Mysticism or coincidence: the mysterious deaths of famous people. Mysterious deaths of famous people

Sometimes during archaeological excavations, scientists find such unexpected and mysterious artifacts that not only baffle them, but force them to completely rethink the course of history. Our review talks about 10 creepy finds that scientists have not yet been able to explain.

1. Swedish skulls on stakes

In 2009, archaeologists discovered an 8,000-year-old Stone Age settlement known as Kanaljorden in southeastern Sweden. At the excavation site at the bottom of the former lake, fragments of the skulls of 11 people were discovered in a mass grave. Oddly enough, the bases of two of these skulls were pierced with wooden stakes. Nobody knows who these people were and why they were buried in such a strange way. Archaeologists also cannot explain why another woman's temporal bone was found inside one woman's skull. One theory says that it was some kind of ritual. Another theory is that the Swedes killed their enemies in battle and brought the heads home as trophies.

2. New facts about Tutankhamun

Since then, Tutankhamun's tomb was first discovered in 1922, the cause of his premature death Egyptian pharaoh(he died at age 19 in 1323 BC) is the subject of endless debate. One theory is that Tutankhamun was killed in a chariot accident, while other historians suggest that he was attacked by a hippopotamus or kicked by a horse. These theories are based on the fact that a huge injury was discovered on the boy's chest. However, some experts believe the injury was post-mortem, caused by thieves in the 20th century when the pharaoh's tomb was unguarded during World War II. According to recent analyses, scientists have suggested that Tutankhamun died due to serious problems health problems caused by genetic disorders due to inbreeding of his parents.

3. Skeletons of the Sahara - evidence of the first known intercommunal conflict

On the edge of the Sahara Desert in northern Sudan, archaeologists and anthropologists were studying human remains discovered at the Jebel Sahaba cemetery east of the Nile River. The skeletons, which are 13,000 years old, are the oldest ever found in official cemeteries. But more importantly, they may be the victims of the world's first known communal conflict, which has played out over many months or even years. Most of the victims died from wounds inflicted by flint-tipped arrows. Scientists believe that these people were the ancestors of modern African-Americans, but until now the identity of the attackers on this tribe or community has not been established. It is possible that their enemies were of a completely different race or ethnic group.

4. The mysterious poisoning of an Italian commander

The Renaissance military leader and ruler of Verona, Can Grande della Scala, died in 1329 due to stomach disease. But when his mummy was autopsied in 2015, it turned out that the ruler had in fact been poisoned by foxglove poison (which causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea in small quantities and cardiac arrest in an overdose). In July 1329, 38-year-old Can Grande arrived in the city of Treviso, which he had recently conquered. A few days later he developed a fever, vomiting and diarrhea. The symptoms progressed rapidly and Can Grande died four days later. At the time, it was believed that he died from drinking contaminated water. But during a modern autopsy, researchers found foxglove pollen in the rectum, liver and stool samples of the ruler of Verona.

5. Fierce Warriors of Mesa Verde

In the late 13th century, the population of Mesa Verde (central Colorado) dropped from 40,000 to zero in just three decades. A 2014 study from Washington State University may shed some light on the unusual violence that contributed to the culture's disappearance. Archaeologist Tim Kohler found that nearly 90 percent of all skeletons in the area belonged to people who died between 1140 and 1180 and had head or arm injuries. This means that many of them died violent deaths. Kohler believes that this happened as a result of the Mesa Verde-Rio Grande War.

6. Mayan victims

In the old Mayan city of Uxul (Campeche, Mexico), archaeologists from the University of Bonn were excavating, unexpectedly making a gruesome discovery in a man-made cave that was once a reservoir. They discovered 24 human skeletons, each of which had been decapitated and dismembered. Skulls were scattered chaotically throughout the cave. The violent death was obvious, especially since many of the skulls bore traces of axes, i.e., the heads were cut off. It remains a mystery who these people were and why they were killed in this way. Some of them had jade dental inserts, indicating high social status.

7. The Fleshed Woman from Devil's Valley

In the Philippines, 9,000 years ago, there was a bizarre funeral ritual. All the flesh was removed from the corpse of an adult woman and taken out internal organs, the bones were crushed, burned, after which they were placed in a small box, which was buried in a cave in the Devil's Valley. This was the first known cremation in Southeast Asia, and it is especially notable for its complex ritual. Large bones of the arms, legs and skull were smashed with a hammer. Where the woman’s flesh went is unknown.

8. Mass grave of sacrificial children with lamas

Archaeologists once believed that the people of the Chimu civilization of northern Peru performed their ritual sacrifices only in the capital of Chan Chan, which was conquered by the Incas in 1470. However, outside former capital in 2011, a 600-year-old mass grave was found containing the skeletons of 42 children and 76 llamas. Although the Chan Chan people built a sophisticated irrigation system that helped their city prosper, the harsh desert region received only about 0.25 cm of rainfall per year. Therefore, water has always been a valuable resource for this community. In the summer of 2014, archaeologists discovered more victims in the Chimu habitat. All of these deaths are believed to have occurred as part of a religious ritual.

