died in an internet cafe of heart failure caused by extreme exhaustion. The unidentified man was unemployed and had been playing online video games at the cafe for three full days, only stopping to sleep with his head on his desk. Of course, marathons are not that rare when it comes to things like charity, where people play for 42 hours straight to raise money, but playing for 72 hours with no break is incredibly dangerous. The cafe staff noticed that he was slumped over on the desk and believed that he was simply sleeping. But they soon realized that he wasn't moving and found he had died earlier that morning. Apparently the man was well-known at the cafe, and his family said that he often wouldn't come home for two or even three days, because he was there playing computer games. It would seem that video game addiction and internet cafes can become a deadly mixture.

8. Lineage 2 Battle Clan
Lineage 2 is an online massively multiplayer fantasy game, where players battle each other for valuable items and glory. The rivalry between two Russian player clans, the Platinum clan and the Coo-Clocks clan, had been taken to a boiling point when one player was killed unfairly. This led to the dispute spilling out of the world of Lineage and onto the real one. One player from each clan agreed to meet in the city of Ufa, and while there, a real-life brawl broke out and Albert, a 23 year old Platinum clan player died from his injuries while he was being taken to the hospital. The other player in the fight, a 22 year old Russian man, was charged with murder soon after the incident. Following the fight and Albert's death, the members of the Coo-Clocks Clan began to harass his family while they grieved over his loss, and even threatened his sister with harm.

9. Berzerk
On April 3, 1982, 18 year old Peter Burkowski and his friend walked into a local arcade in Calumet City, Illinois. Peter, a straight A student in high school, put a quarter into the machine for a game called Berzerk. The 1980 Atari arcade game involves controlling a character that runs around a level and shoots enemies while the player tries to avoid their shots. Within less than 30 minutes, Peter had received the top score, entering his initials into the game's leaderboard. However, moving on to the next game, Peter was about to start playing when he instantly dropped dead of a heart attack. The coroner's examination determined that Peter had scar tissue around his heart, and the excitement and stress of playing had caused his weak heart to simply stop. This of course was back in the days when games with simplistic two-dimensional characters and early graphical effects were considered to be exhilarating. Unfortunately for Peter, who seemed to have his whole life ahead of him, video games were the unlikely trigger of his early demise.

10. Grand Theft Auto
On June 7, 2003, 18 year old Devin Darnell Thompson, also known as Devin Moore, was apprehended on suspicion of having stolen a car in Fayette, Alabama, and was taken to a local police station to be processed. Devin was an avid Grand Theft Auto player, and decided one day, to act out his in-game fantasy. While at the station, he managed to steal a .45 caliber handgun from an officer, and then used it to shoot Officer Arnold Strickland and Officer James Crump, and police dispatcher, Leslie Mealer, all of whom died. Immediately after the shooting, Devin stole the keys to a police cruiser and fled the scene. He was arrested again the same day, where he confessed, saying that he shot the officers and ran to avoid going to jail. Although Devin pleaded not guilty, he was charged with the three murders, and on October 9, 2005, he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. It was later discovered that before Devin had shot the officers at the station, he was quoted as saying, life is a video game. You've got to die sometime. So, those were ten video games that caused real life deaths. Do you still think it's a game?

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15 Scary Mysterious Creatures Caught on Video
15. Cthulhu Under The Sea
In 2007 a deep sea camera owned by an oil company caught this image of a massive squid-like creature near the Gulf of Mexico. This deep sea nightmare has a large head with fins that protrude out from it, tentacles or legs that extend horizontally and then drop down for several feet. Its physical appearance can be compared to that of a daddy long legs,
met with a sci-fi flick alien. When this footage was released a lot of speculation began as to what this creature may be.

The first and most common theory was that this was a relative of Cthulhu - a cosmic creature created by H.P Lovecraft in the short story “The Call of Cthulhu”. Plenty of believers and paranormal enthusiasts began turning their head to research, outrage, and fear knowing that this creature was living in our oceans possibly waiting for a chance to come to shore and take control or wreak havoc. This creature also gave those that already feared the ocean an even greater reason to stay miles away from it.

As fun and scary as all of this speculation was, this is actually a Bigfin squid which was
discovered in 1988. However, this is one of only a handful of times that it was caught on tape and even the most skilled scientists still know very little about this creature. That being said this could very well be a descendent of the Great Old One, and is certainly a marvelous reason to stay out of the ocean.

14. Unknown Creature
This video involves a driver traveling down a dirt road in the dead of night, when he comes across a truly terrifying creature. The man appears to be driving while holding his camera up toward the figure. At first he just seems confused by what he sees, but things take an almost heart wrenching turn. The figure is wearing what appears to be a white gown, and has long dark hair.

