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Young Man Arrested for Fatal Shooting of Judge in Love Affair Tragedy

Chester Thompson, 19, shot and killed Judge George Meade Emory in a love-fueled altercation involving Emory’s niece, Charlotte Whittlesey.  The event happened during the summer…

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Cigar-shaped UFOs were called flying bananas to humiliate witnesses

It wasn’t enough that reporters and the powers-that-be ridiculed people for seeing flying saucers, but when a large number of people spotted a cigar-shaped UFO,…

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7 Axe Murderers of Children

People find StrangeAgo in a variety of ways, including odd and gruesome search strings. Recently, someone found their way here searching for axe murderers of…

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Masturbation Causes Sterility and is a Sign of Insanity

Masturbation was a dangerous game in the late 1800s and early 1900s. According to the experts of the time, it could cause all sorts of…

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5 Infuriating Stories About The Fort Steilacoom Asylum In Washington State

The Fort Steilacoom Asylum, later known as the Western State Mental Hospital, was a place of greed, captivity, and abuse. While the old asylum is…

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