The most mysterious deaths of celebrities. The most mysterious deaths in the world
In this post I will tell you about the most mysterious deaths Russian celebrities who died under strange and inexplicable circumstances. I advise you to read it; further you will learn a lot of interesting information.
Vasily Shukshin
His Last year life was very successful... Sergei Bondarchuk offered Shukshin the role of Lopakhin in the film “They Fought for the Motherland.” Filming began in August 1974 on the Don. By the beginning of October, Shukshin had almost completely completed the role; he only had to star in the last episode. On October 4 he was supposed to return to Moscow...
On October 1, Shukshin felt well. He called home from the post office in Moscow, went to the bathhouse, late at night I watched the USSR-Canada hockey match on TV with everyone else. At the end of it they separated. At about nine in the morning Burkov went out into the corridor with the intention of waking up Shukshin. He recalls: “I knocked on Shukshin’s door. The door was not locked. But I didn’t go in. I was scared of something. I called out to him. It was time for him to get up for filming. He didn’t answer. Well, I think, let him sleep...”
From Burkov’s recollections: “I walked down the corridor and ran into Gubenko. “Nikolai,” I asked, “look at Vasya, he’s going to be filming soon, but for some reason he’s not getting up.” He came in. He started shaking him by the shoulder, the hand seemed lifeless, he touched the pulse, but it was not there. Shukshin died in his sleep, “from heart failure,” the doctors said.”
There is a version that in that fateful night There was a murder on the ship "Danube". After all, Vasily Makarovich never complained about his heart. Before filming, Shukshin underwent examination at the “Kremlin hospital.” According to the testimony of some members of the film crew, a day or two before the actor’s death, a certain man appeared on the set where the film “They Fought for the Motherland” was filmed. stranger. And no one knew where he came from and for what purpose he hung around there. And he disappeared immediately after the death of Vasily Makarovich.
Zoya Fedorova
On December 11, 1981, 71-year-old actress Zoya Fedorova was shot in the back of the head in her three-room apartment No. 243, building 4/2 on Kutuzovsky Prospekt. The murder has still not been solved. Among his possible motives are the actress’s alleged involvement in secret KGB operations (there were rumors about the KGB’s involvement in the murder) and her connection with the so-called “diamond mafia,” which consisted mainly of relatives of high-ranking Soviet officials and was engaged in the purchase and resale of jewelry and antiques.
Victor Tsoi
On August 15, 1990, at 12:15 p.m., at 35 km of the Soka-Talsi highway (Latvia), a dark blue Moskvich-2141 car collided with an Ikarus-280 regular bus. The driver of the Moskvich was famous musician, leader of the Kino group Viktor Tsoi.
Official version: “the car was moving along the highway at a speed of at least 130 km/h, the driver Viktor Robertovich Tsoi lost control. V.R. Tsoi’s death occurred instantly...”
From the case materials:
"Ikarus-250" drifted off the road into the small river Teitupe, behind the bridge... The driver J. K. Fibiks, who works at the Tallinn branch of Latselkhoztehniki, escaped with minor bruises and fright. Before that, he took a tourist group to the airport and was returning back.
The new "Moskvich-2141" Y6832 MM was thrown 18 meters towards the bridge by a powerful blow. Only the rear bumper remained intact. Upon examination, it is noticeable that the impact on the car occurred from left to right, front to back. Apparently, the front bumper of the Ikarus went over the hood of the Moskvich straight into the cabin. The steering wheel is bent on the driver's side, the seats are knocked down, and the front panel is broken. The hood flew off, everything else was crushed."
A forensic medical examination showed that no alcohol was found in the blood of the deceased. Death occurred as a result of an accident from multiple injuries to the body. A criminal case was not initiated “due to the lack of corpus delicti in the actions of the drivers.” And, therefore, forensic, investigative and other examinations were not carried out.
Mike Naumenko
In August 1991, Mike Naumenko, the leader of the Zoo group, was found dead in his room in a communal apartment on Razyezzhaya Street: the cause of his death was a fracture of the base of the skull. Doctors determined that death occurred on August 27, 1991 from a cerebral hemorrhage.
The circumstances of his death remain largely mysterious. As rock journalist N. Kharitonov wrote: “With Tsoi, by at least, everything was clear - if not in essence, then in form - how it all happened. Mike... just disappeared without leaving any traces."
Drummer of the Zoo group Valery Kirilov expressed a different point of view: according to him, Mike Naumenko really died from a cerebral hemorrhage, but it did not happen due to natural reasons, but due to a fracture of the base of the skull as a result of a brutal blow inflicted on him in the yard during a robbery. This is evidenced by the loss of Mike Naumenko’s personal belongings.
There are also witness's testimonies one teenager who allegedly saw Mike being lifted from the ground in the yard. After the attack, Mike did not die on the spot, but managed to go to his home, but there he completely weakened and lay unconscious for a long time, unnoticed by anyone in the communal apartment. When his loved ones finally found him and called an ambulance, it was already too late.
