Haunted Footage on Instagram: "The Whittaker family of Odd, West Virginia, is one of the most infamous examples of multi-generational inbreeding in the United States. Their lineage traces back to identical twin brothers, Henry and John Whittaker, whose children married each other—locking the family into a cycle that produced devastating genetic and developmental disorders. Photographer Mark Laita brought their story to light through his Soft White Underbelly series. Among the most striking membe

@filesfromthedark on Instagram: "Between 1982 and 1983, two quiet communities — one in Maine and one in Nebraska — were terrorized by a man who looked like the last person you’d suspect: John Joubert. Joubert was a 19-year-old Boy Scout and church youth volunteer when his dark urges turned deadly. Years earlier, at age 13, he had attacked a 9-year-old girl in Maine, stabbing her in the neck with a pencil. She survived, and he was only ordered to undergo psychological treatment. On August 22, 198