He had a certain elegance : Hannibal Lecter was inspired by a real killer
In 1963, while on assignment to Topo Chico Penitentiary in Nuevo León, Mexico to interview a murderer, a 23-year-old journalist called Thomas Harris got chatting to the prison doctor. He intended to ask him about saving the life of the killer, a Texan named Dykes Askew Simmons, after he was shot in a botched escape attempt, but instead he found that it was the doctor who did most of the questioning.
“Mr. Harris, how did you feel when you looked at Simmons?. Would you say the sunglasses add an element of symmetry to his face?. Do you think that Simmons was tormented on the school playground because he was disfigured?. Have you seen pictures of the victims?. Would you say they were attractive youngsters?”
Paranormal investigator claims to communicate with the SPIRIT of serial killer Ed Gein who speaks about the skin suit he made from corpses which inspired Silence of the Lambs and Psycho
Steve Shippy, a paranormal investigator and documentary filmmaker, allegedly successfully talked with the dead serial killer s spirit
The two-hour Discovery+ special titled Ed Gein: The Real Psycho that airs Friday
Gein, who was known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul, was a murderer and body snatcher who exhumed corpses from graveyards
In the documentary, Shippy partners with psychic medium Cindy Kaza to question Gein and his mom, Augusta Wilhelmine Gein, about their relationship
The Most Notorious Female Assassins In History Shutterstock
By Mina Nakatani/Feb. 22, 2021 1:37 pm EDT/Updated: March 11, 2021 12:16 am EDT
Female assassins have been making it into the movies and onto the television screen a decent bit and to a pretty positive reception. Black Widow of Marvel fame and
Killing Eve s Villanelle are just to name a couple that have really hit popularity of late. But ladies capable of a murder or two aren t only relegated to fiction. Far from it.
Honestly, the reality is a lot more interesting and varied. Female assassins have made it into the history books before, and they each have their own tales to tell, wielding guns, blades, or sometimes poisons against impressively high-profile targets. A lot of the time, those tales are wrapped up in tragedy, but occasionally there s a bit of triumph. Sometimes, the stories are straightforward, but other times, there s a definite air of mystery. In short, there s a lot that happened in t
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