Alexey Rybin, producer of the album of songs by Mike Naumenko “Park of the MIKE period,” had his own version: “Alcohol is to blame, of course. The night before his death, Vasin drank heavily. Mike was bad, in a very serious condition, with a black face. In this state, falling with the back of his head on the asphalt was easier than a lung. Mike received a fracture of the base of the skull - a typical alcoholic death, when a person falls on his back in a deep intoxication."
Igor Talkov
Igor Talkov was killed on October 6, 1991. It all happened at the Yubileiny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg: the singer was shot right outside the dressing room as a result of a scuffle with his concert director Valery Shlyafman and Igor Malakhov. The second possible suspect in the singer’s murder, Shlyafman, now lives in Israel. The criminal investigation into Talkov’s death was suspended several years ago, but was not closed.
During the investigation into Talkov's murder, his administrator Valery Shlyafman became one of the main suspects along with Aziza's bodyguard Igor Malakhov, who started the shootout on October 6, 1991. After a series of examinations, the investigation came to the conclusion that the last, fatal shot was fired from Shlyafman’s pistol.
The funeral of the legendary musician, who died at the peak of his fame, was crowded. The burial site is to this day a place of pilgrimage for connoisseurs of his work, and much mystical is associated with the grave itself, as with Talkov’s life.
Igor Sorin
According to the official version, Igor Sorin, the ex-soloist of the group "Ivanushki-International", jumped from the sixth floor balcony of the Cosmos studio. At 7.10 am Igor was taken to the 71st city hospital. Doctors found a fracture of the first and fifth cervical vertebrae, bruised kidneys, complete paralysis of the lower body, and partial paralysis of the arms. The decision was made to operate. The operation was successful, but the artist’s heart could not stand it, and on September 4, the artist died.
Meanwhile, in July 2013, Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov told in an interview with Evgeny Dodolev (Moscow-24 channel) that in fact there was a manslaughter: Igor’s neck was accidentally broken and then thrown out of the window to hide the circumstances of his death . Grigoriev-Apollonov clarified that he visited Sorin in the hospital - he was still conscious. “He had no bruises. Will you fall from the seventh floor without bruises?” continued “red-haired Ivanushka.” “Some karateka just broke his neck.” In this regard, on August 29, 2013, State Duma deputy Nadezhda Shkolkina sent a request to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yu. Chaika with a request to conduct an investigation into the circumstances of the death former soloist group "Ivanushki - International" by Igor Sorin.
Mikhail Krug
On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2002, Krug’s house in the village of Mamulino (Tver microdistrict) was attacked. In addition to the singer, there were four more people in the house - his wife, mother-in-law and children. The door of the three-story house was open.
Two unknown intruders entered the third floor of the house approximately between 23:00 and 0:15, where they found Krug's mother-in-law and attacked her, causing her bodily harm. Mikhail Krug and his wife Irina came running to the woman’s screams. The criminals opened fire with pistols. Irina managed to hide with her neighbors, and Mikhail received two severe gunshot wounds, after which he lost consciousness for a while. The criminals fled the crime scene. Having come to his senses, Krug managed to get to the house of neighbor Vadim Rusakov, where his wife was hiding. Rusakov took him to Tver City Hospital No. 6. Meanwhile, the called police arrived and “ ambulance", who discovered his wounded mother-in-law in Krug's house. The children of the Circle were not harmed, as they were sleeping when the crime was committed. Mikhail Krug himself, despite the efforts of doctors, died on the morning of July 1.
The farewell service took place on July 3 at 10 a.m. in Tverskoy drama theater. The funeral was attended by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Alexander Semchev, Efrem Amiramov, Katya Ogonyok, the Zhemchuzhny brothers, Vika Tsyganova, many leaders of the Tver region, including its governor, Vladimir Platov. The funeral procession of cars stretched for several kilometers. After the funeral service in the Resurrection Cathedral in Tver, Krug was buried in the Dmitrovo-Cherkassky cemetery.
Various versions of the murder were built. For example, producer Vadim Tsyganov suggested that this could be an attempted robbery. Shortly before the murder, Krug recorded an album under the working title “Tverichanka” (later released under the name “Confession”), for which he was supposed to receive a fee any day. This version was rejected by those who believed that Krug was sincerely respected in criminal circles, but it was this version that was the most popular at the beginning of the investigation. According to another version, Krug became the victim of a planned, and possibly contracted, murder.
Murat Nasyrov
According to the official version, Murat Nasyrov committed suicide. The prosecutor's office completed the investigation into the singer's death and, having found no evidence confirming the violent nature of his death, closed the case. On January 19, 2007, the singer jumped from the fifth floor, wearing a camera around his neck and clutching his own portrait to his chest.
The singer’s relatives stated: “For us, Murat’s death is still a mystery. But we know for sure: he definitely did not intend to die. But they could have pushed him to this!...
“Murat could have been poisoned,” says the singer’s brother. - This is our family's assumption. Three hours before the incident, he was sitting in a group, everyone was drinking a cocktail. Murat also drank. Then he left, and the girl Kristina from the company felt bad after the cocktail, she doesn’t even remember what happened to her next... And Murat came home...
