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Grávida de Taubaté, a Brazilian woman who pretended to be pregnant with quadruplets in 2012 and gained national media attention before her pregnancy was revealed to be bogus. Hanxin, a DSP microchip claimed to be developed completely by Chen Jin himself, later found to be a Motorola microchip with its original trademark sanded away.
Joice Heth (c. 1756 [citation needed] – February 19, 1836) [1] was an African-American woman who was exhibited by P.T. Barnum with the false claim that she was the 161-year-old nursing mammy of George Washington. Her exhibition under these claims, and her public autopsy, gained considerable notoriety.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Crime list This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each case, including instances of celebrity abductions ...
AP . Under this fallen tree the decomposed body of a young girl was found, near Woodbine, Ill., April 26, 1958. The body is thought to be that of Maria Ridulph, 7, who disappeared Dec. 3, 1957 ...
From premature obituaries to hoaxes, rumors and conspiracy theories, these stars turned out to be alive and well Celebrity Death Hoaxes: 51 Famous People Who Were Reported Dead… but Weren’t ...
At the time of her purported kidnapping, Papini's disappearance was featured extensively in national news, and true crime programs, including a front cover People profile. [21] The same outlets have continued to cover the story after the hoax was confirmed, including multiple true crime documentaries, newsmagazine episodes and podcasts.
The bodies of four men and two women were found strangled and dumped in a pile in Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, prosecutors in the southern state of Guerrero said Tuesday. It was ...
A scary, sobering look at fatal domestic violence in the United States