Amon Goeth Execution Video with Botched Hanging

Amon Goeth

Amon Goeth (full name Amon Leopold Göth) was a Nazi SS officer who was in charge of concentration camp in Plaszow, Poland. After the war, he was apprehended and sentenced to death by hanging. The Supreme National Tribunal of Poland found Amon Goeth guilty of murdering tens of thousands of people. The execution took place in Poland’s Krakow, not far from the Plaszow concentration camp. The video of Amon Goeth’s execution is below and it is one of the biggest FAILs in history of executions ever. The executioners not only looked like fucking Batman and Robin, they also totally sucked at guessing the proper length of rope necessary to successfully hang the man, so when the trap door opened for the first time, Amon Goeth landed on his feet.

As if that weren’t enough, second attempt at hanging him failed in exactly the same way due to complete incompetence of the executioner. I can imagine that by this time even Amon Goeth felt like he had enough of this bullshit and wanted to be hanged and done with it. He was probably thinking to himself: “Look at the dumbasses. This is why I was trying to kill you all.”

After killing tens of thousands of people, he must have felt like he was surrounded by complete amateurs unable to kill one man. Third time was a charm, however. After two botched hanging, Amon Goeth was eventually successfully executed after third hanging attempt went… well right. Even though Amon Goeth didn’t have his feet tied up – he could have stepped on the side of the trap door and just stand there. That would make the executioners look like complete idiots already.

Check out the execution video below. If I were the Batman and Robin executioner, I’d probably also hang the cameraman and destroy the tape just to make sure no one will see how much I sucked as an executioner. I guess it’s only good we don’t actually see them tying up the noose :D

Oddly enough, Amon Goeth seems entirely content with himself as he’s being executed. You’d think he’d look scared and regretful knowing his life is about to end, but that definitely doesn’t seem to be the case.

Amon Goeth in Schindler’s List

If you have seen Steven Spielberg’s academy awards winning movie Schindler’s List, then you may remember the ruthless commander portrayed by British actor Ralph Fiennes. That ruthless commander was Amon Goeth. Schindler’s List is based on actual events that took place in Poland and Germany during WWII. Many people appearing in Schindler’s List were real, including Oskar Schindler and hereby mentioned Amon Goeth.

Historic Amon Goeth Execution Video with Botched Hanging is below:

PS – I’m leaving for Iceland tomorrow, embarking on a well deserved vacation. Will not be back until June 11th, so there will be no updates to the site. If any of you sick bastards reading Best Gore live in Iceland, send me an email so we can hang out somewhere over Viking beer ;)

Posted by Best Gore on May 28, 2009 in Execution, Hanging | 34 Comments, your thought is welcome »

Kurt Cobain Death Photos

Kurt Cobain Suicide Photo

Even though officially declared a “suicide”, many dispute the fact that Kurt Cobain, legendary leader of grunge band Nirvana committed suicide and believe that he was murdered. There aren’t many death photos of Kurt Cobain around – some websites claim to have them, but don’t. Then there are also websites that offer photos of unknown victims with severe head trauma and bloody shotgun wound trying to pass it as Kurt Cobain’s death photos. These are not photos of Nirvana leader either. Images posted here are the only real photos of Kurt Cobain’s death that made it on the internet. Kurt Cobain autopsy photos have not been leaked.

Any suicide photo of Kurt Cobain with face blasted off is fake. He was killed by a single gunshot to the face but much of his face remained untouched leaving him easily recognizable and identifiable. Back of his head was distorted as the bullet collided with his skull. The shotgun that ended Kurt Cobain life was a present from his best friend and “Earth” singer/guitarist Dylan Carlson.

Kurt Cobain’s Death

The dead body of Kurt Cobain was discovered on April 8, 1994 in the Greenhouse – a room above the garage by Gary Smith, an electrician who came to install security lights at the house in Lake Washington. Gary Smith at first thought that Kurt was resting on the floor, but there was a little bit of blood oozing out of his ear, he was on his back with a shotgun resting on his chest and there was a suicide note hidden underneath the flower pot. The official report estimates that Kurt Cobain died on April 5, 1994, which would mean that he had been dead for 3 days before he was found. The “Automatic for the People” album by R.E.M. was found in the CD player indicating that this was the last music Kurt Cobain listened to before his passing.

Kurt Cobain Death Controversy

The death of Kurt Cobain has been officially ruled a suicide, however there are some who don’t believe Nirvana singer would take his own life and suspect Courtney Love, his wife as the killer. Did Courtney Love really kill Kurt Cobain? Let’s take a look at what some proponents of “Kurt Cobain Death Conspiracy” say:

The very first person disputing suicide was Seattle journalist Richard Lee who obtained a video tape filmed on April 8, 1994. The tape was recorded from a tree when the police was already at the crime scene. Kurt Cobain’s dead body is partially seen in one of the shots – his hair is on the ground, but there is no blood. You can see that image in the gallery below. It has a little hue to it because it’s a screenshot from a video camera.

