Arely Gist

  ‎In 1970, Paula Dietz met Dennis Rader when he returned to their home state of Kansas after serving four years in the Air Force. The pair quickly fell in love and got married just over a year later. ‎ ‎ For the next three decades, Dietz knew Rader as a loving husband, a caring father to their two children, and the president of their church council. But on February 25, 2005, Paula Dietz found out that she never really knew her husband at all. ‎ ‎On that fateful day, the FBI suddenly raided the couple's home after arresting Rader. ‎ ‎On that fateful day, the FBI suddenly raided the couple's home after arresting Rader — for being the infamous BTK Killer who'd tortured and murdered 10 people between 1974 and 1991. ‎ ‎ At first, Dietz simply didn't believe that her husband could possibly be responsible for such horrific crimes. ‎ ‎But after he soon pled guilty, she immediately cut off all contact with him, filed for an emergency divorce, and f...

  ‎Eliza Hart was in every school photo between 1972 and 1976. ‎Smiling. Sometimes waving. Once holding a red balloon. But when her name came up in a recent yearbook digitization project… there was nothing. No birth certificate. No hospital records. No enrollment papers. ‎Just a face in dozens of group photos. ‎ ‎ Her old classmates remembered her vividly. She was quiet. She always sat near the window. She gave me a drawing once. I still have it. She died… right? The fire? ‎Yes there was a fire in ‘76. But fire marshals said no children died. ‎ ‎A week ago, a janitor clearing the school basement found a sealed drawer. ‎ Inside: A child’s red balloon, deflated. A charcoal drawing of the school… but with no windows. And a funeral pamphlet with one line: Eliza Hart: 1968 – ? The paper was yellowed, brittle at the folds, as if it had been handled many times and then deliberately forgotten. No date. No church name. No burial location. Just that unfinished dash after...

   I Came Home to a Destroyed Bathroom Door — When I Found Out What Happened, I Filed for Divorce Going on a trip with my sister was meant to be a refreshing break for me to reset and return to my small family of three revived. But instead, coming back turned into a nightmare! My husband of nine years betrayed me and our daughter in a way I couldn't forgive and that caused us to leave. I never thought a quick two-day trip would be enough to unravel everything I believed about my marriage. When I left Friday morning, I felt content, even a little smug, thinking John and Lila would enjoy a weekend together. But when I stepped through the front door Sunday night, I was met with something completely different... I'll be honest, when I agreed to leave my daughter, Lila, with her father, John, for the weekend, I only had high hopes for their bonding. I pictured them making pancakes on Saturday morning, watching movies, and just having the kind of quality time they didn't always g...

I was 23 when Adam walked out of our lives, and even now, at 35, I can still hear the silence he left behind. There was no final conversation. No apology. Just the sound of the hospital door closing behind him while I took turns holding our newborn triplets in my arms. I was stunned, stitched, and entirely alone. I couldn’t even hold all three at once. Amara was on my chest, Andy was crying in a bassinet, and Ashton had just been handed to me by a nurse. My body was wrecked, my brain fogged from painkillers and panic, but I still looked toward Adam, waiting for the steady smile he’d worn throughout my pregnancy — the one that said, We’ve got this. Instead, I saw fear. “I… I need some air, Allison,” he muttered, avoiding my eyes. “Just a minute.” That minute turned into an hour. Then two hours. Then two days. By the time my discharge papers were ready, Adam still hadn’t returned. The babies were fine, bundled by nurses who gave me soft smiles and sympathetic looks. I le...

  ‎There are no longer any living people who were born in the 1800s. The last verified person from that century was Emma Morano of Italy, born on November 29, 1899. Her extraordinary life spanned more than a century, allowing her to witness the world’s transformation from horse-drawn carriages to the modern digital age 🌍. ‎ ‎Emma Morano passed away on April 15, 2017, at the remarkable age of 117 years and 137 days. At the time of her death, she held the title of the world’s oldest living person and was recognized as the final confirmed individual born in the 19th century ⏳. ‎ ‎ With her passing, the last verified living connection to the 1800s came to an end. Her life marked the closing of an era and secured her place in history as a rare witness to three different centuries — a living bridge between the past and the present ✨ Emma Morano’s life was not just long — it was deeply symbolic. Born into a world without airplanes, televisions, or the internet, she live...

 They invited the Queen as a joke...she actually showed up 👑😮 In 2012, a couple named John and Frances Canning were getting married at Manchester Town Hall. Knowing that Queen Elizabeth II would be in the building for Diamond Jubilee duties, they jokingly sent her a wedding invitation. Buckingham Palace replied politely with a decline, and the couple thought nothing more of it. Right after their ceremony ended, something unbelievable happened. The Queen herself walked in. No announcement. No warning. She congratulated the couple, spoke with them warmly, and even addressed them by name. In one of the busiest years of her reign, she paused her schedule for two strangers who never expected more than a laugh. The moment became unforgettable because it broke every expectation. Protocol disappeared, replaced by kindness and presence. Sometimes the most powerful gestures are the quiet ones that no one sees coming. A crown did not make this moment special...the ...