
One of Shakespeare’s more popular plays, Macbeth has a bizarre and dangerous past, going right back to its premiere performance in the early 1600s.
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Doug MacGowan lives on the San Francisco peninsula with his wife, a dog, and far too many cats. He has published three books on the topic of historic true crime. In his free time he enjoys reading.

One of Shakespeare’s more popular plays, Macbeth has a bizarre and dangerous past, going right back to its premiere performance in the early 1600s.

Despite living for years at a time with local families, Jerome never bonded with anybody. He would spend much of his time crouching next the stove in the kitchen and would frequently growl when people approached him.

The exact history of the Devil’s Bible may never be known, and the missing pages may be lost forever.

Using a method called Polarized Image Overlay Technique, scientists have matched more than 100 bloodstain locations on the Sudarium with identical bloodstain sources on the Shroud.

One of the most bizarre forms of strange weather events are the numerous recorded incidents of what is collectively termed “ball lightning,” strange orbs of light and fire that seem to float through occupied spaces.

Opening Mercy’s coffin, the onlookers were shocked to see that Mercy’s body was in pristine condition. And some sources say her body was not in the position it had been buried and that her fingernails and hair had grown significantly.
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