Ali_gmud Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 It's 3:30pm on a friday afternoon, I started work at 8:00am, I work for for a sales company taking orders, selling IT equiptment to resellers. In between calls on this not very busy friday I've spent the last 3-4 hours reading, from start to finish of the life of Ted Bundy, interesting.. very interesting read. Anyone know of any other cases similar to this chap that would be interesting to read about? I've already read about Jack the Ripper, the Boston Strangler, Green riverside strangler, The Axeman,Yorkshire Ripper. Please fire me through some other infamous characters, that come to mind - that would make a good read. EDIT: I've also read of Elcid, Altia* the hun, Genghis Kharn, William Wallace, King Hagand the last viking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Reefer Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 H.H. Holmes. Albert Fish. Ed Gein. Ottis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas. John Wayne Gacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 I'm going against your request to post of infamous people, since I like to focus on the positive legacy that many individuals leave behind. With that in mind, you cannot go wrong with these: Count Belisarius. Flavius Belisarius (Greek: Βελισάριος, ca. 500[1] – 565) is often described as one of the greatest generals of the Byzantine Empire. He was instrumental to Emperor Justinian I's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Western Roman Empire, which had been lost just under a century previously. One of the defining features of Belisarius' career was his operating under conditions of little or no support from his emperor Justinian and Byzantium, and nonetheless succeeding through military genius. He is also among a select group of men considered to be the "Last of the Romans". Christiaan Huygens Christiaan Huygens (pronounced /ˈhaɪɡənz/; Dutch [ˈhœyɣəns]; 14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a prominent Dutch mathematician, astronomer, physicist, and horologist. His work included early telescopic studies, investigations and inventions related to time keeping, and studies of both optics and centrifugal force. Huygens achieved note for his arguments that light consisted of waves, which became instrumental in the understanding of wave-particle duality. He generally receives credit for his role in the development of modern calculus and his original observations on sound perception. Huygens speculated in detail about life on other planets. In his book Cosmotheoros, further entitled The celestial worlds discover'd: or, conjectures concerning the inhabitants, plants and productions of the worlds in the planets, he imagined a universe brimming with life, much of it very similar to life on 17th-century Earth. The liberal climate in the Netherlands of that time not only allowed but encouraged such speculation. In sharp contrast, philosopher Giordano Bruno, who also believed in many inhabited worlds, was burned at the stake by the Italian authorities for his beliefs in 1600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MarKo.mk Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Count Belisarius. On a similar note... Basil the Bulgar Slayer On July 29, 1014, Basil II and his general Nikephoros Xiphias outmanoeuvered the Bulgarian army, which was defending one of the fortified passes, in the Battle of Kleidion. Samuel avoided capture only through the valour of his son Gabriel. Having crushed the Bulgarians, Basil was said to have captured 15,000 prisoners and blinded 99 of every 100 men, leaving 150 one-eyed men to lead them back to their ruler. Samuel was physically stuck down by the dreadful apparition of his blinded army, and he died two days later after suffering a stroke. Although the extent of Basil's mistreatment of the Bulgarian prisoners may have been exaggerated, this incident helped to give rise to Basil's nickname of Boulgaroktonos, "the Bulgar-slayer", in later tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MarKo.mk Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Balkan history is tremendously grim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-guitarist Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Charles Mason (I actually have some mp3's of his folk songs... really weird.) And look up "the zodiac killer" ... really bizarre story, although it's played to death by the media due to the recent movie. Ed Gein, as Grim said, is one disturbing story. But it stuck with me for some odd reason. I just spend a half hour tracking his name down (only remembered a few key elements from the story, was a pain to find- and I still can't find the article I read to first learn about him. The way that article was written, it had a vibe that was very, oddly romantic and reminiscent... disturbing considering the content) a-g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekky Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 I don't know if you'd be able to find a copy easily, but a really interesting read is a book called "Chopper: From the Inside". It's an autobiography written by an Australian criminal named Mark "Chopper" Read. He was what he calls a headhunter or toe-cutter. A criminal who specializes in robbing other criminals. I don't know if you're interested in an infamous Australian, but it's might be a different perspective and a different type of crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeleeCrazy Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 these people aren't infamous, they're disturbed you want infamous try Bonnie and Clyde, Cid and Nancy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-guitarist Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Tango and Cash. a-g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0xx Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Well this might not fit what you're seeking, but this guy totally made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim_Reefer Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Varg Vikernes. Lords of Chaos is a good read. It is all about the early 90's black metal movement and all the satanic rituals and mass church burning and all the kvlt ****. Love it. When black metal was real, it was awesome. Its all watered down now and there are a ton of "black metal" bands, but its all just a gimmick. It used to be a militant front for the Norwegian pagan movement. Lots of crazy sons of bitches in these bands. There is a band called Mayhem whom's singer blew his head off with a shotgun to advertise their band. His band mates found him and each kept a piece of his brain which they wore in little tubes around their neck. He left a death note that said "Please excuse all the blood." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-guitarist Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Going for the good angle.... To hell with Tom Berenger, he's a complete puss'n'boots compared to this guy. a-g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeleeCrazy Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Tango and Cash. a-g Nice. Some of my personal favorites Billy the kid The James-Younger gang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyoki Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Henry VIII David Richard Berkowitz aka Son of Sam Charles Manson Vlad the Impaler BTK Kansas Serial Killer Caligula (sp?) Amin dada Hitler Carlos the Jackal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeleeCrazy Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Trying so hard to derail this thread, oh well Nero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-guitarist Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Realnetworks. a-g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 The zodiac killer. Also there was another sniper, a russian. I forgot his name but there was a movie named, Enemy at the gates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflayer Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Do some research on the American eugenics movement of 1920s-1940. Google Harry Laughlin, Charles Davenport, Henry Goddard, Madison Grant and Lothrop Stoddard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali_gmud Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Thanks to those whom contribued to this thread, It will keep my busy for sometime, I figured work isn't all that busy and I can't mud between calls so wikipedia and google has become mybest friends. cheers grim Mali Marko Ag Nekky fox ladyoki dale mindflayer I saw the movie about chopper reid, but I think that to me was like a mockery, he didn't seem that twisted, he just seemt like a big beef, always laughing and a pretty alright guy, not a mental murderer or rapist, which I think are always a little more interesting to read about. The sicker they are, the better the read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflayer Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 so wikipedia and google has become mybest friends Some of the information on wikipedia is wrong, so be careful. Case in point, I was just reading up on Lothrop Stoddard and I found a mistake on the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pali Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Some of the information on wikipedia is wrong' date=' so be careful. Case in point, I was just reading up on Lothrop Stoddard and I found a mistake on the page. [/quote'] This is true. Take the time to do a little checking on the sources listed... well-sourced articles on Wikipedia tend to be pretty reliable (i.e. a lot of science articles are very good, as the sources are actual scientific journals and studies), but always be suspicious of claims made without sources or with shady sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinblades713 Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Also there was another sniper' date=' a russian. I forgot his name but there was a movie named, Enemy at the gates.[/quote'] Vasily Zaytsev. He was a soldier though... not a murderer for the sake of killing people, and I think he'd be famous... not infamous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 lets not forget about the infamous women... Lizzy Borden and Countess Elizabeth Bathory or Marry Surrat who was hung as a conspirator in the assassination of the American President Lincoln or Ann Putnam who played a key role in the Salem Witch Trials, just to name a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflayer Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 My favorite conspiring female was Emma Goldman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-guitarist Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Emma Watson has killed many a unborn child.... at least in these parts. a-g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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