Human Body Parts Used for Decorative Purposes | M.P. Pellicer

The plunder of bodies from Harvard Medical School's morgue earlier this year has led to the arrest of another person.

Within weeks of the arrest of Cedric Lodge in June, 2023, the one-time manager of the Harvard Medical School’s Anatomical Gift Program, a lengthy title for the morgue, police arrested James Nott.

FBI agents searched the home of 40-year-old Nott, located in Mount Washington, Kentucky where they found 40 human skulls, spinal cords, femurs and hip bones.

In an abundance of precaution, they asked him if anyone else was in the home. His response of, "only my dead friends," was quite unexpected.

The agents found a skull on Nott's bed, and another wrapped in a head scarf. Others were positioned as decorations around his home. They also found a Harvard Medical School bag.

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Serial Art | M.P. Pellicer

Why does death row inspire the artist in killers? The world may never know.

John Wayne Gacy spent 14 years on death row, before his final adieu. His artwork, if not for his name could be attributed to a grade schooler. After his execution in 1994, his pieces have increased in value. However it is a narrow audience that wants artwork produced by a hand that killed, sometimes in the most vicious and sadistic ways.

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Planet of Dread and Another Weird Tale | Nightshade Diary Podcast

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Evil Moments | Interview with Larry Lawson | Stories of the Supernatural

The Killing of Kathleen | M.P. Pellicer

What is the perfect opportunity for a killer, than to find another murderer to blame for their deeds?

Kathleen Kimberly Robinson wasn't identified until November 26, 1977. The 17-year-old had been found in a parking lot not far from a brushy area of the Wilshire district, near the corner of Pickford Street and Curson Avenue. She'd been strangled but not sexually molested.

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Haunted City Halls | M.P. Pellicer

There are many typical places where ghosts are expected to be found, but government offices are not usually one of them.

Child Ghost Haunts Spanish Town Hall

The story began February 3, 2017, when a councilor of the City Hall of Vegas del Genil had to stay late in the building to finish a project.

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On the Trail of the Head Hunters | M.P. Pellicer

In the early 1900s, shrunken heads known as tsantsas were acquired at U.S. museums. Despite being macabre they fascinated the public.

During the early 20th century, travelogues of life in the darkest jungles of the Amazon were written by Lewis Cotlow and Robert Ripley of Ripley's Believe it or Not fame.

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The Island of the Ud and Another Curious Story | Nightshade Diary Podcast

After the Night Rolls In | Volume 2 | Supernatural StoryTime E286

A Nod to the Left Hand Path | M.P. Pellicer

Sister Margaret Ann Pahl was stabbed to death on April 5, 1980, Holy Saturday and the day before her 72nd birthday. There was nothing random about the identity of this victim, or when she was killed.

In 1968, Sister Annunciata became Sister Margaret Ann Pahl. Only two years before the Sisters of Mercy had allowed the nuns to use their baptismal names. She had taken the habit over 50 years before.

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Houses of Darkness | Volume 2 | Supernatural StoryTime E285

Hiking into Oblivion | M.P. Pellicer

Hiking is great exercise and exposes you to nature, however it can also become the gateway to death.

Even tour guides are not impervious, as one got lost during a group trip. His name was Morgan Heimer, 22, of Cody Wyoming. On June 2, 2015, the National Park Service received a report he had disappeared at Pumpkin Springs. The group was on the 6th day of an 8-day trip. He was last seen wearing a flotation device and carrying a water bottle. The search continued into late July, seven weeks after he disappeared.

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The Monster-God of Mamurth | Edmond Hamilton | Nightshade Diary Podcast

Murder at the River Rouge | M.P. Pellicer

On a frigid, winter day in 1879, a burlap sack floated underneath a vessel at the Springwells dry dock. It turned out to be the burial shroud of woman who was bound and gagged.

The woman's body was well preserved by the icy waters of the Detroit River.

V. Giest & Son's Undertakers allowed the public to view the girl, hoping someone would know who she was. A description of the body, her clothing and the articles in her pockets were listed and sent to the surrounding towns, hoping to solve the mystery of her death. At one point, it was thought she was a woman known as "The Spanish Doctoress." However this woman turned up very much alive and living in Ludington.

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Encounters | Interview with Heidi Popp | Stories of the Supernatural

Hexed Paintings | M.P. Pellicer

Are the stories about these cursed paintings real or just urban tales?

THE ANGUISHED MAN

This story started out as a creepypasta. The painting was allegedly produced by an unknown artist, where he mixed his blood into the paint, and after finishing the portrait committed suicide.

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Worth More Dead than Alive; Trafficking in Human Remains | M.P. Pellicer

Donating your body to science, doesn't guarantee that it will be used for this purpose. Instead it might become merchandise in a national network of human remains traffickers.

Not even giving your body to a university can keep it safe. On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, Cedric Lodge the morgue manager who worked at Harvard Medical School since 1995, was indicted. He is facing federal changes of selling heads, brains, skin and other body parts. These were taken from cadavers donated to Harvard Medical School for research and education. Harvard fired him on May 6, 2023.

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A Real Lady Killer | M.P. Pellicer

Billy Kipkorir Chemirmir, 50, was charged with smothering to death 18 elderly women over a two-year crime spree, but he insisted he was a “very innocent man from a good family.”

Chemirmir, was born in Kenya, Africa, the son of a village chief.

In October, 2022, he was convicted of capital murder for the death of Mary Brooks, 88, found dead in 2018. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. He is accused of killing at least 24 older women in north Texas.

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The Children's Bones | M.P. Pellicer

Undoubtedly historic homes develop a reputation for being haunted. In some cases it's undeserved, and other times there's no doubt that something still walks the halls and paths of what once its home.

The following is an allegedly true story, told by someone who visited Wollaton Hall, (U.K.) several times:

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Sacred Spaces | Interview with David Collis | Stories of the Supernatural

David Collis is an artist and author who characterizes his life as a quest driven by the romance of exploration and invention. "I traveled the world, explored sacred places, and searched religious and mystical traditions. The ‘intelligence’ of my hands built houses, furniture, cabinets, and coupled with my artistic personality created abstract art. The motto I’ve acquired: 'Life is remarkable; be ready for surprises, and nimble for the unexpected.'"

Horrors of a Victorian Dead House | M.P. Pellicer

"My first night in the morgue I shall never forget — in fact, the first month was so full of horrors I wonder how that I ever got through it."

1887
A morgue superintendent told of his times working at the St. Louis morgue. It's believed the source of the stories was Herman Praedicow (1831-1891), even though he was interviewed anonymously.

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Valley of the Worm | Robert E. Howard | Nightshade Diary Podcast

A short story in the James Allison series. It tells the story of a Texan who recalls his past lives as ancient heroes.

Dead Eyes and Other Eerie Encounters | Volume 2 | Supernatural StoryTime E284

A collection of short but scary ghost stories and strange encounters.

A Night of Horror and Another Strange Story | Nightshade Diary Podcast

Stories for aficionados of the strange. Narrated by M.P. Pellicer
Authors - Dick Donovan, John Gawsworth

When Your Lover Wants Your Heart, Along with the Rest of Your Organs | M.P. Pellicer

What's that saying about if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Blanca Arellano found this out in the most horrendous way.

Blanca Arellano, 51, met Juan Pablo Villafuerte, a med student 15 years her junior, online via a gaming app. Blanca who lived in Mexico was hooked, and on July 27, 2022, she completed a 3,000 mile trip to Huacho, north of Lima, Peru to meet the man of her dreams.

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