This picture took a few seconds before the worst happened.
(9 years ago)They say a picture is worth more than a thousand words. Every picture includes a story and some of them terrible stories. It's strange how some photos capture a moment so good that they marvel not only at what's in the picture but also at what looks at it. Some [...]
They say a picture is worth more than a thousand words. Every picture includes a story and some of them terrible stories.
It's strange how some photos capture a moment so good that they marvel not only at what's in the picture but also at what looks at it.
Some seemingly innocent photos have terrible stories behind them. That's how these 12 photos are brought to you below.
1. An Irish Bombing
The red car near this man and his child exploded just seconds after this photo was made. 29 people died including the photograph, but Father and the child were saved. That's lucky!
2. Tyler Hadley killed his parents.
This 17-year-old Tyler Hadley, seems to be enjoying a party, right? But would you believe that this picture was taken shortly after he killed his parents, cleaned the house, and called his friends to celebrate? Their bodies were hidden in the bedroom when this picture was realized.
3. John Lennon and Mark David Chapman victim and killer in the same picture
This famous photograph shows John Lennon giving an autograph to Mark David, the man who killed Lennon six hours later, broadcasts the newspaper Express.
4. Reynaldo Daxa murder was captured on camera
A politician from the Philippines was out celebrating the New Year. The killer was captured in this picture shortly before he killed Daxa, the person who took this picture.
5. Killing Jamie Bulger
A photo by CCTV features 2-year-old Jamie Bulger, who was kidnapped by 10-year-old Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. They would later kill him at a railway station.
6. Regina Walters last photograph before execution
Regina was forced by Robert Ben Rhoades to wear a black dress and pose for a picture shortly before he killed her.
7. Michael and Sean McQuilken struck by lightning
This picture features two brothers with elevated hair because the lightning struck them. Fortunately, they survived but another man who was struck by lightning died.
8. Columbine High School, 1999: The worst picture in the group
This is a photo of a high school. The two boys on the upper left side, who were posed with gun - shaped fingers, were killed by 12 classmates, one teacher and injured 24 others shortly after this picture was completed. And yes, they also killed themselves.
9. A 19th-century family, photo with their dead daughter
In the early 19th century, because of the small speed of the match, people had to stand still for a few seconds to take the picture. Mother and father have a natural view of the turmoil caused by someone moving during the shooting, but the girl has been caught perfectly. That's because she couldn't move after she was dead. Then it was very normal to take one last picture of the dead.
10. Suicide of “Heeven '%s' ready”
Looks like these people are sleeping, right? They're all dead. They were members of the “Heavens gate”, who believed that Earth would be destroyed and that they had to commit suicide to escape and reach an alien ship that was flying behind the Hale-Bopp comet.
11. Travis Alexander I killed by girlfriend
This photo, found in a damaged camera, was captured by his girlfriend Jordy Arias. A common thing for each couple to take pictures of loved ones. But it was taken a few minutes before she killed him.
Twelve. Tina Watson dead woman, immersed in water
This picture was captured by Gary Stemper, showing his wife at the bottom of the sea. The body belongs to Tina Watson, who was diving with her husband, Gabe. A judicial investigation suggested that Gabe had shut down his wife's air regulator and that he had killed her. He was later released because of a lack of evidence.