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Kyron Horman's disappearance sparked the largest criminal investigation in Oregon history. The last known photograph was taken of Kyron Horman, during his school's science fair on June 4, 2010. He disappeared within an hour of this photo being taken. Portland, Oregon, U.S..
DISAPPEARED at the Science Fair: Kyron Horman [UNSOLVED] | SERIOUSLY STRANGE #134

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In this episode of Anatomy of Murder, we delve into the background and crime of Edward Gingerich, the first-ever convicted Amish murderer.
On March 18, 1993, Gingerich had been severely depressed and threatening suicide. That day he entered his kitchen where Katie was working and punched her in the face, knocking her to the ground. He shouted at her, “I am the devil.” Katie yelled to her six-year-old son Dannie and told him to fetch Dan Gingerich, Edward’s brother. When the young boy arrived at his uncle’s house, he said that “Daddy isn’t well.” Knowing of his brother’s illness, Dan raced to Edward and Katie’s home and was met with a gruesome scene.
When he arrived, Edward was on top of Katie and punching her in the face. He stood up and smashed his right foot into her mouth and nose. Dan tried to stop his brother but then fled to the nearest house to seek more help. Meanwhile, Edward put on his work boots and again smashed his wife in the face, crushing her head until her brains began oozing out. He then undressed his wife’s corpse, grabbed a steak knife, and slashed open her stomach. Edward reached inside her and removed her heart, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys, ovaries, and intestines, then stacked these in a neat pile beside her corpse. He then washed himself in the sink, threw his Bible into the fireplace, and told the children to put on their coats. He told them he was taking them to their grandfather’s home and then returning to burn down the house. Fortunately, for his children’s sake, Edward did not make it that far...
In the case of the first convicted Amish homicide, it is difficult to say if the murder may have been avoided had Edward been given the help he needed. While he had been briefly hospitalized, the reliance on drug-free natural treatment did nothing to help Edward with his inner demons. A man who often begged his family for help would imagine them as the worst things possible in his hallucinations. Whether religious or not, Edward could be described as possessed, though perhaps not by literal demons, but by the delusions of a deranged mind.
This episode is from The First AMISH Murder | ANATOMY of MURDER #25.
The soundtrack at the end is "The Cold Dark Somewhere" by Dated (Ill-Advised Records).

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Japanese culture has some horrifying legends you may keep the lights on for...

1. 0:45 Teke-Teke
2. 2:15 Cow Head
3. 4:18 Kappa
4. 6:09 The Red Room
5. 7:25 Snake Women

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5 People with Incredibly Powerful Minds...

1. Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) - an Italian Renaissance polymath who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect
2. Stephen Wiltshire (b. 1974) - a British architectural artist and autistic savant. He is known for his ability to draw a landscape from memory after seeing it just once.
3. Kim Peake (1951-2009) - an American megasavant, who had an exceptional memory, but also experienced social difficulties. He was the inspiration for the character Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 movie Rain Man.
4. Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) - a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.
5. John von Neumann (1903-1957) - a Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer, and polymath. He was regarded as having perhaps the widest coverage of any mathematician of his time.

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Chilling disappearances that may leave you lying awake wondering how they ever vanished at all. But perhaps you can help solve a mystery. Thank you for listening.

1. 0:38 Teresa Butler (573-748-2516)
2. 2:03 Tara Calico (505-865-9604)
3. 3:43 Amy Bradley (202-324-3000)
4. 5:16 Diane Augat (800-854-2862)
5. 7:24 Ray Gricar (814-353-2320)
6. 10:22 Louis Le Prince (1841-1890)
7. 12:24 Leah Roberts (360-676-6650)
8. 14:56 Sodder Children (Maurice, Martha Lee, Louis, Jennie Irene & Betty Dolly)
9. 17:44 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
10. 19:37 Flannan Isles Lighthouse (1900)
11. 22:18 Brian Shaffer (877-645-8477)
12. 24:34 The Martin Family (503-378-3720)

This is a combination of Seriously Strange episodes #4, #20, and #105.

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