It also seems to have a limp in the way that it walks and is slightly hunched over. The man lets out expressions of horror and as the creature begins to stagger violently toward him he lets out shrieks of pure fear. The sounds of pure terror that this man makes are truly enough to be upsetting. Little else is known about this creature, however there have been speculations that this is actually an elderly woman being possessed by a demon, going after unsuspecting travelers. This is not the first case of roadside ghostly, or demonic creatures.

All over the world “roadside nightmares” are recorded and shared. The common explanations for these creatures are that its’ either the spirit of someone who died on that road, a spirit trying to hitch a ride somewhere, or a demon slash creature looking to get those lonely drivers off the road for whatever evil reason. This is a good example of why you should always use the buddy system when driving on dark dirt roads.

13. Men in Black
The Hollywood blockbuster trilogy The Men In Black follows two government agents that work highly undercover trying to find alien beings living on Earth and wreaking havoc. These movies are general comedic with scenes of fun alien fighting action. However, the duo known as the real life men in black are quite different in several ways. For the past
several years people who claim to have seen UFO’s also claim that shortly after this alien encounter they were visited by two very creepy men in black suits.

UFO enthusiasts that spend time researching UFO’s have often reported being visited by them as well. The men apparently find these people who have claimed contact with alien life and question
them, claiming they’re from a secret organization. They also present a white card with the word “security” embossed onto it, and have been reported to often refer to one another as numbers rather than by names. Each story shared about the M.I.B has a different motive behind the visit, and every visit is strange in it’s own way. Stories in relation to these two agents include cases of telepathy, teleportation, and even physical violence. So aside from these men in black being creepier, mystical, and aggressive than our friendly silver screen pair, these two apparently are also aliens themselves.

Reports of encounters with the M.I.B describe them as abnormally tall, completely hairless, pale white, with eyes that are slightly larger than average. The two also apparently look exactly the same - like walking clones that finish each other’s sentences. The M.I.B were caught on camera in 2008 after a hotel manager and security guard reported seeing a UFO. Several days after their reports the men in black arrived at the hotel looking for the manager and guard – who were not there at the time. When the manager reviewed security footage he saw the two men, and this is the only reported proof of their existence.

12. Icelandic Worm Monster
Every country and every culture around the world has its’ own paranormal legends. The U.S has bigfoot, Goblins and Elves are popular in Mexico, Scotland discovered the Loch Ness Monster, and Iceland has the giant worm monster. Though it sounds like more of a punchline than a threatening creature, the worm monster is actually pretty creepy. This video, uploaded in 2012 is perhaps one of the best quality videos to date of the unknown worm-like creature.

But sightings have been reported since as early as 1345, in relation to this phenomenon. This video shows the creature slithering through Icey waters, and zoomed in shots show what could be a snake like head that force the water and ice out of its’ path. The worm is said to inhabit lake Lagarflj?t. The creature has yet to have been caught or studied, and while there are numerous theories out there as to what this could be such as a collection of bacteria or debris, atmospheric warping, or even optical illusions there is not a solid answer as of now. Many scientists and even psychologists have found that these theories offer an answer to only some of the reported sightings, but don’t hold valid for every single one – meaning they cannot be the factual truth.

11. Shadowy Ghost in School
A group of young teens decided to go explore an abandoned school in their town. The building is ridden with gravity and its apparent no one has been in it for at least several years. As the group enters a classroom of the school, the camera catches a very realistic shadowy figure waling from a window toward the group. Something about the way the figure walks looks very casual, as if it’s wearing jeans and has one hand in its pocket. Many refer to this ghost as ‘headless’ however that could just be because of the way the light is coming in from the window. The group of teens don’t seem to notice or see the figure, but just as the camera catches it, a loud roaring noise can be heard. The noise is comparable to a deep echoing moan, slowed down church bells, or ship alerts. The teens begin to scream and run out of the school, as they run and even after coming to a stop to talk about what happened, they can still hear the eerie noise. They continue to explore as if looking for the source of the terrifying noise, but the video ends and we are left with more questions than anything.

10. Goblin or Elf
Goblins are very small evil elf-like creatures that originated in European countries during the Middle Ages. Goblins have different appearances depending on what region the folklore is coming from, but they’re usually very small, dirty, greedy and mischievous. Most stories associated with goblins involved them stealing, leaving behind messes, or even killing people, usually small children.

