In 1959, the icy slopes of Russia’s Ural Mountains became the stage for one of the most chilling cold-case mysteries in modern history when nine experienced hikers vanished in the dead of winter. What rescuers found weeks later—bodies scattered, tents shredded from within, and strange injuries defying logic—hinted at a night of terror shaped by forces neither natural nor entirely understood.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

https://www.history.com/news/dyatlov-pass-incident-soviet-hiker-deaths

https://dyatlovpass.com

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/has-an-old-soviet-mystery-at-last-been-solved

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-021-00120-0

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-may-have-solved-dyatlov-pass-incident-180976957/

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08sy0fb/the-dyatlov-pass-incident

https://www.kp.ru (search “Dyatlov” or “Zolotaryov” for archives)

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In 2013, the corridors of Los Angeles’ infamous Cecil Hotel became the backdrop for one of the most perplexing mysteries of our time when Elisa Lam, a young Canadian tourist, vanished under suspicious circumstances. Her disappearance, captured in bizarre elevator surveillance footage, hinted at a surreal struggle with forces both human and otherworldly.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elisa_Lam

https://crimenews.com/elisa-lam-wrote-tumblr-posts-ahead-of-her-death-at-the-cecil-hotel

https://www.travelchannel.com/articles/inside-los-angeles-infamous-cecil-hotel

https://crimenews.com/elisa-lam-elevator-video-at-cecil-hotel-spawned-wild-theories

https://crimenews.com/was-elisa-lam-murdered-revisiting-her-mysterious-death-13-years-later

https://crimenews.com/how-pablo-camilo-was-thrust-into-an-elisa-lam-death-theory

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In 2013, the corridors of Los Angeles’ infamous Cecil Hotel became the backdrop for one of the most perplexing mysteries of our time when Elisa Lam, a young Canadian tourist, vanished under suspicious circumstances. Her disappearance, captured in bizarre elevator surveillance footage, hinted at a surreal struggle with forces both human and otherworldly.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elisa_Lam

https://crimenews.com/elisa-lam-wrote-tumblr-posts-ahead-of-her-death-at-the-cecil-hotel

https://www.travelchannel.com/articles/inside-los-angeles-infamous-cecil-hotel

https://crimenews.com/elisa-lam-elevator-video-at-cecil-hotel-spawned-wild-theories

https://crimenews.com/was-elisa-lam-murdered-revisiting-her-mysterious-death-13-years-later

https://crimenews.com/how-pablo-camilo-was-thrust-into-an-elisa-lam-death-theory

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In 1999, inside a small apartment in Hong Kong, a nightmare unfolded behind closed doors. A young woman, Fan Man-yee, vanished—her fate unknown until investigators uncovered something horrifying. A plush Hello Kitty doll. A decaying human skull. And a story so brutal it defied belief.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Kitty_murder_case

https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=81992&page=1

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3220596/hong-kongs-hello-kitty-murder-case-when-young-woman-was-killed-and-her-dismembered-body-found-three

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrDPgWmXsho

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-68-the-hello-kitty-murders-the-tragedy-of-fan-man-yee/id1255334566?i=1000463079334

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pow1kbIiKcs

https://medium.com/@nikyoung/the-hello-kitty-murder-28c994a9af52

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1l6GNCWUy9HJRDV5miPsSl

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Deep in the wild, untamed heart of Canada’s Northwest Territories lies the Nahanni Valley—a place of staggering beauty, towering peaks, and a chilling legend that has endured for over a century. The Dene people spoke of a land cursed by vengeful spirits, a place where those who entered often never returned. But it wasn’t just stories that fuelled the fear—it was the bodies.

For decades, prospectors and explorers seeking fortune in the valley met a gruesome fate. Their remains were found scattered through the wilderness. And then there was the most disturbing detail—their heads were missing.

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Hammerson Peters, Legends of the Nahanni Valley – Northern Canada's Greatest Mysteries, Mysteries of Canada (2017)

https://mysteriesofcanada.com

Nahanni—Valley of the Headless Human Cadavers, DyingWords (2020)

https://dyingwords.net

Nahanni River: Location Facts, NativePlanet Travel Guide

https://nativeplanet.com

Wikipedia, Nahanni National Park Reserve and Lost McLeod Mine

https://en.wikipedia.org

E. Nielsen, Valley of the Headless Men, Maclean’s Magazine (March 15, 1947) – via excerpts

https://uphere.ca

Parks Canada & Dehcho First Nations, Nahʔą Dehé Park History

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On April 18, 1991, Seattle police entered a small apartment in the Richmond Beach area of King County and found a scene straight out of a horror novel. Thirty-five-year-old Christopher Case was discovered dead, kneeling fully clothed in his dry bathtub with his head resting against the wall. There were no signs of an intruder or a struggle – yet the atmosphere was anything but normal. The apartment was littered with crucifixes and burned-down candles, and curious lines of salt had been carefully poured along the base of every wall and across doorways.

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Louis T. Corsaletti & Eric Nalder, The Seattle Times, April 22, 1991 – “Occult Clues Baffle Police Probing Weird Death Scene – Victim Reportedly Terrified By Spurned Woman’s Curse.”

Associated Press report, in The Seattle Times, May 4, 1991 – “Heart Failure Killed Man Who Feared ‘Curse’.”

Sammye Souder statements in The Seattle Times (April 1991) – Friend of Christopher Case who recounted his fear of a witch’s curse and unusual phone messages in the days before his death.

Police statements and evidence as reported by The Seattle Times (April–May 1991) – Details of the death scene (salt lines, crucifixes, candles, no sign of foul play) and investigator observations.

“The Witch’s Curse – The Strange Death of Christopher Case.” Unresolved Mysteries – Provides a timeline of Christopher’s alleged experiences (meeting the woman on April 11, reported paranormal events on April 14 and 16, etc.) based on case accounts.

Richard While, “The Peculiar Death of Christopher Case.” Bedtime Stories (July 2018 podcast & article) – Narrative retelling of the case in a paranormal context, including interviews (e.g., bookstore manager Rodney Higucci’s account).

C.J. Lynch, “The (Un)Solved: Christopher Case.” The Morbid Library (Nov 15, 2021) – Research blog discussing the case, its background, and theories, citing original news sources and highlighting the question of curse vs. fear.

Additional case summaries on paranormal and true-crime websites (e.g. Mysterious Universe, Morbid Kuriosity, Spine Online) – Used to cross-reference the timeline of events and descriptions of Christopher’s reported experiences.

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Three cases. Three encounters with the horrifying influence of the Wendigo. In 19th‑century Canada, Swift Runner's descent into darkness led him to commit unspeakable acts of cannibalism, as he claimed the spirit of the Wendigo drove him to murder. In another chilling tale, Jack Fiddler emerged as a relentless Wendigo hunter, determined to confront and vanquish the malevolent force that haunted his people—even as his actions collided with colonial laws. And in modern times, a brutal attack aboard a Greyhound bus in Manitoba, marked by shocking violence and cannibalism, has drawn unsettling parallels to the ancient Wendigo myth. Were these tragic events mere coincidences, or do they reveal the enduring terror of a dark force that transforms man into monster?

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https://www.canadianmysteries.ca/swift-runner-wendigo-case

https://www.canadianmysteries.ca/jack-fiddler-wendigo-hunter

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tim-mclean-murder

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