Drinking The Cool Aid

On December 11th, 2017, Margarita Gracheva's husband, Dmitry, took her into an isolated forest and cut off her hands with an ax.  Doctors were able to recover one of her hands during a highly complex surgery.  Russia decriminalized domestic violence, so Dmitry's sentence was only 14 years.  Margarita is now an advocate and has a TV show where she helps other victims of violence. Website:...

The Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed from 1936 to 1967.  During World War II, the ship was gutted, painted grey, and used by soldiers for travel.  Once the war was over, Queen Mary was transformed back to her original state until she retired in 1967.  You can tour the great ship, but it's considered to be one of the most haunted ships in the world and one of the top 10...

La Llorona "The Weeping Woman" is a ghost or spirit who wails near bodies of water mourning for her children who she drowned in a jealous rage after finding out that her husband cheated on her.  There are many variations of this tale as it's been passed down for many generations, but the earliest documentation of La Llorona is traced back to 1550 and it could be linked to Aztec myth...

Harold the Doll was listed on eBay in 2003 with an interesting backstory.  He became a sensation when people began experiencing headaches, back pain, illness, or even death after being around him, or even seeing his picture.  Anthony Quinata became the final owner of the doll in 2004, and he discovered that there may be multiple spirits trapped inside.  Please be respectful of the doll, do not tau...

Harold the Doll was listed on eBay in 2003 with an interesting backstory.  He became a sensation when people began experiencing headaches, back pain, illness, or even death after being around him, or even seeing his picture.  Anthony Quinata became the final owner of the doll in 2004, and he discovered that there may be multiple spirits trapped inside.  Please be respectful of the doll, do not tau...

The Island of the Dolls also known as La Isla de las Munecas is a chinampa located in the channels of Xochimilco, south of the center of Mexico City, Mexico.  The former owner, Don Julian Santana Barrera began collecting and hanging dolls all over.  Many local legends surround the island and the dolls, and some believe that it's haunted. https://linktr.ee/drinkingthecoolaid  RESOURCES: Isla D...

15-year-old Karen Stitt was a student at Palo Alto High School.  On September 3rd, 1982, she was stabbed to death in Sunnyvale, California.  Her murder went unsolved for almost 40 years until forensic genealogy was used to identify her alleged killer, Gary Ramirez. https://linktr.ee/drinkingthecoolaid RESOURCES:   Karen Stitt: Arrest made in brutal 1982 killing of a California teenager, officials...

Jonathan Luna was a federal prosecutor, working on a plea agreement for the Smith-Poindexter case.  On the night of December 3rd, 2003, his vehicle left the Baltimore courthouse at 11:38 PM.  His body was discovered early the next morning, face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds.    Could this have something to do with his line of work?  Perhaps this is a cover up.  Some people believe he e...

Jonathan Luna was a federal prosecutor, working on a plea agreement for the Smith-Poindexter case.  On the night of December 3rd, 2003, his vehicle left the Baltimore courthouse at 11:38 PM.  His body was discovered early the next morning, face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds.    Could this have something to do with his line of work?  Perhaps this is a cover up.  Some people believe he e...

Jonathan Luna was a federal prosecutor, working on a plea agreement for the Smith-Poindexter case.  On the night of December 3rd, 2003, his vehicle left the Baltimore courthouse at 11:38 PM.  His body was discovered early the next morning, face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds.    Could this have something to do with his line of work?  Perhaps this is a cover up.  Some people believe he e...

Jonathan Luna was a federal prosecutor, working on a plea agreement for the Smith-Poindexter case.  On the night of December 3rd, 2003, his vehicle left the Baltimore courthouse at 11:38 PM.  His body was discovered early the next morning, face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds.    Could this have something to do with his line of work?  Perhaps this is a cover up.  Some people believe he e...

Jonathan Luna was a federal prosecutor, working on a plea agreement for the Smith-Poindexter case.  On the night of December 3rd, 2003, his vehicle left the Baltimore courthouse at 11:38 PM.  His body was discovered early the next morning, face-down in a creek with multiple stab wounds.    Could this have something to do with his line of work?  Perhaps this is a cover up?  Some people believe he e...

On November 10th, 2018, Amy Mullis was found in the red shed at her farm and she had been impaled by a corn rake.  Her husband called 911 and said he believed she fell on the corn rake, but her injuries didn't make sense.  Amy had 6 puncture wounds, but there were only 4 tines on the rake.  Todd Mullis was found guilty of murdering his wife and he was sentenced to life in prison. Website: htt...