In this video there seems to be a small group of kids or teens playing in a messy room. One teen in particular is in front of the camera kicking around a ball. The boy kicks the ball off to the side and goes to retrieve it when he looks down at a small creature crouching in against the wall. It’s very hard to make out what is being seen, but the group collectively screams and the camera cuts off as the small creature bounds away.

Many people claim this was just a rat that scared the group of youngsters, however even with low quality you can tell that the small being is on two very human like legs, and it even appears to be wearing a pointed hat. The way that the creature runs from the group at the threat of being sighted either lends proof to the legend that goblins hate to be seen, or offers the idea that they aren’t’ evil little creatures after all. Either way, seeing a very tiny humanoid in your home is bound to freak anyone out.

9. Creature Climbs Building
This creature seems like it’s straight from the nightmare of an arachnophobe, or anyone really. This video is shot from an upper level floor and shows a very long legged creature scaling the side of an unknown building in Russia. The spider-like being has 4 massive legs that seem to stretch like rubber, and it moves fluidly from one building to the
other – and then over the top of the second building.

We’ve actually seen videos like this before with the black stick figure men climbing down a city building in the dead of night, back in 2013. Coincidentally both videos were shot in Russia – are very similar, and went viral causing a stir amongst small towns. Could something like this suggest foul play, or is there a trend here we aren’t catching? Of course viewers seem to argue that it’s fake and is done with the power of CGI.

Even if that’s true, you have to give props to its creator for reaching into the nightmares of many and bringing it to life. This phenomenon of black stick men has been going on for nearly thousands of years, with reports from children and full grown adults all over the world. So even if the clip is faked – the legend is quite real and this video brings that fear into your very own computer screen.

8. Alien in Graveyard
Alien sightings, and reports of abduction go as far back as 329 B.C when Alexander the Great claimed that he witnessed massive silver shields in the sky, which spit fire and dove toward his army. The world is filled with Alien enthusiasts and people who have memories having been abducted that completely ruined their lives. So finding footage of Aliens
here on Earth of UFO’s traveling through the sky isn’t that amazing. Something about this clip, though, is a little extra terrifying. This video was allegedly shot in December of 2005 and shows an alien in a graveyard.

The person behind the camera seems to be walking through the graveyard and taking short video to document the location. The graves seem very run down and unkempt so it’s possible this graveyard is very old and the person recording had an interest in that. They probably wanted to get some great footage of the eerie tombstones, but never expected to see a dark green figure lingering behind one. In the video it’s unclear whether the camera-person is even aware of this creature, but the creature certainly seems aware of them. The extraterrestrial seems to step forward and look directly at the camera before receding behind the tombstone.

A slowed down and zoomed in shot of the video gives a better look at the creature to show a massive head, skinny torso, and dangling arms. It can also be assumed that the alien is very short as it’s much shorter than the tombstone in shot. As if graveyards weren’t spooky enough, this video crosses two fears of death and the unknown and puts them in one location. If this video is genuine, what was the alien doing in such an old graveyard?

7. The Rake
The Rake is a legend that dates back as far as 1621, but has gained new popularity since the summer of 2003. Many people have claimed sightings of the rake. There are even several short films and projects out there in relation to this creature, as well as Creepypastas. There are several variations of how the rake is described but it’s usually referred to
as having grey skin, huge black eyes, and no body hair. It also apparently is hunched over and has arms way too long in proportion to its’ body. This particular video is one of many that have made their way to the surface of the web. It’s a wheat or corn field of some type and you can see a very thin and misshapen humanoid creature running through
the high grass. The title of the video this claims the rake and it does seem to be similar to some claims and sightings that have come before.

6. Tsunami Creature
This video is actually something new, not something there’s every day hoaxed footage of like bigfoot or ghosts. This was posted in late 2014 and shows a severe Tsunami hitting a gulf coast of Japan. The video is low quality and was probably shot just to get footage of the tsunamis damage. But in the background of the video, the camera person was lucky enough to catch a strange, possibly magical creature.

Around 3:13 in the original video a waves seems to crash up toward a building. But then that white mass that appears to be a wave grows legs and a fin and climbs up the side of a building for safety. Sounds like just another sea creature right? That changes literally milliseconds after it climbs the building, when it disappears into mist. Or at least that’s what appears to happen.

There has yet to be a proven explanation for this, and speculations range from exploding fire extinguishers to Japanese spirits, to alien creatures that have been inhabiting the oceans for centuries. Take a closer look at the video yourself and you decide. Is this a mass of smoke, or something more mystical? And if it is something more on the side of fantasy, what could this be?