From his brother’s story: “They show that Murat called Baglan Sadvakasov’s close friend from home: “Zhanna, everything is fine.” Do you know that he called from Natasha’s cell phone (the singer’s wife - approx.), which was at home? But Natasha herself was not at home When those events happened to Murat that he allegedly had an attack and wanted to commit suicide, they said that his daughter allegedly sent a message to her mother on her cell phone, but it turned out that she had a cell phone at home!”
“He was going to go somewhere. What happened, why did he dress so nicely? And then, where is that camera they are all talking about?.. And then the fact itself: who saw that Murat fell from the window? The real reason hard to find out. Murat took everything with him. But I am convinced: there was no suicide or accident."
Roman Trakhtenberg
The death of the famous showman, successful television and radio host Roman Trakhtenberg struck all his colleagues, close friends and the public. Roman Trakhtenberg was 41 years old, he said about himself that he had never been sick. On November 20, 2009, during a live broadcast of the “Trakhty-Bakhty” program on Mayak, he suddenly became ill. His co-host Lena Batinova recalls: “When some song was on air, Roma said: “Batinova, I feel bad...” I took him to the window so that he could breathe fresh air. The editors called an ambulance, but it never managed to take Roma to the hospital.”
According to the official conclusion of specialists, Trachtenberg died due to acute cardiovascular failure and coronary heart disease, and he also had liver problems. Experts explained that the causes of death were obvious: Trachtenberg had a weak heart. An average dose of alcohol was found in Roman’s blood; there were no traces of drugs.
Before his death, Roman often spoke on air about constant dreams in which he invariably died. Literally a few hours before the tragedy in his last live he pathetically noted: “I want to die on stage...”.
Vladimir Turchinsky
Vladimir Turchinsky died on December 16, 2009 in his country house in the village of Pashukovo, Noginsk district. According to experts, Turchinsky’s death occurred as a result of acute coronary insufficiency. Upon the death of Vladimir Turchinsky, investigators checked the medical institutions where he was observed for the last six months of his life. One of the clinics that was checked first was a hospital in the Begovaya area, where Dynamite performed a blood purification procedure.
His friends said: “Volodya was supposed to stay in the clinic for 24 hours after the transfusion, but instead he immediately went home to spend the night. And the cardiac arrest began in a dream: if it had happened during the day or in the hospital, the person could still have been saved. he was mad... All because of this rejuvenation"
Vladislav Galkin
On February 27, 2010, at about 14:00, Vladislav Galkin was found dead in a Moscow apartment. The day before, the actor’s father sounded the alarm, telling a family friend that Vladislav had not been in touch for more than a day. Friends arrived at the actor’s apartment, but no one answered the doorbell. The rescue team was called and opened the apartment door at 14:07. According to varying reports, the actor’s body was found in bed, or on the floor, he was lying face down.
At primary external inspection The body showed no signs of violent death. An examination showed that the actor died approximately two to three days before the discovery of the body, and the cause of death was named acute heart failure with cardiac arrest. The death certificate lists the cause as “cardiomyopathy (sudden cardiac arrest).”
In the program “Man and the Law,” Vladislav Galkin’s father, actor Boris Galkin, provided facts on the basis of which one can make an assumption about deliberate murder. So, on February 19, Vladislav Galkin withdrew $136,000 from the bank, which he intended to spend on renovations in an apartment purchased after separating from his wife. According to his father, the actor kept money at home (which the alleged customers and perpetrators of the crime might have known about); in addition, SMS messages containing threats were sent to Galkin Jr.’s phone, and a few days after the visit to the bank, bruises appeared on the actor’s face.
According to Boris Galkin, abrasions and bruises were visible on the body of the already dead actor and during the initial medical examination immediately after the discovery of the corpse. The amount indicated by Galkin Sr. was not found during the search of the apartment. The father was also embarrassed by the presence of a bottle of cognac and a bag in the room next to the body. tomato juice: After Vladislav was diagnosed with pancreatitis, he stopped drinking alcohol and went on a diet. Boris Galkin’s version is also supported by a family friend, doctor Mikhail Zakharov, who suggests that the characteristic bruises and hemorrhage indicate death as a result of strangulation
Alexander Belyavsky
On September 8, 2012, in the center of Moscow, he died by jumping from the window of his apartment, National artist Alexander Belyavsky. The performer of the role of Fox in the Soviet TV series “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed” died on the spot as a result of hitting the ground, law enforcement agencies reported.
According to preliminary data, the 80-year-old actor jumped out of a window on the landing between the fifth and sixth floors of a residential building. At the same time, he lived on the second floor and, after suffering a stroke, had difficulty moving. Eldest daughter actor Nadezhda claims that even if he could climb the stairs to the fifth floor on his own, it is unlikely that he could climb onto the windowsill. She is absolutely sure that her father’s death was a tragic accident. He could have fallen out of the window due to heart problems.
