Thursday, August 31, 2006
Forbidden Fruit
Inbreeding among polygamists along the Arizona-Utah border is producing a caste of severely retarded and deformed children.Lowlight: The ultimate goal of the breeding program, Wyler says, is to create the perfect race.
"Remember how Hitler was trying to breed a perfect race?" he says. "Warren Jeffs is also trying to breed a perfect race." It's not working. Meet Warren Jeffs, monumental douchebag. I think I can see where this is headed.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:53 PM
Former Giuliani Aide's Killer Implicated Himself, Police Say
A 26-year-old man who police said was a heroin addict with a long criminal record was identified yesterday by police and prosecutors as the murderer of a press secretary to Mayor Giuliani.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:38 PM
Why do I need an ad campaign to remind me about September 11?
Good question.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:54 AM
Haunted Ontario
Spooky, eh?
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:41 AM
New Evidence: the Kinross UFO Incident
The mystery surrounding the 1953 "Kinross Case" may well be on its way to being solved.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 AM
A Richmond Varmint update
Wayne County's version of Bigfoot plagued residents during the month of August 1948.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:35 AM
Harry Potter 'satanic': Pope's exorcist
Pope's exorcist 'nuts': Professor Hex.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:32 AM
Gosfield Halstead Ufos Were Chinese Lanterns
The UFOs were Chinese paper lanterns released to celebrate a wedding.This seems like a good way to start a very large fire.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:22 AM
Ancient raptors likely feasted on early man, study suggests
Mmmmm, early man...
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:18 AM
Painter Said to Be Focus of FBI Probe
The FBI is investigating allegations that self-styled "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade and some of his top executives fraudulently induced investors to open galleries and then ruined them financially, former dealers contacted by federal agents said.
The "Painter of Light" may soon be the "Painter of Aggressive Cell Mates".
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:13 AM
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Cryptozoology Exhibit Moves To Kansas City
The Professor's neck of the woods. I'm very excited.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:51 PM
Is the Tri-County Truck Stop haunted?
The historic Tri-County Truck Stop on old Route 66 in Villa Ridge, Mo., is known by roadies for its good grub, especially its country ham, not paranormal activity.With ghostly video. Via the Anomalist.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:40 PM
Inquiry Criticizes U.S. Broadcasting Official Over Hiring
More Rovian corruption. Disgusting.Via Americablog.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:36 PM
Dog sacrificed on make-shift altar in Wicklow woods
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is investigating reports that a dog was sacrificed in the Co Wicklow village of Enniskerry.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:36 PM
RIP Glenn Ford
Actor Glenn Ford, a handsome and quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like "Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died on Wednesday in his Beverly Hills home, police said. He was 90.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:19 PM
Case File: The Screaming Bigfoot
Bigfoot in South Africa.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:46 PM
Reporter hunts for Huck Finn
Can't afford real estate? Try living on the water on a home-made raft. With raft-a-riffic pic. The reporter hunts down the story here.A profile of "Huck" is here.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:32 PM
Gaze of the Green Lady
It's one of the most popular prints ever made and yet many art critics dismiss it as rubbish. The death of its creator Vladimir Tretchikoff has again cast the spotlight on the mysterious Green Lady.With pic of her mysterious green loveliness. I just saw one of these at an estate sale. Nice article.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:19 PM
UFOs seen in Bonsall again
A UFO hunter claims to have captured alien spaceships on film following a close encounter near Bonsall.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:12 PM
Unsolved mysteries hit World Wide Web
The chance to investigate unsolved mysteries has proven a useful tool in sparking students' interest in history.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:04 PM
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Nikola Tesla's 'Black Magic' Touring Car
Did Nikola Tesla really run a touring sedan on free energy?