5. Another Goblin
This is another video of a goblin, or other small humanoid creature. Except that this one is of even higher quality and its’ very clear the little creature that runs through the shot is not just a rodent or shadow. A mother is casually filming her infant in what appears to be their kitchen, when the dark colored humanoid bounds through the shot and darts under a table. Just as the small humanoid is in the shot of the camera it begins to glitch as the audio is horribly distorted.

The mother screams and grabs her baby, but then returns her camera under the table to try and get footage of the goblin. Unfortunately, the goblin is already out of sight. In this case the goblin seems to have a much more humanlike body, isn’t wearing a clich? red pointed hat, and has floppy pointed ears. While skeptics claim this is fake, plenty of believers out there dub this as the best footage of goblins or elves to date.

4. Witch on Fire
A bruja is the term used in regions such as Mexico, to refer to a person who practices witchcraft. The term bruja, or brujo can refer to any person male or female that practices any level of form of witchcraft. While bruja is not immediately a negative term, Mexico and other regions have developed an understanding that evil witches do exist and practice black
magic with the goal of harming others.

Many witch legends involve elderly women with the ability to shape-shift, steal souls for the devil and even eat children. This video was uploaded in 2013 and is titled “Fire Witch in the Forest (Real Witch)” the description explains that this video was taken because a group of people could not tell what they were seeing and wanted to review the video later. Upon reviewing the video this is what they found.

The imagery itself is pretty unsettling as it just appears to be a human body engulfed in flames. However, at the same time the person does not seem to be panicking and they disappear from thin air several times. Again, this video was shot on a dark dirt road in the middle of nowhere which adds even more to the aura of fear. Many people are claiming this is some sort of video editing, or hoax. But if you’re a believer in witchcraft you’re likely to agree this seems pretty genuine.

3. Giants in Peru
This video was shot by a woman who is assumed to be at home with her mother. There’s no explanation as to why she was filming but what she caught on tape was unbelievable. There appears to be two normal sized humans standing atop the hills, when all of a sudden on of them appears to stand up or grow in size. The figure is twice the size of the one next to it, which is either believed to be a regular sized human or a similar creature in a seated position.

The woman recording the video begins to cry out in horror and calls her mom to come look. An investigative team took a closer look into this phenomenon. They placed a man at the same exact location and took photos from the location where the video was originally filmed. The person they used was of average height and very thin build. When they aligned the footage of this man with the footage of the alleged giants, the figures captured were indeed significantly taller than the model used.

Some other things found during this investigation were that the taller figure was extremely thin compared to even a skinnier than average person, possibly because of their height. And the head of the figure, as well as the figure seated below it had odd shapes. The model used had very short hair but even with that playing in, the “giants” had heads that seemed to be shaped more egg-like. The investigation video was uploaded by GCEPERU and will be linked below. The video is not in English, but there’s plenty more to be learned about this case.

2. Forest Creature
This video is time stamped from 2006 but wasn’t uploaded until around 2013. The story is that this is a group of videographers were exploring a forested area for an upcoming documentary in Catalonia, Spain. While exploring the wooded region they heard strange noises, unlike any animal or human they’d heard before. They also found trails of huge feathers and followed them. They eventually came up to a man squatting down behind bushes, staring at the ground. He appears nearly lifeless and quite ghoulish. His skin is pale and his bones are very apparent. He seems to notice the group and looks toward the camera with huge glowing eyes. Speculation for this creature range from it being a malnourished homeless man, to it being another form of the rake, all the way to it being a fallen angel who was cast out of heaven – which would explain the feathers. No matter what you believe – this group was pretty horrified by what they saw and the images presented in the short footage is quite haunting.

1. The Hybrid Man
Bigfoot is one of the biggest, most well-known legends in the world and is especially popular in the U.S and Asian countries. This story comes from a province in China where their version of bigfoot is referred to as the Yemen. It’s uncertain where this footage is originally from, but it looks like it could be from a Chinese documentary or news report. The footage shows this “hybrid man” that is nearly hairless, has a very large ape-like skull, long dangly arms, nearly no neck, and is extremely tall. The man seems childlike or even animal-like in his mannerisms and he allegedly never learned to speak a language – however he did understand what people were telling him. According to his mother, she was kidnapped by a Yemen and sexually assaulted repeatedly before being brought back to her small village where 9 months later she gave birth to this hybrid. He lived to be 33 years old before dying of natural unknown causes. The common explanation for this man is that he suffered from a genetic disorder known as Microcephaly, and his mother was ashamed to have given birth to a mentally challenged child – especially out of wed lock. Microcephaly causes the brain to develop improperly and leads to a smaller than usual head, mental disabilities, poor motor function, poor speech, abnormal facial features, seizures, and dwarfism. The only thing that microcephaly cannot explain is the astonishing size of this man. As mentioned before its’ common for those who suffer from this disorder to have dwarfism, but this man was the exact opposite. There’s not much else known about this man, or even the footage of him that’s provided.