9. Remains of Kasta Hill

In the Greek northern province of Macedonia, during excavations of the Kasta Hill, archaeologists discovered another secret. An approximately 60-year-old woman whose remains were found in the largest grave ever excavated in northern Greece has been identified as Olympias. Alexander the Great's mother was executed by Cassander, one of the Diadochi generals who took control of Alexander's empire after his death. To ensure his place on the throne, Cassander destroyed all of Alexander's immediate family, including his mother Olympias, wife Roxana, and young son Alexander.

10. Kennewick Man

Kennewick Man is a prehistoric skeleton dating back 9,300 years. This was the subject of a lawsuit by eight prominent anthropologists and archaeologists against Native American tribes and the US government, who wanted to prevent research remains and bury them. It all started in the summer of 1996, when a couple of teenagers accidentally found a skull on the banks of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington. Soon an almost complete skeleton was found. The stumbling block for scientists was that Kennewick Man looked completely different from American Indians. In 2004, a federal appeals court ruled that Kennewick Man was too old to be related to existing Native Americans. As a result, scientists were able to study the remains. They discovered that the Kennewick man was about 40 years old when he died. His height was 175 centimeters and his weight was about 75 kilograms. He was incredibly strong, but had many injuries, the origin of which remains a mystery.

Continuing the historical theme, we will tell you about one of the most mysterious places on the planet: which violates the laws of physics.

In this post I will tell you about the most mysterious deaths Russian celebrities who died under strange and inexplicable circumstances. I advise you to read it; further you will learn a lot of interesting information.

Vasily Shukshin

His last year life was very successful... Sergei Bondarchuk offered Shukshin the role of Lopakhin in the film “They Fought for the Motherland.” Filming began in August 1974 on the Don. By the beginning of October, Shukshin had almost completely completed the role; he only had to star in the last episode. On October 4 he was supposed to return to Moscow...

On October 1, Shukshin felt well. He called home from the post office in Moscow, went to the bathhouse, and watched the USSR-Canada hockey match on TV until late at night with everyone else. At the end of it they separated. At about nine in the morning Burkov went out into the corridor with the intention of waking up Shukshin. He recalls: “I knocked on Shukshin’s door. The door was not locked. But I didn’t go in. I was scared of something. I called out to him. It was time for him to get up for filming. He didn’t answer. Well, I think, let him sleep...”
From Burkov’s recollections: “I walked down the corridor and ran into Gubenko. “Nikolai,” I asked, “look at Vasya, he’s going to be filming soon, but for some reason he’s not getting up.” He came in. He started shaking him by the shoulder, the hand seemed lifeless, he touched the pulse, but it was not there. Shukshin died in his sleep, “from heart failure,” the doctors said.”

There is a version that on that fateful night a murder occurred on the ship “Danube”. After all, Vasily Makarovich never complained about his heart. Before filming, Shukshin underwent examination at the “Kremlin hospital”. According to the testimony of some members of the film crew, a day or two before the actor’s death, a certain man appeared on the set where the film “They Fought for the Motherland” was filmed. stranger. And no one knew where he came from and for what purpose he hung around there. And he disappeared immediately after the death of Vasily Makarovich.

Zoya Fedorova

On December 11, 1981, 71-year-old actress Zoya Fedorova was shot in the back of the head in her three-room apartment No. 243 at 4/2 Kutuzovsky Prospekt. The murder has still not been solved. Among his possible motives are the actress’s alleged involvement in secret KGB operations (there were rumors about the KGB’s involvement in the murder) and her connection with the so-called “diamond mafia,” which consisted mainly of relatives of high-ranking Soviet officials and was engaged in the purchase and resale of jewelry and antiques.

Victor Tsoi

On August 15, 1990, at 12:15 p.m., on the 35th km of the Soka-Talsi highway (Latvia), a dark blue Moskvich-2141 car collided with an Ikarus-280 regular bus. The driver of the Moskvich was the famous musician, leader of the Kino group Viktor Tsoi.

Official version: “the car was moving along the highway at a speed of at least 130 km/h, the driver Viktor Robertovich Tsoi lost control. V.R. Tsoi’s death occurred instantly...”
From the case materials:
"Ikarus-250" drifted off the road into the small river Teitupe, behind the bridge... The driver J. K. Fibiks, who works at the Tallinn branch of Latselkhoztehniki, escaped with minor bruises and fright. Before that, he took a tourist group to the airport and was returning back.
The new "Moskvich-2141" Y6832 MM was thrown 18 meters towards the bridge by a powerful blow. Only the rear bumper remained intact. Upon examination, it is noticeable that the impact on the car occurred from left to right, front to back. Apparently, the front bumper of the Ikarus went over the hood of the Moskvich straight into the cabin. The steering wheel is bent on the driver's side, the seats are knocked down, and the front panel is broken. The hood flew off, everything else was crushed."