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:56 PM
Dead in 7 Days
Steve Huff highlights an interesting missing person case in Kansas City.
posted by Prof. Hex at 4:18 PM
More on the Russian Plesiosaur
Have the readers of Cryptomundo correctly identified this mystery carcass as a Beluga whale?With comparison pics.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:57 PM
Inside, Outside
New Rigorous Intuition.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:55 PM
Man Near Top of Most-Wanted List Is Captured
One of the F.B.I.'s most wanted fugitives, Warren Steed Jeffs, the leader of an offshoot Mormon sect who was wanted for sexual offenses, was captured in the Las Vegas area after a highway patrolman stopped the vehicle he was in during a routine traffic check, officials said today.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:00 PM
Whistleblower uses YouTube to tell his story
An article in this morning's Washington Post reveals that for the first known time, a whistleblower working on a US Government contract has posted a video on YouTube making his case about a problem inside government.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:24 PM
Beast Of Sedgemoor Proof
Conclusive proof that the "Beast of Sedgemoor" once roamed around Bridgwater may finally have been un-earthed.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:05 PM
Cracking code to Rosslyn takes more than Da Vinci
On the outskirts of Edinburgh, among wooded paths and waterfalls, the medieval enigma that is Rosslyn Chapel has held visitors spellbound for centuries.I'm also relinking this article - Scribbles in the stonework of Rosslyn - that I linked a while back due to the interesting comments that have been added by readers.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:00 PM
Is anybody out there?
A strange series of lights seen in the sky last week have prompted one group to ask for witnesses to come forward to help fuel the debate on whether we are being watched by beings from outer space.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:52 AM
Women Dominate in 'Wicker Man' Remake
Nice article on Neil LaBute's remake of the classic.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:51 AM
The Best: Science Projects That Scare the #%@! Out of Us
Scary. Via the Anomalist.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:32 AM
Monday, August 28, 2006
Photos of Russian 'Plesiosaur'
Cryptomundo's got them in spades. Let your eyes feast on the creepy goodness.
posted by Prof. Hex at 4:52 PM
Old Farmer's Almanac Forecasts Worse Winter for 2006-2007
The 190-years old publication predicts with an accuracy between 80 and 85% how weather will evolve and Americans should worry: OFA says this winter will be one of the coldest ever recorded.
posted by Prof. Hex at 4:00 PM
Hitler and Stalin were possessed by the Devil, says Vatican exorcist
Sheesh.Best part: According to secret Vatican documents recently released wartime pontiff Pope Pius XII attempted a "long distance" exorcism of Hitler which failed to have any effect.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:57 PM
John Karr DNA not a match in JonBenet Ramsey murder
Two sources have confirmed that the DNA sample taken from John Mark Karr is not a match with the foreign DNA found on JonBenet Ramsey's body when she was murdered in 1996.Boulder Police still holding him on suspicion in the murder of Humpty Dumpty and a rumored appearance on the grassy knoll. This article reports that no charges will be filed against him in Colorado. They'll probably send him to California for the child pornography charges he skated on in 2001. The question still remains - what "details" did he have that convinced the Boulder DA to fly him back from Thailand and where, if anywhere, did he get them?
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:20 PM
Bigfoot Buzz
Sasquatch - What Do We Know Anyway?
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:59 PM
Lauderhill may ban fortunetelling
They should have seen it coming.
But in case fortunetellers didn't predict possibly being banned, the city mailed them notices earlier this month.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:57 PM
Houdini Was a Covert Agent, New Book Claims
The famed magician Harry Houdini guarded the secrets behind his legendary escapes from handcuffs, chains, jails, milk cans, mailbags, and water chambers. But the authors of a forthcoming book on Houdini will be disclosing that he had another secret: his role as a spy.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:46 PM
Karr profiteers sail onto eBay
"This is just the beginning of the merchandizing and marketing of John Mark Karr," said Andy Kahan, a watchdog of an industry he calls "murderabilia."