Andrei Panin
On March 7, 2013, Andrei Panin was found dead in an apartment on Balaklavsky Avenue. The cause of death was initially listed as an accident. The actor was found lying on the floor in his apartment, and experts initially believed that he fell from a height own growth and hit his head.
However, some time later, forensic experts came to the conclusion that the artist was severely beaten before his death. The actor suffered multiple fractures of the vault and base of the skull, a severe brain contusion, abrasions on his knuckles and bruises on his knees. Strange noises and the groans were also heard by the neighbors, who did not pay due attention to them.
“They beat me with hard, blunt objects. Wooden legs from stools and chairs. And also with bottles,” experts say. They said that in Panin’s wounds they found glass shards that got there during the blows. Panin also had at least three serious wounds on his head.
A close friend of the artist, Boris Polunin, stated that at the time Panin’s body was found, the entire apartment was covered in blood. “There was blood in all the rooms,” he said. According to him, Andrei Panin was found in the kitchen, while the balcony was closed and supported by a kitchen table and chairs.
Investigators have opened a criminal case into the death of actor Andrei Panin in Moscow. The case was initiated under Part 4, Article 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (causing grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim through negligence).
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Screenwriters like to talk about the fact that life is sometimes much more inventive than any author’s fiction, and this applies not only to romantic or comedy plots - the world knows a lot detective stories, whose investigation ended in nothing. Happened murder mystery and in Hollywood, and some of them really still haven’t been revealed - even if you’re filming another season of “True Detective” or a new “Zodiac” right now. Together with the Film.ru portal, we have collected just a few touches on police cases involving Hollywood celebrities, which still have not been resolved.
Virginia Rapp
In the 1920s, Virginia Rapp was known as one of the most beautiful starlets in Hollywood. Her unexpected death happened a few days after Roscoe Arbuckle's noisy party, which he threw about a successful contract with Paramount. Some of the eyewitnesses of that spree claim that Rapp was beaten and brutally raped during a drunken orgy, which led to damage to the internal organs of the pelvis and death from peritonitis. Arbuckle was declared the rapist, but the criminal court failed to bring any charges against the comedian three times, considering that Rapp could have been the victim of a botched abortion that led to sepsis and death.
William Desmond Taylor
William Desmond Taylor, who managed to make nearly six dozen films between 1914 and 1922, was considered one of the most promising Hollywood directors, but the director’s life was interrupted by a shot in the back within the walls of his own home. The first suspicion fell on actress Mabel Normand, who was the last to see Taylor alive, but investigators could not find evidence of Normand’s guilt. The investigation was greatly hindered by the fact that numerous friends of the director arrived at the crime scene before the police and “trampled” the evidence, but for a long time the main versions of what happened were the revenge of drug dealers, from whom Taylor tried to protect his mistress, and the jealousy of the rejected actress Mary Miles Minter. Alas, the case fell apart due to lack of evidence.
Thelma Todd
Thelma Todd began her career back in the era of silent films, the actress starred with Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers. With the advent of the sound era, Todd successfully moved from comedies to dramas and melodramas, but by the end of 1935 her financial position deteriorated sharply. This was the reason to consider Telma’s poisoning from exhaust fumes to be suicide - the actress was found dead in her car. Todd's body was cremated and no autopsy was performed, but some witnesses say the 29-year-old blonde's face was disfigured by bruises and her car's upholstery was marred by blood stains. Suspected of violence ex-husband actress, as well as the famous gangster Lucky Luciano, allegedly rejected by the star, but no evidence of these versions was found.
Elizabeth Short
Elizabeth Short, who was working as a waitress at the time of her death, can only be called a movie star with the strongest stretch - what made her a celebrity in the world of cinema was not the modest roles she managed to sign up for, but her acquaintance with the Los Angeles establishment and the interest in her history of screenwriters and writers that followed the murder. directors. Nicknamed the Black Dahlia (or in the Russian localization, the Black Orchid) for her passion for the color black in clothing, Short was found dead in January 1947. Her body was dismembered, her face was mutilated, the blood was thoroughly washed away, Elizabeth was tortured, beaten and sexually assaulted. Despite the large number of suspects, the police were unable to find the killer, and Short's death remains unpunished.
George Reeves
The Kryptonian made one of the first performers of the role of Superman, George Reeves, famous, but not invulnerable. In the summer of 1959, the actor was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head, and everything pointed to suicide, except for a couple strange circumstances: The four people who were with Reeves in his house were in no hurry to call the police, and pistol cartridges scattered in the room could indicate a struggle preceding the fatal shot. The police suspected the abandoned wife of George Reeves, as well as MGM studio director Eddie Mannix, whose wife Tony allegedly slept with “Superman” the day before. In 1999, information appeared about Toni Mannix confessing to the murder of Reeves, but no confirmation of this was found.
