19 Randomly Dark & Off-Beat, 'True Crime' Focused Wikipedia Pages To Read If You're Bored In Isolation

If you like your reading a little left-of-centre, these are for you

Ariana

• Published in Weird
• April 29, 2020

Isolation isn't all bad. If you're an avid reader, there's plenty of time to read!

If you love Netflix, this is your time to shine. If you're a movie buff, this is your chance to discover a new genre (or re-visit some old classics).

If you're none of these things... isolation might be a little BORING. That's where Wikipedia can come in pretty handy.

It's not super respected in academic circles, but Wikipedia does a great job of simplifying pretty much any topic into a beautifully organised and categorised user-friendly mode of delivery.

Below are 19 very off-beat, dark and random Wikipedia pages to check out if you're sick/exhausted the entire true crime library of Netflix... don't say we didn't warn you!

Last Meal Before Execution - What did famous serial killers choose?

Ever wondered what Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacey or Aileen Wornous has for their last meal before they were executed? Well, you no longer need to wonder. Check out the list here!

D.B. Cooper - America's most famous 'unknown' man.

It's American folklore and one of the USA's most famous unsolved crimes! He hijacked a plane and seemingly got away with it. Genius or crazy? You decide! Check out the full story here!

Violet Jessop - She survived the sinking of The Titanic, The Britannic AND The Olympic!

A 24-year-old nurse when she boarded the Titanic, she went on to survive it's sinking, as well as 2 more ship sinkings over the next 5 years!

Check out the Wikipedia page on the cursed Nurse Jessop right here!

Billy Joel's - 'We Didn't Start The Fire'. The song comprised of over 100 news headlines.

Check out the 100 headlines that Billy Joel used in his famous 1989 banger, 'We Didn't Start The Fire'.

Carl Tanzler - Creepy hospital worker who got so obsessed with a dead patient, he dug her up!

Carl Tanzler was a radiologist who became obsessed with a patient who died of TB. He dug her up and lived with her corpse. Check out the story here!

The Zodiac Killer

Another of America's most famous unsolved crimes. 'The Zodiac' was a serial killer who terrorised the people of Northern California and Modesto County for years. The movie is great, but the Wikipedia page is pretty dang good, too! Check it out here!

List Of People Who Disappeared Mysteriously Since 1970

Unfortunately, if you're into true crime you will recognise a lot of these of these names and stories -check out the list here! Morbid, but pretty interesting.

The Torture And Murder Of Sylvia Lykens - by a woman!

It shouldn't be shocking in the gender fluid world we live in, but it was pretty unheard of back in the day for women to commit a crime like this one. Check out the haunting torture and murder of Sylvia Lykens here!

The Cult, The Leader, The Kool-Aid & The Massacre - Jonestown

If you don't already know about Jonestown, imagine a crazy guy convinces hundreds of people to join his cult and then has them LITERALLY drink the kool-aid! Check out Crazy Jim Jones' cult here!

Famous Missing Treasures! - Channel your inner Indiana Jones!

Check out some of the world's most famous missing treasures! including The Sword of Islam and The Royal Casket.

The Donner Party - Cannibals in the mountains!

If you're into some freaky-ass shit about human survival and cannibalism, the Donner Party story is for you!

Check it out here!

List of 'Close Call' Nuclear Accidents

It's exactly what it sounds like! Check out this chronological list of nuclear close calls - and thank your lucky stars they didn't come to fruition!

Mystery In The Russian Mountains - Dyatlov Pass Incident

It's crazy and spooky and downright weird. What made these campers suddenly flee their tents in the middle of the night and perish in the snow? Check it out here!

Joyce Vincent

She died mysteriously and nobody noticed for OVER TWO YEARS! Read her story here

A List Of Famous People's 'Famous Last Words'

This one is for the history buffs.

Ever wonder what Caesar's famous last words were? Hint - nothing to do with salad! Check out the list here.

Inventors Killed By Their Own Inventions

This one is alllll about the irony. Inventors who were killed by their own inventions. A little dark, but pretty interesting, check it out here!

Operation ARTICHOKE - Interrogation Tactics By The CIA!

Are you into spies and espionage? Are you devastated that 'Homeland' is finally over? Get your CIA interrogation fix here!

List Of Common Misconceptions

Weird, but honestly one of the most interesting Wikipedia articles i've read! Check out the most common misconceptions here and impress people at your next dinner party! Or Zoom call!

Ariana