A forensic medical examination showed that no alcohol was found in the blood of the deceased. Death occurred as a result of an accident from multiple injuries to the body. No criminal case was initiated “due to the lack of corpus delicti in the actions of the drivers.” And, therefore, forensic, investigative and other examinations were not carried out.

Mike Naumenko

In August 1991, Mike Naumenko, the leader of the Zoo group, was found dead in his room in a communal apartment on Razyezzhaya Street: the cause of his death was a fracture of the base of the skull. Doctors determined that death occurred on August 27, 1991 from a cerebral hemorrhage.
The circumstances of his death remain largely mysterious. As rock journalist N. Kharitonov wrote: “With Tsoi, at least, everything was clear - if not in essence, then in form - how it all happened. Mike... simply disappeared, leaving no traces.”

The drummer of the Zoo group, Valery Kirilov, expressed a different point of view: according to him, Mike Naumenko really died from a cerebral hemorrhage, but it did not occur due to natural causes, but due to a fracture of the base of the skull as a result of a brutal blow dealt to him in the yard in time of robbery. This is evidenced by the loss of Mike Naumenko’s personal belongings.
There is also testimony from one teenager who allegedly saw Mike being lifted from the ground in the yard. After the attack, Mike did not die on the spot, but managed to go to his home, but there he completely weakened and lay unconscious for a long time, unnoticed by anyone in the communal apartment. When his loved ones finally found him and called an ambulance, it was already too late.
Alexey Rybin, producer of Mike Naumenko’s album of songs “Park of the MIKE Period,” had his own version: “Alcohol is to blame, of course. The night before his death, Vasin drank heavily. Mike was bad, very in serious condition, with a black face. In this state, falling with the back of your head on the asphalt is easy. Mike suffered a fracture of the base of his skull - a typical alcoholic death when a deeply intoxicated person falls on his back."

Igor Talkov

Igor Talkov was killed on October 6, 1991. It all happened in the St. Petersburg Yubileiny Sports Palace: the singer was shot right outside the dressing room as a result of a brawl with his concert director Valery Shlyafman and Igor Malakhov. The second possible suspect in the singer’s murder, Shlyafman, now lives in Israel. The criminal investigation into Talkov’s death was suspended several years ago, but was not closed.

During the investigation into Talkov's murder, his administrator Valery Shlyafman became one of the main suspects along with Aziza's bodyguard Igor Malakhov, who started the shootout on October 6, 1991. After a series of examinations, the investigation came to the conclusion that the last, fatal shot was fired from Shlyafman’s pistol.
Funeral legendary musician, who died at the peak of his fame, were crowded. The burial site is to this day a place of pilgrimage for connoisseurs of his work, and much mystical is associated with the grave itself, as with Talkov’s life.

Igor Sorin

According to the official version, Igor Sorin, the ex-soloist of the group "Ivanushki-International", jumped from the sixth floor balcony of the Cosmos studio. At 7.10 am Igor was taken to the 71st city hospital. Doctors found a fracture of the first and fifth cervical vertebrae, bruised kidneys, complete paralysis of the lower body, and partial paralysis of the arms. The decision was made to operate. The operation was successful, but the artist’s heart could not stand it, and on September 4, the artist died.

Meanwhile, in July 2013, Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov told in an interview with Evgeny Dodolev (Moscow-24 channel) that in fact there was a manslaughter: Igor’s neck was accidentally broken and then thrown out of the window to hide the circumstances of his death . Grigoriev-Apollonov clarified that he visited Sorin in the hospital - he was still conscious. “He had no bruises. Will you fall from the seventh floor without bruises?” continued “red-haired Ivanushka.” “Some karateka just broke his neck.” In this regard, on August 29, 2013, State Duma deputy Nadezhda Shkolkina sent a request to the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yu. Chaika with a request to conduct an investigation into the circumstances of the death former soloist group "Ivanushki - International" by Igor Sorin.

Mikhail Krug

On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2002, Krug’s house in the village of Mamulino (Tver microdistrict) was attacked. In addition to the singer, there were four more people in the house - his wife, mother-in-law and children. The door of the three-story house was open.
Two unknown intruders entered the third floor of the house approximately between 23:00 and 0:15, where they found Krug's mother-in-law and attacked her, causing her bodily harm. Mikhail Krug and his wife Irina came running to the woman’s screams. The criminals opened fire with pistols. Irina managed to hide with her neighbors, and Mikhail received two severe gunshot wounds, after which he lost consciousness for a while. The criminals fled the crime scene. Having come to his senses, Krug managed to get to the house of neighbor Vadim Rusakov, where his wife was hiding. Rusakov took him to Tver City Hospital No. 6. Meanwhile, the called police arrived and “ ambulance", who discovered his wounded mother-in-law in Krug's house. The children of the Circle were not harmed, as they were sleeping when the crime was committed. Mikhail Krug himself, despite the efforts of doctors, died on the morning of July 1.