Marilyn Monroe
The most famous blonde in Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe, is officially recognized as a suicide - this is supported by the actress’s severe psycho-emotional state in mid-1962, frequent visits to doctors, and problems with alcohol. The idea of killing conspiracy theorists was prompted by the fact that the idol of millions did not leave suicide note, and the place of her death was furnished as in an ideal movie scene: several empty bottles of sleeping pills, pills on the bed and a telephone receiver in her hand. Many people think that Marilyn could have been the victim of a murder passed off as suicide, the reason for which was the actress’s relationship with the Kennedy brothers. Speculation on this matter still surfaces in the tabloids.
Krista Helm
Charming Krista Helm was just getting ready to go big Hollywood star– her career was just beginning, but she managed to reach the top solely in the matter of manipulating men. The girl quickly realized that she could move along career ladder, providing sexual services, but she was let down by her habit of keeping a diary and writing there about all her adventures. Furthermore, Helm planned to release a book of memoirs. Krista was killed near her home; an unknown person jumped up behind her and stabbed her more than thirty times. Of course, the starlet's diary (aka the expanded list of suspects) disappeared, the book was not destined to happen. Many years later, DNA analysis showed that the killer was a woman, but this did not bring the police any closer to a solution.
Bob Crane
American actor, musician and radio host Bob Crane starred in a large number of films and TV series, but the public was truly excited by the films, the existence of which was revealed only after the actor’s death. It turned out that Crane, experiencing constant sexual hunger, regularly met with the most different women and with the help of his friend John Carpenter (no, not the director, just the namesake), he recorded his sex games on video. After another such “horizontal meeting,” the actor was found dead - his body was beaten, and the cord of an electrical appliance was entangled around his neck. Traces of blood of the same type as Crane's were found on the seat of Carpenter's car, but the investigation was carried out so unprofessionally that the suspect had to be released. However, the killer could be one of the actor’s mistresses or his husband, enraged by betrayal.
Natalie Wood
West Side Story and Rebel Without a Cause star Natalie Wood, 43, was found dead in November 1981 near her husband Robert Wagner's yacht. The day before, the couple had been relaxing in their country house in the company of actor Christopher Walken, and initially the investigation decided that Wood had gone for a boat ride at night and accidentally slipped into the water. The actress’s fear of hydrophobia did not fit well into this scheme, as did the evidence of the actress’s quarrel with her husband and intimacy with Walken on the night of her death. The case was closed for 30 years, but in 2011, police again became interested in Wood's death. However, according to investigators, Wagner and Walken are above suspicion; someone else could be involved in the case.
Peter Ivers
Rock musician Peter Ivers was best known for his work in the American Theater New wave, but his numerous acquaintances with Hollywood stars, as well as writing music for films by David Lynch and Ron Howard, made Ivers a very famous person in film circles. This fame is the reason that the murder of Peter Ivers has still not been solved. In 1983, the musician was found beaten to death with a hammer in his Los Angeles apartment, but the fact that numerous friends of the deceased arrived at the crime scene before the police made a hot pursuit impossible. Many believe that Ivers' acquaintances deliberately destroyed evidence in order to shield someone famous, but it is possible that the death was the result of a botched banal robbery. So far, the case has not been solved, and the circle of suspects has not decreased.
Ronnie Chasen
Ronnie Chasen was a unique Hollywood “star” - the sister of director Larry Cohen worked as a PR person for several actors and a very famous publicist, whose support was sought by many directors, composers and producers. On the night of her murder in 2010, Chasen was returning home from the premiere of the film “Burlesque” when police found a woman shot dead behind the wheel of her Mercedes late at night. Detectives quickly determined that Ronnie was the victim of a robbery gone wrong, but some of the facts of the case didn't add up. First, the victim's wallet remained untouched. Secondly, a quickly identified suspect shot himself when the police came to arrest him, but this would-be killer was a simple crook, while the murder of the publicist looked like it was done professional killer. So far, detectives are finding it difficult to say whether the murder was random or ordered and whether there is a customer for this crime.
Sometimes during archaeological excavations, scientists find such unexpected and mysterious artifacts that not only baffle them, but force them to completely rethink the course of history.
Our review talks about 10 creepy finds that scientists have not yet been able to explain.
1. Swedish skulls on stakes
In 2009, archaeologists discovered an 8,000-year-old Stone Age settlement known as Kanaljorden in southeastern Sweden. At the excavation site at the bottom of the former lake, fragments of the skulls of 11 people were discovered in a mass grave. Oddly enough, the bases of two of these skulls were pierced with wooden stakes. Nobody knows who these people were and why they were buried in such a strange way. Archaeologists also cannot explain why another woman's temporal bone was found inside one woman's skull. One theory says 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 untimely death (he died at age 19 in 1323 BC) has been the subject of endless debate. One theory is that Tutankhamun was killed 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 discovered on the boy's chest. However, some experts believe the injury was post-mortem, caused by thieves in the 20th century when the pharaoh's tomb was unguarded during World War II. According to latest analyzes scientists have suggested that Tutankhamun died due to serious problems health problems caused by genetic disorders due to inbreeding of his parents.
3. Skeletons of the Sahara - evidence of the first known intercommunal conflict
On the edge of the Sahara Desert in northern Sudan, archaeologists and anthropologists were studying human remains discovered 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 has been playing out for 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 until now the identity of the attackers on this tribe or community has not been established. It is possible that their enemies were of a completely different race or ethnic group.
