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“340 Pound Foster Mother Sat On Him”: 79 Disturbing Posts That Prove The World Is A Really Scary Place
Who needs horror when you can read or watch the news? Just when we think it can't get any worse, the world proves us wrong and serves up some or other disturbing story, leaving many of us wondering where we all went wrong.
We are indeed living in strange and scary times. If you needed any further proof, creep over to a dark corner of the internet called Oddly News. With more than 1,6 million followers, it's a wall of unsettling true crime, facts and news: A Texas man in a diaper arrested after yelling "Goo Goo Ga Ga" at young girls, and asking them to "change" him... A mother serving time for beating her kid with a broom because he didn't do his chores... A UAE diplomat who allegedly offered her 13-year-old sister to Jeffrey Epstein. It's the stuff nightmares are made of.
Bored Panda has put together some posts from the page for anyone who dares to delve into the more sinister side of the world.
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Many of us complain that the world is a terrible place and that there's way too much negative news. Yet, here we are, scrolling through another batch of shocking, scary and bizarre posts featuring facts, true crime and news stories that defy logic.
Experts say it's human nature to be drawn to the darker side of life, even if we say we hate it. That's why the true crime genre has taken off the way it has. Edison's 2024 True Crime Consumer Report revealed that that 84% of the U.S. population age 13+ are true crime consumers, meaning they watch or listen to true crime through any medium.
Call us suckers for punishment but we love a good (bad) true crime story and here's why...
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“As humans, we are always looking for something new and novel. Whether it’s good or bad, we need something that creates an element of excitement," says Dean Fido, Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Derby Online Learning. "When we mix this desire with insight and solving a puzzle, it can give us a short, sharp shock of adrenaline, but in a relatively safe environment.”
But is it really good to indulge in such bad things? Some argue that consuming true crime can desensitise us and turn horrifying acts into a form of bingeworthy entertainment.
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WhyamIhere? 14 hours ago
Street in Sarajevo, Serbia. Sniper perched there to terrorise people apparently.
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LizzieBoredom 4 hours ago
This is what happens when there isn't separation of church and state.
Dean believes that desensitization has definitely happened because of "the frequency the media is presenting these crimes to us." He says that true crime also normalises these events and makes us think that we could be potential victims, even though it’s statistically unlikely.
“However," he adds. "We also become less frightened the more we know – so maybe that’s a positive aspect of our true crime obsession?”
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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 15 hours ago
Good. She should not have spent so long in prison though. He deserves every punishment and more.
Experts are divided, though. Sarah Ward is the author of the DC Childs series, a set of four British crime thriller novels. She doesn't think that true crime has desensitized us.
“I think when a crime happens, it is still shocking," she explains. "People are very good at compartmentalising what’s real, what’s happened in the past and what’s fiction.”
Another crime novel author, Roz Watkins says that true stories teach us about other people and about how to keep ourselves safe in the world. “They allow us to experience and learn from terrible things without ever being in real danger.”
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Koala ala ala 9 hours ago
The standoff ended when his son squeezed his hand, and he later made a full recovery
Some of those championing the true crime genre argue that it's a valuable weapon in the fight for justice.
“Podcasting is transforming True Crime, helping to solve cases and to bring in donations for nonprofits at a higher rate. It’s a movement that listeners associate with not just their favorite hosts but advertisers on these shows as well,” said Edison Research's Senior Director of Research, Gabriel Soto.
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Luke || Kira (he/she) 7 hours ago
As much as I absolutely LOVE the legend of Mothman, there's a theory that claims the witnesses actually saw this owl; since the owl is f**k@ss HUGE and its eyes glow red, they mistook it for a flying demonic humanoid. I think it's probably true, but don't worry Mothman, you'll always exist in my heart 😢
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Jeremy James 12 hours ago
To be clear, she sat on him for 5 minutes, as punishment. The panic he must have experienced. Horrible.
Edison Research's True society/">Crime Consumer Report seems to back this up.
"Compared to True Crime consumers who have never listened to a podcast, True Crime podcast listeners are 3.6 times more likely to donate money directly to a specific cause or organization and 3.3 times more likely to donate money directly to victims and their loved ones," it notes.
The findings were based on online interviews conducted with 3,148 U.S. individuals age 13 and older in May 2024.
The report also found that true crime podcast listeners are 4.4 times more likely to provide a tip or other information to help solve a case, 3.3 times more likely to sign a petition related to a cause from a case, and 1.8 times more likely to promote awareness of case with others.
When asked why they enjoy true crime podcasts, the respondents' top answers included liking the psychology behind criminal events, the forensic science behind criminal events, the suspense and thrill, and the challenge of solving mysteries.