The farewell funeral service was held on July 3 at 10 a.m. at the Tver Drama Theater. The funeral was attended by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Alexander Semchev, Efrem Amiramov, Katya Ogonyok, the Zhemchuzhny brothers, Vika Tsyganova, many leaders of the Tver region, including its governor, Vladimir Platov. The funeral procession of cars stretched for several kilometers. After the funeral service in the Resurrection Cathedral in Tver, Krug was buried in the Dmitrovo-Cherkassky cemetery.
Various versions of the murder were built. For example, producer Vadim Tsyganov suggested that this could be an attempted robbery. Shortly before the murder, Krug recorded an album under the working title “Tverichanka” (later released under the name “Confession”), for which he was due to receive a fee any day. This version was rejected by those who believed that Krug was sincerely respected in criminal circles, but it was this version that was the most popular in the early stages of the investigation. According to another version, Krug became the victim of a planned, and possibly contracted, murder.

Murat Nasyrov

According to the official version, Murat Nasyrov committed suicide. The prosecutor's office completed the investigation into the singer's death and, having found no evidence confirming the violent nature of his death, closed the case. On January 19, 2007, the singer jumped from the fifth floor, wearing a camera around his neck and clutching his own portrait to his chest.

The singer’s relatives stated: “For us, Murat’s death is still a mystery. But we know for sure: he definitely did not intend to die. But they could have pushed him to this!...
“Murat could have been poisoned,” says the singer’s brother. - This is our family's assumption. Three hours before the incident, he was sitting in a group, everyone was drinking a cocktail. Murat also drank. Then he left, and the girl Kristina from the company felt bad after the cocktail, she doesn’t even remember what happened to her next... And Murat came home...
From the brother’s story: “They show that Murat called from home close friend Baglana Sadvakasova: “Zhanna, everything is fine.” Do you know that he called from Natasha’s cell phone (the singer’s wife - approx.), which was at home? But Natasha herself was not at home. When those events happened to Murat that he allegedly had an attack and wanted to commit suicide, they said that his daughter allegedly sent a message to her mother on her cell phone, but it turns out that she had a cell phone at home!”
“He was going to go somewhere. What happened, why did he dress so nicely? And then, where is that camera they are all talking about?.. And then the fact itself: who saw that Murat fell from the window? The real reason hard to find out. Murat took everything with him. But I am convinced: there was no suicide or accident."

Roman Trakhtenberg

The death of the famous showman, successful television and radio host Roman Trakhtenberg struck all his colleagues, close friends and the public. Roman Trakhtenberg was 41 years old, he said about himself that he had never been sick. On November 20, 2009, during a live broadcast of the “Trakhty-Bakhty” program on Mayak, he suddenly became ill. His co-host Lena Batinova recalls: “When some song was on air, Roma said: “Batinova, I feel bad...” I took him to the window so that he could breathe fresh air. The editors called an ambulance, but it never managed to take Roma to the hospital.”
According to the official conclusion of experts, Trachtenberg died due to acute cardiovascular failure and coronary heart disease, and he also had liver problems. Experts explained that the causes of death were obvious: Trachtenberg had a weak heart. An average dose of alcohol was found in Roman’s blood; there were no traces of drugs.
Before his death, Roman often spoke on air about constant dreams in which he invariably died. Literally a few hours before the tragedy in his last live he pathetically noted: “I want to die on stage...”.

Vladimir Turchinsky

Vladimir Turchinsky died on December 16, 2009 in his country house in the village of Pashukovo, Noginsk district. According to experts, Turchinsky’s death occurred as a result of acute coronary insufficiency. Upon the death of Vladimir Turchinsky, investigators checked the medical institutions where he was observed for the last six months of his life. One of the clinics that was checked first was a hospital in the Begovaya area, where Dynamite performed a blood purification procedure.
His friends said: “Volodya was supposed to stay in the clinic for 24 hours after the transfusion, but instead he immediately went home to spend the night. And the cardiac arrest began in a dream: if it had happened during the day or in the hospital, the person could still have been saved. he was mad... All because of this rejuvenation"

Vladislav Galkin

On February 27, 2010, at about 2:00 pm, Vladislav Galkin was found dead in a Moscow apartment. The day before, the actor’s father sounded the alarm, telling a family friend that Vladislav had not been in touch for more than a day. Friends arrived at the actor’s apartment, but no one answered the doorbell. The rescue team was called and opened the apartment door at 14:07. According to varying reports, the actor’s body was found in bed, or on the floor, he was lying face down.