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:39 PM
Mystery beast likely a dog, early DNA results suggest
A mystery beast that frightened Maine residents and preyed on pets was likely a dog itself, preliminary DNA test results in the U.S. suggest.For Loren Coleman's comments see here.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:50 AM
Ghost world
Good review of Deborah Blum's history of the Society for Psychical Research, Ghost Hunters. It's at Salon, so you'll probably have to watch a short ad, but it's worth it.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:09 AM
Sunday, August 27, 2006
KING ARTHUR LINK UNCOVERED
Evidence of a building linked to the myth of King Arthur and his knights of the round table has been found at Windsor Castle
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:56 PM
Ye gods! Ancient volcano could have blasted Atlantis myth
Little wonder the ancients believed in lightning-bolt-throwing gods and smoking monsters emerging from the underworld. As a new marine geology survey of an ancient volcano in the Aegean Sea reveals, they may have been justifiably cowed.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:55 PM
Archaeologists search for state's first Spanish settlement in Pensacola
Six years before Spanish explorers landed at St. Augustine, Don Tristan de Luna y Arellano founded Florida's initial European settlement at present-day Pensacola in 1559. Two years later the Spanish settlement was gone, besieged by a hurricane and other problems.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:34 PM
Marine biologists puzzled by stray mammals off N.J. coast
Hooded seals, bottlenose whales and a manatee have been spotted in the waters of the northeastern U.S., leaving marine biologists puzzled as to why they have strayed from their natural habitats.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:31 PM
A meeting of civilisations: The mystery of China's celtic mummies
The discovery of European corpses thousands of miles away suggests a hitherto unknown connection between East and West in the Bronze Age.Great story: At their peak, around 300BC, the influence of the Celts stretched from Ireland in the west to the south of Spain and across to Italy's Po Valley, and probably extended to parts of Poland and Ukraine and the central plain of Turkey in the east. These mummies seem to suggest, however, that the Celts penetrated well into central Asia, nearly making it as far as Tibet.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:26 PM
A Higher Power
James Baker puts Bush's Iraq policy into rehab. By Robert Dreyfuss."Baker is primarily motivated by his desire to avoid a war at home--that things will fall apart not on the battlefield but at home. So he wants a ceasefire in American politics," a member of one of the commission's working groups told me. Specifically, he said, if the Democrats win back one or both houses of Congress in November, they would unleash a series of investigative hearings on Iraq, the war on terrorism, and civil liberties that could fatally weaken the administration and remove the last props of political support for the war, setting the stage for a potential Republican electoral disaster in 2008. "I guess there are people in the [Republican] party, on the Hill and in the White House, who see a political train wreck coming, and they've called in Baker to try to reroute the train."Via this excellent post from Hammer of the Gods and this Rigorous Intuition open thread.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:55 PM
Friday, August 25, 2006
Global warming may be an accelerated version of ancient heat wave
It was one of the greatest calamities of all time: Something turned up the Earth's thermostat, touching off a monstrous heat wave that killed many animals and drove others far from their homes to seek cooler climes.
This catastrophe occurred 55 million years ago, after the age of the dinosaurs and long before humans appeared. But scientists warn that today's global warming means that it could be happening again.Have a great weekend!
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:30 PM
Were Not As Clever As We Think We Are (from The Northern Echo)
According to a new book based on the prophecy of the ancinet Maya, December 21, 2012, will be the end of the world.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:25 PM
Crop circles baffle Illinois farmer
Jim Stahl stepped out of his Henry County farmhouse Saturday and into a phenomenon that polarizes scientists, delights conspiracy theorists and simply annoys those who write it off as a hoax - crop circles.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:24 PM
Monroe Ghosthunter dies
Ed Warren is now among the spirits.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:21 PM
Diving into mysterious Crater Lake
Researchers here are going deep into the giant volcanic hole with aquatic robots and highly sensitive sonar. The lake, formed by a massive eruption 7,700 years ago, is one of the world's purest bodies of fresh water and, at 1,932 feet, one of its deepest. Most interesting to scientists, it's had little mixing with the outside world--no feeder creeks, no rivers, just snowmelt and rainwater.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:16 PM
Who has killed more, Satan or God?
