For generations, we’ve associated all things creepy, spooky, and scary with Halloween. It’s not unusual to see someone running around with a bloody knife or severed head, but we know they’re not real. They’re just plastic props from the store. But are we too naive? Do people actually go beyond the game of pretend on Halloween? The answer is yes, and the examples below should make things clear.
- The Girl with the Orange Socks
The body of a girl was found near a highway. She was naked as a jaybird except for the orange socks on her feet. Her identity remains unknown, though a serial killer named Henry Lee Lucas later admitted to murdering her.
- The Disappearance of Steven Damman
In 1955, a boy named Steven went missing from outside a supermarket while his mom shopped. His parents looked everywhere, but he was never found. In 2009, a man named John Barnes claimed to be the missing boy, but a DNA test proved he wasn’t.
- Murder with a Tree Branch
When it comes to Halloween crimes, this one takes the cake. A teenager named Constance Conklin murdered her little cousins with a large tree branch because she didn’t want them to tell her mom she’d been smoking. Yes, really.
- Timothy O’Bryan and the Pixy Stix
It was just another Halloween for 8-year-old Timothy – until he ate a Pixy Stix and died. It turned out his dad had laced the candy with cyanide in an attempt to cash in on a life insurance policy. The dad was later executed through lethal injection.
- The Guy with the Funny Name
With a name like Ledell Peoples, you have to expect trouble. Peoples murdered his friend because he thought she took his candy. Talk about stupid. Naturally, he was arrested for the crime.