44 Seemingly Normal Photos That Hide Shocking Secrets Behind the Scenes
Zombeedee:
I was around the same age as these girls when this happened. This, along with other cases during my childhood such as Sarah Payne, James Bulger, Millie Dowler, I honestly feel like was a turning point for British people and the whole freedom in childhood, kids playing in the street thing.
Before these high profile cases I still remember being turned out in the morning every weekend, along with all the other kids in my street, and we’d just wander and play around all day. My parents had no clue where we were. And we were not safe. I’m amazed none of us got hurt, looking back.
But growing up hearing these stories, it honestly feels like blinkers were taken off. Kids were told to be more careful or not allowed out unsupervised at all. And now I’m a mum myself there is no fucking way I let my kids wander about alone.
I really think it changed the nation and made us more wary for the most part.
The caption of the last photo Elisa Lam took.
“Lam’s body was moderately decomposed and bloated. It was mostly greenish, with some marbling evident on the abdomen and skin separation evident. There was no evidence of physical trauma, s*xual assault, or su**ide. Toxicology tests showed traces consistent with prescription medication found among her belongings, plus nonprescription dr*gs such as Sinutab and ibuprofen.”
The picture of the Israeli Olympic Team marching in the opening ceremony of the 1972 Munich Olympics. They seem happy to be there and carefree. A week later, within the Olympic Village, 11 of them would be taken hostage by a terrorist group, Black September. In the end, a botched rescue attempt by the German authorities resulted in them all being m**dered (two had already died in the initial hostage taking).
Smiling woman in Kutno, Poland. It was taken in 1939 by Hugo Jaeger, who was a photographer for the N*zis. More specifically, it was taken after they’d just invaded Poland.
I find photos like this creepy because they believe the underlying misery that is about to be forced upon these people. If she’d known the reality, a casual chat and a request for a photo by him wouldn’t have seemed so natural. You can find plenty more like it of that period.
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