Interesting. Via Fark.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:05 PM
Lost fishermen: No drugs, no cannibalism
Three fishermen who say they survived nine months adrift in the Pacific Ocean returned to Mexico on Friday and denied they were involved in drug trafficking or resorted to cannibalism to survive.
posted by Prof. Hex at 4:58 PM
ABANDONED SCHOONER MYSTERY..NO CREW, A HALF-EATEN MEAL AND PILES OF CLOTHES
IT'S MORE MYSTERIOUS WHEN YOU PUT IT IN ALL CAPS!
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:42 PM
Toronto lab tests mystery 'beast'
Is a mystery beast that frightened Maine residents and preyed on pets a dog-wolf hybrid or something alien?Place your bets...
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:40 PM
Occultists slaughter sheep on Prince Charles's estate
Sheep have been mutilated and slaughtered in what appears to be bizarre occult rituals on land owned by Prince Charles.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:38 PM
Website puts new slant on 143-year mystery of legless man
The mystery identity of a legless man who washed ashore in Nova Scotia 143 years ago appears to have been solved in the latest instalment of Canadian history puzzles, a University of Victoria professor says.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:38 PM
Thursday, August 24, 2006
The Murder of Martin Barreto
CrimeBlog weighs in on the murder of Rudolph Giuliani's one-time deputy press secretary.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:25 PM
Under Fire! U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Targeted For Suggesting New Independent 9/11 Investigation
No questions allowed.
posted by Prof. Hex at 5:08 PM
His Prerogative
This is an excerpt from Kola Boof's book in which she claims to have been Osama bin Laden's sex slave. Apparently, when not a sex slave, Boof writes for soap operas. The media has already reported on his alleged fondness for Whitney Houston, but according to this excerpt he is also a B-52s fan, likes MacGyver, and is fond of the Chronic. And Bush still can't catch him.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:58 PM
Cult leader scheduled for execution
Jeffrey Lundgren, 56, was convicted of shooting to death a man, his wife and his three daughters who had moved from Missouri in 1987 to follow Lundgren's teachings. He referred to the killings as "pruning the vineyard."
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:54 PM
Writing analyst was disqualified
A handwriting analyst who said he is 99.9 percent certain that John Mark Karr wrote the JonBenet Ramsey ransom note was disqualified as an expert witness earlier this year by a federal judge who challenged his expertise.
Georgia Federal District Court Judge Clay Land wrote that analyst Curtis Baggett was not certified by several industry groups, had not undergone proficiency tests and had not authored texts in the field of handwriting analysis.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:25 PM
Ancient biblical waterworks found in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed an ancient water system which was modified by the conquering Persians to turn the desert into a paradise.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:16 PM
Mastodons Alive!
Cryptomundo's got them.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:06 PM
"Rockey I": If it sounds too good to be true...
I saw this idiot on TV and could smell Rove's stink from my house.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:01 PM
Confessions of an Economic Shapeshifter
New Rigorous Intuition.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:56 AM
Is your cell phone spying on you?
Cannonfire wants some answers.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:35 AM
Gorillas In Our Midst
Why would early newspapers in the United States use the term "gorilla" so frequently in the late 1800s when a large, hairy anthropoid was seen in nearby hollows and hills?
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:32 AM
Psychic called in to find Nicola
A psychic who helped solve a murder has been called in to try to solve the mystery disappearance of Coventry mum Nicola Payne.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:29 AM
Shipwreck found on bottom of Glen Lake
A steam-driven excursion boat, believed to have sunk more than 90 years ago, has been discovered on the bottom of Big Glen Lake in more than 100 feet of water.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:25 AM
Kidnapped girl found alive after eight years
When Natascha Kampusch was last seen on her way to school in a run-down housing estate on the outskirts of Vienna in 1998, she was a four-foot-nine 10-year-old with light brown hair and blue eyes squinting behind blue and yellow glasses.
