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In the blink of an eye, life can change for a web of people when someone close to them dies. In some cases, the death is expected and prepared for, leaving only a small burden for the family and friends as they deal with their overwhelming grief. In other cases, a sudden death can be not only shocking but also cause a great scrambling to arrange a funeral and other administrative and financial issues not taken care of prior.

In the midst of shock and grief, this is the last thing loved ones want to focus on, yet this is exactly what the Ruff family had to do when mother and soon-to-be ex-wife Lori Erica Ruff shot and killed herself in 2010. As her ex-husband was her next of kin and he had no other knowledge of an extended family on Lori’s side, he was tasked with going through her belongings and he did not anticipate what he would find.

Hidden in a lockbox that he was warned never to touch was the true identity of Lori Erica Ruff, whose past would not be revealed until 6 years after her death…

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In the blink of an eye, life can change for a web of people when someone close to them dies. In some cases, the death is expected and prepared for, leaving only a small burden for the family and friends as they deal with their overwhelming grief. In other cases, a sudden death can be not only shocking but also cause a great scrambling to arrange a funeral and other administrative and financial issues not taken care of prior.

In the midst of shock and grief, this is the last thing loved ones want to focus on, yet this is exactly what the Ruff family had to do when mother and soon-to-be ex-wife Lori Erica Ruff shot and killed herself in 2010. As her ex-husband was her next of kin and he had no other knowledge of an extended family on Lori’s side, he was tasked with going through her belongings and he did not anticipate what he would find.

Hidden in a lockbox that he was warned never to touch was the true identity of Lori Erica Ruff, whose past would not be revealed until 6 years after her death…

It was Christmas Eve morning in 2010 and Blake Ruff and the daughter he shared with ex-wife Lori were expecting to have a peaceful holiday, despite not celebrating it as a family. On that fateful morning, however, Blake Ruff and his immediate family went outside to discover Lori dead in her car from a self-inflicted gunshot in their driveway.

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The year 1971 is known for many things in American history. The microprocessor was created, NASA sent probes to Mars, and Greenpeace was born. But one of the most infamous stories in American History was the hijacking of a Northwest Orient Flight by one D.B. Cooper. Whether that was his real name or just an alias used by an ingenious criminal, the FBI is still investigating this unbelievable 46-year-old cold case.

Apparently, new clues have been discovered after all these years, and the authorities are hopeful that they may finally find out the truth.

Buying A Ticket

On November 24, 1971, a man arrived at a ticket counter and bought a one-way ticket from Portland, Oregon to Seattle on Northwest Orient Airlines. He was assumed to be in his early 40’s, and probably an executive, going on a business trip. He was described to be wearing a black suit, a white shirt and a black tie with an impressionable pearl tie clip.

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The holiday season is just around the corner and an island seems to be the perfect destination for one to get out and explore. However, there are some you should avoid at all costs.

Here are the 21 most dangerous islands in the world you shouldn’t set foot on.

1. North Sentinel Island, Andaman Islands

North Sentinel is an isolated island in the archipelago of Andaman Sea outside India. The tribe inhabiting the island has no contact with the outside world and meets the visitors with spears and arrows. No outsider has been reported to come out alive. Two fishermen who fell asleep on their boat were killed when they sailed ashore on the island in 2006, and aid from the West after the tsunami in 2004 was chased away.

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Perhaps one of the most fallible aspects of being human is our tendency to “misrecognize” people and things, or “misremember” the occurrence and order of events. There are times and situations when the facts seem different from what we thought them to be all along, making us wonder whether or not there exists a parallel universe where everything we think we already know is what it is but, well, not quite.

As if that’s not strange enough, there are instances when this phenomenon – which experts argue is a glitch in the human memory – is experienced by several individuals. This is called the Mandela Effect, a term coined by paranormal historian Fiona Broome after realizing that she, along with many others, had a false thought that it was in the 1980s that Nelson Mandela, South African president and human rights advocate, died – as opposed to his actual death in 2013.