4. The mysterious poisoning of an Italian commander
The Renaissance military leader and ruler of Verona, Can Grande della Scala, died in 1329 due to stomach disease. But when his mummy was autopsied in 2015, it turned out that the ruler had in fact been poisoned by foxglove poison (which causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in small quantities and cardiac arrest in an overdose). In July 1329, 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. At the time, it was believed 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 Warriors of Mesa Verde
In the late 13th century, the population of Mesa Verde (central Colorado) dropped from 40,000 to zero in just three decades. A 2014 study from Washington State University may shed some light on the unusual violence that contributed to the culture's disappearance. Archaeologist Tim Kohler found that nearly 90 percent of all skeletons in the area belonged to people who died between 1140 and 1180 and had head or hand injuries. This means that many of them died violent deaths. Kohler believes that this happened as a result of the Mesa Verde-Rio Grande War.
6. Mayan victims
In the old Mayan city of Uxul (Campeche, Mexico), archaeologists from the University of Bonn were excavating, unexpectedly making a gruesome discovery in a man-made cave that was once a reservoir. They discovered 24 human skeletons, each of which had been decapitated and dismembered. Skulls were scattered chaotically throughout the cave. The violent death was obvious, especially since many of the skulls bore traces of axes, i.e., the heads were cut off. It remains a mystery who these people were and why they were killed in this way. Some of them had jade dental inserts, indicating high social status.
7. The Fleshed Woman from Devil's Valley
In the Philippines, 9,000 years ago, there was a bizarre funeral ritual. All the flesh was removed from the corpse of an adult woman and taken 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 Devil's Valley. This was the first known cremation in South-East Asia, and it is especially notable for its complex ritual. Large bones of the arms, legs and skull were smashed with a hammer. Where the woman’s flesh went is unknown.
8. Mass grave of sacrificial children with lamas
Archaeologists once believed that the people of the Chimu civilization of northern Peru performed their ritual sacrifices only in the capital of Chan Chan, which was conquered by the Incas in 1470. However, outside former capital in 2011, a 600-year-old mass grave, in which lay the skeletons of 42 children and 76 lamas. Although the Chan Chan people built a sophisticated irrigation system that helped their city prosper, the harsh desert region received only about 0.25 cm of rainfall per year. Therefore, water has always been a valuable resource for this community. In the summer of 2014, archaeologists discovered the next victims in Chimu's habitat. All of these deaths are believed to have occurred as part of a religious ritual.
9. Remains of Kasta 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 grave ever excavated in northern Greece has been identified as Olympias. Alexander the Great's mother 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 relatives, including his mother Olympias, his wife Roxana, and young son Alexandra.
10. Kennewick Man
Kennewick Man is a prehistoric skeleton dating back 9,300 years. This was the subject of a lawsuit by eight prominent anthropologists and archaeologists against Native American 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. Soon an almost complete skeleton was found. The stumbling block for scientists was that Kennewick Man looked completely different from the 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 discovered that the 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 many injuries, the origin of which remains a mystery.
Untimely death is always a tragedy. And when this happens to famous people, then it becomes a property general public and is remembered for a long time - especially if the circumstances of death were unusual.
Marvin Gaye: legendary musician killed by his own father
He was called the prince of soul and rhythm and blues. His relationship with his father was always very tense and they constantly quarreled. It ended with Marvin, defending his mother, attacking his father, who grabbed the pistol his son gave him and fired twice. Marvin Gaye died in 1984, one day short of his 44th birthday.
Sharon Tate: brutally murdered nine months pregnant
The murder of Sharon Tate and four other friends who were staying in her home with Roman Polanski shocked the whole world. Sharon was nine months pregnant, her and Polanski's first child. The tragedy occurred on August 9, 1969. The killers - members of the Charles Manson gang - broke into the house and killed everyone who was there, and Sharon - with special, savage cruelty.
James Dean: love of speed
Actor James Dean was a shining star who, alas, faded too quickly. He died on September 30, 1955 in a car accident, crashing at high speed. Dean has always loved speed, racing cars and everything that goes with it.
Marilyn Monroe: Depression and Unclaimed Love
Marilyn Monroe was an icon of beauty and sexuality in the 60s, and the early and tragic death, shrouded in mysterious rumors, turned Monroe into a sex symbol for many years to come. Unsuccessful marriages, short-term affairs with strongmen of the world this, dissatisfaction with herself, depression and the desire to take revenge on those who used her and threw her away... Marilyn died on August 5, 1962 from an overdose of sleeping pills. She was 36 years old.
John F. Kennedy: Assassinated President
John Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 at the age of 46, and this is one of the most famous incidents in American history. Kennedy was riding in the presidential motorcade with his wife Jacqueline, greeting the people who loved him - and suddenly received several bullets. One entered through the back and came out in the throat area. The second one literally smashed his skull.