But now the focus of Austria's most enduring child abduction mystery appears to have emerged as a pale and shaken 18-year-old after years of captivity in the cellar of a house less than 10 miles from where she disappeared.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:23 AM
Karr Round-Up
Fears Karr would be tipped off before his arrestJonBenet suspect ran day-care in Ala.Undisclosed evidence used against KarrJohn Mark Karr bragged of being 'like a wolf' sexuallyKarr hires San Jose attorneysRansom note may offer clues in slayingJonBenet prankster blitzes WolfEx-Wife Says Karr Fantasized About Little GirlsThe last article contains this tidbit: Ray's parents said they discovered letters Karr wrote to their daughter that were signed "SBTC." Those are the same initials found on a ransom note left in the Ramsey home.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:54 AM
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Sex Crime Charges
Four area residents under investigation for alleged sex crimes surrender to authorities.
51 year old Reverend Raymond Lambert, his wife 49 year old Patty Lambert along with two deacons in their church, 51 year old Tom Epling and 53 year old Paul Epling turned themselves over to McDonald County Sheriff`s deputies today.More details can be found here, including this: In a telephone interview Tuesday night, Le Sueur said several former church members had come forward in the past six months, claiming they had been molested for several years. The deputy said incest was involved, adding he understood that this was the third generation of church officials who participated in child sexual abuse.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:31 PM
Usefuls Idiots
There's a lot of interest in Connecticut politics these days. Democratic nominee Ned Lamont is playing the usurper to Senator and former presidential candidate Joe Lieberman, who is now running as an independent. Meanwhile, the Republicans have nominated Alan Schlesinger, a former mayor of the City of Derby and a six-term State Representative. Despite the nomination of his party, Schlesinger has had little support from Republican power brokers. He seems to be merely a placeholder. President Bush has refused to endorse his candidacy as have other GOP bigwigs. Schlesinger has gambled extensively in the past and lost many thousands of dollars. On the surface this might make him a liability, but that doesn't seem to have hurt William Bennett's standing among the party faithful. Schlesinger's web site is amateurish and the Latest News links on the front page haven't been updated since April. What kind of candidate is he? This may be a good time to look at the last Connecticut Republican Party nominee for Joe Lieberman's senate seat, Philip Giordano. Phil Giordano was an up and coming GOP hotshot. Young, handsome, and an ex-Marine, Giordano seemed to have the entire package. He'd served as a state representative and was serving his third term as mayor of Waterbury. On paper, Phil probably looked like a good candidate. Unfortunately, Waterbury had a corruption problem and the FBI was investigating. In the course of their investigation, the Feds recorded some of Giordano's phone calls. What they heard on those recordings chilled the blood. It seemed the married Giordano had a girlfriend on the side. As political liabilities go, that one's probable not fatal. Look at Bill Clinton. But Giordano's girlfriend was a prostitute with a young daughter and niece - age 8 and 11 - and soon investigators overheard the depth of Giordano's depravity. "I want one of the little girls." Giordano juggled his secret life smoothly, glibly moving between pervert and politician. Here's Giordano making arrangements with his girlfriend (called "Doe" here) to rape the children: Giordano: "Hang on, I gotta go. Hang on, I gotta go, I gotta go."
Doe: "Okay."
(Second Call)
Giordano: "Hello."
Lauren: "Hi. Mayor Giordano?"
Giordano: "Yes."
Lauren: "Hi, my name is Lauren. I'm Bill Hanson's assistant at the Department of Education. How are you?"Today, Phil Giordano sits in prison serving a 37 year sentence for violating the civil rights of his prostitute girlfriend's young charges - girls he sexually abused, in some cases, in his office while mayor. He recently claimed he was owed money for unused vacation and sick days.But Phil Giordano's "sick days" are over. I'm not implying that Schlesinger has the disease that infected Giordano, but it does seem odd that Connecticut Republicans have shown very little interest in fielding a strong candidate to take away Lieberman's senate seat. I wonder why?