On November 10th, 2018, Amy Mullis was found in the red shed at her farm and she had been impaled by a corn rake.  Her husband called 911 and said he believed she fell on the corn rake, but her injuries didn't make sense.  Amy had 6 puncture wounds, but there were only 4 tines on the rake.  Todd Mullis was found guilty of murdering his wife and he was sentenced to life in prison. Website: htt...

On January 26th of 2011, Ellen Rae Greenberg left work early as a blizzard was going to hit Philadelphia.  She was a first-grade teacher and she waited until all her students had left before she headed out and she gassed up her vehicle on the way home.  She got back to her apartment that she shared with her fiancé, Sam Goldberg, who was a TV producer for NBC.  Sam went to the gym for roughly 45 mi...

On January 26th, 2011, Ellen Greenberg left work because Philadelphia was getting hit with a blizzard.  She got back to her apartment where she lived with her fiancé Sam Goldberg and she was later pronounced dead that evening.  She had 20 stab wounds, and her death was ruled a homicide, but the manner of death was reversed and officially ruled a suicide in February of 2011. https://www.drinkingthe...

On January 26th, 2011, Ellen Greenberg left work because Philadelphia was getting hit with a blizzard.  She got back to her apartment where she lived with her fiancé Sam Goldberg and she was later pronounced dead that evening.  She had 20 stab wounds, and her death was ruled a homicide, but the manner of death was reversed and officially ruled a suicide in February of 2011. https://www.drinkingthe...

On January 26th, 2011, Ellen Greenberg left work because Philadelphia was getting hit with a blizzard.  She got back to her apartment where she lived with her fiancé Sam Goldberg and she was later pronounced dead that evening.  She had 20 stab wounds, and her death was ruled a homicide, but the manner of death was reversed and officially ruled a suicide in February of 2011. https://www.drinkingthe...

On January 26th, 2011, Ellen Greenberg left work because Philadelphia was getting hit with a blizzard.  She got back to her apartment where she lived with her fiancé Sam Goldberg and she was later pronounced dead that evening.  She had 20 stab wounds, and her death was ruled a homicide, but the manner of death was reversed and officially ruled a suicide in February of 2011. https://www.drinkingthe...

On May 21st, 2010, Dan Wozniak murdered his neighbor, Sam Herr at a Los Alamitos theater.  In an effort to throw the police off his trail, he murdered Julie Kibuishi and staged the crime scene to make it look like Sam had sexually assaulted her and went on the run.  Dan dismembered Sam's body and left some of his body parts in a park.  He was apprehended at his bachelor party, just two days b...

On May 21st, 2010, Dan Wozniak murdered his neighbor, Sam Herr at a Los Alamitos theater.  In an effort to throw the police off his trail, he murdered Julie Kibuishi and staged the crime scene to make it look like Sam had sexually assaulted her and went on the run.  Dan dismembered Sam's body and left some of his body parts in a park.  He was apprehended at his bachelor party, just two days b...

Angela Samota was raped and murdered in her apartment on October 13th, 1984, after a night out with her friends.  The case went cold for many years until her good friend from SMU, Sheila Wysocki, kept badgering the police and became a private investigator, to assist in getting this case solved.  In 2008, the DNA was re-tested and it matched Donald Bess Jr. Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.c...

27-year-old Jonathan Crews was found dead from a gunshot wound while lying in his bed.  His girlfriend, Brenda Lazaro, was at the scene and said he took his own life to prove his love to her.  His family believes he was murdered, but the medical examiner ruled his death as "undetermined." Website: https://www.drinkingthecoolaid.com/ Resources: A Mysterious Death in Coppell: Who Shot Jona...

In 1997, Cary Stayner was a handyman at the Cedar Lodge motel in El Portal, California, just outside the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park.  He was convicted of the murders of four women in 1999, Carole Sund, Julie Sund, Silvina Pelosso, and Joie Armstrong.  Cary was sentenced to death and is still on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California. Website: https://www.drinkingth...

In 1997, Cary Stayner was a handyman at the Cedar Lodge motel in El Portal, California, just outside the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park.  He was convicted of the murders of four women in 1999, Carole Sund, Julie Sund, Silvina Pelosso, and Joie Armstrong.  Cary was sentenced to death and is still on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California. Website: https://www.drinkingth...