During the initial external examination of the body, no signs of violent death were found. An examination showed that the actor died approximately two to three days before the discovery of the body, and the cause of death was named acute heart failure with cardiac arrest. The death certificate lists the cause as “cardiomyopathy (sudden cardiac arrest).”
In the program “Man and the Law,” Vladislav Galkin’s father, actor Boris Galkin, provided facts on the basis of which one can make an assumption about deliberate murder. So, on February 19, Vladislav Galkin withdrew $136,000 from the bank, which he intended to spend on renovations in an apartment purchased after separating from his wife. According to his father, the actor kept money at home (which the alleged customers and perpetrators of the crime might have known about); in addition, SMS messages containing threats were sent to Galkin Jr.’s phone, and a few days after the visit to the bank, bruises appeared on the actor’s face.
According to Boris Galkin, abrasions and bruises were visible on the body of the already dead actor and during the initial medical examination immediately after the discovery of the corpse. The amount indicated by Galkin Sr. was not found during the search of the apartment. The father was also embarrassed by the presence of a bottle of cognac and a bag in the room next to the body. tomato juice: After Vladislav was diagnosed with pancreatitis, he stopped drinking alcohol and went on a diet. Boris Galkin’s version is also supported by a family friend, doctor Mikhail Zakharov, who suggests that the characteristic bruises and hemorrhage indicate death as a result of strangulation

Alexander Belyavsky

On September 8, 2012, in the center of Moscow, he died by jumping from the window of his apartment, People's Artist Alexander Belyavsky. The performer of the role of Fox in the Soviet TV series “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed” died on the spot as a result of hitting the ground, law enforcement agencies reported.
According to preliminary data, the 80-year-old actor jumped out of a window on the landing between the fifth and sixth floors of a residential building. At the same time, he lived on the second floor and, after suffering a stroke, had difficulty moving. Eldest daughter actor Nadezhda claims that even if he could climb the stairs to the fifth floor on his own, it is unlikely that he could climb onto the windowsill. She is absolutely sure that her father’s death was a tragic accident. He could have fallen out of the window due to heart problems.

Andrey Panin

On March 7, 2013, Andrei Panin was found dead in an apartment on Balaklavsky Avenue. The cause of death was initially listed as an accident. The actor was found lying on the floor in his apartment, and experts initially believed that he fell from a height own growth and hit his head.
However, some time later, forensic experts came to the conclusion that the artist was severely beaten before his death. The actor suffered multiple fractures of the vault and base of the skull, a severe brain contusion, abrasions on his knuckles and bruises on his knees. Strange sounds and groans were also heard by neighbors who did not pay due attention to them.

“They beat me with hard, blunt objects. Wooden legs from stools and chairs. And also with bottles,” experts say. They said that in Panin’s wounds they found glass shards that got there during the blows. Panin also had at least three serious wounds on his head.
A close friend of the artist, Boris Polunin, stated that at the time Panin’s body was found, the entire apartment was covered in blood. “There was blood in all the rooms,” he said. According to him, Andrei Panin was found in the kitchen, while the balcony was closed and supported by a kitchen table and chairs.
Investigators have opened a criminal case into the death of actor Andrei Panin in Moscow. The case was initiated under Part 4, Article 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (causing grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim through negligence).

Sometimes celebrities die under such strange circumstances that speculation about what really happened does not subside for a long time. Many believe that Marilyn Monroe was poisoned on the orders of the Kennedy brothers, Michael Jackson was deliberately sent to the next world by a doctor, and the accident in which Princess Diana died was arranged by the British royal family. the site remembered the most mysterious deaths worldwide famous people.

Alexander I

The Russian emperor died in Taganrog on December 1, 1825 from a severe fever, which he caught during inspection rides on horseback through the cities of Crimea.

Death of Alexander I in Taganrog

Some time after the death of Alexander I, a beggar old man named Fyodor Kuzmich appeared in Siberia, who surprised those around him with his knowledge of several languages and knowledge of court affairs. Rumors spread that this was the autocrat who had hidden from everyone. The elder never directly denied these rumors. After Kuzmich’s death in 1864, a marriage certificate for Alexander I and a hand-drawn monogram in the shape of the letter “A” were allegedly found in his belongings. Genetic examination of the remains has not yet been carried out.

The sudden death of Alexander I gave rise to a lot of rumors among the people

Glenn Miller

The popular American jazz musician and leader of his own orchestra disappeared while traveling from England to France in 1944. Miller was going to play for the troops who had just liberated Paris. However, few people knew about the musician’s disappearance at that time. The fact is that on the same day the Germans launched their last major offensive against the Allied forces, called the Ardennes Operation. News of these events captured the front pages of newspapers.

