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From attic-dwelling killers to phantom babysitters, we count down 10 insanely creepy true stories.
#10: The Hatchet And Daniel LaPlante: Daniel LaPlante is one nasty fellow. LaPlante was
sentenced to life in prison after he murdered Priscilla Gustafson and her two young children
in New Hampshire in 1987. The mother was shot multiple times. The children were strangled
or drowned. LaPlante was just 17 years old at the time of this despicable crime, and
it wasn’t his first dance with the law. In 1986, a younger version of LaPlante terrorized
a man and his children with a hatchet. He hid in a closet while they were away and chased
them into a bedroom when they returned. Luckily, they managed to escape through a window. LaPlante
was found hiding between two walls in the home a few days later. In 2013, LaPlante sued
the state Department of Correction for violating his rights as a Wiccan.
#9: A Visit From The Easter Bunny: This isn’t Charlie Brown’s Easter Beagle, that’s
for sure. Reddit user Kittypurry83 says she had a most unpleasant encounter. When she
was younger, she woke up in the middle of the night to see someone dressed as a bunny
standing in her room. She could also smell wet hay. That morning, an extra Easter egg
that her parents hadn’t hidden was found. Her parents swore up and down that they’d
never do something like that, but her sister, who shared a room with her, confessed that
she’d seen the bunny and smelled wet hay, too. To this day, Kittypurry83 is afraid of
“people in rabbit costumes.”
#8: The Woman On The Closet Shelf: In Japan, a man found himself dealing with a mystery
in his own home. He lived alone and couldn’t understand why food was disappearing from
his fridge. Fearing that he was the victim of a crafty (and hungry) burglar, the unnamed
man installed security cameras that linked to his smartphone. What he discovered was
truly shocking. A homeless woman named Tatsuko Horikawa had been living on a closet shelf
and came out to eat while the homeowner was away. He hadn’t been able to detect her
before because she was very neat and took regular showers. The woman was charged with
trespassing.
#7: The Cleveland Torso Murderer: Between 1935 and 1938, 12 people, and perhaps many
more were beheaded by a serial killer dubbed the Cleveland Torso Murderer. Though some
victims were recognized, most were drifters and members of the working poor, making their
names hard to discover. Most males were castrated and some bodies had been treated with a chemical
substance. Despite police efforts, the identity of the murderer was never pinned down. One
theory claims that the murders were performed by multiple people. In 2013, NBC announced
plans to produce a miniseries about the torso killer, but it never reached completion.
#6: The Singing Children: Reddit user DruSparro has a true story right out of a horror film.
While resting in bed with her fiancé, she experienced a sudden and uncomfortable feeling.
The air was heavy. Her ears popped. Looking over at her betrothed, she discovered that
it was happening to him, too. Out of nowhere, the doorknob to their bedroom started turning.
Then, the singing started. DruSparro claims it sounded like a nursery rhyme but the words
were unintelligible. The incident lasted 10 seconds and never happened again.
#5: The Ghostly Babysitter: Talk about an unexpected visitor! To Reddit user ExcitedForNothing,
it was just another ordinary day. His sister was away, leaving him with the task of caring
for her home and watching his niece. All was well when ExcitedForNothing decided to step
into the kitchen for a drink of water. His niece was giggling, a sure sign that the family
dogs were nearby. That’s when it happened. A strange sound filled the air. In his words,
it was like “a thick piece of wood had been snapped in half suddenly or a tree was knocked
over.” Alarmed, he went back into the room where his niece was and saw something bizarre.
The family dogs were whimpering in the corner and his niece was staring at the ceiling.
When ExcitedForNothing’s sister came home, he told her the story. Her reaction? She simply
rolled her eyes and said it was Hugh, the previous owner of the home. ExcitedForNothing
watches his niece on his own turf now.
#4: A Killer In The Attic: In September of 1941, Theodore Edward Coneys was at the end
of his rope. He couldn’t bear another winter on the road. When he went to visit an old
friend and noticed the front door was unlocked, he decided to venture inside. Nobody was around.
This was his chance! He crawled through a hole in the closet and made it his new home.
As time passed, Coneys became comfortable and started doing bold things like shadowing
people from room to room. One day, Coneys went to the kitchen for some food, not realizing
that his friend was napping nearby. That’s when the frail man was caught. When the friend
tried to run for help, he hit him with a “stove shaker.” The friend was mortally wounded
and Coneys was arrested.
#3: The Haunted Hairdryer: Here’s a story sure to blow you away! When Reddit user Greenlink12
was in high school, their mother was experiencing sleep deprivation. When asked if everything
was OK, she revealed a strange occurrence. Someone (or something) was leaving the hairdryer
on in the bathroom. Whenever the mother unplugged it and went back to bed, it happened again.
Was somebody sleepwalking? Was it all a dream? Nobody knows for sure.
#2: The Zodiac Killer: Around the late ‘60s, someone went on a killing spree in Northern
California, but nobody knew who they were. Known only as the Zodiac Killer, they sent
taunting letters to local newspapers and included cryptograms for authorities to solve. Only
one has ever been deciphered. The case was marked “inactive” in 2004.
#1: What They Saw On A Country Road: Reddit user nana_nana_batman was cruising down a
country road with a friend when a young boy ran in front of them. He appeared scared,
so the friend decided to get out of the car and go after him. A few moments later, the
friend came back and made it clear that they needed to leave. Why? The friend had followed
the boy to a graveyard, where the boy promptly disappeared. It was later discovered that
the boy had died in a fire decades before.
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