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1. The hills have eyes

Shawney bean was a clan leader in Ireland in the 15th century. He fed his falimy of 14 with the flesh of other humans. He is rumored to have captured over 100 victims and eaten them all with his family.

2. The haunting in connecticut

When a family moves into a home that used to be a morgue things start going wrong fast. The family that lived in this home started that the movie was very close to the actual events that occurred in the home.

3. The girl next door

This movie was inspired by the real life events of Sophia Marie Likens. She was only 16 years old when she was held captive and tortured to death by her aunt.

4. The Conjuring

A couple living in the Rhode island farm house where terrorited by paranormal activity. The paranormal investigators who investigated the real events said. "The movie is very closed to the actival events that traumatizedthe family".

5. The Blob

The Blob was inspired by a real life event that happened on a farm in the 1950s when a Purple Blob fell out of the shy into a farmers field, before scientists were able to run tests on this Purple Blob, it disintegrated.

6. Jaws

In 1916 there were a series of shark attacks in New Jersey that terrified beach cores. these attacks are what inspired the story for the novel and movie, Jaws.

7. Open water

In 1998 A couple was left by a diving excursion off of The Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The bodies were never discovered and it was assumed that they had been eaten alive by sharks.

8. The Amityville Horror

When the Lutz family moved into a house where the previous owner murdered his family, stuff turned ugly. A sereis of hauntings occurred that eventually made their way into the Amityville horror movie.

9. A nightmare on Elm street

Wes Cravin attributed his main idea for his Freddy Kruger movies to a story of a south east asian who died during a nightmare. The man told everyone that he didn't want to sleep because of terrifying nightmares. He died in his sleep one night after being heard screaming.

10. The Texas chainsaw massacre

The Texas chainsaw massacre is based on the true life story of Ed Gein. His house was raided and skin suits and masks were found, along with furniture covers and lampshades made out of human skin.

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Urban legends are supposed to be fictional stories that we read for entertainment, while these urban legends might inspire a few nightmares at the end of the day. We know these stories aren't real, however there are a select few people who are greatly inspired by these stories and even risk their freedom to show their dedication.

1. Wrinkles The Clown
Urban legends surrounding clowns are less than positive, usually they involve someone going down the sewers having bad dreams or something that will cause you to have to go to therapy for the next 20 years. Websites are full of clown related urban legends that tend to pick up momentum on social media, then these stories end up perpetuating copycat incidents that once again end up on the news thus the never-ending cycle continues and the urban legend grows stronger. For example parents in South Florida were hiring a clown by the name of a Wrinkles to hide in their children's bedrooms and scare them at night. Why in the world would parents do this to their children? Well to scare them into behaving properly because nanny cams basically record everything that's happening videos began to surface of Wrinkles appearing under beds and placing stuffed animals next to the child before turning off the camera to wreak havoc, basically this is where horror movies get their ideas from. Granted this wasn't technically a crime, but it was likely that these parents probably got a visit from social services. Perhaps instead of saving for a college fund, and they need to put up a therapy fund for their child.

2. Penpal
Probably one of the most unsettling things one can experience is when they receive pictures of themselves in the mail from an unknown source, it forces you to realize that you're being watched, and there's nothing you can do about it. It forces you to realize that regardless of how protected you may think you are, you are still vulnerable. A story called Penpal made its way onto the website Creepypasta. It was about a boy who was participating in a school project where they released balloons to see if they can get a Penpal. The boy ended up not getting a letter. but instead he got tons of polaroid pictures. Initially they were blurry, but once he looked at all the pictures he realized he was in every photo. So it makes it all the more unsettling when there were true stories out there remotely similar to this seemingly urban legend. There was a story in Connecticut of a school principal named John Bean who was following his students to Walmart and taking their photo. In North Carolina a school's volunteer of the year got in trouble for taking pictures of elementary school girls without their permission. Walter Shore ended up pleading guilty to some pretty awful charges

3. Slender Man
Spoiler alert: this won't be the last time you hear about Slender Man It's amazing how a made-up character managed to inspire some pretty intense crimes We'll start off with the most famous crime where two young girls who lured their friend into a park bathroom and proceeded to do her in like Julius Caesar. Miraculously the girl survived. Why did the two girls do such a heinous crime they wanted to sacrifice their friend to Slender Man, so that they could go live with him in his mansion. Well as we know, Slender Man isn't real and he's based on a meme from creepypasta. the mansion actually came from a video game That was inspired by Slenderman. So he know that preteen girls aren't always the smartest people in the world, but did they really think that they were going to get away with such a terrible act? One of the teens was sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital. If she was so gullible to do this to someone for the sake of an urban legend ,that's probably the best place for her.

