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It was August 29, 2005—Hurricane Katrina came, and it didn’t just wreck the city, it shattered lives. Memorial Medical Center, a giant hospital in New Orleans, became a place of horrors no one should have to witness. But that’s the…

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Girl in the Box: Colleen Stan’s Nightmare

Shamali Nirmala

In 1977, Colleen Stan, a 20-year-old hitchhiker from Oregon, was on her way to a birthday party. She climbed into a van that seemed safe—Janice and Cameron Hooker, a seemingly normal couple with their baby, were inside. But her trust…

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Happiest prisoner on death row

Shamali Nirmala

The image shows Joe Arridy, his face childlike, handing his precious toy train to another inmate. It was his treasure, his only escape from the cold, unfeeling walls of death row. Joe, called the “Happiest Prisoner on Death Row,” didn’t…

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Burning Horror of Shanda Sharer

Shamali Nirmala

In 1992, a nightmarish tale of cruelty unfolded in Indiana, one that still lingers in the darkest corners of human history. It begins with 12-year-old Shanda Sharer, a young girl full of life, who had no idea of the torment…

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Ismael Hadi – The Dog Lover

Shamali Nirmala

This image is a heartbreaking reflection of both humanity’s failures and the unwavering loyalty of animals. Ismael Hadi, a homeless man from Yemen, became a quiet guardian for those society ignored—both the stray dogs and, it seems, himself. Even in…

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Jolee Callan’s Last Moments at Mount Cheaha

Shamali Nirmala

On August 20, 2015, in Alabama, Loren Bunner, 20, invited his girlfriend, 18-year-old Jolee Callan, to go on a hike at Mount Cheaha. They were still together, and Jolee had no reason to suspect anything was wrong. She trusted him…

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Monk’s Final Gesture for a Stranger

Shamali Nirmala

This image and story stir so many emotions, and I feel this deep sense of sadness mixed with an odd sense of beauty in the tragedy. A man passed away, seemingly unnoticed at first, and then a Buddhist monk, with…

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The Mercy Killings at Memorial Hospital, Hurricane Katrina