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:09 PM
Secret Tapes Of John Mark Karr?
Hex Correspondent Ian pointed out this tidbit:
"Maybe that person who did that ... thinks it's important that someone confesses... And he's chosen that other person to do that in his place ..."Maybe indeed.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:34 PM
Ramsey murder suspect waives extradition
Karr is on his way to Colorado.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:36 PM
Handwriting expert points finger at Karr
I personally think handwriting analysis is about as accurate as reading tea leaves but I post this for your consideration.
Of course, if it is proven that Karr had nothing to do with the note I assume the people convicted on the "expert testimony" of this handwriting analyst will get new trials. But I'm not holding my breath.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:31 PM
Karr and Oswald
Someone over at the Rigorous Intuition board pointed it out and there is a resemblance, at least in these pictures. Make of it what you will.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:16 PM
Juarez slaying suspects identified
Mexican and U.S. officials confirmed Monday that at least three men, two of them in the United States, are persons of interest in connection with the murders of women in Juarez.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:12 PM
Lawyer says photo shows Karr's sons in Atlanta at Christmas
If true, this might be the slam dunk against Karr being the killer.
posted by Prof. Hex at 12:06 PM
ABC News: Karr's Mother Tried to Kill Him, Family Friend Says
Weirder and weirder.Via Crimeblog.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:16 AM
Stovepipe Hat Bigfoot?
Some folks at the Pine Ridge Reservation say there are two separate things being seen. A Bigfoot and a Tall Man or Big Man. Could there be an overlap in reports?
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:10 AM
Uncommon vision:Ipswich man claims to know identity of 'Mona Lisa'
The Ipswich resident claims da Vinci was even more talented than he's been given credit for, and crafty to boot. There are images inside his images, he says. Renaissance versions of modern holograms that change as you tilt them.Via the Anomalist.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:07 AM
Crop Circles Puzzle Geneseo Officials
A mystery has planted itself firmly in the middle of a 90 acre field of soybeans in Henry County.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:53 AM
Karr's calls, e-mails had case details
John Mark Karr's communications with a woman in the spring of 2001 included details of the JonBenet Ramsey case that fit with the theory of longtime homicide detective Lou Smit and appear to have been provided before Smit made such details public.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:49 AM
'UFO' frenzy over mystery lights
Two mystery "UFOs" were seen racing silently across the sky by amazed onlookers in Shropshire. The unusual bright lights were seen at about 9pm last night by people in two areas of the county.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:45 AM
Monday, August 21, 2006
The 'Indiana Jones' of Chelsea
Michel van Rijn was a wanted man by Scotland Yard - now he works for them.
He had a price on his head, has been shot at and once had to go into hiding. He has been hunting down art, first as a smuggler and now as an investigator, for 40 years.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 PM
Elvis: $3 million bounty
A reward of $3 million has been offered to anyone who finds Elvis Presley alive.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:32 PM
The CIA-Contra-Crack Connection, 10 Years Later
Ten years ago today [August 18], one of the most controversial news articles of the 1990s quietly appeared on the front page of the San Jose Mercury News. Titled "Dark Alliance," the headline ran beneath the provocative image of a man smoking crack -- superimposed on the official seal of the CIA.
posted by Prof. Hex at 10:10 PM
Challenge to lone gunman theory
More than four decades after his death, John F. Kennedy's assassination remains the hottest cold case in U.S. history, and the clues continue to trickle in. Now Lawrence Livermore Laboratory scientists say a key piece of evidence supporting the lone gunman theory should be thrown out.Nice part: "We don't know if there were two bullets," said Randich. "There could have been two bullets, but the lead composition data shows there could be anywhere from one to five bullets."Excellent in-depth article.
posted by Prof. Hex at 6:47 PM
NoBorderland
New Rigorous Intuition.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:47 PM
Pugwis
The Mermen of the Kwakwaka'wakw.A friend of mine who has fished the Northern Pacific for years once told me a story of fellow fisherman catching a merman trying to come aboard his boat in the middle of the night. Was it a Pugwi?
