Russian celebrities who died under strange circumstances (23 photos). Mystery or accident: the mysterious deaths of famous people
Death is never easy to come to terms with, but it's especially hard when it takes people early. This also applies to celebrities more because their whole life is in the spotlight.
The death of these world stars took everyone by surprise, from family, friends and fans, to journalists and people uninterested in their lives.
Paul Walker
The Fast and the Furious star himself became a victim of an accident at the age of 40. The actor was returning with a friend from a charity event when their car was in an accident. Both died on the spot. The death of Paul Walker came as a shock to colleagues, friends and fans who are still grieving.
Robin Williams
The famous and beloved comedian has passed away at the age of 63. The most shocking circumstance of his death is that it was the result of suicide. The actor suffered from Parkinson's disease, and this condition caused depression and anxiety. Williams was unable to cope with the emotional burden and committed suicide on August 11, 2014.
Heath Ledger
famous actor, who played the now iconic Joker in The Dark Knight, died of an overdose of antidepressants. Although the autopsy results have fairly clearly identified the cause, some of the circumstances of the death of the 28-year-old actor are still shrouded in mystery. Ledger won an Oscar for his Joker. Unfortunately, the actor earned the recognition of the film academy posthumously.
The King of Pop has died at the age of 50 from a drug overdose. His death was blamed on the musician's personal physician, who was sentenced to four years in custody but released after two.
The Canadian actor was found dead in his Vancouver hotel room. Hotel staff discovered the body of 31-year-old Corey on July 13, 2013. An autopsy ruled out malice, calling the actor's death an accident resulting from heroin and alcohol use.
The eccentric singer, who became the most popular self-made artist in the history of the UK, has died at the age of 27 as a result of alcohol poisoning in her north London apartment. Amy's blood alcohol concentration was five times higher than normal.
Whitney Houston
The legendary singer became another victim drug addiction. She died at the age of 48, drowning in her own bathtub after collapsing from heart failure caused by frequent cocaine use.
Queen of Hollywood's golden age dies aged 36 from barbiturate overdose medicines. The pathologist did not rule out a possible suicide.
The young actress died at the age of 32. The exact cause of her death has not yet been confirmed, especially given that the actress' husband died just a few days later with the same symptoms. Brittany Murphy died in hospital from heart failure. An autopsy showed that shortly before her death, the actress suffered from pneumonia and suffered from anemia, taking several medications at the same time.
The legendary rock musician committed suicide in 1994. An autopsy found high levels of heroin and diazepam in the blood of the 27-year-old Nirvana soloist. According to relatives, a month before his death, Cobain made an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide.
May 2010 American actor and sitcom star Gary Coleman died from injuries sustained in a fall down a flight of stairs. An autopsy and medical investigation showed that the fall was not the result of malice.
The Oscar-winning American actor was found dead on his bathroom floor on February 2, 2014. The pathologist's report showed that the 46-year-old actor died from an accidental overdose. Traces of heroin, cocaine and medications were found in his blood.
The young music and film star died in a plane crash at the age of 22. In 2001, Aliya and her film crew were returning from filming a new music video when their plane exploded on takeoff.
In 2007, supermodel Anna Nicole Smith died in a hotel room in Florida. As a result of a thorough examination, the pathologist determined that the cause of death of a 39-year-old woman was an overdose of analgesics and antidepressants.
The young celebrity and Hollywood star died at the age of just 10 years old, becoming a victim of her own father. The man shot the sleeping girl in the head, shot her mother, then set fire to the house and shot himself.
After the 29-year-old actor failed to appear on the set of the detective series Rizzoli & Isles, police found him dead in his own home. The actor committed suicide, unable to overcome problems with depression and bipolar disorder.
The young star of "Poltergeist" died at the age of 12 on the way to the hospital. Initially, the cause of death was complications from the flu, but later it turned out that the girl had been misdiagnosed a year before her death. She was being treated for Crohn's disease when she died of a heart attack caused by septic shock resulting from intestinal stenosis.