4. Laughing Jack
You know what would really lift up our spirits? Let's talk about clowns again! Yay!! The story of Laughing Jack is definitely not for the faint of heart. Laughing Jack is basically an imaginary friend. Who is the opposite of nice. He infiltrates children's dreams very much like Freddy Krueger, and he replaces their organs with candy. Ain't that nice? Anyway,  of course you could read the story online and be able to tell right away that it's just a scary story And an urban legend. Yet one girl thought that Laughing Jack was the real deal. Apparently instead of being filled with candy, Laughing Jack told the girl to pretty much end the life of her stepmother the twelve-year-old not only did her stepmother in, but she also set the apartment on fire. The kid actually ended up admitting that she committed the crime. And she was eventually declared too incompetent to stand trial. That basically means that she'll be spending the rest of her adolescent in a psych ward.

5. Walking Sam
Walking Sam is a similar entity as slender Man, who drove teens from a Sioux tribe in South Dakota to harm themselves. Basically the urban legend has a few variations were Walking Sam is either wandering the earth to collect souls or he drives people mad because he looks so spooky. Either way Hundreds of people between the ages of 12 and 24 attempted to end their lives. The local tribe even had to remove nooses that were placed at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Out of those hundreds around nine people were sadly successful at their attempt. While one can say that the author of Walking Sam's story is an incredible storyteller. It is also Alarming at how gullible an entire generation can be? But because it's the Internet and a lot of people don't know how to distinguish fact and fiction. It's entirely possible that people thought this was the real deal.

6. The Call
The urban legend goes like this. There's a babysitter working the late night. She gets a call from a mysterious caller who says "Have you checked the children?". There might be some heavy breathing for a few calls and of course the babysitter is scared. When she calls the cops they trace the call and the big twist is that the call is coming from inside the house. This urban legend was inspired by an unsolved case from 1950 in Missouri. An 8th grader named Janett Christman lost her life one night while she was babysitting a three year old boy. She was later discovered at 1:00 a.m. Too late. Calls had been coming to the house, but unlike the urban legend, the police weren't able to trace them. The boy Janet was babysitting was thankfully safe. This story is often told at slumber parties as well as camp outs. Some have even tried to emulate the urban legend only to run-in with the police afterward.

7. Constant messaging
We've all heard that iconic urban legend, where a man is receiving Facebook messages from his long past girlfriend. It made us all wonder whether the girlfriend was actually alive she turned into a bot or she was a ghost still checking her social media from beyond the grave. However one man seemed to be inspired by the ghost messaging and decided to use it to try to get away with a heinous crime. Todd Colhab kidnapped a woman named Kayla Brown as well as her boyfriend Charles Carver. In order to make it look like Kayla and Charles were fine and enjoying life, Todd was posting on their Facebook pages, posing as them. There were status updates and everything. However, when deputies were searching Todd's property and ready to serve a search warrant. They passed a metal container and Kayla made a bunch of noise. She was found inside the container with a collar around her neck and chained like a dog. Sadly Charles did not survive the crime.

8. Pope Lick Monster
This might be better categorized in the people who do stupid things for urban legends. The Pope Lick Monster is a goat human hybrid creature that lives on top of a bridge above a railroad track. Legend has it that the public monster will hypnotize its victims and draw them to the tracks where they will get hit by a train. If you think that there aren't people curious enough to check it out for themselves, think again. There have been a startling amount of people who have lost their lives looking for the Pope Lick Monster. Most of them end up getting hit by an oncoming train. So in this instance would this be more truth than urban legend? Well the local police in Louisville Kentucky had to issue public statements declaring that anyone looking for the Pope Lick Monster will be trespassing plus in the United States wandering the train tracks can be considered a federal offense and receive charges of terrorism. So is it really worth looking for this terrifying urban legend?

9. Don't turn on the light
One of the creepiest urban legends is of a person in their bedroom hearing strange noises. When they wake up the next morning, they see a horrifying message written in bodily fluids that says "Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light?" It's a story that has given us nightmares and inspired us to check every nook and crevice in our house before going to sleep. But this story did inspire someone to try it out for themselves. In 2016, a teenage girl from England received a text message. That said "I'm watching you.". She also got a text that said that he would end his life outside her bedroom window. The teen was so creeped out that she decided to sleep with her mom. She also didn't take the sender seriously when he said that he was in the house, but the next morning the sender was discovered to be in the house. He was sleeping under her bed.