Here are 30+ most notable examples of the Mandela Effect:

1. The Mystery of the “Monopoly Man”

The Monopoly board game created by Hasbro enjoyed enormous fame all over the globe. One of its iconic symbols is the mustached “Monopoly Man” in a nice black-and-white ensemble and top hat. Wait, is he that guy who wears a monocle? Nope, that’s false memory feeding you the wrong info—or perhaps a phenomenon called Mandela Effect happening to you—however you wish to view it. Rich Uncle Pennybags does not wear a monocle and may, in fact, have 20-20 vision to ensure excellent performance of his money management duties.

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Rebecca Coriam was described by friends and family as a vibrant and outgoing young woman. She was passionate about children and outdoor adventures, a quality that landed her a job at the Disney Cruise Ship, the Wonder. But things took a terrible turn one day when Rebecca mysteriously went missing while the ship was at sea. Initial investigations were immediately launched but the case was closed with unanswered questions.

Now, new evidence has emerged, contradicting key information from the original investigations.

What really happened? Did Disney officials cover-up Rebecca’s mysterious disappearance?

Born to live life to its fullest

Rebecca, or “Bex” as her family and friends fondly called her when she was just a little girl, was known for her tenacity and boldness. She was born in Chester, England in 1987. She was fun-loving and always wanted to pursue things that challenged her. She strove to be always the life of the party and she’s passionate about animals.

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There’s something about Cecil Hotel that just makes it mysterious and sometimes ominous. For some travelers, it’s a home away from home. For others, it served as their tragic final destination. Over the years, the hotel has seen several horrific events, such as murder, suicide, and other strange happenings that have left the authorities and experts baffled even to this day. But paranormal enthusiasts are offering compelling explanations of other-worldly circumstances that they believe operate within the hotel.

And here are some of the most notoriously horrifying mysterious events that took place in the hotel over the years.

History

The Cecil Hotel was built as a 700-room upper-class hotel and was constructed in 1924. It opened in 1927, just two years before the start of the Great Depression. It is now called Stay on Main Hotel.

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Humans have always been obsessed with preserving images of daily life. But with the advent of modern photography in the 1800s, we have been able to capture and preserve more than what is necessary. Over the decades since the invention of modern cameras, mysterious occurrences have been captured in hundreds of photographs that even with today’s technology are hard to explain. Keep in mind that there were no digital imaging and editing technologies when photography was still in its infancy. And altering images back then was a painstaking process. Which is why photographs of ghostly images, “monsters,” and other bizarre events from those era have baffled even the experts in the field of photography.

What follows are 33 of the world’s most spine-chilling and mysterious photographs that are yet to be explained.

The hanging body in the Cooper family photo

When the Cooper family moved to their new home in Texas in the 1950s, they suspected nothing unusual about the place. But when they took a family photo, the developed image included what looked like a ghostly image of a body hanging upside-down from the ceiling. Many theories were brought up to explain, one of which was that it was an apparition of one of the previous occupants of the house.

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For those aspiring to make it big, it is said that the glamor and glitz of Hollywood is the real dream. So for Jill Ann Weatherwax , who was crowned with the title of “Miss Hollywood”, it almost made it seem like she had hit the jackpot.

But unfortunately for Jill, her crown would ultimately cause her utter demise.

Out To Become A Star

From a young age, Jill Ann had her heart set on becoming a star. Although she grew up in Michigan, all she wanted to do when she got older was move to California and follow her dream to be in Hollywood. The young and talented Jill Ann graduated from Fenton High School where she was on the track team, as well as part of the Cheerleading Squad. But she was also quite talented at singing and loved to model and strut her stuff.

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This young girl had been reported as a runaway from the youthful age of eighteen. In her younger years, she had tried to leave home a number of times, but the police always made sure to bring her straight back. But home was the furthest place she wanted to be as a young girl.

And the reason why goes by the name of Josef Fritzl, and he happened to be her very own father.

A Father, A Monster Or Both?

On April 9, 1935, Josef Fritzl was born in Amstetten, Austria. His hometown was considered quite small, only having around 14,000 residents. He was an only child and had been raised only by his mom, as his father had left them when he was just a wee 4-year-old child. When Josef was older, he went to school the HTL Technical College and graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

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