The old saying goes that a picture is worth a thousand words, and we preserve our memories, many of which happy, through our photographs
However sometimes our photos can capture some truly terrifying and horrifying events
This list is a rundown of five of the most eerie last photographs ever taken
Before I start, know that these are not to glorify people's last photos
As you all know I always try my best to treat these with the utmost respect
These are people's last moments on this planet. I hope in some way it will give you a little more appreciation to your day
Life is precious and can be taken away from you at a moment's notice
Mohammed al cha
when 16 year old mohammed al cha stopped to take a selfie with his friends while enjoying a day out in beirut on the
27th of december 2013
He had no way of knowing that it would be the last thing he did
Mere moments after snapping the image the gold-coloured car in the background
Exploded and ended Muhammad's life as well as 15 other people's
The car was filled with over 15 kilograms of explosives and had been planted with the intention to kill former finance minister
Mohammed Beach Atta, who was also killed in the blast
The picture serves as an incredibly chilling reminder that when it comes to war and conflict it never pays
And it's often the innocent who suffer
Chi-su Khan on the 4th of December 2012
58 year-old chi-su Khan was waiting to board a train at New York's busy Times Square station
Also waiting at the platform was naheem Davis a homeless man
Who was behaving strangely and being aggressive towards other commuters han reportedly approached naheem to try and calm him down
But instead an argument broke out and Davis pushed hand onto the subway track, just as a train was approaching
Han tried desperately to scramble back onto the platform, but it was too late, and he was tragically killed by the train
Photographer uma Abbasi captured the powerful image of hand trying to pull himself onto the platform with the train bearing down on him
Davis was later convicted of murder stating that he was angry at the fact he had lost his timberland boots
Umas photo made the front page of the New York Times, but many were outraged
Feeling that the picture was shown too soon and that the title used was disrespectful to Han's grieving family
This next image is the last known photograph of Adolf Hitler and it's always intrigued me
It's believed to have been taken two days before his death in April 1945 and he can be seen standing outside his Fuehrer bunker
Near the Reich Chancellery in Berlin with defeat imminent. It's not hard to imagine one was going through his mind at this exact moment
By this time he'd been living in the bunker for over three months and his longtime companion Eva Braun had joined him
It's unknown whether when this photo was taken
Hitler had already married Eva in a small civil ceremony within the Fuehrer bunker
What is known is probably less than 48 hours after this photograph was taken
Hitler and his new wife Eva Braun committed suicide. On the 30th of April
1945 after saying goodbye to members of their staff
Hitler and Eva retired to his personal study at around 2:30 p.m.
at 3:30
witnesses heard gunshots shortly after Hitler's valet entered the study and was immediately struck by the smell of burnt almonds an
Odor that is commonly associated cyanide
Hitler's and Eva's lifeless bodies were discovered and it was clear Eva had ingested cyanide and Hitler had a gunshot wound to his right temple
Two days after Hitler's death Berlin surrendered to the Soviets and just over a week later on May the 8th
World War Two in Europe was ended
Regina Kay Walters
Robert Ben Rhoades
Or as he's more well-known the truckstop killer was responsible for the murders of three women before his arrest in
1990 although he is believed to have raped and murdered up to another 15 many of which he did inside his 18-wheeler
That had a torture chamber in the back
Which he drove around the United States a statement to Rhoades' cruelty
Comes in the form of one incredibly eerie photograph that of 14 year old
Regina Kate Walters a young runaway from Texas whom he abducted in February 1919
Police found at his house a compilation of images Rhoades had kept to his victims
The most startling being an image of the young Waltons with a hands held up
Seemingly trying to flee with Rhoades he had cut her hair off and forced her to wear a black dress and shoes
Before he killed her and left her body where that photograph was taken
to add even more tragedy to this story
Robert also taunted the 14 year olds family by calling her father around one month after she went missing police
later traced the calls and found that their locations were where Robert was working at the time a
later search of his home revealed Regina Kate Walters his notebook with her father's phone numbers written inside
The ISIS woman this next photograph is truly upsetting and was captured in the historical city of Missoula on the 8th of July
2017
The image shows a woman carrying a baby under one arm and a large handbag in the other
Standing on either side of the woman is two soldiers
Inside the bag is a detonator to a suicide vest that the woman is wearing under her clothes
The woman tragically detonated the vast killing both herself and the infant as well as severely injuring the two soldiers
The harrowing image highlights the true impact of war and how it can selflessly snatch away the lives of anyone
So that's five incredibly eerie last photographs that really have a big impact
I hope this video has shown you the preciousness of life and in any way grounded you for the day
And I hope it was not too upsetting
Thanks for watching and as always. I'll see you in the next video