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Catholic Church In Dutch castrated 10 boys in the 1950s in effort to purge homosexuality
The story of the abuse of Henk Heithuis is heartbreaking one. Henk was born in 1935 out of wedlock, he grew up in orphanages and boarding schools managed by Roman Catholic monks. After he spoke up about his abuse, he was confined to a psychiatric hospital before being physically castrated to purge the homosexuality in him. This was done to him when he was still a child.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
Billy Tipson- The Transgender Who Deceived Everyone
Billy Tipton was a jazz pianist and bandleader from the United States. Tipton spent much of his adult life living and identifying as a man; following his death, friends and relatives were startled to discover that he was transgender.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
Joyce Carol Died and Went Unnoticed For More Than Two Years.
Consider this: you go into a cluttered apartment, with heaps of unopened mail at the door and a sink full of dishes. The television is on and there is a pile of wrapped Christmas presents waiting to be mailed out.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Families
Former NYPD Officer Froze His Autistic Son To Death
In January 2020, former NYPD officer Michael Valva called 911 and reported that his son, Thomas, had fallen and hit his head. But after Thomas died, the horrifying truth came out. The 8-year-old had not fallen but had died after being forced to spend the night in a freezing garage at Valva’s Suffolk County, Long Island, home.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
This Dad Died Saving Her daughter in Plane With Bear hugs.
On that Saturday afternoon, Mike Perdue and his 11-year-old daughter Laney Perdue boarded a small commuter plane bound for Beaver Island on Lake Michigan. They were joined by a couple transporting their two dogs to the vet. But the plane crashed at 2:30 p.m., killing everyone but Laney — who was saved by her father’s bear hug.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Education
Jason Vukovich- He Attacked Sex Offenders.
Jason Vukovich, who was born to a single mother in Anchorage, Alaska, on June 25, 1975, was later adopted by his mother's second husband, Larry Lee Fulton. But Fulton took on the role of Vukovich's abuser rather than his protector.
By Rare Stories3 years ago in Criminal
