'Werewolf' Confessed to Eating His Son and Other Murders. Was He Really a Killer, or a Victim of Mass Hysteria?

Peter Stumpp, The Werewolf or the Cannibal Etching.Photo:The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Monsters may not be real, but the evil deeds that inspire their legends can be just as horrifying as the myths themselves. Stories about werewolves took hold in the mid-1400s, according toHistory.com, but the origins of the idea date back as far as 2100 B.C. Early civilizations used tales of humans transforming into beasts to explain crimes so horrific that they seemed beyond human capability.

'Who Let the Dogs Out' Turns 25 This Year! How the Baha Men's 10 Members Plan to Keep the Party Pumpin' in 2025 (Exclusive)

Baha Men in 2000 (left) and 2025.Photo:WireImage; Jesi Cason WireImage; Jesi Cason For 25 years, the Baha Men have been asking “Who Let the Dogs Out” — and now they’re revealing the answerThe Baha Men, dog lovers and fans of spending quality time outdoors, are partnering with Spruce on their pet- and people-safe weed killerMembers Dyson Knight and Rik Carey tell PEOPLE about an exciting year ahead celebrating their hit track’s 25th anniversaryThe Baha Men can finally reveal who let the dogs out!

'Witchcraft Traps' and 'Satanic' Rituals: Woman Allegedly Explains How Fire Was Set to Her Wisconsin Apartment

Charmilia Jeffries.Photo:Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office A Wisconsin woman arrested after allegedly starting a fire in her apartment earlier this month has provided an unconventional explanation for the blaze: “witchcraft.” A Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department vehicle.Milwaukee Sheriff’s Department/Facebook Milwaukee Sheriff’s Department/Facebook She also allegedly gave a cryptic statement to authorities, telling detectives that someone had been putting “witchcraft traps” in her home, and referring to the culprit or culprits only as “they.

'Young' Child and Mother Among the 7 People Confirmed Killed in Philadelphia Plane Crash: 'This Is a Tragedy'

Investigators on the scene of Philadelphia plane crash on Feb. 1.Photo:Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty The office of Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker shared in areleasethat a medical transportation jet had been transporting the mother and daughter — along with four crew members — to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri before it crashed at approximately 6:10 p.m. local time. In a second update posted onsocial media, Parker confirmed seven people in total died due to the crash with multiple injuries also reported.

*NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick on the Moment He Learned Eminem Called Him Out in 'Without Me': 'Man, That Sucks'

Chris Kirkpatrick (left) and Eminem in 2002.Photo:Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty; KMazur/WireImage Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty; KMazur/WireImage Chris Kirkpatrickknew boy band life meant sometimes being the butt of a joke.But the*NSYNCmember never expected one of the most popular rappers of the early 2000s to target him directly. However, that’s what happened in 2002 whenEminemreleased his single, “Without Me.““We did a show in Miami and we were coming back and I started getting all of these text messages, ‘Have you heard the new Eminem song?