Monday, April 23, 2012

Morbid Mondays Week #1


I'm introducing Morbid Mondays here at My Complex, Simple Life. Sometimes Morbid Mondays will have themes and sometimes they will not. However, I can promise that it will always be disturbing. This reading is not for the faint at heart...reader beware.



1. Robert Pickton

Robert Pickton, also known as “Willie”, is a Canadian man who was sentenced to life in prison in December 2007. Why? He was convicted of second-degree murder of 6 women and charged for the death of 20 additional women. He allegedly stated to an undercover cop while in prison that he killed 49 women, and he wished he could have made it an even 50. If that’s not disturbing enough for you just wait, there’s more… Pickton owned a pig farm. It’s been alleged that he fed these women to the pigs. It was also alleged that Pickton had given his family and friends pork from the farm, containing ground human remains of the women he had killed. Ew!

Find out more:
- Video of Pickton confessing to undercover cop of 49 murders


2. Russell Williams

We’re on a Canadian roll so let’s just go with it. In October 2010, David Russell Williams was sentenced to two life sentences for first-degree murder, two 10-year sentences for sexual assault, two 10-year sentences for forced confinement, and eighty-two 1-year sentences for burglary. Phew! Williams began with fetish break-ins, escalating to sex assaults, rape, and then murder. Williams had thousands of photos in his computer of homes he had broken into. Many of the photos were of Williams wearing women and girls undergarments. Oh, and he was considered a “shining star” as a Colonel in the Canadian Forces to boot.

Find out more:
-Video of Williams Interrogation 


3. Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka

September 1995, Paul Bernardo was convicted of 2 first-degree murders and 2 aggravated sexual assaults. Bernardo was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Karla Homolka (Bernardo’s wife) was given a plea bargain for cooperation. She was released in 2005. With the assistance of his wife, Bernardo raped and killed 3 women, one of which was Homolka’s younger sister. Before Bernardo’s sick acts with his wife, he was serial raping in Scarborough, with over 15 known incidents.

Find out more:
 -Movie based on real life story of Homolka and Bernardo, this site has many free links to watch it. 

Introducing...Morbid Mondays!


You know how a gazillion bloggers host a “Wordless Wednesday” every week? Yeah. I’m not really into that. Instead, I’ve decided to host a Morbid Monday every.single.week. Start your week off right with some disturbing, effed up, true story reading!

Obviously this won’t be for everyone. I understand that. Though if you’re a fan of non-fiction books based on true crime, watch based on true horror stories, watch documentaries on the lives of serial killers, or have studied psychology or sociology (or all of the above *raises hand) you may have some interest.

Is morbid curiosity a bad thing? Absolutely not. When someone acts out of the norm, we want to understand why. Each week I will try gathering 3 real life morbid stories for you. I’ll provide a few links so that you can read more about the person/situation. If you have any suggestions for Morbid Monday stories, leave me a comment or drop me an email.