Victoria Velkova
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With a passion for words and a love of storytelling.
Stories (67/0)
The Scream Killers, Two 16-Year-Old Boys Who Killed a Classmate in High School
On the night of Sept. 22, 2006, in Pocatello, Idaho, two wannabe serial killers violently stabbed their 16-year-old classmate to death. Their purpose for the massacre was to replicate the iconic horror movie Scream and to go down in history for their horrible acts.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
The Mysterious Murder Of Roland T. Owen In Room 1046 - Still Unsolved
A lone guy made a reservation at the President Hotel in Kansas City on January 2, 1935, at 1:20 PM. He requested an interior room on a high floor of the hotel because he didn't have any luggage other than a comb and a toothbrush. Using the alias Roland T. Owen, he checked in and informed the waiter about the nearby hotel's ridiculous rates. He departed the hotel after checking in and obtaining his accommodation, room 1046 on the 10th floor, but was only sometimes sighted during his stay.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
Sally Horner's Unsettling Kidnapping And Captivity, Which Probably Inspired "Lolita"
Concerns about what constitutes inappropriate behavior with minors have been highlighted by recent events. Nonetheless, it cannot be denied that the pedophilia plotline of the 1955 book Lolita was not a fresh idea. Author Vladimir Nabokov conducted extensive research before penning what is usually regarded as the most compelling and skillfully written study of perversion of the 20th century.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
A Stolen Life - Jaycee Dugard, 18 Years In Captivity
Jaycee Dugard, then 11 years old, was kidnapped on June 10, 1991, in front of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California. The stepfather of Dugard was among the witnesses, but officials had no leads as to who might have abducted her.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
The First Victim Of The "Ken And Barbie Killers" - Tammy Homolka's Terrifying Death
The "Ken and Barbie murders," a violent married pair named Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, terrified Canadians in the 1990s. Between 1990 and 1992, the gorgeous, blond couple raped and murdered three young girls, including Tammy Homolka, Karla's younger sister.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
The Strange Case Of Tammy Lynn Leppert's Disappearance
In the early 1980s, the young and attractive Tammy Lynn Leppert was just getting started in a promising modeling and acting career. She started competing in beauty pageants at the age of four and won more than 280 crowns. She was blonde with hazel eyes. She started making movie appearances in 1983.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
The Cannibal Who Put An Internet Ad To Eat Someone — And Someone Responded.
Armin Meiwes spent a lot of his childhood reading German fairy tales. He was particularly fond to Hansel and Gretel, as well as the bad witch who kidnapped two youngsters in order to fatten them up for murder. Meiwes, who had a longstanding desire to eat someone, located a willing participant online who agreed to have his penis cut off and eaten.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
The “Hello Kitty Murder”
A 14-year-old girl arrived at a Hong Kong police station in May 1999. She informed authorities that she had been haunted for many weeks by the spirit of a lady who had been tortured to death while tied by electrical wire. The cops shrugged her off, dismissing her accusations as fantasy or youthful gibberish.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
A Neuroscientist discovered he was a Psychopath
James Fallon has always been fascinated by the criminal mind. The neurologist at the University of California-Irvine has been studying psychopaths' brains for over 20 years. He investigates the scientific foundation of conduct, and one of his specializations is attempting to determine how a murderer's brain varies from yours and mine.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal
How A True Crime Documentary Exposed A Killer - Robert Durst
Kathleen McCormack Durst was reported missing in 1982 Kathleen Durst “VANISHES! Search for beautiful wife of developer" shouted the title in The New York Post. Robert A. Durst was that developer, the heir to a real estate dynasty whose skyscrapers helped define Manhattan's cityscape. Mr. Durst told the paper (in an interview organized by his friend and publicist, Susan Berman) that his wife, a 29-year-old medical student, had vanished the night of Jan. 31, and he was frantic to locate her.
By Victoria Velkovaabout a year ago in Criminal