The legend of rock music died of bronchopneumonia, which was complicated by AIDS, which infected the 45-year-old musician. Before last days The lead singer of Queen denied this diagnosis, not wanting to overshadow the lives of his fans and loved ones.
Everyone's favorite representative of the royal house of Great Britain died in a car accident in Paris, which happened on August 31, 1997. Initially, several paparazzi were blamed for the car accident, chasing the car of Lady Dee and her companion. However, the results of the French investigation showed that the drunken state of the driver was the cause of the accident.
The young favorite of teenagers died from a drug overdose. The actor was 23 years old when his body was found at the entrance to the Viper Room club three hours after his musical performance at the same club. Phoenix's death shocked general public not only because of the youth of the actor, but also because the young man led an exemplary lifestyle.
The king of reggae has died at the age of 36 from malignant melanoma. Doctors first discovered a tumor on thumb the musician's legs and suggested that he amputate it. However, for religious reasons, Marley refused to have the finger amputated completely, agreeing to a partial removal of the nail and skin. A few years after the first diagnosis, the musician died from complications caused by malignant melanoma.
TV star Steve Irwin died while filming Deadly dangerous inhabitants ocean." He went underwater to watch the stingrays and was stung by one of them. The sea animal's sting struck Irwin's heart, causing the intrepid adventurer to die.
The famous comedian, actor and TV presenter died at the age of 50 from sarcoidosis complicated by pneumonia. The actor until the last days hid his serious illness, not wanting to complicate his life and the lives of loved ones. He died of heart failure after attempts to alleviate his condition failed.
Hollywood's favorite rebel has died in a car accident at the age of 24. While preparing for a race, Dean was traveling in his new Porsche when he collided with a larger car blocking his path at an intersection. The investigation showed that the second driver was guilty of the accident, not noticing Dean's car. As a result of the accident, the actor was the only one who died. The culprit escaped with only minor injuries.
A young Mexican singer was killed at the age of 23. She was shot by the president of Selena's fan club and the manager of her boutiques, Yolanda Saldívar. After an argument over Saldívar's dismissal, the girl shot Selena in the back, fatally wounding her.
We tend to put celebrities on the podium. We idolize them, admiring their talent, charm and the way they look. We fall in love with them and truly rejoice in their ups and downs. That is why the death of an idol is so hard.
Death famous people many fans perceive it as the death of a relative. They take it very hard and mourn the loss as their personal loss. But it is even worse when death comes suddenly under tragic and terrible circumstances. Let's try to remember the most striking of them. Arm yourself with a napkin, because it is impossible to read without tears!
1 Whitney Houston
worldwide famous singer Whitney Houston died on February 11, 2012. She was found lying face down in a tub filled with water. A huge amount of medicines and various bottles were found in the bathroom. Initially, a version was put forward that the singer choked. After much investigation, the police put forward the final version: death due to a heart attack due to cocaine use. Sorry Whitney Houston long time took drugs that killed her in the prime of her life.
2. Anna Nicole Smith
The death of America's sex symbol Anna Nicole Smith was discussed by the press for a week. The model and actress died on February 8, 2007 in Florida. After her death, it turned out that Anna suffered from a serious illness - sluggish pneumonia, which, together with a weakened immune system and a huge amount of antidepressants, led to her death. The investigation did not reveal any deliberate intent from the model and concluded that she did not know about the dangers of mixing drugs.
3. Marilyn Monroe
famous actress, model and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe, whose real name is Norma Jean Mortensen, was found completely naked on the bed on August 5, 1962, face down. The singer abused drugs, and the fateful night was no exception. She died from an overdose of Nembutal. However, there are many legends surrounding her death, including elaborate conspiracy theories. In particular, there is a version that John Kennedy, with whom the actress had an affair, initiated her murder.
4. James Dean
James Dean was only 24 years old when he tragically died in a car accident in California. Dean was into racing cars. On September 30, 1955, Dean drove out of the house in his sporty Porsche. A Ford came flying towards him at great speed. There was a head-on collision. The actor died on the spot. By the time of the accident, his successful career was in full swing.