Glenn Miller while serving in the US Air Force

What happened to the plane Miller was flying on 10 days before Christmas remains a mystery. There was thick fog that day, eyewitnesses said that even birds landed on the ground. The most logical version is that the plane crashed into the English Channel, but no traces were found to prove this. There were rumors that the musician was captured by the Nazis, who tortured him for a long time. The version that the plane was shot down by the Germans was not confirmed, since there were no flights that day. Miller's death was a huge loss for the entire American musical culture.

Marilyn Monroe

The legendary actress, a sex symbol for many generations, had problems with drugs and alcohol.

Marilyn Monroe in one of the last photo shoots, July 1962

However, when Monroe was found dead at the age of 36, the cause of death was said to be a drug overdose. Another version is a murder ordered by the Kennedy brothers, whose mistress was Marilyn.

The disappearance of Harold Holt shocked the world as much as the Kennedy assassination.

Harold Holt

It doesn't happen often that a sitting head of state disappears without a trace. But that’s exactly what happened to the Prime Minister of Australia on a December morning in 1967. The official went for a swim near Portsea, Victoria. No one saw the prime minister again.

Harold Holt and Lyndon B. Johnson, October 1966

Two days later he was declared dead, and John McEwen took over the post. Naturally, all rescue forces were sent to search for Holt; the search operation became one of the largest in the entire history of the country. As a result, not even the body of the politician was found. Many rumors have arisen around Holt's disappearance. They said that the minister committed suicide or faked his death in order to run away with his mistress. There were also the most outlandish versions. Can you seriously believe that the country's prime minister was abducted by a Chinese submarine or UFO? Most likely, the reasons for the disappearance were quite natural - 59-year-old Holt was not entirely healthy, and these places are famous for strong and dangerous currents.

Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin died on March 27, 1968 during a training flight with test pilot Vladimir Seregin in the Vladimir region. The official version, which was reported to the head of state Leonid Brezhnev by a member of the commission investigating the disaster, Dmitry Ustinov: the plane entered a deadly dive after a sharp maneuver that the pilots made to avoid a collision with a weather balloon.

Soviet cosmonauts: Pavel Popovich, Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova in a television studio, January 1, 1964

Already at the final stage, Leonid Brezhnev ordered the investigation of the disaster to be stopped so as not to “disturb Soviet people" Most of the case materials, numbering 29 volumes, are still classified.

Bruce Lee's son passed away no less strangely than his father

Bruce Lee

On July 20, 1973, newspapers came out with the message on the front page: “Bruce Lee has died!” It was so unexpected that rumors connected it with the filming in which the actor participated - his character was supposed to die. When later information Li's death was confirmed, and the whole world was taken aback. No one could have imagined that one of the most strong men on the planet can die so unexpectedly.

Bruce Lee with his son Brandon, 1966

The official cause of death was brain swelling caused by a headache pill. According to another version, after taking the pill, the actor smoked hashish, and the combination of the drug with a painkiller had a fatal effect. Another version is that Li was killed by one of the Chinese martial arts masters for revealing the secrets of kung fu to the world.

Elvis Presley

On August 16, 1977, the body of the 42-year-old “King of Rock and Roll” was discovered on the floor of the bathroom in the Graceland estate by Presley’s friend Ginger Alden. Officially, Elvis died of acute heart failure due to an overdose of sedatives and painkillers.

Elvis Presley with his parents, 1958

According to skeptics, the musician, tired and beginning to lose shape, faked his death in order to calmly live out the rest of his days in one of the warm countries. For some reason, the investigation into Presley's death was conducted in secret. The only photo of his body wandering around the Internet is most likely a fake (that is, none of the skeptics saw him dead). Two hours after the official announcement of the singer’s death, one of the fans allegedly took his autograph at the Memphis airport, and an examination allegedly showed the authenticity of this signature.

The cause of Diana's death still haunts the hearts and minds of many people.

Princess Diana

Prince Charles's wife and heir to the throne, Princess Diana, died in a car accident in a Paris tunnel in the summer of 1997. Many fans of the princess do not believe that the death of their idol was an accident. It is officially recognized that Diana died due to paparazzi following her car in high speed. The driver lost control when entering the tunnel.

Princess Diana, 1995

According to another version, the accident was set up by the British royal family, which was not happy with Lady Di’s affair with Arab-born businessman Dodi al-Fayed.

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson passed away mysterious circumstances in the summer of 2009. His body was mutilated with injections, and an autopsy showed that the “king of pop” had been injected lethal dose medicines.

Michael Jackson, 1988

The court found Jackson's doctor guilty and sentenced him to prison for murder.

Favorites of the public, stars pass away with noise and a lot of theories about their death - people do not want to believe that their idols died an “ordinary” death. Most often, such assumptions are nothing more than an attempt to come to terms with the loss. But sometimes both doctors and police throw up their hands - we will talk about such cases in our selection.