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:41 PM
Diana death was not an accident
The inquiry into Princess Diana's death has been sensationally reopened by a French judge.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:36 PM
Family may have found WWII sub near Alaska
SUNK: Father was captain when ship went missing on 1942 patrol.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:35 PM
Ramsey Round-Up
Thai doc: Karr had facial hair removedJonBenet Ramsey murder suspect spends the night in Calif. jailEarlier investigation offered no clues in Ramsey killingOn the Web, Pedophiles Extend Their Reach
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:32 PM
Film May Unlock Mystery Of Missing Apollo Videos
ould a never-completed Pink Floyd video hold the answer to the missing moon tape mystery currently plaguing NASA?
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:31 PM
Sunday, August 20, 2006
JonBenet suspect a patient at Thai sex-change center
The man who confessed to killing JonBenet Ramsey had another bizarre secret up his sleeve in the months before his arrest: he was visiting a surgical center that specializes in sex-change operations.
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:11 AM
Revealed: world's oldest computer
102 years after the discovery of the calcium-encrusted bronze mechanism on the ocean floor, hidden inscriptions show that it is the world's oldest computer, used to map the motions of the sun, moon and planets.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:49 AM
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Forget aspirin, have a vindaloo instead
Scientists have discovered that curries can help to treat headaches and prevent cancer of the colon.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:06 PM
A Blondie bewitched
Gary Lachman, the New York band's ex-guitarist, has long been fascinated by the bizarre, sexually charged confessions of the 17th-century witch Isobel Gowdie of Nairn.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:39 PM
Two Strange Deaths in European Wiretapping Scandal
European investigators are tracking the mysterious deaths of two security experts who had uncovered extensive spyware in their telecommunications firms.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:13 PM
Could John Mark Karr Have Lying Disorder?
Karr may suffer from factitious disorder, according to Dr. Marc Feldman, a psychiatrist who co-authored the books "Patient or Pretender: Inside the Strange World of Factitious Disorders," "The Spectrum of Factitious Disorders," and "Stranger Than Fiction: When Our Minds Betray Us." The condition leads someone to construct a false reality — sometimes to the extent that they begin to believe their own lies.
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:29 PM
Toy bear riddle
A bear being hugged by Karr in the boyhood snap was said to be the same as the one that appeared briefly in JonBenet's bedroom after her slaying in Boulder, Colorado, on December 26, 1996.
No one in the Ramsey family remembered seeing it before and it apparently vanished before police could seize it as evidence.
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:28 PM
Scrawl may link suspect to killing
Does the mysterious notation found in the Ramsey note - SBTC - stand for "Shall Be The Conqueror"?
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:17 PM
Vault believers want new dig
Advocates of our version of "The DaVinci Code" were back in town Friday, calling for another excavation to locate the "secret vault" of Sir Francis Bacon, which they still allege is buried beneath the churchyard of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church.
Totally sweet. In the theory of the Bacon enthusiasts, it is the original King James translation of the Bible, original versions of William Shakespeare's plays (which they believe Bacon and a circle of associates actually wrote) and "Christian Hermetic-Cabalistic mystery teachings." They alleged these treasures were moved from England to Jamestown to Williamsburg.
The Baconists believe that Bacon was the illegitimate son of Queen Elizabeth I of England and thus the rightful heir to the English throne. They also believe he faked his death in 1626 and actually died in 1684, at the age of 123.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:43 AM
Local informant taped, logged odd conversations with Karr in 2001
Five years before he confessed to killing JonBenet Ramsey, John Karr exchanged phone conversations and e-mails detailing his fixation with the 6-year-old's 1996 slaying and the 1993 murder of Petaluma's Polly Klaas, according to a Sonoma County woman who became a police informant.
posted by Prof. Hex at 6:16 AM
Friday, August 18, 2006
Expert: 'Mystery Beast' Story Has Legs
Whether or not tests prove that a "mystery beast" is a dog or something else, the story that has captured headlines from coast to coast won't go away any time soon, according to an expert in human behavior.
