Murder of Kimberly Steele

On September 14, 2011, a home at 123 Town & Country Lane in Searcy, Arkansas was on fire. The mobile home belonged to 46-year-old Kimberly Steele and she had not been seen for two days at this point. It was determined that the home was set on fire in multiple places and there was no sign of Kimberly. Her two dogs were killed in the fire. A small blue car was seen at the residence shortly before the fire was noticed. Since there were no signs of Kimberly after the fire her parents reported her missing on the 15th. 

That same day Kimberly's body would be found. She was found in Prairie County at the Wattensaw Refuge. She has been shot in the head and her body caught on fire.

SOURCES: 

White County, Arkansas Sherriff's Office

Uncovered

ABC 7 September 24, 2011

Urban Legends: Licked Hand

Photo by Shane

The Licked Hand is an Urban Legend that has been around since before 1982 as the earliest print of the urban legend was from February of that year. Typically the main character of the Urban legend is a young girl or a woman with bad eyesight. 

One version of the story goes that a young girl is home alone for the first time with her dog as her only company. She decided to watch T.V.and when the news came on stating there is a serial killer preying in or near her neighborhood it spooks her. She would then go around making sure all the doors and windows were locked, unfortunately, she would forget about the one in the basement. 

Later that night she would go to bed taking her dog to her room with her. The dog did not sleep on the bed but preferred to sleep underneath it. She would wake up to a dripping noise and it made her uneasy. To reassure herself she reached her hand down for her dog. He would then lick her hand and reassured her everything was fine. 

The next morning she noticed that the dog was not in her room. She was not concerned about this. As she was thirsty so she went to the bathroom to get a glass of water. Inside was horrifying sight. The Dog was mutilated and hanging in the shower and the drips she heard were his blood. Written on the shower wall were the words "HUMANS CAN LICK TOO."

 The next morning when she wakes, she goes to the bathroom for a drink of water only to find her dead, mutilated dog hanging in the shower with his blood slowly dripping onto the tiles. On the shower wall, written in the dog's blood, are the words "HUMANS CAN LICK TOO."

SOURCES:

Wikipedia

Scary For Kids

Who Killed Andy The Goose?

Andy with some of his fans picture credited to Jessica Korgie

In 1987 a grey goose named Andy was born without any webbed feet on a farm in Harvard, Nebraska. In 1989 Gene Fleming from the nearby town Hastings heard of the disabled Goose. Gene was a member of a local charity for disabled children and an inventor. Glen would take in Andy and his mate Polly and moved them to his farm in Hastings.

Gene would try to give Andy more mobility with a skateboard prosthesis, but it would fail. He would then fit Andy with a pair of specially adapted baby shoes, and this was successful as he taught Andy how to walk. The miraculous goose would then catch media attention and inspired many who were handicapped. 

Andy would appear in things like People magazine and The Tonight Show. He would then be given a lifetime supply of shoes, which was convenient because he would wear out his shoes at least once a month. Unfortunately, his life would be cut short. 

On October 19, 1991, Andy would be kidnapped and found later in a local park. The Flemmings had no idea that he was missing until the phone call asking "Is Andy Ok?". The people who found him in the park recognized the poor Goose's well-known shoes. His head and wings were removed.

The community would collect and raise $10,000 as a reward to help apprehend the murderer, though no one was identified.

SOURCES:
Wikipedia
Atlas Obscura
Road Side America