Phantom Clowns
“... to date, there are no confirmed reports of any clowns actually abducting, harming, or killing kids… There just aren’t. There are zero.”

Do you remember when there were a bunch of clown sightings a few years back? It seemed like every week brought new reports of creepy clowns lurking at the edge of woods, roaming neighborhoods, and leering from parking lots. They waved at startled onlookers, chased kids with knives, or whispered from the tree line... at least, that's what people said.

People flooded 911 lines with calls about these boogeymen in big shoes, yet concrete evidence was scarce. It was a bizarre social media-fueled hysteria that spread across dozens of states and even overseas, equal parts absurd and unsettling...



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Katie Janness

Katie Janness

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William Fenzau (Interview)

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William Fenzau

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"William stood strong in who he was. If the world didn't like that he was queer, fuck the world."On 7 June 2005, the body of William Fenzau was discovered in his Miami, Florida home. Having been stabb...

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The Annecy Shootings & Beatriz Mota (Double Update)

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The Morningside Murders

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The Annecy Shootings

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Preview: Resolved #16

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