It all sounds like archaic folklore, but the dancing plague of 1518 is clearly chronicled in medical, civic, and religious notes of the time.
Doug MacGowan
Doug MacGowan
Doug MacGowan lives on the San Francisco peninsula with his wife, a dog, and far too many cats. He has published five books on the topic of historic true crime. In his free time he enjoys reading. Read More
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Thousands have reported sightings of large cats by residents of Scotland and the rest of the UK. Where did Scotland’s mystery cats come from?
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Isidor Fink lay on the floor with three gunshot wounds: two to the chest and one to the wrist. But there was no gun anywhere on the premises.
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Jack the Rippers? Turnbull addresses each of the murders and indicates that there was probably more than just one White Chapel killer.
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Feral children tales go back to pre-history. Myth states that Romulus and Remus, the twins who founded the city of Rome, were raised from infancy by a she-wolf.
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The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose is a riddle that may never be solved. Read about the history and why Sarah Winchester built it.
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The last accepted encounter with Spring Heeled Jack occurred several decades later in August of 1877, at an army post near the English city of Aldershot.
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Upon closer examination, they found a woman’s left foot, still wearing a slipper, in the ashes. That’s all that was left of Mary Reeser.
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A year after David Lang’s disappearance on his farm in 1880, his daughter went to the exact spot and heard her father’s voice call for help.
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There are many theories to the Hall-Mills murders. Some felt Mrs. Hall and her brothers did the killings. It has never been solved.
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Belle Gunness had cleaned out her bank accounts in the days before the fire as if she was planning to go somewhere.
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The question is still debated in Great Britain. Did Madeleine Smith kill her lover Emile L’Angelier on the night of March 23, 1857? Here are the details.
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Kaspar Hauser used his new-found knowledge of the German language to lie about nearly everything in his life. But who was he really?
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Pearl continued her sessions with Patience Worth until her death (which Patience had predicted during a session) in December of 1937.
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On July 28, 1841, the body of Mary Rogers was found in the Hudson River. Despite law enforcement efforts, her murder has never been solved.