5. Robin Williams
Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died on August 11, 2014 by suicide. He was 63 years old. Investigators cited asphyxiation as the cause of death. As it turned out later, the actor suffered from Parkinson's disease and was in a state of severe depression.
6. Lee Thompson Young
The star of the popular American TV series Lee Thompson Young suffered from bipolar disorder and was in a deep depression. On August 19, 2013, the body of the actor was found in his own house, with a bullet in his head and a gun lying next to him. Yang was only 29 years old.
7. Amy Winehouse
Singer Amy Winehouse died July 23, 2011 at the age of 27 due to an alcohol overdose. She was found dead on a bed with empty bottles from under the vodka on the floor. During her lifetime, the singer abused alcohol, so the news of her death did not come as a surprise.
8. River Phoenix
Stand By Me star River Phoenix died on October 31, 1993 from a drug overdose at the Viper Room nightclub, which at the time belonged to Johnny Depp. At the time of his death he was 23 years old.
9. Kurt Cobain
Grunge rocker, leader of the legendary Nirvana band Kurt Cobain committed suicide on April 5, 1994. He was only 27. His body was found with a bullet wound in the head and a suicide note in his own home. For a long time, the artist struggled with drug addiction and deep depression. However, it is still a mystery whether it was suicide. There is a version that the soloist's wife, Courtney Love, could have been involved in his death.
10. Paul Walker
The Fast and the Furious star, Paul Walker, like his hero, Brian O'Connor, was very fond of fast driving. The love of speed played a cruel joke on him. On November 30, 2013, he and his friend, who was driving a Porsche, got into car accident. According to the official version, the driver exceeded the speed limit, lost control, crashing first into a pole, and then into a tree. Death occurred instantly. The actor was 40 years old at the time of death.
11. Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf is one of the most influential writers of the 19th century. Virginia suffered from hallucinations, heard voices and spent several months in psychiatric hospitals. During another frenzy, at the height of the Second World War, she filled her coat pockets with stones and threw herself into the river. Her body was found 3 weeks later. Virginia was 59 at the time of her death.
12. Princess Diana
On August 31, 1997, the world was shocked by the news that Princess Diana had died in a car accident. Diana was driving with her friend, millionaire Dodi al-Fayed, when their car crashed into a convoy, hit the wall of the tunnel they were driving through, and flew several meters. Diana was alive when she arrived Ambulance. However, she died in the hospital some time later.
13. Steve Irwin
"The Crocodile Hunter" That's what they called 44-year-old Steve Irwin. On September 4, 2006, Steve, along with the film crew, filmed a story about stingrays. At some point, the stingray behaved aggressively and hit the leader in the chest with its tail. Irwin immediately pulled out the spike, but it was not possible to save him.
14. Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger, best known for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight, was found dead in his apartment on January 22, 2008. The police are still putting forward two versions of death: drug intoxication and suicide. It is known that during his lifetime the actor suffered from deep depression and was very upset by the divorce from his wife. At the time of his death he was 28 years old.
15. Heather O'Rourke
The young actress Heather O'Rourke is known to many for her role in the film “Poltergeist”. Unfortunately, the girl had acute intestinal obstruction - intestinal stenosis. It was during the operation to eliminate stenosis that the girl died. She was only 12 years old.
16. Sylvia Plath
Famous American poet Sylvia Plath most his adult life suffered from depression, during which she repeatedly tried to commit suicide. After her divorce from her husband, the writer, left alone with two children, was very worried family tragedy. During this period, she wrote poems, which were later included in the collection "Ariel". Unable to stand nervous tension, February 11, 1963, she committed suicide with gas and sleeping pills. Plath was 30 years old.
17. John Denver
Famed folk singer John Denver died in a plane crash on October 12, 1998. The experimental plane, on which the singer flew, crashed and fell into the Pacific Ocean. The alleged version of what happened is a low fuel charge. The singer was 53 years old.