10. Slenderman... again
It seems that some of the most horrifying crimes have been inspired by the one and only Slender Man. With his tall and faceless persona, you would think that people would automatically know he isn't real or they'd head for the hills. There are a lot of people who are willing to risk their freedom and personal safety for the sake of the iconic urban legend. In 2014 a 13 year old girl heard her mom repeatedly with a knife.The mom miraculously survived. Then a 14 year old girl from Florida tried to burn her house down for Slender Man. If you think Slender Man is only hitting up the teenage girls He also inspired a man named Jared Miller to attack two police officers and a civilian before he took his own life. Investigators found out that he liked to dress up a Slender Man for fun.

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18 WHAT TO KNOW AROUND THE WORLD

18 WHAT TO KNOW AROUND THE WORLD
When you're traveling around the world, it's useful to be aware of the local customs, and even more useful to know the local laws. Here are some of the more unusual laws around the world that you might encounter.

1. Singapore - Gum control

In Singapore it's illegal to import chewing gum. The problem with gum is not how people chew it, but how they dispose of it. And no gum helps keep the footpaths clean.

2. Thailand - No to commando

In Thailand, There's a rule against leaving home without your underwear. We don't know who checks these things but you are advised not to take the risk.

3. Russia - Wash and go

In Russia you can be fined for having a dirty car, as the police need to be able to read your registration plate.

4. Fiji - Don't dare to bare

In Fiji, topless sunbathing is illegal. And the call for modesty extends further, because when you visit rural areas you should cover your shoulders.

5. Florence, Italy - Food to take (further) away

In Florence, Italy, it's an offense to eat or drink near the main churches or public buildings. There's no mystery to this, it's just a mark of respect to the city and its culture.

6. Minnesota, USA - They've got you pegged

In Minnesota, USA, you're not allowed to hang male and female clothes on the same washing line. Strange but true, so best toe the line.

7. Australia - Parental guidance explicit lyrics

In Adelaide and Melbourne there are laws against singing obscene song. As there's no official list of banned words, it is worth singing on the safe side, and keeping lyrics above the waistline.

8. Kentucky, USA - Freezing your assets

In Kentucky, USA, it's illegal to keep ice cream in your back pocket. This is because in the past, thieves would put ice cream in their pockets to steal horses luring them away, without even looking at them.

9. Manila, Philippines - Come in number 6, your time is up

In central Manila, Philippines, your car registration number defines which days of the week you can drive - with every private car having one day off. This is a move to manage congestion, which often brings the city to a standstill.

10. Rio Claro, Brazil - The watermelon law

Rio Claro, Brazil still has a city law that bans the sale of watermelons. The "Watermelon Law" was put into force in 1894, because at the time, watermelons were thought to transmit typhus and yellow fever.

11. Russia - Strictly No Frills

In Russia, there' an import ban on synthetic lace underwear. But what might seem odd at first glance is actually a move to protect customers from unhealthy poor-quality synthetics.

12. Japan - A major puddle muddle

In Japan, courtesy is taken very seriously and this extends to how people drive. There is a law that in wet conditions they must slow down to avoid splashing pedestrians.

13. Germany - How low can you go?

On the autobahns of Germany, although there is no specific law against running out of fuel, it is illegal to stop unnecessarily. In the authorities' view there is no excuse to run out of fuel.

14. New Zealand - Just plain chicken

In New Zealand it's illegal to fly with a rooster in a hot air balloon. Our research team is still working on this one, but we have learned that the first balloon passengers were a sheep, a duck and a rooster.

15. United Arab Emirates - There's an e-law against it

In the United Arab Emirates, it's illegal to sell e-Cigarettes. Far from the 'healthy alternative', the UAE has acted on World Health Organization warnings that chemicals used have not been properly identified or proved to be safe.

16. Capri, Italy - Shhhh!

In Capri, Italy, the local Mayor introduced a law banning loud footwear. The law was put into effect along with other noise controls for people living in apartments.

17. Venice, Italy - The pecking order

Some laws in Italy are city-specific, and in Venice it's illegal to feed the pigeons. You'd probably get a warning, but if you continue, you could be fined.

18. Oklahoma, USA - Tongue out is right out

In Oklahoma, USA, it's illegal to pull ugly faces at a dog. The actual law however states it is unlawful to torment a service dog.