Mysteries of Michael Jackson's death

The unexpected death of Michael Jackson was a tragedy for many. It is too early to put an end to his case, since from time to time new circumstances are revealed and new versions appear.

The date of Jackson's death is June 25, 2009, the exact time is 14:26. Doctors who arrived on call personal doctor pop idol Conrad Murray, who found Michael lifeless on the bed, could not help.

During the autopsy, strong painkillers were found in Jackson’s stomach, and in huge quantities. In addition, the singer was severely exhausted: with a height of 178 centimeters, he weighed only 51 kilograms.

Corners put forward three versions. The first implied the death of Michael Jackson from hypoxia. Numerous surgical interventions constant stress, physical activity, exhaustion, addiction to painkillers - these factors could impede the access of oxygen to the brain.

However, suspicion soon fell on Conrad Murray. The star’s security guard even testified against Jackson’s personal doctor, who recalled that while trying to resuscitate Michael before the ambulance arrived, he suddenly stopped and began hiding the ampoules scattered around. And an acquaintance of the singer remembered that the day before he saw him cheerful and healthy.

Murray eventually admitted that shortly before his death he gave Jackson powerful sedatives and injected him with propofol for insomnia. In 2011, Murray was sentenced to 4 years in prison for manslaughter.

It would seem that the point has been made in the matter. But fans of the king of pop were haunted by a phrase from one of Jackson’s managers, which he said in the presence of... producer Yana Rudkovskaya. “There will be no concerts [tour of 50 shows]. On the eve of them, Michael will disappear. And the whole world will tremble from the most grandiose scam of the century!” the woman quoted him as saying.

At first glance, there is little logic here. But, as the singer’s relatives said, in 2009 he planned a grand tour to pay off multi-million dollar debts. Shortly before it started, the singer felt unwell. The managers were scared: tickets worth a total of $450 million were already sold out, and if Jackson canceled the tour due to health, the money would have to be returned...

So there is a third version of Michael Jackson’s death - deliberate murder for money. Or - as particularly ardent conspiracy theorists believe - on the day of Jackson’s death, it was not his body that lay in the bedroom, but the singer actually ran away with the money and “lay low.”

Cause of Bruce Lee's sudden death

Bruce Lee's death was as swift as his life. A martial arts legend, he seemed to surpass the limits of human capabilities, and who knows what heights he could have achieved if he had not passed away so young - at 32 years old.

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The most common version of Bruce Lee's death is an ordinary headache pill. The drug Equagesic, a mixture of aspirin and the weak drug meprobanate, could cause cerebral edema in a master unaccustomed to drugs. No one wanted to believe that the great Dragon was destroyed by such a trifle...

Therefore, rumors immediately spread in the press. “Bruce Lee was on drugs” is the most absurd of them, because the athlete led the maximum healthy image life. It was assumed that he could have died from overwork, from daily merciless training, which lasted almost around the clock, or from “intimate” overstrain - something, and he had plenty of women.

It was rumored that he was poisoned by actress Betty Ting, his mistress, who gave him the fatal pill.

There is also a completely crazy guess - supposedly Bruce Lee died from an “energy blow” from nine dragon spirits, who were irritated by the athlete’s irrepressible desire for self-improvement.

It is quite possible that Bruce’s death was revenge from the mafia, with whom, as his relatives claimed, he had contradictions. After Lee's death, it turned out that his house was registered in the name of the butler, who, according to the will, also received 80% of the shares. There was an assumption that the butler was assigned to Bruce Lee by the same mafia.

One way or another, on July 20, 1973, the great Bruce Lee left us, leaving a successor - his student Chuck Norris.

Suicide of Marilyn Monroe

After a long investigation, the death of the unsurpassed Marilyn Monroe was regarded as suicide. Decades later, this fact is still questioned. Sex symbol of the 50s, mistress of the president, femme fatale– was she a victim of a whim of fate, her impulsive nature, or cold-blooded murder?

She was found dead, with a telephone receiver in her hand, on the night of August 4-5, 1962. On the bedside table lay empty jar from sleeping pills. No suicide note, no farewell calls, nothing that would reveal more about the nature of her intentions.

After an autopsy, doctors diagnosed death from an overdose. But there were no tablets in the stomach. Let’s say that her body, accustomed to the drugs, could quickly digest them. But the water in the house was turned off at that time - how could the girl drink it?

Marilyn Monroe wishes Kennedy a happy birthday

Nevertheless, the version of suicide seemed as plausible as possible. The previous break with President John Kennedy had a heavy impact on the emotional woman, literally obsessed with her lover-president. She sank into depression, aggravated by alcohol and pills. Sessions with a psychoanalyst were of little help; the actress spent two weeks in the “yellow house”.