18. Gwily Andre
Gwily Andre is a beautiful Danish actress who came to conquer Hollywood in the 1930s. Her career went up rapidly. She was approved for several roles of the first plan at once. However, after the failure of the film "No Other Woman", she was invited to shoot less and less. She tried to break through wherever she could, but at every step she met with refusal. The actress was emotionally unbalanced and addicted to alcohol. On the night of February 5, 1959, the actress overlaid herself with clippings from advertising brochures, which presented the life she dreamed of. She then set fire to the room, burning to death.
19. Bob Crane
Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane was found murdered in his home on June 29, 1978. Presumably, his death was planned by his friend, with whom they once made pornographic films together - John Carpenter. But it was not possible to prove his guilt. At the time of his death, the actor was 49 years old.
20. Ernest Hemingway
On July 2, 1961, the famous writer Ernest Hemingway shot himself in the forehead on the veranda of his house. It is known that in last years During his life he suffered from prolonged depression, paranoia and was treated in a psychiatric clinic for a long time. The writer was 61 years old.
21. Sonny Bono
Actor, singer, politician and husband famous singer Cher Sonny Bono was skiing on January 5, 1998 at Lake Tahoe in California. At some point, he lost control and crashed into a tree while descending a slope. He was 62 years old.
22. Marvin Gaye
“The Prince of Motown,” musician, arranger, songwriter Marvin Gaye, suffered from depression for a long time. His death came as a result of an accident at the hands of his father, during another family quarrel April 1, 1984 The 44-year-old musician has long struggled with drug addiction.
23. Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood was called "The Lady of Intrigue". The Russian queen of Hollywood - Natalie Wood (Gurdina) could only be compared with Elizabeth Taylor. Her career was at the peak of her fame when, on November 28, 1981, she mysteriously disappeared from the yacht on which she was with her husband, Christopher Walken. In the morning she was found off the coast Pacific Ocean. The actress was 43 years old.
Charming Mexican singer Selena died on March 31, 1995 at the hands of her fan club president, who shot her. Until the moment of her death, she was going to release an English-language album called “I Dream of You” and hoped to reach the top of the American charts, but she never had time to fulfill her dream. The actress was only 23 years old.
25. Anton Yelchin
Movie actor " star way”, 27-year-old Anton Yelchin died on June 19, 2016 under the wheels of his own car. The car pushed him to mailbox near the house. According to the official version, the actor simply forgot to put his Grand Cherokee on the handbrake.
26. Igor Sorin
Famous member of the group Ivanushki International", who performed the hit of the 90s -" Clouds "died on September 4, 1998 at the age of 28. official reason death has not yet been established. Some believe that he committed suicide by jumping from the balcony of his apartment. Others claim that the man was fond of the occult and was a member of the voodoo magic worshipers. Still others say that the musician loved alcohol and used potent drugs.
27. Vladislav Galkin
The country's top trucker was found dead in his apartment on February 27, 2010. According to official data, the actor's heart stopped. Prior to this event, doctors discovered pancreatitis in Vladislav Galkin. The actor himself was in a nervous and stressful state. Vladislav's father believes that his son was killed, but there was no investigation into this statement. He was 38 years old.
28. Murat Nasyrov
The song “The Boy Wants to Tambov” was sung by the whole country in the 90s. famous singer who performed this hit - Murat Nasyrov - died on January 19, 2007 at the age of 37. The singer fell from the balcony of his apartment. According to the official version, death was due to a long depression. A camera was found in Nasyrov's hands.
29. Viktor Tsoi
The star and idol of millions Viktor Tsoi died on August 15, 1990. He was 28 years old when a bus crashed into his car. The singer died on the spot. According to the official version, Tsoi fell asleep at the wheel.
30. Vladimir Vysotsky
The legendary Soviet poet, writer, actor and singer Vladimir Vysotsky, even after death, is surrounded by an aura of mystery. It is known that during his lifetime Vysotsky liked to indulge in drugs. It is this reason that is one of the versions of his death on July 25, 1980. There was no autopsy, so doctors only have to guess what killed the brilliant artist in the prime of his life. Vysotsky was 42 years old.
