It was the 24th of April, when Mindy and Thalia Montgomery had first been reported missing, by the frantic mother of the two girls. East Tilda had participated in the largest man hunt the town had experienced since 1987 (when young Eric Batters had gone missing, only to be found three days later hiding in a secret room in his basement, because his parents hadn't allowed him to go the local arcade), every abled body was on the lookout, all with the same goal; to find the two girls. This search, however, did not end with the same relief as the search for Eric Batters had done. The two girls had been found two days later by the local police force, dead, at the waters edge of Amber Lagoon, more commonly known as the infamous Dead Man's Pool; a popular destination for the youth of East Tilda. Their bodies were found lying in the large reeds at the waters edge, their necks at unnatural angles and their glassy eyes unblinking. The tide move in and out, nipping at the pruned toes of the bodies which once belonged to the two sisters, but which now were only home to mosquitos …show more content…
They'd gotten lunch from the local takeaway, a burger and chips each, and had headed to their usual spot, the top of the Jumping Rock, at Dead Man's Pool. The Lagoon had received its infamous naming due to to many deaths that had occurred there over the years, where many teens, usually high or drunk, dared each other to jump from the cliff face to the icy water between the large, jagged stones. After the deaths of over 10 teens over the span of two decades, the cliff had been fenced off by the Sheriff, with large WARNING and DO NOT ENTER signs plastered everywhere. The teens, however, just like they always had done, ignored the signs and crawled through the large gap in the corner of the fence and walked the familiar path up to the top of the Jumping
Written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Dead pool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life(Ajax). Deadpool possesses a superhuman healing factorthat allows him to regenerate damaged areas of his body. At a rate far greater than that of an ordinary human.
15 year old Hannah Spellmen was announced dead on August 14 1909 in Bridgeport. After 5 months of investigating the trial was closed because the only clue that was left was her drawing book but all the pages were blank. Hannah was known for her dark grey eyes. 87 years later it was warm spring and 15 year old Emily Martin found herself in her mom 's room looking for shoes to match her dark grey eyes only to find a musty box. Reports, newspapers, articles all about a girl who disappeared and under all that was a drawing book.
On January 8th 1973 Edmund killed Cindy Schall, he shot her in the head and brought him back to his apartment where he cut up her body and threw it over a cliff, besides her head, which he kept to have sex with. When he was done with it he buried it in his mother's garden so it was looking up at her because “she always wanted people to look up to her”. His next two victims were Rosalind Thorpe and Allison Liu on February 5th 1973. Women were advised not to get in cars with men, not to hitchhike, only get in cars if they have the school sticker on it. Since Ed’s mother worked at the school he was lucky enough to have one.
While at Devon school during the summer a group of boys had gathered beneath a tree that seniors jumped out of into the river. Phineas, at this time, had come up with the idea to jump out of the tree and is not even slightly daunted by the thought. Gene finds the idea to be crazy and irrational, however Phineas finds it to be a fun idea, “He of course saw nothing the slightest bit intimidating about it. He wouldn’t or wouldn’t admit it if he did. Not Phineas.”
So pretty soon Bree’s desperate desire for the high flying monster is all two girls can think about. On July 29th in Medina, Ohio Eric Warfel was arrested for corpse abuse after a local cable technician found Warfel’s infant daughter decomposing in her crib. On August 10th Eric Warfel, who is 34 years, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Now although medical examiners have not ruled on a cause of death for the infant child, they have agreed that the deceased body had been in the crib for weeks before she was found.
Aya keeps a scrapbook to keep track of all of the memories she has had, good or bad. The images, and decorations she places in the scrapbook all have a personal meaning to her. Some items describe her character, others represent her home life and emotions. Aya’s scrapbook is almost like a diary, it becomes an outlet for her to put her emotions into, but not exactly into words. For if the other Orphans read an actual diary, they might think she is crazy, but they might not understand the scrapbook, thinking it’s rather a place for her to put some pictures.
Have you ever got stuck contemplating if you’re spending enough time with your kids? Many parents don’t get to spend time with their children because of amount of work they have. But it is very important to because you are showing love and support torwards them. Even if it is taking a 10 minute walk, talk, or even play a game it shows them that you are attempting to spend time with them.
On December 24, 1945 tragedy struck small town Fayetteville, West Virginia. The Sodder’s home was burned to the ground and five of George and Jennie Sodders’ nine children were never seen again. For decades people have tried to solve the mysterious disappearances of those five children and what really happened that cold december night. It was a normal Christmas Eve for the Sodder family. Except for the oldest son being away in the army, all nine of his siblings were enjoying the holidays at home with their parents, George and Jennie Sodder (Macgowan).
In “The Art of Drowning” by Billy Collins, he inquires the thought of life flashing before your eyes when you are reaching an imminent death. When the character leaps underneath the surface to his aqueous grave, a fast depiction of a long life is rotated through his mind. Mr. Collins explains how weird it is that time crushed into such a short film in the final seconds of life. Collins reverie of an ultimate instant when all corners of the existence resided come together for an impressive production, a sit down gathering where all moments are commended in great detail and discussion. Appalled by the moment, is as quick as the time it takes for the oxygen to exhaust in a moribund, drowning man.
Number 8 started out as an all-white gang in Maryland Department of Corrections in the 90’s. Dead Man Inc is known for their violence and aggression against correctional staff and other inmates. They are the go-to contract killers for many other gangs, especially the Black Guerrilla Family. Dead Man Inc strives for power and recently entered the drug trafficking business.
On August 7, 2015 a young women by the name of Heather Maples was found dead at The Cove Apartments, where she lived at. MPD Detective James Abbott discovered her body lying on her stomach, with signs of “blunt force trauma” to her head, and also marks on her neck which indicates strangulation. Her phone was discovered underneath her, so investigators went through in hopes of finding more evidence. She was last seen alive at a bar called Gentleman Jim’s Bar with a couple of male friends that night.
The Thing in the Forest by A.S. Byatt is a fairytale like story that takes place during World War II. It captivates its reader with a mysterious lack of detail, keeping the fairytale aspect up to the imagination. Through symbolism, metaphors, and juxtaposing character development, Byatt shows how war and trauma kills childhood innocence. This story is about two young girls, Penny and Primrose, who are sent away from home during World War II for safety.
The night of September 30, 1988, the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper committed not one, but two murders. These two stand out among the other five for both their intensity and the impossible time frame that their murders were achieved in. At one a.m. Elizabeth Strider was found dead, then not an hour later and not more than a mile away, Catherine Eddowes body was discovered as well (Whitechapel Jack, The Double Event) Catherine Eddowes and Elizabeth Stride were not friends, they did not know each other and they didn’t even frequent the same alleyways.
Can life’s events cause us to change our priorities? According to Merriam Webster, priority is defined as something that is more important than other things and that needs to be done or dealt with first. Life’s events definitely can change the priorities of people. People prioritize based on what is important to him/her, and life’s events can cause a person’s view of importance to change.
In the dark alleys, running like veins through the city, nothing stirred, while the hollow sounds of honks and sirens bounced of the brick walls. From apartment windows lines had been stretched. wet clothing that had been hung up, waved proudly in the chilling winds, but soon froze, surrendering to Boreas and his wrath. in one of these alleys, away from all forms of life but for the pigeons whose wing beats gossiped gently on the air, lay a figure. The body did not stir, but for the barely noticeable movements of its side as it first inhaled… then exhaled.