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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 15 hours ago
Even if we assume the intent was not there and it was "just a joke" this is the danger trolling can have.
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Saltypepper 12 hours ago
Awful,why would they separate them,that will traumatize them for life , elephants are extremely sensitive they will probably d*e from depression.
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Luke || Kira (he/she) 7 hours ago
Idk, but making a list of f@cked-up events while censoring every "bad" word... maybe it'd be better just not to make those posts instead of turning them into this laughable kindergarten farce
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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 15 hours ago
How has no one been arrested yet? Only Maxwell is in prison, and one noncey member of the Royal Family is under investigation. How can you have a child s*x trafficking system with no customers?
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Jeremy James 12 hours ago
What's interesting about this is that the DOJ chose to redact the name of the person who first forwarded Epstein an article about these plants and scopolamine. That's not a crime, but the person who saw an article about a zombie d**g and thought, "You know who would be interested in this? My buddy Epstein!" is not an innocent person. Definitely not someone excluded by the language of the Transparency Act, either.
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poiplescales 13 hours ago
I just saw a reel about this. Apparently guys are doing this rather than break up. Alpine divorce.
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Bookworm 14 hours ago
Supposedly for cannib@lizing the deceased crewmate after promising he wouldn't. He denies the claims. I couldn't find anything on what happened after. I did see speculation that the family was trying to get a percentage of royalties from the book he wrote about his ordeal as they only sued after it came out. Link to story below.
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Norfolk and good 1 hour ago (edited)
My British mind can't comprehend a 900 mile drive with or without toilet stops. The whole of Great Britian is only 874 miles from most southerly point to most northern. Anything longer than three hours each way requires an overnight stop.
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Saltypepper 12 hours ago
Ahhhhhh WHAAAT,that is absolutely disgusting,why would anyone do that
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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 15 hours ago
How can a two year old "own" a bible, she will have no concept of what it is. What happened to the parents?
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BeesEelsAndPups 5 hours ago
I probably wouldn't date a hitwoman. I don't care how cute she is, it's just not a great idea.
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Elladine DesIsles 12 hours ago
This is not so surprising, aside from it being a celebrity and for photo evidence turning up after the fact. I'm not much for handshakes, but chances are high that at some point I at least crossed paths with the serial k*iller who hunted in my neighbourhood (and quite possibly some of his victims as well). Several of the businesses he is known to have frequented are (or were at the time) within two or three blocks of my house.
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Smeghead Tribble Down Under 5 hours ago
Wouldn't...wouldn't the poison have affected her, too? O_o
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Lady Eowyn 7 hours ago
In February 2025, Daniel Waterman (22) was a passenger in his girlfriend Leigha Mumby’s car when it crashed into a tree on Interstate 95 in Flagler County, Florida. The crash occurred after an argument: Mumby had just learned she was pregnant, and Waterman had received a message from another woman, which reportedly sparked a bitter fight. According to Waterman, Mumby began driving erratically — he said she slowed to around 50 mph, he tried to get out, and then she accelerated to 80–90 mph, telling him, “I don’t care what happens. You’ll get what you deserve,” right before swerving off the road into a tree.  Waterman suffered catastrophic injuries and was placed in a coma. Several months later, he briefly regained consciousness and communicated with investigators using a letter board, spelling out that he believed the crash was deliberate.  Evidence from the car’s event data recorder backs up parts of his account — showing high speeds in the moments before the crash, and no sign of b
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Uncle Schmickle 8 hours ago
I'm over Epstein. He's gone. Now it's time to convict his associates and those who patronised his filthy ring of iniquity.
BeesEelsAndPups 4 hours ago
Justice is blind, but she's got deep pockets. There will be no real accountability
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LookASquirrel 14 minutes ago
The problem with posts like this is there is no info or context. It's basically a headline. Luckily some nice pandas add some info but I get sick of looking up everything. When there's a brief description I move on. Sometimes I want to know more and will search more info and post it for others. But this thread was different.
Uncle Schmickle 8 hours ago
I'm over Epstein. He's gone. Now it's time to convict his associates and those who patronised his filthy ring of iniquity.
BeesEelsAndPups 4 hours ago
Justice is blind, but she's got deep pockets. There will be no real accountability
Load More Replies... LookASquirrel 14 minutes ago
The problem with posts like this is there is no info or context. It's basically a headline. Luckily some nice pandas add some info but I get sick of looking up everything. When there's a brief description I move on. Sometimes I want to know more and will search more info and post it for others. But this thread was different.
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