Murder Archive

Scientific ‘Detective Work’ With South American Mummies Reveals They Were Brutally Murdered

AncientPages.com | September 9, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - How frequent was violence in prehistoric human societies? One way to measure this is to look for trauma in prehistoric human remains. For

Strange Case Of A Victim Who Solved Her Own Murder – Unusual Powers Of The Human Mind

AncientPages.com | February 15, 2019

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - This time, our unexplained story deals with the unusual powers of the human mind. It is an event that has puzzled all involved people,

Medieval stone painting by Canute Lavard in the Church of Vigersted, on the outskirts of Ringsted, Denmark.

Historical Figures

On This Day In History: Canute Lavard Was Murdered By His Cousin, Magnus I Of Sweden – On Jan 7, 1131

AncientPages.com | January 7, 2017

AncientPages.com - On January 7, 1131, Canute Lavard (Danish: Knud Lavard) (1096 - 1131) was killed by his cousin Magnus I of Sweden, who saw him as a

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