However, as time passed, new facts became woven into the case. For example, it turned out that before her death, Marilyn called actor Peter Lawford, but suddenly ended the conversation mid-sentence and hung up, which led some to believe that she might have been killed. There were rumors that the FBI, at the behest of the Kennedy clan, was keeping an eye on the girl even after a disagreement with John. It might have been easier to eliminate her than to allow her to be vilified good name president.

Another version - medical error her psychotherapist Ralph Greenson. "I have become the most important person in her life. This was my mistake,” he later wrote in his memoirs.

Or maybe the psychotherapist knew much more: the police learned about Monroe’s death when he called the police station from her apartment at night. The call was recorded at 4:25 am. As the actress’s housekeeper, who was at home calmly washing clothes on the night of the murder, recalled, Marilyn stopped responding to her voice at 3:00.

In 1982, the investigation officially ended. The last review took 3.5 months, after which the US Attorney General announced that the case was closed.

Death of Princess Diana

The death of the beloved Princess Diana was a tragedy for the people of Great Britain. The wife of Prince Charles was adored and was called the most influential woman in the world.

On August 31, 1997, she died in a car accident while driving through the Alma tunnel in Paris. It is known that the princess at that time had an affair with Dodi al-Fayed, the son of an Egyptian billionaire. It is believed that Princess Diana was going to divorce Charles and enter into a legal marriage with her lover.

The British high society could not bear such impudence, and therefore it is widely believed that the accident was staged by the British intelligence services. Thousands of people attended Princess Diana's funeral

It later turned out that the famous photojournalist and star hunter James Andanson was driving the Fiat. They could not prove his involvement in the accident. In May 2000, his body was found in the charred wreck of a car somewhere in the Alps. The police dropped the case, saying that the man had committed self-immolation.

In a word, the story is mysterious - a fatal accident, revenge on a traitor, or a conspiracy against the royal family?

If you were interested in this article, we suggest you also read a selection of fatal accidents that led to death.
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Sometimes during archaeological excavations, scientists find such unexpected and mysterious artifacts that not only baffle them, but force them to completely rethink the course of history.

Our review talks about 10 creepy finds that scientists have not yet been able to explain.

1. Swedish skulls on stakes

2. New facts about Tutankhamun

Since Tutankhamun's tomb was first discovered in 1922, the cause of the Egyptian pharaoh's premature death (he died at age 19 in 1323 BC) has been the subject of endless debate. One theory is that Tutankhamun was killed in a chariot accident, while other historians suggest that he was attacked by a hippopotamus or kicked by a horse. These theories are based on the fact that a huge injury was discovered on the boy's chest. However, some experts believe the injury was post-mortem, caused by thieves in the 20th century when the pharaoh's tomb was unguarded during World War II. According to recent analyses, scientists have suggested that Tutankhamun died due to serious health problems caused by genetic disorders due to inbreeding of his parents.

3. Skeletons of the Sahara - evidence of the first known intercommunal conflict

4. The mysterious poisoning of an Italian commander

5. Fierce Warriors of Mesa Verde

6. Mayan victims

7. The Fleshed Woman from Devil's Valley

In the Philippines, 9,000 years ago, there was a bizarre funeral ritual. All the flesh and internal organs were removed from the corpse of an adult woman, the bones were crushed, burned, and then placed in a small box, which was buried in a cave in the Devil's Valley. It was the first known cremation in Southeast Asia, and is especially notable for its complex ritual. Large bones of the arms, legs and skull were smashed with a hammer. Where the woman’s flesh went is unknown.

8. Mass grave of sacrificial children with lamas

Archaeologists once believed that the people of the Chimu civilization of northern Peru performed their ritual sacrifices only in the capital of Chan Chan, which was conquered by the Incas in 1470. However, outside the former capital, a 600-year-old mass grave was found in 2011, containing the skeletons of 42 children and 76 llamas. Although the Chan Chan people built a sophisticated irrigation system that helped their city prosper, the harsh desert region received only about 0.25 cm of rainfall per year. Therefore, water has always been a valuable resource for this community. In the summer of 2014, archaeologists discovered more victims in the Chimu habitat. All of these deaths are believed to have occurred as part of a religious ritual.

9. Remains of Kasta Hill

10. Kennewick Man

Kennewick Man is a prehistoric skeleton dating back 9,300 years. It was the subject of a lawsuit by eight prominent anthropologists and archaeologists against Native American tribes and the US government, who wanted to prevent scientific research on the remains and bury them. It all started in the summer of 1996, when a couple of teenagers accidentally found a skull on the banks of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington. Soon an almost complete skeleton was found. The stumbling block for scientists was that Kennewick Man looked completely different from American Indians. In 2004, a federal appeals court ruled that Kennewick Man was too old to be related to existing Native Americans. As a result, scientists were able to study the remains. They discovered that the Kennewick man was about 40 years old when he died. His height was 175 centimeters and his weight was about 75 kilograms. He was incredibly strong, but had many injuries, the origin of which remains a mystery.