Warning: The information and images / videos contained in the following links may be upsetting to some and should be avoided by those who are easily disturbed or triggered. These news listings contain descriptions of the stories and links to legitimate news sources. While some are higher quality than others, they’re all real. You’ve been warned…

A graverobber who stole child corpses for his “doll collection” hopes to be released, refuses to apologize to parents of the dead children he took home…  For Daily Mail story & pics, click here! (And, because readers are fairly predictable, I know the more civilized among them will doubt this is true. If you Google the name of the offender, you’ll find worldwide coverage in multiple publications and somewhere there’s amateur video shot from someone near the crime scene. I’m a very strong skeptic of anything seemingly too odd to possibly be true, so trust me when I tell you, I won’t post it unless I did plenty of digging – mostly because I care about my credibility. Yes, I realize the level of garbage to which I’m posting links, but you can’t say I misled you…)

Here’s one you’re sure to hear more about – An ex-con / cop hater turned “criminal justice advocate” who was recently featured on the popular Joe Rogan’s podcast has been arrested and charged “cops found a dismembered body inside a Bronx apartment — with the accused killer caught on surveillance video disguised in a blond wig at the scene of the crime”. (Obviously, he’s claiming he was framed…) Read the whole freaky story on the New York Post website by clicking here! 

Nearer to home, in early February of this year, a Philadelphia Museum Curator received an unexpected package with no return address. It didn’t contain roses or chocolates… it contained two preserved human fetuses inside jars. Read more on NBC10 Philadelphia by clicking here!

In late January of this year, the headless body of a popular Memphis DJ was found by his brother, in the home he shared with only a dog. The DJ known as “Slick Rick” was still holding his keys in one hand, but his pants were around his ankles. Read more on the Daily News website by clicking here!

Just for food measure – Here’s a taste of bizarre crime history, dating back to the dear ol’ 1970’s (which feels not so long ago for some of us, but if you’re young, it probably seems like ancient history) Did you know the iconic silent film star Charlie Chaplin’s corpse was stolen and held for ransom three months after he died in 1978? Read details in Smithsonian Magazine by clicking here!