The most prominent supporter of theory that Kurt Cobain’s death wasn’t a suicide, but a homicide is Tom Grant. Tom Grant is a private investigator who was originally hired by Courtney Love to investigate the disappearance of Kurt Cobain from rehab. Tom Grant first started to doubt official ruling of Kurt Cobain’s death after he saw the toxicology report. According to this report, Kurt Cobain had 1.52 milligrams or heroin per liter of blood in his body at time of death. Tom Grant warrants that such toxic level of heroin would render anyone incapable of pulling trigger. He believes that Kurt Cobain was purposefully intoxicated to render him helpless so that perpetrators could camouflage the killing, making it look like suicide.

Tom Grant also analyzed the suicide note that was found by Kurt Cobain’s dead body and thinks it’s not a suicide note, but rather a letter announcing his wish to leave his wife Courtney Love and music industry all together. Shotgun which rested on Kurt’s body was turned the opposite way from where the empty shotgun shell was discharged and had no fingerprint evidence.

Tom Grant has several discrepancies regarding Kurt Cobain’s death described on his website Cobain Case. There are several other websites calling for re-opening of investigation regarding Kurt Cobain’s death. The official dearth ruling remains in effect – Kurt Cobain died by a self-inflicting gun shot wound to the head.

Gallery of Kurt Cobain Death Photos is below. If you find any image missing, please let me know so i can add it to the gallery:

Posted by Best Gore on May 25, 2009 in Suicide | 12 Comments, your thought is welcome »

Serial Killer Andrei Chikatilo Crime Scene Photos

Andrei Chikatilo Crime Scene Photo of a Naked Victim

Having murdered 52 people, Andrei Chikatilo counts as one of the most successful (is that an appropriate adjective to use?) serial killers in Russia. He had a thing for children, but his victims were also grown women and boys. Aside from being a serial killer, Andrei Chikatilo was also a cannibal who ate human flesh and as a man who couldn’t get a hard-on with women, he took great pleasure torturing his victims. The killing techniques ranged but involved slashing, stabbing, decapitating, strangling and drowning. Once dead, Andrei Chikatilo would mutilate his victims’ genitals and cannibalize them while drinking their blood. The gallery below contains Andrei Chikatilo crime scene photos. Scroll down to see what famous Russian serial killer left after himself. If you would like to learn more about Andrei Chikatilo, who was also known as “Citizen X” or “The Butcher of Rostov”, read on.

Andrei Chikatilo Biography

His full name was Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo. He was born on October 16, 1936 in the village of Yablochnoye in Ukraine, which was at the time a part of Soviet Russia. Growing up in Ukraine just before and during WWII wasn’t particularly easy. People were decimated by a famine cause by collectivization of farm lands enforced by Stalin’s communist regime and when German bombing raids started, Ukraine took a lot of it as for the Nazis, all roads to Russia led through Ukraine.

Andrei Chikatilo Childhood

Andrei Chikatilo knew nothing but hardship throughout his childhood. He may also have suffered from water on the brain (medically known as hydrocephalus) at birth, which is believed to have been the cause of his erection problems and other urinary issues, such as bed wetting. Basically, he was an impotent, but as if all that weren’t enough, Andrei Chikatilo was also subject to mockery and bullying by other kids in school after his father was captured by the Nazi army. Stalin’s rule had it that any soldier who “allowed” himself to get captured was a coward. This fact was used against Andrei Chikatilo by his peers a lot.

The combination of hardship, health issues with the genital-urinary tract as well as psychological torture from the peers resulted in the development of a child that was very shy. As Andrei Chikatilo reached puberty, he started feeling sexual attraction to members of opposite sex, but with non existent self confidence he had no luck with the girls. His first sexual experience came at the age of 15 when he took a girl by power but ejaculated before any intercourse took place. This misfortune brought more ridicule from his peers upon him.

In 1960, after he failed to get to Moscow State University he moved to a town in Russia called Rodionovo-Nesvetayevsky which was near Rostov. His younger sister who moved to Rodionovo-Nesvetayevsky was aware of his problems with girls and tried to help him out. Her efforts paid off as she managed to hook his brother up with a local girl Fayina. Three years later – in 1963 Fayina and Andrei got married. Despite his erection problems, Andrei Chikatilo was still able to ejaculate and fathered two children.

After his marriage and birth of children, Andrei Chikatilo lived a normal life of a father of the family for over a decade. He started working as school teacher, however complaints about assaults against underage children were piling up and he was forced to move from one school to another. It went on like that for a while until 1978 when he eventually settled in a mining town near Rostov called Shakhty where he started teaching at local school.

