Daily Rotten Archives January 15, 2006 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Suitcase packed with human remains San Francisco Chronicle | Submitted by: anonymous "Police said a group of people on a rented yacht had spotted the suitcase floating in the water east of the Golden Gate Bridge at about 1 p.m. and pulled it on board. After opening it and finding the remains, they placed the suitcase back in the water and immediately contacted Coast Guard officials, who then alerted the police." Read article... Comments (51) Best Little Farmhouse The State | Submitted by: anonymous "Not long after an aromatherapy and “soft massage” center opened on Darby Ambrose Road in 2004, neighbors began to wonder if there was more than aromatherapy going on inside. Cars, trucks and taxicabs pulled up to the quaint red-and-white farmhouse, known as “Brook’s Haven,” at all hours of the day and night. Many cars had out-of-state tags. And almost all the drivers and passengers were male." Read article... Comments (47) Take two of these and call me in the morning Wire Services | Submitted by: onesliceshort "Suppose you could erase bad memories from your mind. Suppose, as in a recent movie, your brain could be wiped clean of sad and traumatic thoughts. That is science fiction. But real-world scientists are working on the next best thing. They have been testing a pill that, when given after a traumatic event like rape, may make the resulting memories less painful and intense." Read article... Comments (97) On Which Day Did He Create Condoms? Wire Services | Submitted by: Diaper Drew "A Connecticut abortion rights group has angered some conservative Christian groups by selling condom key chains that include an image of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel with God handing Adam a condom." ... "She said 100,000 visitors swamped the site on Thursday, causing it to shut down temporarily, after Internet columnist Matt Drudge posted a statement by a conservative Christian group condemning the key chains as blasphemous." Read article... Comments (80) Tonight you're going to die Mirror | Submitted by: mrsdavidhasselhoff "A teenager kidnapped by a gang of six was told she was going to die as they raped and tortured her before stabbing her death, a court heard yesterday. Terrified Mary-Ann Leneghan, 16, and a friend were also allegedly forced to smoke heroin and crack cocaine by the mob hell-bent on revenge over an earlier robbery. The pair were then driven to a park where a pillowcase was stuffed over Mary-Ann's face and she was knifed repeatedly, jurors were told. Her friend was shot in the head but miraculously survived." Read article... Comments (50) Fetus Thief to Claim Insanity Insight Broadband | Submitted by: anonymous "A woman accused of slashing her neighbor's pregnant belly to steal the fetus will seek an insanity defense, her attorney said in court documents." ... "Prosecutors say Conner, 38, of Ford City attacked Valerie Lynn Oskin, 30, with a baseball bat in Oskin's trailer on Oct. 12, then took her to a secluded wooded area and sliced her belly in an attempt to take the fetus." Read article... Comments (32) The Philippine name game BBC | Submitted by: Space Jew "How would you feel being christened Led Zeppelin, Mick Jagger or Nirvana? One journalist friend told me of an interview he had with a Hitler Manila. Mr Manila, who does not share the Nazi ideology, told him that he was always remembered for his name but it sometimes caused problems. One time, when he was shooting pool with some visiting Germans, the atmosphere became tense after he wrote his name on the blackboard to reserve the next game." Read article... Comments (55)