Sometimes celebrities die under such strange circumstances that gossip about what really happened does not subside for a long time. Many believe that Marilyn Monroe was poisoned on the orders of the Kennedy brothers, Michael Jackson was deliberately sent to the other world by a doctor, and the accident in which Princess Diana died was set up by the British royal family. Dilettant. media remembered the most mysterious deaths of world famous people
Russian Emperor Alexander I died in Taganrog on December 1, 1825 from a severe fever, which he picked up during inspection trips on horseback through the cities of Crimea.
Some time after the death of Alexander I, a poor old man named Fyodor Kuzmich appeared in Siberia, who surprised those around him with his knowledge of several languages and knowledge of court affairs. There were rumors that this was the autocrat hiding from everyone. The elder never directly denied these rumors. After Kuzmich's death in 1864, a marriage certificate of Alexander I and a hand-drawn monogram in the form of the letter "A" were allegedly found in his belongings. A genetic examination of the remains has not yet been carried out.
The legendary actress, sex symbol of many generations, Marilyn Monroe had problems with drugs and alcohol.
When she was found dead at the age of 36, the cause of death was said to be a drug overdose. Another version is the assassination by order of the Kennedy brothers, whose mistress was Marilyn.
Princess Diana, wife of Prince Charles and heir to the throne, died in a car accident in a Paris tunnel in the summer of 1997. Many fans of the princess do not believe in the accidental death of their idol. It is officially recognized that Diana died due to the paparazzi chasing her car on high speed. The driver lost control at the entrance to the tunnel.
According to another version, the accident was set up by the British royal family, which was not satisfied with Lady Dee's affair with the Arab businessman Dodi al-Fayed.
Glenn Miller while serving in the US Air Force
Popular American jazz musician and leader of his own orchestra, Glenn Miller, went missing on his way from England to France in 1944. Miller was going to play the troops that had just liberated Paris. However, at that time, few people knew about the disappearance of the musician. The fact is that on the same day the Germans launched their last major offensive against the Allied forces, called the Ardennes operation. News of these events captured all the front pages of newspapers.
What happened to the plane on which Miller flew 10 days before Christmas remained a mystery. That day there was thick fog, eyewitnesses said that even birds landed on the ground. The most logical version is that the plane crashed into the English Channel, but no traces were found to prove this. There were rumors that the musician was captured by the Nazis, who tortured him for a long time. The version that the plane was shot down by the Germans was not confirmed, since there were no sorties that day. Miller's death was a huge loss for the entire American musical culture.
Harold Holt and Lyndon B. Johnson, October 1966
It doesn't happen often that an incumbent head of state disappears without a trace. But that is exactly what happened to Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt on a December morning in 1967. The official went for a swim near Portsea, Victoria. Nobody saw the prime minister again.
Two days later he was declared dead, and John McEwen took over. Naturally, all the forces of rescuers were thrown into the search for Holt, the search operation became one of the largest in the history of the country. As a result, even the body of the politician was not found.
There have been many rumors surrounding Holt's disappearance. The minister was said to have committed suicide or faked his own death in order to escape with his mistress. There were also the most outlandish versions. How can you seriously believe that the country's prime minister was abducted by a Chinese submarine or UFO? Most likely, the reasons for the disappearance were quite natural - the 59-year-old Holt was not quite healthy, and these places are famous for strong and dangerous currents.
Yuri Gagarin died on March 27, 1968 during a training flight with test pilot Vladimir Seregin in the Vladimir region. The official version, which Dmitry Ustinov, a member of the commission investigating the crash, told the head of state Leonid Brezhnev: the plane went into a deadly dive after a sharp maneuver that the pilots made, evading a collision with a meteorological probe.
Already at the final stage, Leonid Brezhnev ordered to stop the investigation of the disaster, so as not to "excite the Soviet people." Most of the materials of the case, numbering 29 volumes, are still classified.
