Top 30 Normal Looking Pictures with Disturbing Backstories

The truth behind these innocuous pictures will surprise you. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most unassuming snapshots with the darkest backstories and explanations. Our countdown of normal looking pictures with disturbing backstories includes Last Photo of Abigail Williams, Harold Agnew Holding Fat Man H-Bomb, Mark Jackson’s Basketball Card, BTK at Graduation, The Happy Creepy Killer, and more! Have you ever been shocked by a supposedly inconspicuous picture? Let us know in the comments below.

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[WatchMojo]

Have you ever been shocked by a supposedly inconspicuous picture? Let us know in the comments below.

[lilly-uygq]

I think that the dog one is kind of sweet, yes it’s sad the dogs owner died, but that dog was able to hear his owners voice even after his death, and it shows how much dogs love us.

[janeyrevanescence]

I remember hearing a story years ago about a serial killer who took a picture of a young woman he had kidnapped along with her boyfriend. He killed the boyfriend first then tortured her for weeks afterwards. The last image of her is of her holding up her hands and looking terrified.

The photo was used at his trial and he was subsequently executed.

[joonlovescrabs]

the dog one is touching. My mom passed away a little over 6 months ago. Both of my dogs still go crazy when we play a video of her voice. They def love her 💜

[GeoffRiley]

James Bulger and his family lived quite close to where I live: the horror felt and voiced by the community at the time was palpable. His killers have been given new names and a 'fresh' start, but the elder of the two has revealed his true identity on multiple occasions and returned to custody due to further crimes against children. I will not utter his name, as I am sure he is only interested in the infamy it has brought him: he deserves no remembrance.

[BenRollinsActor]

"Fat Man" was NOT an H-bomb, it was an A-bomb. HUGE difference.

[meccamitchell]

The little boy being killed is one of the worst crimes ever ! It boils my blood every time I see that image. I couldn't have let that go if I was his parents, I'm sure I would be in prison doing life. 💔 My goodness !!!

[Lethalport]

WMojo, for 28, you forgot to include that she and her friend had been hiking and got lost and were still lost when darkness fell. In trying to still move through the area in the dark, the girl fell down the boulders she was found at the bottom of. Her friend went to her, having not fallen himself, and after seeing she was alive but badly injured, he left to try and search for help, but sadly, in doing so, in the dark, he stumbled off a 40ft high cliff and did not survive.

I understand that this is a harrowing incident that others will find distressing, but I feel that it is greatly disrespectful to not even mention her friend or his sacrifice or not even tell the full account of what happened. Trying to fit into a timed segment doesn't excuse not, at the least, mentioning him.

[marybarry]

I find it interesting that the woman who picked The Dating Game murderer found him creepy AFTER they met up, but she didn’t think he was creepy the way he was answering her questions?

[MrCozzie]

4:41 "Justice was swiftly served" ???? DO MORE RESEARCH WATCHMOJO!!! Ask Denise Bulger is she think's justice has been served.

[williamleslie]

In the atomic bomb sequence, Harold is not carrying an H-Bomb core. That is a core from an atomic bomb That is 1000x less magnitude than the following hydrogen bombs. It is a fission core, not a fusion core.

[kadzunk]

OMG! I remember no. 26 James Bulger, or "Jamie" was he was called in the media. The two boys Robert Thompson (born 23 August 1982) and Jon Venables (born 13 August 1982) that tortured and killed him were only 10 years old, and were the youngest convicted murderers in modern British history ). They had sexually molested the toddler, tortured him, and finally left him on a railroad track, his body weighed down, and the train that came litterally cut his body in half. The two boys were sentenced to "indefinate detention" (British law and terminology) until in 2001 (when at the age of 18 years old, a Parole Board recommended their release on a lifelong licence. The "lifelong licence" means that they would be on parole for life.

Little is known about Robert Thompson after that. Or, if there is, I didn't find anything.

But not about John Venables! After he was paroled in 2001, Venables was sent to prison in 2010 for breaching the terms of his licence, was released on parole again in 2013, and in November 2017 was again sent to prison for possessing child sexual abuse images on his computer. He remained in prison in 2023 after his appeals for parole were rejected.

Being a mother (and grandmother) I have always known there were lots of creepy guys out there that we should warn our (grand)children about. I had just NEVER imagined that these creepy guys could be KIDS...

For more info about the muder of James Bulger, see this Wikepedia link:

[lauriejordan]

My brother was literally the best dog parent ever! He tragically lost his life very young. His dog heard his voice on a voicemail message and went insane. Sadly, it turned out to be torture to the poor pup.

[racheledwards]

The Delphi photos always make me overwhelmingly sad. RIP girls❤❤

[thesicksteven]

That's super messed up, a father marrying their adult daughter. That's super twisted.

[lucid_dreams]

What’s even more wild is how Jodi Arias is posing in that photo with Travis. It just comes to show how much of a psycho she really was. Rest easy, Travis.

[envymordecai]

The saddest part about The Challenger to me was it that that woman, Christa McAuliffe was *not a trained astronaut* in the traditional sense. She was a teacher picked to go up and be the first civilian and teach us about the stars from space.

[charliejoson]

I just watched the Top 20 of the same video with the same title. I'm impressed that Watchmojo does "Top 30" videos now. At least, if ever, I get to see new additions to reused old mentions. Yay!

[HeronCoyote]

I’m old enough to remember many of these. I think the saddest one was James Bulger.

[FireMewMew]

The one with the one with the dog and the owner’s voice is so sad!!! 😭 💔💔