Lena Zakotnova – Andrei Chikatilo’s First Murder

Andrei Chikatilo committed his first murder in the town of Shakhty on December 22, 1978. He was 42 year old – quite unusual as most serial killers start with their deeds in early twenties. He brought nine year old Lena Zakotnova to an abandoned shed with intentions to rape her but because of his impotency, he could not get an erection. When little Lena attempted to fight back, Andrei Chikatilo pulled out a knife and started stabbing the girl. The struggle, the blood, the murder – it was such a rush for him that he reached orgasm. This experience further affirmed to him that sexual pleasure is derived from violence. After Lena was dead, The Butcher of Rostov threw her in the Grushovka River where she was found on Christmas Eve.

Even though Andrei Chikatilo was seen with Lena Zakotnova just before her death and even though there was blood found on the steps of his house, the convictions were dropped after he was provided alibi by his wife. The police went on to arrest Alexsandr Kravchenko who had previous rape convictions. Alexsandr Kravchenko was eventually executed for murder of Lena Zakotnova he did not commit. The police reports say that Alexsandr Kravchenko confessed to her murder – would be interesting to know what method the police use to force him into admitting to murder he never committed, knowing that such confession would lead to his death. He was executed in 1984.

Andrei Chikatilo Victims

After murder of Lena Zakotnova, Andrei Chikatilo took a 3 year break from killing. Then in 1981 the urge to kill came again after he was given a job which required him to travel a lot. He developed a strategy that worked well. He was able to pick children who were easy victims and lured them with a “free candy” trick. The objective was to lure the victims into the woods as he found the quiet, abandoned areas of the forest to be a perfect setting for killing and ejaculating.

His second victim was 17 year old Larisa Tkachenko whom he stabbed, strangled and choked with fallen leaves and dirt in order to prevent her from making noises that could attract attention. He formerly did not intend to stab her, just wanted to have sex with her. Larisa Tkachenko was a prostitute however Andrei Chikatilo was unable to achieve erection so she started to mock him – bad idea! She ended up having her nipple cannibalized and a stick shoved up her vagina.

The murder of Larisa Tkachenko re-ignited his sexual desire and satisfaction he drew from violence and killing. As his job required him to travel a lot, he would make friends with young people at bus and train stops. He would lure them into the woods where he would rape (or attempt to rape) them, and sexually assault them with a knife. The knife became his extended penis as his actual penis would often fail.

Andrei Chikatilo did not commit his third murder until June 12, 1982. Lyuba Biryuk from Zaplavskaya village was lured into the woods where she was stabbed 40 times and had her eyes slashed with a knife. This became the trademark of Citizen X murders and was meant to eliminate his imprint in victims’ eyes. He would also start carving out sexual organs of his victims which he would then eat. A serial killer would become a cannibal. He also found pleasure in mutilating victims’ tongues and other facial parts.

By the end of 1982, Andrei Chikatilo killed additional three people, including his first male victim – nine year old Oleg Podzhidaev. Between January and September of 2004, his victim count rose by 15. Most of the victims were found in the forests, close to the railway tracks which landed the unknown murderer new name – Shelter Belt Killer. This also resulted in increased police presence at bus and train stops as it became apparent that Shelter Belt Killer picks his victims up there.

In February of 1984, Andrei Chikatilo was arrested for theft of linoleum from his work place. Then in September he was arrested again after a patrolling officer saw him approach women in a suspicious way at the Rostov bus station. He was a suspect in the shelter belt murders, but was released after 3 months as his blood type didn’t match the blood type of the semen found at crime scenes. DNA sampling did not exist at the time and in some cases the blood type of semen would mismatch an actual blood type of the person who this semen is from.

Moscow detective major Mikhail Fetisov was deployed to Roscov to investigate the killings. As person in charge of the investigation, Mikhail Fetisov named the killer “The Rostov Ripper” and involved experienced forensic analyst Victor Burakov in investigation. Victims were mounting one after another, but the investigation was returning no results.

His next two kills came in 1985. These were both separate incidents involving women. Subsequent two year killing break was interrupted in May 1987 when Andrei Chikatilo killed a young boy in Revda, Ukraine where he went on a business trip. As part of his job, spent a lot of time travelling and picked himself new victims at places he visited, far from Rostov. Zaporozhye in central Ukraine was a playground for his July, 1987 kill and another victim was killed in Russian Leningrad in September of the same year.