On July 20, 1973, the newspapers came out with a front-page message: "Bruce Lee is dead!" It was so unexpected that rumors were connected with the filming in which the actor participated - his character was supposed to die. When later the information about Li's death was confirmed, the whole world was taken aback. No one could have imagined that one of the most strong men on the planet can die so unexpectedly.
The official cause of death is cerebral edema caused by a headache pill. According to another version, while taking the pill, the actor smoked hashish, and the combination of the drug with painkillers had a deadly effect. Another version - Lee was killed by one of the Chinese martial artists for revealing the secrets of kung fu to the world.
On August 16, 1977, Presley's girlfriend Ginger Alden discovered the body of the 42-year-old "King of Rock and Roll" on the bathroom floor at the Graceland estate. Officially, Elvis died of acute heart failure due to an overdose of sedatives and painkillers.
According to skeptics, the musician, tired and starting to lose shape, faked his death in order to calmly stretch out the rest of his days in one of warm countries. For some reason, the investigation into Presley's death was carried out in a classified mode. The only photograph of his body roaming the Internet is most likely a fake (that is, none of the skeptics saw him dead). Two hours after the official announcement of the singer's death, one of the fans allegedly took his autograph at the Memphis airport, and the examination allegedly showed the authenticity of this signature.
It's hard to let go of a mysterious death that we can never explain. While detectives can become obsessed with unsolved crimes, imagine the anguish unsolved crimes inflict on the families of the victims. It's easy to think that there is one missing piece of the puzzle needed to solve it. But, sometimes the puzzle will never be solved. The secret will remain. And we'll wonder what really happened. Here are 8 mysterious deaths which we will never be able to explain.
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1. Blazing car killer.
Being in serious financial debt, Alfred Rouse planned to fake his death and flee the city. He picked up a stranger on the side of the road and planned to kill him and then set fire to his car. He beat him up and burned him in his car. As a result, Rouse was caught and hanged for this crime. Around the same time, a man named William Briggs left his home for a doctor's visit and was never heard from again. People thought that Briggs was the man Rouse killed, but recent DNA tests have shown that it is not Briggs, which raises two questions. What happened to Briggs and who was the man in the car?
2. Edgar Allan Poe. On October 3, 1849, in Baltimore, Edgar Allan Poe was found lying in a ditch by Joseph W. Walker, the composer. Poe was alive at the time, but delirious. Poe spent the next four days in fits of delirium and hallucinations. Officially, he died of cerebral edema. But no one understands how he got into such a state. Theories abound, from murder and the flu to rabies and alcohol poisoning.
3. Albert Dekker. The famous actor, Albert Dekker spent most of his life in Hollywood creating successful career. At the age of 62, Dekker played a role in a classic Western film « wild gang » . The film he never saw. His wife found him in her Hollywood apartment, naked and dead, hanging from a leather belt around his neck. His eyes were covered with a scarf, he had a ball in his mouth, and his hands were tied behind his back. The bathroom door was locked from the inside with a chain, and there was no other way out. How he could do all this with himself is a mystery.
4. Black dahlia. In 1947, Elizabeth Short, nicknamed "The Black Dahlia", was a 22-year-old girl who dreamed of conquering Hollywood. She worked as a waitress to support herself until she achieved fame, but unfortunately that day never came. Later they found her naked body, which was completely torn in half and mutilated. Her killer also completely bled her out and took out her insides. Despite the efforts of the police and the FBI, the killer was never found.
5. Tom Thomson. The famous early 20th-century landscape painter Tom Thomson enjoyed painting landscapes in Algonquin Park. He was in awe of its beauty. Tragically, this is the same park that will take his life. On July 8, 1917, his canoe turned upside down, but the artist's body was nowhere to be found.
6 The Grimes Sisters It was in 1956 Chicago, just days after Christmas, when the Grimes sisters, Barbara, 15, and Patricia, 13, asked their mother to let them go on a bus ride to see Love Me Tender, Elvis Presley's first film. They were huge fans of the singer and their mother agreed. A month later, a construction worker driving down the road to Willow Springs, Illinois, found their dead, frozen bodies. After the autopsy, forensic experts found no blows, wounds, or bullet wounds. They concluded that the girls died from freezing. The autopsy also showed that Barbara had sex, but there was no other evidence. Over time, the case was closed.
