Diagnosed with autism, Stephen Wiltshire was nonverbal until age seven. Now, he draws entire cities from memory.FacebookStephen Wiltshire laughs while completing a panorama. After just one helicopter ride over Singapore, he spent the next five days drawing the cityscape in exquisite detail — entirely from memory. Yet, when he was just three, doctors wrote off young Stephen Wiltshire due to an autism diagnosis. But now, at age 45, the brilliant Wiltshire is taking the art world by storm.

Mitchell Quy watched while the police looked for his missing wife and even joined the search himself. No one ever expected he was the one who had killed her. PA Images/Getty ImagesMitchell Quy and his brother. Mitchell Quy seemed like a normal guy. He had a gorgeous wife named Lynsey and a good job as a casino croupier. He had two young children in 1998 at the age of 23.

Nancy Crampton Brophy killed Daniel Brophy, her husband of 25 years, after publishing an essay titled "How to Murder Your Husband." In 2011, a self-published author named Nancy Brophy wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband.” Seven years later, she did just that. Daniel and Nancy Brophy had been married for 25 years when Nancy walked into a kitchen at Oregon Culinary Institute, where Daniel worked as an instructor, and shot him twice.

Starting in the 16th century, castrati were used by choirs as a substitution for women. But while some found fame and fortune, many more suffered in poverty and obscurity.Public DomainThe Sistine Chapel Choir in 1898. The castrati singers are marked with red numbers. Would you ever consider castrating your son so he could have a singing career? While it might seem unfathomable today, this was a popular option for many Italian parents up until the 19th century.

Chris Farley's death in December 1997 was caused by a "speedball" mix of cocaine and morphine — but his friends think there's more to his tragic story.Chris Farley was a force to be reckoned with on Saturday Night Live during the 1990s. He stole the show in iconic sketch roles such as motivational speaker Matt Foley and a pudgy Chippendale’s dancer. But offscreen, Farley’s wild partying and unchecked excess proved to be fatal.