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:30 PM
He was not ... real normal
Good article with a lot of detail.
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:29 PM
Lingering mysteries of JonBenet Ramsey murder
A short summary.
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:21 PM
Single Pervert Theory
New Rigorous Intuition.
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:14 PM
Feds deny Ramsey suspect's claims he's being investigated
Federal investigators say they're very interested in some of the things the confessed killer of JonBenet Ramsey has been saying. But they're also dismissing some of his claims.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:43 PM
Thai cop amends JonBenet account
A Thai official is backing off statements he quoted which raised serious questions about whether suspect John Karr was involved in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:26 PM
U.S. arrests man suspected of multiple rapes and murders in Mexico
U.S. officials have arrested a man suspected of being part of a gang that raped and murdered at least 10 women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, between 1993 and 2003, the U.S. embassy here announced Thursday.See also: Suspect linked to two largest Juarez casesHat tip to Hex Correspondent Ian.
posted by Prof. Hex at 2:24 PM
Ramsey Round-up
Eerie E-mails Show Obsession With JonBenetAttorney Says Patsy Ramsey Asked To Meet KarrJonBenet: The Weirdest Investigation Ever?Former Karr Student Gets 'Creepy Feeling' Seeing Suspect AgainI'll bet. 10-year history of a self-confessed child killerThat last one is from Thailand and gives some insight as to Karr's life there.
posted by Prof. Hex at 1:03 PM
Thursday, August 17, 2006
If not Patsy Ramsey, who? The unusual suspects
From 2003.
posted by Prof. Hex at 11:57 PM
Expert: 'Hybrid' Creature Is Just a Dog
Hysterical. Of course, when debunking a story, Loren Coleman is an "expert" to the media. Now ask him about Bigfoot and see how quickly he becomes a nut.
posted by Prof. Hex at 9:12 PM
Holy crap
This article reports that Karr claims to have corresponded with Richard Allen Davis, the murderer of Polly Klaas.I think my head just exploded.
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:28 PM
Questions about suspect's confession loom
The doubts have led some to wonder whether the 41-year-old Karr is the answer to the long-unsolved slaying of the child beauty queen or a disturbed wannabe trying to insert himself into a high-profile case.See also: Disturbing tale of JonBenet suspect. Lots of new info here. In 1984, when Karr was 19, he married a local girl, Quientana Shotts, who was 13 at the time, county court records show. Shotts filed for an annulment the following year, complaining that she was "fearful for her life and safety." In a response filed with the court, Karr contested Shotts' age, saying she was in fact 14.
In 1989, Karr remarried, this time to Lara Knutson. She was 16 at the time. Their twin daughters died the day they were born on Sept. 1, 1989. The girls, Angel and Innocence Karr, are buried in the cemetery of a rural church in a family plot.A little Southern Gothic, no? See also: UPDATE: KARR WAS NOT SUSPECTED OF MOLESTING KIDS
posted by Prof. Hex at 8:08 PM
CrimeBlog.US
More good stuff from Steve Huff.
posted by Prof. Hex at 7:46 PM
JonBenet suspect was 'threat,' ex-wife said
Whether he's a murderer or not has yet to be proven but he's definitely a creep.The two had married in 1989, when Lara was 16 years old and John Karr was 24. Before their wedding, he set out to get her pregnant because in Georgia he wouldn't need parental consent to marry a pregnant minor, Lara Karr said in her 2001 divorce filing.See also: A Break in the JonBenet Ramsey Case: Too Easy?And: Expert: 'Do we have a wack-job or a murderer?'And: CU professor had been corresponding with Karr for four yearsAnd in case you've never read it: Text of Ramsey ransom note
posted by Prof. Hex at 3:39 PM
White House using liquid explosive detector it refused to install at US airports to protect you and me
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