7. Mass kill in Villisk. A little over a hundred years ago in the small town of Villisca, Iowa, a man with an ax entered Moore's residence with cruel intent. It was midnight and the man went through the open back door, slipping silently past two sleeping girls and up the stairs to where Jay Moore slept next to his wife. The man hit Jay's head with the ax first and quickly did the same to his wife. Then he calmly approached the rooms of their children and killed them with an axe. Finally, he went downstairs and killed two other girls who were sleeping. Instead of leaving, he stayed, went upstairs again and hit Jay's head with the ax one more time and did the same to the rest of the family. It is believed that he stayed in the house for several hours until he left at about five in the morning, locking the door behind him. Several suspects were put on trial, but no convictions were issued. The case is still unsolved.
8. Karen Silkwood. When Karen Silkwood got a job as a metallographer at the Cimarron plutonium plant, she hardly knew where it would lead. She later joined the Union of Oil, Chemists and Nuclear Workers and became part of the negotiating committee that commissioned to investigate health and safety issues. In 1974, she reported to the Commission on atomic energy that it found serious health and safety violations among workers. This is where the strangeness began. Shortly thereafter, she discovered that in her working system 400 times the legal limit for plutonium, although she never dealt with hazardous items as part of her job. She decided to publish all her findings and was heading to a New York Times reporter when her car went off the road and hit culvert by killing her. While sleeping pills were found in her car and her blood, indicating she had fallen asleep at the wheel, few believed it. Even more suspiciously, the documents in her car, which she was about to show to a New York Times reporter, are gone. A federal investigation into the plant confirmed Silkwood's claims. The factory closed in 1975.
Sometimes during archaeological excavations, scientists find such unexpected and mysterious artifacts that not only baffle them, but make them completely rethink the course of history.
In our review, we are talking about 10 creepy finds that scientists have not yet been able to explain.
1. Swedish skulls on stakes
In 2009, archaeologists found an 8,000-year-old Stone Age settlement known as Kanaljorden in southeast Sweden. At the excavation site at the bottom of the former lake, fragments of the skulls of 11 people were found in a mass grave. Ironically, the bases of two of these skulls were pierced with wooden stakes. No one knows who these people were and why they were buried in such a strange way. Archaeologists also cannot explain why the temporal bone of another woman was found inside the skull of one woman. One theory is that it was some kind of ritual. Another theory is that the Swedes killed their enemies in battle and brought the heads home as trophies.
2. New facts about Tutankhamun
Since Tutankhamun's tomb was first discovered in 1922, the cause of the Egyptian pharaoh's premature death (he died at age 19 in 1323 BC) has been the subject of endless debate. One theory says that Tutankhamun crashed in a chariot accident, while other historians suggest that he was attacked by a hippopotamus or kicked by a horse. These theories are based on the fact that a huge injury was found on the boy's chest. However, some experts believe that the injury was post-mortem and caused by thieves in the 20th century, when no one guarded the pharaoh's tomb during World War II. According to recent analyzes, scientists have suggested that Tutankhamen died due to serious problems with health caused by genetic disorders due to the inbreeding of his parents.
3. Skeletons of the Sahara - evidence of the first known communal conflict
On the fringes of the Sahara Desert in northern Sudan, archaeologists and anthropologists have been studying human remains found at the Jebel Sahaba cemetery, east of the Nile River. The skeletons, which are 13,000 years old, are the oldest ever found in official cemeteries. But more importantly, they may be the victims of the world's first known communal conflict, which played out over many months or even years. Most of the victims died from wounds inflicted by flint-tipped arrows. Scientists believe that these people were the ancestors of modern African Americans, but the identity of the attackers on this tribe or community has not yet been established. It is possible that their enemies were of a completely different race or ethnic group.
