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CURIOSITY, CRIME & COCKTAIL TIME
In the vast realm of the internet, where information and entertainment intertwine, there exists Curiosity, Crime and Cocktail Time, a website that delves into the dark and mysterious corners of human nature. This website is a haven for true crime enthusiasts and those fascinated by the strange and inexplicable.
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All research on this site has been conducted by myself. I have tried to be as respectful as possible when writing about these cases, especially towards the victims and their families. Any misinformation is purely accidental and corrections will be made.
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Unsettling Urban Legends
Most of us have had experiences of hearing urban legends & folklore, whether it be fairies stealing children and swapping them for...
Tammy Lee
Feb 26, 202310 min read
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The Sorrowful Story of Matthew Shepard
Pride Month is a time when members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community come together, along with allies, to...
Tammy Lee
Feb 26, 20238 min read
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Ridiculous Deaths
There’s only one guarantee in life, and that’s death. Death doesn’t care who you are, what you do, what you earn. Really, death shouldn’t...
Tammy Lee
Feb 22, 20233 min read
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Your Childhood Ruined: Part 2
It’s so easy to look back at childhood through rose tinted glasses. Often it is a time of imagination and innocence, filled with playing,...
Tammy Lee
Feb 22, 20236 min read
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10 Abandoned Theme Parks
I used to love theme parks when I was younger, back when you had no sense of mortality and loved the thrill of the rides, screaming and...
Tammy Lee
Feb 13, 20235 min read
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10 Gruesome Human Experiments
Most people have at least a degree of empathy towards others. However, some don’t seem capable of this feeling, those who don’t see...
Tammy Lee
Jan 28, 20238 min read
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The Peculiar Papin Sisters
The Papin sisters have gone down in history for their vicious crime, but why did they do it? This is a story of abuse, murder and,...
Tammy Lee
Jan 24, 20238 min read
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Kitty Genovese and the Bystander Effect
I remember reading about this in college, and it stuck with me. This story has so many different levels, and I hope you find it as...
Tammy Lee
Jan 19, 20238 min read
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The Cruel and Unusual Punishment of Robert Maudsley
Many of us have seen the film ‘Silence of the Lambs’. By far, one of the creepiest aspects of the film is the underground cell, where no...
Tammy Lee
Jan 19, 20235 min read
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13 Halloween Stories to Keep You Awake at Night
Who doesn’t love Halloween? The screams and giggles of trick-or-treaters, the plastic skeletons hanging ready to scare those who are...
Tammy Lee
Jan 18, 20235 min read
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Disturbing Death Masks
Death masks have been used for centuries; the ancient Egyptians often placed a death mask on a corpse after mummification. The famous...
Tammy Lee
Jan 18, 20237 min read
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Mythical Monsters & Legendary Creatures
When I was a child, I read the book True Monster Stories by Terry Deary, and I found it fascinating and terrifying in equal measure....
Tammy Lee
Jan 17, 202313 min read
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The Strange Phenomenon of Spontaneous Human Combustion
In December 2010, authorities attended the house of 76-year-old Michael Faherty in Galway, Ireland, after concerns from friends and...
Tammy Lee
Jan 17, 20238 min read
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Your Childhood Ruined: Part 1
Remember being in the playground, dancing around in a circle and singing until you all fell in a giggling heap? How innocent and...
Tammy Lee
Jan 17, 20237 min read
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Too Beautiful for this World: The Story of Sid and Nancy
In the 1970s, punk ruled the streets of London. Multicoloured hair, leather, safety pin piercings…it was fast, furious, and fun. Of all...
Tammy Lee
Jan 4, 202310 min read
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The Milwaukee Monster: Jeffrey Dahmer
True crime has fascinated people, but every so often, a case shocks people to their core. The subject of this article is Jeffrey Dahmer....
Tammy Lee
Jan 4, 202326 min read
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The Talk Show Tragedy
Jeremy Kyle. Jerry Springer. Trisha. We've all heard of these infamous talk shows, maybe even watched them, laughed at them. But there is...
Tammy Lee
Dec 28, 20227 min read
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The Legend of The Monstrous Madame (or The Tale of the Damned Delphine):The Story of Madame LaLaurie
Madame LaLaurie is known throughout history as an evil woman who loved torturing slaves, even more so since Kathy Bates’s excellent...
Tammy Lee
Dec 21, 202212 min read
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Creepy Crime Scene Photography
“Every measurement slowly reveals the workings of the criminal. Careful observation and patience will reveal the truth.” – Alphonse...
Tammy Lee
Dec 14, 20223 min read
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The Perfect Art of Preservation
Mummies have long been a horror genre staple; we’ve all seen the bandage-wrapped ghoul lurching towards whoever may have disturbed their...
Tammy Lee
Dec 13, 20226 min read
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