Taken from the ancient Greek words for “love” and “monster,” teratophilia involves the sexual attraction to fantasy creatures like Bigfoot — and sometimes real-life people with deformities.One could easily mistake teratophilia as the Latin term for some type of horrifying disease. However, it defines the sexual attraction to fictional monsters or people with deformities. Teratophiles certainly comprise a small chunk of the world’s population, but the subculture has grown in visibility and popularity over the years.

With theories ranging from an avalanche to katabatic wind, researchers may have finally solved the Dyatlov Pass Incident that left nine Soviet hikers dead in February 1959.In January 1959, a 23-year-old hiker named Igor Alekseyevich Dyatlov led a journey to reach the peak of Otorten, a mountain in the Northern Urals of Soviet Russia. The young man brought a team of eight experienced hikers, many from the Ural Polytechnical Institute, along with him for the adventure.

In July 2007, the sense of calm in Cheshire, Connecticut was shattered when two would-be robbers entered the Petit family home — and viciously killed three people inside. Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions and/or images of violent, disturbing, or otherwise potentially distressing events. Connecticut Judicial BranchThe family home of William Petit, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, and their daughters following the Cheshire Murders in 2007. On July 23, 2007, Jennifer Hawke-Petit entered a bank in the quiet town of Cheshire, Connecticut, and asked to withdraw $15,000 from her account.

Made famous as Jimmy "The Gent" Conway in "Goodfellas," real-life New York gangster Jimmy Burke was even more ruthless than his onscreen counterpart.Thomas Monaster/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesAs depicted in “Goodfellas,” Lucchese family associate Jimmy “The Gent” Burke participated in countless robberies and murders starting in the 1950s. The infamous New York City gangster Jimmy Burke, the inspiration for Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas, always had a knack for getting away with things.

Judy Garland was married five times throughout her life, but the iconic Hollywood star never seemed to find a good match.Judy Garland entranced countless people with her iconic performances in movies like The Wizard of Oz and Meet Me in St. Louis. But behind the scenes, she was plagued by depression and substance abuse. Judy Garland’s spouses witnessed that struggle firsthand for years. Garland was practically born into show business and exclusively married people in the entertainment industry.