John Lennon: killed by a psychopath who dreamed of becoming famous
Lennon was shot by a fan who first loved him, then hated him and eventually decided to kill him - and at the same time become famous. This happened on December 8, 1980. Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono were returning from the recording studio to their apartment in Manhattan. As soon as they approached the house, shots were fired. Mark David Chapman shot the musician four times in the back. While Lennon was bleeding and his wife was screaming for help, the killer stood there and read Salinger's story "The Catcher in the Rye." Pictured left is Lennon signing Chapman's autograph just hours before the murder.
Whitney Houston: a bad heart and too much cocaine
Whitney was a singer with a great voice and enormous popularity. However, drug addiction quickly forced her to descend from the top of the musical Olympus. On February 9, 2012, she made her last public appearance, singing "Jesus Loves Me" with Kelly Price. On February 11, Whitney was found unconscious in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. It was not possible to revive her. She had taken so many drugs that even if she was drowning, her brain would hardly be able to process it.
Tupac Shakur: Deadly Gangsta Rap
Tupac Shakur was one of the most famous rappers of all time. And his music would have been enough to make him a star, and his death at 25 made him a true legend. The rapper was driving from a performance in a nightclub when a car passed him and shots were fired from it. The musician received four bullets - two in the chest, one in the arm and one in the leg. He was taken to the hospital, where the only thing he managed to say to the doctors was the words “Fuck you.” Tupac Shakur died six days later, on September 13, 1996, due to massive internal bleeding.
Michael Jackson: When doctors offer you eternal sleep
When the news of Michael Jackson's death broke, the Internet broke with grief. He had a lot of fans all over the world, and this is true. Jackson suffered from insomnia and asked his personal doctor to prescribe him more and more “milk”, i.e. drugs for sleep. Good Doctor wrote so much that Michael stopped breathing. This happened on June 25, 2009.
Gianni Versace: shot by serial killer
Versace was killed a stone's throw from his Miami Beach mansion. He was returning from a nearby cafe, where he had gone to get fresh morning newspapers. Usually his assistant did this, but that morning Versachi was in in a great mood and decided to take a walk myself. The walk, alas, ended with him bleeding to death on the steps of his own house. Serial killer Andrew Cunanan shot the fashion designer twice and then calmly walked away. A week later he shot himself with the same pistol.
Princess Diana: car accident
On August 31, 1997, Diana, by that time already divorced from Charles, was traveling with her lover Dodi Al-Fayed and his bodyguard Trevor Rhys-Jones. They were returning from dinner at the Ritz Hotel in Paris. The driver, Henri Paul, was driving and the car was being chased by paparazzi, as was later reported. It was also reported that the driver was drunk and lost control. The accident was terrible; only the bodyguard survived, receiving serious injuries. Diana was taken to the hospital, but she could not be saved.
Nicole Brown Simpson: did he do it or didn't he?
Nicole Brown was a simple waitress in a restaurant, and then married the famous football player, superstar O. J. Simpson. Her life changed dramatically. Little did she know that 17 years later the love of her life would be accused of her murder. On June 13, 1994, 35-year-old Nicole was found murdered next to the body of Ron Goldman, her friend. She was stabbed with a knife in such a way that it was clear that the killer acted in rage. The football player husband was arrested and put on trial, but during the judicial investigation so many mistakes were made that cunning lawyers managed to actually acquit him. This process was called the process of the century.
Kurt Cobain: forgive, love and goodbye
Chronic bronchitis, undiagnosed severe stomach pain and addiction to almost everything available types drugs - Kurt Cobain was riding very fast on a train going to nowhere. He loved music, but did not love himself - and it is unlikely that anything could save him. His wife Courtney Love wanted to force him to get treatment for a serious heroin addiction because things have already gone too far. And first Kurt agreed to go to the clinic for detox. But then he simply ran away from there. His body was found on April 8, 1994, three days after he shot himself in the face with a gun. There was a suicide note nearby.
Heath Ledger: when the desire to get into the role overshadows everything else
In an interview, Heath Ledger admitted that the role in “The Dark Knight” was not easy for him - he literally lost peace and sleep. The actor slept only two hours a night and insisted that his body was tired, but his mind was clearer than ever. No one suspected then that his sleep problems would be exacerbated by respiratory problems. How do we usually solve such problems? We swallow pills - for this, for that... for everything, in general. In January 2008, Heath Ledger was found unconscious in bed and the emergency room was urgently called, but it was too late. An autopsy showed that there was a real cocktail of potent drugs in his blood.
Paul Walker: Too fast, too furious and ultimately dead
Paul Walker - star of the Fast and Furious film series ( original name- "Fast and Furious"). Fate played a cruel joke on him and he died in a car accident. This happened on November 30, 2013. Walker was traveling with friend Roger Rodas from a charity event in support of victims of Typhoon Yolanda. The Porsche Carrera GT crashed into a lamppost and two trees before catching fire. And the people inside were trapped. Rodas died from multiple injuries before the fire could reach him. And Paul Walker, also severely injured, was still alive, and the fire finished him off. The bodies were burned beyond recognition. The autopsy showed no traces of drugs or alcohol, and an inspection of the vehicle revealed no technical problems. Presumably, the cause of the accident was too much speed. Paul Walker once said: "If speed ever kills me, don't cry, because at that moment I was smiling." Well, let's hope so, Paul...
