A grisly discovery in 1965 remains one of Houston’s strangest unsolved murders. Resources: Why The Ice Box Murders Remain Terrifying After 50 Years (allthatsinteresting.com) The Chilling Tale of the Icebox Murders | Houstonia Magazine The Ice Box Murders.com The Ice Box Murders by Hugh and Martha Gardenier Ice Box Murders | True Crime Tales (truecrimetalestx.com)
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The Parking Lot Cemetery
In Houston, Texas, a business parking lot has a strange neighbor. Resources: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/32679 http://historichouston1836.com/hillendahl-cemetery/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CDeath%20is%20nature’s%20way%20of%20telling%20you%20to%20slow%20down.%E2%80%9D&text=This%20small%20(25’%20x%2055,auto%20repair%20shop%20parking%20lot. http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Etx/Harris/cemetery/hillendahlgew.htm
The Candy Man- Ronald O’Bryan
Ronald O’Bryan is known throughout history for “killing Halloween” after murdering his son with a poisoned Pixy Stix. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Clark_O%27Bryan https://www.statesman.com/news/20161014/35-years-later-memories-of-notorious-halloween-candyman-murder-remain-vivid
The Grave of the Chicken Fried Steak, Houston
At the Taste of Texas Restaurant in Houston, there is one item that is permanently off the menu; and, there’s the grave to prove it. Resources: https://www.tasteoftexas.com/ https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/61612#:~:text=Houston%2C%20Texas%3A%20Grave%20of%20Chicken,menu%20item’s%20final%20resting%20place. https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/lgc01 https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/07/12/rip-chicken-fried-steak-heres-where-to-find-this-unusual-tombstone-and-14-other-bizarre-houston-area-attractions/
Help Rebuild The Wilde Collection
The Wilde Collection of Houston, Texas was a wonderful, weird, and whimsical place for those who love haunted objects, taxidermy, and the bizarre. Unfortunately, on November 1, 2019, the store was burned by a man who wanted to bring about the Book of Revelations. You can donate to help here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-us-rebuild-the-wilde-collection Resources: https://theleadernews.com/wilde-collection-owner-vows-to-resurrect-destroyed-heights-shop/ https://www.instagram.com/wildecollection/ https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/See-Wilde-Collection-oddities-shop-before-fire-14807512.php…
That Time A Texas Grocery Store Might Have Ended the Soviet Union.
In 1989, Boris Yeltsin walked into a Randall’s super market near Houston, Texas. The world would never be the same. Resources: >
Texas: Slang for Crazy 