The case of prolific serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, a.k.a. the “Milwaukee Monster,” fascinates the public so much that it’s not surprising that his murder at the hands of another inmate dominated the media. Yet there was a second prisoner slain that day too whose death is often overshadowed. That man was Jesse Anderson, and his tale adds another chapter to the sinister story.
Obviously no one is born a nun, though Sister Mary Elizabeth might as well have been. She showed her dedication at an early age, and committed herself entirely to a life of seclusion and solitude as early as she was able. She barely saw or spoke to anyone for over two decades. Then a chance meeting with a monk hit her like a bolt from the blue.
It’s a fact of life: people go missing. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons organization tells us that 600,000 do this every year in the U.S. Most turn up fairly quickly, but not everyone. Some are never seen again, leaving friends and relatives in a state of miserable speculation. Some of the most puzzling cases are those that involve an abandoned vehicle, with the owner nowhere to be found. And it’s an unlucky 13 of the most frightening of those unsettling cases that we’re going to delve into here.
Tell disabled model Bri Scalesse that her wheelchair limits how she lives her life, and she will tell you quite the opposite. In fact, she went viral with the powerful statement, “My chair is my freedom.” This resonated strongly with everyone in the disability community and further afield, too. Scalesse’s raison d'être has become confronting the world with the difficulties her disabled brethren face in the everyday world, while also challenging the common perception that wheelchairs are nothing more than limitations on their users.