Life of the Stars
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The death of a person, especially when it occurs in the prime of life, is always a tragedy. A sudden death VIPs entail a trail of speculation, rumors and versions. Journalists pester family and friends, fans try to follow their idol. The mysteries of the death of many celebrities still raise questions, and even if there are official conclusions from doctors and law enforcement agencies, they are not really believed.
The most mysterious celebrity deaths
Shot by unknown assailants
Let's start a little from afar. The musical comedy “Wedding in Malinovka” takes an honorable 5th place in the Soviet box office (for the entire period of its existence). Who doesn’t remember the perky Gorpina performed by Zoya Fedorova! And the last bright episode of the filmography - the watchman in the famous film “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears”? The actress was desperately unlucky with love. She gave birth to a daughter from an American diplomat. But the authorities did not allow the lovers to unite; Zoya spent a long time in “camps”. And when the hope began to go to the USA to be with her daughter, the woman was shot dead in her apartment in December 1981. The case is still not solved. Either the KGB didn’t want to let her go abroad, or someone had their eye on the actress’s diamonds. She was extremely careful and could only let in an acquaintance. But who?..
IN own home The famous bard Mikhail Krug was also killed. This happened in the summer of 2002. At night, unknown persons entered the country mansion, the singer's mother-in-law and wife were almost unharmed, but Mikhail himself died the next morning in the hospital from the consequences of two gunshot wounds. There were many versions, possible customers were found. But exact facts, who and why needed to kill Krug, no.
There are still disputes over the ridiculous shot that was fired at the St. Petersburg Yubileiny in October 1991. As a result of a provoked brawl, a “stray” bullet interrupted the earthly path of singer Igor Talkov. It is known that the fatal bullet was fired from the pistol of administrator Igor Valery Shlyafman, and the bodyguard of the singer Aziza started the mess. But Talkov’s devoted fans do not believe in accidents; too harsh criticism of the existing political system was heard in the musician’s works.
Quest for fame or political games
Mark David Chapman, who shot the legendary Briton John Lennon, was never able to clearly explain why he did it. Having surrendered to the police voluntarily, the young man later admitted that he simply wanted to become famous. But some people still believe that the guy was “programmed” to kill by the special services.
So the mystery of the murder of America’s favorite President John F. Kennedy has haunted the public for more than half a century; many films have been made on this topic, and a sea of books have been written. Who was behind the figure of Lee Harvey Oswald? Did he really shoot the president? Why was he himself liquidated two days after his arrest? IN different time Fidel Castro, the CIA, the KGB and the mafia were considered to have ordered this “public execution” of Kennedy. Neither version has clear evidence.
It is strange that his father’s namesake, John F. Kennedy Jr., died under very suspicious circumstances. In July 1999, his plane crashed into the Atlantic. No malfunctions were reported from the board, but someone noticed a white flash at the crash site aircraft. Along with John on board were his wife and sister.
Thousands of people still believe that the death of the Princess of Wales was not just an accidental car accident. That accident in one of the Paris tunnels became a tragedy not only for the British people, but also a grief for millions of Diana’s admirers living in all corners of the planet. Relatives of Princess Al-Faed's lover suggest a political murder (allegedly the British monarchy could not allow the marriage of the prince's ex-wife to a Muslim).
On the set
Another father and son who left at the peak of their careers are Bruce and Brandon Lee. The famous Hong Kong artist and martial artist Bruce died of cerebral edema at the age of 32. The reason was an unexpected reaction to the medication taken. The mafia and other secret enemies and envious people were suspected of involvement in his death.
Brandon died at the age of 28, right on the set of the cult dark film “The Crow”. There was a plug left in the revolver, which flew out along with the blank bullet and pierced the actor’s stomach. He bled to death. Whether this happened due to oversight or malicious intent is to blame is unknown. But for Lee's partner in the scene, Mike Massey, the fact that he accidentally killed a comrade turned out to be the cause of long-term depression.
Experiments with drugs or intent?
There is still debate whether what happened to Marilyn Monroe was a suicide. The absence of a farewell note raised doubts. Someone was talking about a contract killing (probable reason: love affairs with President Kennedy and his brother Robert), and someone wrote off what happened to the star as an accident: they say, she overdid it with sleeping pills and alcohol. But the fact remains: the blond diva died before reaching forty.
What caused the acute intoxication from a strange and excessive dose of drugs that claimed the life of 28-year-old Heath Ledger? Rumors arose that he was never able to get out of the fatal image of the Joker (for this role the actor was posthumously awarded an Oscar). They also talked about Heath's suffering due to his breakup with Michelle Williams. But it’s hard to believe that, being of sound mind, the artist could abuse such a bunch of drugs. Or that he decided to leave so early age, being so in demand in the profession.