4The Mysterious Poisoning Of An Italian Commander
The Renaissance military leader and ruler of Verona, Can Grande della Scala, died in 1329 due to a stomach ailment. But when his mummy was opened in 2015, it turned out that the ruler was actually poisoned by foxglove poison (which causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in small quantities and cardiac arrest in case of overdose). In July 1329, the 38-year-old Can Grande arrived in the city of Treviso, which he had recently conquered. A few days later he developed a fever, vomiting and diarrhea. The symptoms progressed rapidly and Can Grande died four days later. It was believed at the time that he died from drinking contaminated water. But during a modern autopsy, researchers found foxglove pollen in the rectum, liver, and stool samples of the ruler of Verona.
5. Fierce Mesa Verde Warriors
At the end of the 13th century, the population of Mesa Verde (central Colorado) dropped from 40,000 to zero in just three decades. A 2014 study by the University of Washington may shed some light on the unusual violence that contributed to the disappearance of this culture. Archaeologist Tim Kohler found that nearly 90 percent of all the skeletons in the area were from people who died between 1140 and 1180 with head or hand injuries. This means that many of them died a violent death. Kohler believes that this happened as a result of the Mesa Verde-Rio Grande war.
6 Maya Victims
In the old Mayan city of Uxul (Campeche, Mexico), archaeologists from the University of Bonn were excavating, unexpectedly making a terrible find in a man-made cave that was once a reservoir. They found 24 human skeletons, each decapitated and dismembered. The skulls were randomly scattered throughout the cave. Violent death was obvious, especially since traces of axes were preserved on many skulls, that is, the heads were cut off. It remains a mystery who these people were and why they were killed in this manner. Some of them had jade tooth inserts, which indicates a high social position.
SourcePhoto 7The Defleshed Woman from Devil's Valley
In the Philippines, 9,000 years ago, there was a bizarre funeral rite. From a corpse adult woman removed all the flesh and took out internal organs, the bones were crushed, burned, after which they were placed in a small box, which was buried in a cave in the Valley of the Devil. This was the first known cremation in South-East Asia, and it is especially remarkable for its complex ritual. The large bones of the arms, legs and skull were smashed with a hammer. Where did the woman's flesh go, is unknown.
8. Mass grave of sacrificial children with llamas
Archaeologists once believed that the people of the Chimu civilization in northern Peru held their ritual sacrifices only in the capital of Chan Chan, which was conquered by the Incas in 1470. However, a 600-year-old mass grave was found outside the former capital in 2011, containing the skeletons of 42 children and 76 lamas. Although the people of Chan Chan built an elaborate irrigation system that helped their city prosper, the harsh desert region received only about 0.25 cm of rain per year. Therefore, water has always been a valuable resource for this community. In the summer of 2014, archaeologists discovered more victims at the Chimu habitat. It is believed that all these deaths occurred as part of a religious ritual.
9. Remains of Casta Hill
In the Greek northern province of Macedonia, during excavations of the Kasta hill, archaeologists discovered another secret. An approximately 60-year-old woman whose remains were found in the largest tomb ever excavated in northern Greece has been identified as Olympias. Mother of Alexander the Great, was executed by Cassander, one of the Diadochi generals who took control of Alexander's empire after his death. In order to guarantee his place on the throne, Cassander destroyed all of Alexander's immediate family, including his mother Olympias, his wife Roxana, and Alexander's young son.
10 Kennewick Man
Kennewick Man is a prehistoric skeleton dating back 9300 years. This was the subject of a lawsuit by eight prominent anthropologists and archaeologists against Indian tribes and the US government, who wanted to prevent Scientific research remains and bury them. It all started in the summer of 1996 when a couple of teenagers accidentally found a skull on the banks of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington. Almost a complete skeleton was soon found. The stumbling block for scientists was that Kennewick Man looked completely different from American Indians. In 2004, a federal appeals court ruled that Kennewick Man was too old to be related to existing Native Americans. As a result, scientists were able to study the remains. They found that Kennewick Man was about 40 years old when he died. His height was 175 centimeters, and his weight was about 75 kilograms. He was incredibly strong, but had a lot of damage, the origin of which remains a mystery.