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It’s comforting to know that most serial killers are arrested and put behind bars. Unfortunately not all serial killers are found, and some still stalk the streets today in search of their next victim. From the original night stalker to the infamous zodiac killer we countdown the top 10 serial killers that are still at large.

10. Connecticut River Valley Killer

In the mid 1980’s along the new Hampshire and Vermont border, an unknown assailant was stalking and killing unsuspecting female victims. A total of 7 women between the ages of 16 to 38 were killed, and all of them were found to have multiple stab wounds which reinforced the presence of a twisted serial killer. On August 16th 1988 Jane Boroski was on the way home when she was attacked and stabbed 27 times but was able to escape with her life. After this attack, the killings stopped, and although the police have several suspects, the case has gone cold.

9. West Mesa Bone Collector

On February 2nd 2009, Christine Ross took her dog Ruca for a walk near their home in Albuquerque New Mexico. During their excursion she noticed a bone protruding from the ground, and contacted the police department who quickly determined it was human. Police descended on the area, and discovered the remains of 11 women. It was determined the women had gone missing between 2001 to 2005, and most were known prostitutes or drug users. The police have little to go on, as no forensic evidence was found at the burial site and no witnesses have come forward. There is currently a $100,000 reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for this horrifying crime.

8. Long Island Serial Killer

In December of 2010, a police officer who was on a routine training exercise with his dog found the skeletal remains of a woman in a burlap sack. After searching the area, Police found the remains of an additional 9 victims. There has been much speculation of the identity of the killer, and has been suggested he may knowledge of techniques used in law enforcement, which has helped him avoid detection.

7. Stoneman

Over the course of 6 Months in 1989 , 13 people were murdered in the streets of Kolkata India. All of the victims were homeless, and would sleep in dimly lit areas making them easy targets. Police assumed the killer was a large muscular male, because of the gruesome way the murders were committed by dropping a heavy stone or concrete slab on the persons head. Although the police had several suspects, and interviewed several suspicious people, no arrests were made and the killings stopped.

6. Rainbow Maniac

Between February of 2007 and august 2008 13 gay men were murdered in cold blood in Paturis park in Carapicuiba Brazil. All of the victims died from a gunshot wound to the head, and the last victim was shot a total of 12 times. Although a suspect was arrested, a retired state police officer, he was never convicted and the crimes remain unsolved.

5. Original Night Stalker

Also known as the East Area Rapist, this unidentified killer was responsible for at least 10 murders and the rape of another 50. Police believe the suspect began as a burglar that targeted women in middle class neighborhoods and slowly evolved into killing his victims. DNA evidence has linked the 10 slayings, and police believe the killer could be responsible for another 3. The Original night Stalker has never been apprehended and several suspects have been cleared through DNA.

4. Doodler

This unidentified serial killer was given the nickname doodler because he would sketch his victims before having sex with them and then stab them to death. Targeting his victims at gay clubs and restaurants, he is responsible for killing 14 men from the gay community in San Francisco between January 1974 and September 1975. Although police had a suspect, the case wasn’t able to proceed because three of his surviving victims didn’t want to reveal their sexual orientation publicly by testifying against the perpetrator in court.

3 Monster of Florence

Also known as Ill Monstro, This psychopath is responsible for killing 16 people in Florence Italy between 1968 and 1985. Usually targeting couples the killer would shoot the male victim, then stab the female victim to death and mutilate the corpse. Police arrested several men, but were later released when subsequent killings happened using the same weapon and method. American Author Thomas Harris based character Hannibal Lecter from the novel Silence of the Lambs on The Monster of Florence, and attended the trial of one of the suspects.

2. In British Columbia Canada

A killer stalks an 800 KM section of Highway 16 dubbed the “Highway of Tears”. A total of 18 young women have either disappeared or been found dead since 1969. Although police have linked some of the murders to deceased criminal Bobby Jack Fowler, investigators are doubtful they will ever solve all of the cases. Police have a strong suspicion that there may be more than 1 killer involved, and are using new forensic technologies to re-examine the evidence.

1. Zodiac Killer

The most infamous serial killer on our list, the zodiac killer is responsible for killing up to 37 people. Usually targeting young couples in secluded areas he would either shoot or stab his victims. After killing the Zodiac would taunt local authorities by either calling the police or sending in letters to local newspapers. A total of 18 letters were sent, and would include physical evidence from the crime scene. In some letters, the Zodiac Killer would include cryptograms which he claimed revealed his identity, and to this day only 1 of 4 has been solved. A number of suspects have been named, but no conclusive evidence has surfaced and the case remains open with the San Francisco Police Department.