Weird News

Wish we had known about this one sooner — sorry to see it go! [April 3, 2010] A popular downtown New London artwork — a large orange abstract mass hanging over the …

This just in: fertilizer stinks. [December 5, 2013] Enfield residents reported being plagued and sickened by a mysterious smell, which turned out to be an organic fertilizer … Source: NBC 30

That’s one way to deal with grief. [April 24, 2012] After his teenaged daughter was killed in a car accident, a Granby electrical engineer has now started building devices that he claims …

The perfect gifts for that creeper in the family. [May 19, 2011] Items allegedly belonging to executed serial killer Michael Ross — including a ring and rosary beads — are being sold …

Thanks to our friend Don Johnson for the tip on this. [May 23, 2011] The Ossining Historical Society has begun its exhumation/desecration of the grave of the Old Leather Man in Sparta, …

An update on the process. [May 24, 2011] Researchers continued their exhumation/desecration of the Old Leather Man’s grave in Ossining, N.Y., discovering bone fragments and rusty nails … Source: Waterbury Republican-American

Like a pack of Skittles — taste the rainbow. [October 12, 2010] The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk is currently home to three rare lobsters: one that is orange, one that is black …

Move over Mike the Headless Chicken! [March 6, 2018] While exploring a Connecticut state forest, a biologist came across a toad with no face  … Source: LiveScience

She should make sure she has all her shots before she goes. [December 29, 2010] A Danbury woman who claimed to be a nurse and even gave herself a “Nurse of the …

Sounds like the plot for a Seth Rogen comedy. [July 28, 2009] A man impersonating a police officer stole marijuana from two men in Hartford’s Keney Park … Source: Hartford Courant

Apparently, someone has mad Photoshop skillz. [September 12, 2014] A Norwich man was arrested after photos posted on Facebook appeared to show him next to a rotting corpse in the woods, although …

Gee, I hope cooler — and attached — heads prevail … [Feb. 18, 2009] The descendants of the Apache Geronimo, a warrior chieftain whose remains are rumored to be held inside Yale’s …