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Spooky + Mysterious Aspects of Life

Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to switch topics up and tell you all about a creepy well to me, a statue of the famed but FAKE serial killer, Jason Voorhees. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Jason Voorhees, he is a murderer who goes around targeting anyone in sight and unsurprisingly does not die quickly or easily. Even I don’t know too much about him myself since I personally am not the biggest fan of horror films but as many of us know, word gets around and you can just Google almost anything in a matter of seconds.

Several years ago in 2013, a big fan of the “Jason” films, Doug Klein, created the statue from scraps that he found on construction sites when he worked as an electrician. Klein’s friend, Curtis Lahr, gave him a false head and purchased thrift clothes for about $30 dollars. The statue is currently in a lake in Crosby, Minnesota.

Although Klein initially faced some difficulties attempting to submerge the statue underwater and that people would be tremendously frightened of the statue, through time, those obstacles were no longer an issue. On their YouTube channel, Klein and Lahr have posted various videos filming his dives to see the statue underwater.

TRIGGER WARNING: please feel free to skip ahead if you don’t wish to see the statue but here is it, DETECTIVES.

I hope you have enjoyed this storytime as much as I did, DETECTIVES! Please let me know in the comments if you want more storytime! Have a great day, night, afternoon, or evening, DETECTIVES! Stay tuned for next week’s post; until then, keep on sleuthing, DETECTIVES!

Murder Mystery Storytime: Kisty Faylena Britt and Randy Lee Newman!

Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER is here to tell you about an unsolved crime in the United States, specifically in North Carolina, of two individuals: the case of Kisty Faylena Britt and Randy Lee Newman.

On Friday, December 27th, 1996, inside the J&J Convenience Store in Fairmont City in Robeson County, the bodies of 19-year-old Kisty Faylena Britt and 41-year-old Randy Lee Newman were discovered. Both victims were shot to death in the head at close range by a small caliber handgun. The convenience store had also been found to be robbed with over $1,000 cash stolen. While no one knows who the killer(s) was, a small-to-medium red or burgundy car was seen close by, as well as three men who were seen around the store at the time of the robbery/murders. Although there have been possible suspects, the case continues to remain unsolved.

The North Carolina SBI encourages anyone with information regarding this case or another one to please come forward, here is the contact number, (800)334-3000. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Department also asks anyone with any possible leads to contact the provided number (910) 671-3100.

Murder Mystery Storytime: Theresa Carol Richardson!

Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER is here to tell you about an unsolved crime in the United States, specifically in North Carolina, the case of Theresa Carol Richardson.

According to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Richardson was found murdered in her mobile home park in Montgomery County on Thursday, August 25th, 2005. The exact cause of death has not been revealed.

Although there were over 75 DNA swab samples that did not help find results, forensic evidence was submitted, and multiple people were interviewed but were not arrested, the killer(s) continues to remain unknown.

The North Carolina SBI encourages anyone with information regarding this case or another one to please come forward, here is the contact number, (800)334-3000.

Murder Mystery Storytime: Laetitia Toureaux!

Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved crime, the case of Laetitia Toureaux.

Laetitia Nourrissat Toureaux was born in Oyace on September 11th, 1907. On May 16th, 1937, Toureaux entered an empty Paris Metro carriage and less than 90 seconds later, she was found murdered at the next stop in Porte Dorée. She was stabbed to death.

What makes the case interesting is that after police investigations, it was discovered that Toureaux had led a double life: she was from Italy but her whole family relocated to France. During the day, she worked in a factory but at night, she was a dancer in a dance hall, had various lovers, and frequently visited the Italian Embassy. It was later revealed she was a spy and was hired to gain access to La Cagoule, a far-right terrorist group. Her case was later dropped two years later, due to the beginning of World War II. To this day, her murder remains unsolved.

The Case of the Mysterious Poe Toaster!

Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about a topic that has fascinated me for years, the case of the mysterious Poe Toaster.

Now, you may be wondering who this person is, why they are called the Poe Toaster, or even what is this person’s true name- would you believe me if I told you I have no clue either? Yup, that’s right – no one has no clue actually.

The Poe Toaster is a term for someone who is unidentified and goes in front of the cenotaph or empty tomb of the famed author Edgar Allan Poe every year on January 19th, his birthday.

The individual is dressed in black with a large hat and white scarf, pours a glass of cognac, toasts to the memory of Poe, and leaves but three roses are left behind along with the unfinished bottle of cognac.

The empty tomb marks the site of Poe’s original grave in Baltimore, Maryland. The interesting aspect is that despite people trying to discover who the Poe Toaster could be, the person has continued to remain a mystery. Even with various notes sometimes left behind throughout the years and surprisingly in 2010, 2011, 2012, until 2015 the Maryland Historical Society organized a competition to bring back the Poe Toaster. A true Poe throwback.

Murder Mystery Storytime: Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn!

Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved crime in Nigeria, the murder of Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn.

Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn was born on June 8th, 1980 to a Ghanaian father and a Nigerian mother. She had a degree in Linguistics and Communications from Abia State University. In 2003, she became a TV presenter. In 2009, she began to host television and radio shows, gaining more popularity.

