Posts by The Lineup

Between February 1968 and October 1969, the bodies of three women under the age of 35 were found raped, strangled, and brutally beaten in Glasgow, Scotland. Each of the three victims had gone to the Barrowland Ballroom in the East End, a popular dance hall and concert venue, before being attacked. A man on his...

Nine miles south of the port city of Nagasaki is a decaying reminder of Japan’s dark past. Hashima Island lies among 500-plus desolate islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture, yet its crumbling industrial landscape sets it apart from the rest of the region. Commonly referred to as Gunkanjima or “Battleship Island,” it resembles an approaching warship...

When you hear a song on the radio, you hardly think about what an artist goes through to get there: the competition, the hard partying, the pressure to succeed. These six unsolved deaths bring the ugly underbelly of the music industry to the surface. We pair each artist with their swan song hit. Nancy Spungen...

The town of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, due west of Milwaukee, is known as “the city of homes.” It’s quiet streets are dotted with schools, parks, and charming family homes. But in the summer of 1925, this quiet suburb was rocked by the murder of young Arthur “Buddy” Schumacher, Jr. Buddy was described as a kind-hearted child...

The town of Colchester, once the capital of Roman Britain, is rich with history—from Colchester Castle, the largest surviving Norman castle in Europe, to the massive “Jumbo” Water Tower built in 1883. On the outskirts of town, however, lies a haunting remnant of Colchester’s past: the ruins of Severalls Hospital. Built in 1910, the 300-acre...

These murder victims led police right to their killers, after their deaths, thanks to notes, recordings, and even pets left behind. Here are five cases in which the deceased actually helped solve their own slayings. 1. Nadine Haag–Australia When Nadine Haag was found dead in her shower in December 2009, her death was ruled a...

Shortly after dawn on March 26, 1887, four brothers made a gruesome discovery. Alfred, Frank, Thomas, and Irving Worth were on their way to work at Bloodgood’s Mills when they came across the body of a young woman in Rahway, New Jersey. She was frozen into the ground, and her throat had been slashed in...

Some of the world’s most notorious serial killers could have gotten away with their heinous crimes … had they resisted the urge to brag about their deeds with a distinctive calling card. Some still got away with it, despite their bragging. Whether it’s was a Satanic symbol left at the scene of the crime or...

1. The Willard Library, Evansville, Indiana Home to volume upon volumes of the written word, The Willard, built and stocked in the 1800s, is Indiana’s oldest public library. And though the locale’s rules state that one must have a library card to check out a book, there is one avid reader who doesn’t: the Grey...

Nestled in the outskirts of the French Quarter, just far enough removed from the neon noise of Bourbon Street, you’ll find a small house that’s seen nearly 200 years of New Orleans history. The Beauregard-Keyes House has been home to some notorious characters, from infamous slave auctioneers, Confederate generals and Italian Mafiosi, to eccentric American...

Check in to Room 310 at Aspen’s Hotel Jerome, and you may never want to leave home again. Guests have reported the arresting sight of a little boy in a towel, wet and shivering. This wouldn’t be so unusual, as Room 310 overlooks the hotel pool—but it’s when the child disappears, leaving a trail of...

The state of Georgia is undeniably beautiful. It’s also home to some of the United States’ most bloody history. The host of many of the Civil War’s most brutal conflicts, Georgia embodies William Faulkner’s maxim that “the past isn’t dead and buried—it’s not even past.” From the swampy burial grounds of Savannah, to the hidden...

From eerie asylums to haunted waterfalls, the Land Down Under has its fair share of spooky locations (as if the giants spiders weren’t enough). Redbank Range Railway Tunnel Picton, New South Wales Redbank Range Railway Tunnel is better known as the “Picton Ghost Tunnel” — and for good reason. The abandoned tunnel closed in 1919;...

When Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich’s wealthy husband was shot to death in their Los Angeles home, Dolly claimed he had been gunned down “by a burglar.” This would prove to be the least outrageous and lurid of the details that eventually emerged from this shocking case. Dolly was still fairly young when she married her husband,...

Between February and July of 1999, Cary Stayner killed four women in the vicinity of Yosemite National Park. He was ultimately captured and convicted, and is currently awaiting execution on death row at San Quentin in California. His crimes were the final chapter to a bizarre life story riddled with violence and abuse. On February...