Xin Zhui: The 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Mummy Whose Veins Still House Blood Public DomainXin Zhui, or Lady Dai, died of a heart attack in 163 B.C.E. just moments after eating some melon. In 1971, workers digging near an air raid shelter in Changsha, China unearthed a massive Han Dynasty tomb containing more than 1,000 stunning artifacts, including makeup, toiletries, lacquerware, and wooden figures. It also contained the mummified corpse of Xin Zhui, also known as Lady Dai, whose head was still covered in hair, whose skin was soft to the touch, and whose ligaments could still bend much like a person who is still alive.

The victim who inspired the AMBER alert system, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was murdered after being abducted while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas on January 13, 1996.TwitterThe girl who inspired the AMBER alert system, Amber Hagerman was just nine years old when she was kidnapped and killed in 1996. On January 13, 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman took the pink bike she’d just received for Christmas and went for a ride near her grandmother’s house in Arlington, Texas.

Over the course of three days in August 2009, Angela Simpson callously tormented Terry Neely because she thought he was a police informant.One of the most notorious killers in Arizona history, Angela Simpson tortured, strangled, and dismembered a disabled man — all because she suspected that he might be working with law enforcement as a “snitch.” In August 2009, the brutal murder was uncovered by police in Phoenix. After a residential trash bin was reported to be on fire, authorities discovered burned human remains inside.

Brooke Shields' star-studded childhood in Hollywood turned controversial when her mom had her pose for a Playboy publication at 10 years old and play a child prostitute in Pretty Baby as a preteen.Art Zelin/Getty ImagesBrooke Shields initially rose to fame as a young teenager for a series of controversial, sexually provocative films. From a young age, Brooke Shields was touted as a sex symbol. She first appeared on the big screen in 1978, playing a child prostitute named Violet in director Louis Malle’s film Pretty Baby.

The competition, meant to raise money for a local New Zealand community and control the growing feral cat population, faced enormous public backlash that forced it to cancel after only four days.Getty ImagesA feral street cat in Spain. A feral cat-killing contest for children under 14 in New Zealand was canceled after animal rights groups fiercely denounced the event. The North Canterbury Hunting Competition is an annual community pest-killing event in New Zealand that raises money for a local school and recreation facility.