On June 2nd, 2015, when she was 34 years old, Aggrey-Fynn traveled to see her family in Aba, a city located in Southeast Nigeria. Allegedly, she was on a bus when it was suddenly attacked by bandits. They opened fire and she was hit and later died of her wounds. However, there is also another version of her death, her boyfriend was driving her home when they were approached by gunmen and shot at them. Her boyfriend was then kidnapped while she was dying. Neighbors soon found her and took her to the nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead. However, despite these distinct stories, neither one was ever truly confirmed to be accurate and to this day, Aggrey-Fynn’s killer(s) have not been found. Her death continues to remain a mystery.

Murder Mystery Storytime: Kirsty Jones!

Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved crime in Thailand, the murder of Kirsty Jones.

Kirsty Jones was a British woman who went on vacation in Thailand in August 2000. On August 10th, 2000, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Jones was found raped and strangled inside her hotel room. She was only 23 years old. Unfortunately, after 20 years of the case remaining unsolved, the statute of limitations expired in 2020 which is the limit in Thai law. To this day, Jones’s killer(s) has not been identified and no one has been charged.

I hope you have enjoyed this storytime as much as I did, DETECTIVES! Please let me know in the comments if you want to have more storytime! Have a great day, night, afternoon, or evening, DETECTIVES! Stay tuned for next week’s post; until then, keep on sleuthing, DETECTIVES!

Murder Mystery Storytime: William Pokhlyobkin!

Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved crime in Russia, the murder of William Pokhlyobkin.

William Vasilyevich Pokhlyobkin was born on August 20th, 1923, in Moscow, Soviet Union. Pokhlyobkin was active as a private in the Soviet-Finnish War and German-Soviet War. He attended several universities and became a member of numerous political, social, and educational groups and communities. Due to a book on tea, he published, he was labeled a dissident (an individual who opposes official policy) in 1968. He then was forbidden from publishing any more books, leaving him time to work on cooking. In 1993, he was awarded the Langhe Ceretto Prize for culinary writing.

Between March 27th and 31st 2000, at either 76 or 77 years old, Pokhlyobkin was found dead in his apartment in Podolsk, Russia. Someone had stabbed him to death eleven times with a screwdriver. He was found by the chief editor of the Polyfakt publishing house who was worried about a delay in his book and came to see him. The strangest part was that alcohol was found in his system, despite the fact that he never drank. To this day, Pokhlyobkin’s killer(s) has not been found to this day and numerous works he had written have never been published.

Unsolved Spooky Mysteries: The Salish Sea Human Foot Discoveries!

Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about a mystery that has creeped the heck out of the coast of the Salish sea surrounding British Columbia and Washington, USA – severed feet and a lot of them.

Yes, you have heard that right: at least 30 human feet have been located nearby since August 20th, 2007. The most recent discovery was on January 1st, 2019 on Jetty Island in Everett, Washington when people found a boot with a foot inside it.

You may find this hard to believe, but ever since 1887 in Vancouver, human feet have been strangely appearing throughout decades, leading to the area where the foot was found to be called Leg-In-Boot Square.

According to local authorities, the feet have been a mix of individuals who have unfortunately taken their lives or passed away in accidents; therefore, detaching the feet from the bodies while decomposing. However, some individuals with missing feet have been identified while some have not and remain unknown. 13 out of 15 feet have been officially identified in British Columbia.

Although, there have been a few controversies with the circumstances, including a hoax after June 18th, 2008, in Vancouver Island, after an animal paw was found stuffed in a sock with dried seaweed. On August 31st, 2011, in Oak Beach, British Columbia, multiple running shoes were found with raw meat inside of them after another foot was discovered in Vancouver, making it the 11th. Why do you believe so many feet have been found in these two locations? Why there? Why mainly feet and not other parts of the human body? What do you think, DETECTIVES?

Murder Mystery Storytime: Chen Family Killings!

Hey there, DETECTIVES! DETECTIVE WRITER here to tell you all about an unsolved crime in New York that has yet to be solved, the Chen family murders.

(This is a photo of the family that has no known date).

In the early 2000s, a Chinese couple from the Fujian province, Chen Jinfeng and Hai Yi Li immigrated to the United States and settled in Guilderland, New York. In 2004 and 2007, the couple became parents to two sons, Anthony and Eddie.

On October 8th, 2014, around the midafternoon, a coworker of Chen’s came over to the family home and found the bodies. He was concerned when Chen didn’t show up for work at the King’s Wok restaurant but when he saw the family’s bodies, he had to ask another coworker to call 911 because his English was limited. The crime scene was sealed by police and officers did not immediately release any information about the murders. The tech company Apple even refused to reveal the family’s iPhone records which eventually they did. However, most relatives from the family spoke to the Chinese media in NYC’s Chinatown and that’s how information was given to the public. Details revealed that tragically the family had suffered multiple stabbings and beatings from a hammer. Chen’s brother stated that his brother’s body was discovered on the first floor while his wife and sons were upstairs and covered by a blanket. Due to the autopsies, the time of death was estimated around 3:30 and 6:30 A.M. EST on October 8th, 2014 – the same day they were found.

Although there have been over a few theories as to who may have been the murderer(s), unfortunately, to this day, the horrific crime continues to remain unsolved.

Please let me know in the comments if you want to have more storytime! Please let me know if you have any clues or ideas for the killer that can perhaps finally put this case to rest. Hate, ignorance, and murder need to be punished and all victims deserve respect. Stay tuned for next week’s post; until then, keep on sleuthing, DETECTIVES!