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Richard Farley: Remove My Restraining Order or Die Nov 20, 2021

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In April of 1984, Richard Farley became acquainted with a 22-year-old woman named Laura Black, who worked at the same company as him. Richard immediately became obesessed with Laura and claimed that he had fallen in love with her at first sight. After having his romantic advances declined, Richard attempted to win Laura over by leaving her gifts, stalking her at the gym, and sending her photographs that had been manipulated to look like they were dating.

Janet Chandler: We'll Kill Her at Her Own Surprise Party Nov 17, 2021

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In 1979, Janet Chandler was a 22-year-old woman, working at a motel called the Blue Mill Inn in Holland, Michigan. While working at the inn Janet managed to upset several security guards there as well as her own best friend, to the point where a group of them conspired to seek revenge. Together they hatched a plan to invite Janet to a "surprise party" in her honor where they would do absolutely unspeakable things to her.

Harold Shipman: The Deadliest Doctor in England Nov 13, 2021

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Harold Shipman was a well respected doctor working in England during the 70's, 80's, and 90's. However Harold's career took a quick turn when a fellow hospital employee began to take notice of the unusually large number of cremation forms that Harold was submitting for approval. A futher investigation revealed that Harold had an outrageously large death rate, specifically among his older female patients, that had gone unnoticed for years.

Kari Swenson: What Do You Think, Shall We Keep Her? Nov 10, 2021

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In 1984, a 22 year old woman named Kari Swenson went out on a training run into the wilderness of Montana. Kari happened to be a world-class athlete in the biathlon, an olympic sport which combines long distance skiing with rifle marksmanship, so endurance training was a regular part of her routine. During her run Kari encountered two stange men along the way, one of whom managed to grab hold of her wrist and refused to let her go.

John Battaglia: Listen To Me As I Murder Our Daughters Nov 06, 2021

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John Battaglia was born on August 2, 1955 and due to his military family, he ended up moving across the United States several times during his childhood. Later in life John moved to Highland Park, Texas where he met his second wife, Mary Pearle. Unfortunately for Mary, it was only after they had two daughters together that she found out exactly why John had already gotten divorced one time. John had a history of inflicting physical and mental abuse, and had previously sent his ex-wife to the hospital.

The Hart Family: I Wish We Had Never Adopted 6 Kids Nov 03, 2021

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20 Year olds Sarah and Jennifer first met each other in 1999, while they were both attending Northern State University and quickly became romantically involved with one another. A few years later the couple ended up adopting 6 children and on the outside they appeared to be a normal and happy family. However, the truth was that Sarah and Jennifer were actually abusing their adopted children at home, and when this was eventually discovered they were driven to do the unthinkable in order to avoid prison.

Suzanne Capper: Let's Shave Her Head and Remove a Tooth Oct 30, 2021

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Suzanne Capper was born in 1976 and grew up in Manchester, England. By the age of 16 Suzzane had begun to routinely skip school, preferring instead to hang out at the home of 26-year old Jean Powell. Jean's house was well known in the area for drug dealing and trafficking in stolen cars. After getting into several arguments over problems around the house Jean and several of her friends collectively agreed that Suzanne had overstayed her welcome. Following this decision, Suzanne was subjected to one fo the most cruel cases of kidnapping and torture ever recorded.

John Glover: I Hate My Mother, So I Kill Grannies Oct 27, 2021

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John Glover had an extremely bad relationship with his mother growing up due to the fact that she consistently neglected him in favor of hanging out with numerous men. This left John with an overall feeling of hatred toward most women throughout his adult life, especially those who reminded him of his mother. Later, rather than using his mother's passing to put all of his contempt behind him, John fell even deeper down a path of hatred.

Anders Breivik: Murdering 77 People to "Save Norway" Oct 23, 2021

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Anders Breivik grew up in Oslo, Norway and as a child he was extremely mistreated by his mother, which later influenced him to become obsessed with graffiti, hip-hop, and politics. Eventually he came to the conclusion that the only way he would be able to "save the Norwegian people" would be through an attack on the government. This led to Anders carrying out a carefully planned bombing on a government building as well as one of the deadliest shooting sprees in Norway's history.

Genie: Locked in Her Room, Never Taught to Speak Oct 20, 2021

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Clark and Dorothy Wiley had an extremely toxic marriage in which Clark would constantly abuse his wife even though she suffered from blindness. Clarks anger issues only continued to get worse as the couple had children together, since he had always openly expressed his absolute distain for kids. Eventually his anger became focused on his daughter Genie, who he refused to let out of her room or even speak to. The long term damage this would cause to his developing daughter would turn out to be one of the most shocking cases of child abuse ever seen.

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