In 1988 Andrei Chikatilo killed two boys in separate incidents in Krasny-Sulin and five other people in 1989. Then he took a break for a few months again and resumed killing in January 1990 murdering two women and seven young boys. Since victims were piling up and reached several dozen, the police have intensified the manhunt and Rostov area was under constant surveillance, including countless undercover cops. Issa Kostoyev took over the investigation and went as far as to study another Russian serial killer and also consulted the psychology who created a detailed profile of the killer.

Arrest of Andrei Chikatilo

When Andrei Chikatilo murdered and mutilated Sveta Korostik on November 6, 1990 he was spotted by an undercover cop operating around the Leskhoz train station as he was leaving the crime scene – you guessed it… the forest. Since no Russians go to the forest in November, unless to gather wild mushrooms, Andrei immediately raised suspicion. He was dressed nothing like a person who’d go for a hike in the woods and was carrying a bag made of nylon – something you can’t use when picking up mushrooms. His formal attire was dirty and showed signs of blood on several places.

His looks and behavior were seen as suspicious, but he was not arrested, only had his IDs checked. The police who stopped him didn’t see a reason for arrest – luckily for Andrei who carried amputated breasts of Sveta Korostik in his nylon bag which was never checked – but he filed a routine report on persons he checked. When dead body of Sveta Korostik was later discovered, autopsy confirmed date and time of her death and since her corpse was found in the forest close to the Leskhoz train station and time of her kill was suspiciously close to the time a suspiciously acting man came out of the forest in the area, the police started to see Andrei Chikatilo as the man known only by nick names given to him – Citizen X, Butcher of Rostov, The Rostov Ripper, The Red Ripper or Shelter Belt Killer. However the arrest was not made as the police still had his blood samples from previous arrests which suggested that his blood and semen found at crime scenes belonged to different people. The police had him under round the clock watch, though.

The actual apprehension took place on November 20, 1990. Andrei Chikatilo was seen wandering the city and approaching children in all forms of suspicious ways. The interrogation was returning no results, even though Russian ways of treatment of criminals are rather questionable (see confession of Alexsandr Kravchenko who admitted murdering Lena Zakotnova which landed him the death sentence, even though Lena was killed by Andrei Chikatilo – Russian police must definitely have the ways to make their prisoners confess to whatever they wish, however they were not successful with Andrei Chikatilo).

According to Russian law, the police had 10 days to either prosecute him, or release him. However hard evidence was missing and Andrei was not confessing to anything despite questionable interrogation methods. Finally, the police involved a psychiatrist and after a long talk, Andrei Chikatilo confessed to murdering 56 people. He took the police to crime scenes and demonstrated how he killed their victims there. At the time, Butcher of Rostov was only suspected of committing 36 murders as others were either done far away from Rostov, or the bodies were never found. Because some of his victims could not be recovered not even after his confessions to 56 murders, he was charged with murders of 52 people.

Trial and Execution of Andrei Chikatilo

Because of how severe his murders were, the trial of Andrei Chikatilo looked something like The Silence of the Lambs. He was kept inside the steel cage while in court room – however it was mostly for his protection, not anybody else’s. He was also under non-stop video surveillance in prison because many inmates and prison workers were related to his victims (with 56 victims, chances are good he would have killed someone who’s got connections to the jail).

During trial, Andrei Chikatilo occasionally acted funny. He probably knew that he was gonna get executed so he was having himself a good time being prosecuted. At some point he exclaimed that he was pregnant during court hearing. Other of his famous quotes include profession that he was lactating. He also let his exhibitionist side aloose twice when he dropped his pants and flashed everyone in the courtroom while shouting that he was no homo.

Judge Leonid Akhobzyanov sentenced Andrei Chikatilo to death. Russian president Boris Yeltzin turned down his appeal for clemency and on February 14, 1994 he was executed. The execution was done in a soundproof room with blood drain in the middle within Novocherkassk prison. He was told to face the wall while executioner pointed the gun at him and shot him at the back of his head.

Complete List of Known Andrei Chikatilo Victims

Yelena Zakotnova
Larisa Tkachenko
Lyubov Biryuk
Lyubov Volobuyeva
Oleg Pozhidayev
Olga Kuprina
Irina Korabelnikova
Sergey Kuzmin
Olga Stalmachenok
Laura Sarkisyan
Irina Dunenkova
Lyudmila Kushuba
Igor Gudkov
Valentina Chuchulina
Vera Shevkun
Sergey Markov
Natalya Shalapinina
Marta Ryabenko
Dmitriy Ptashnikov
Tatyana Petrosyan
Svetlana Petrosyan
Yelena Bakulina
Dmitriy Illarionov
Anna Lemesheva
Svetlana Tsana
Natalya Golosovskaya
Lyudmila Alekseyeva
Unknown woman
Akmaral Seydaliyeva
Alexander Chepel
Irina Luchinskaya
Natalya Pokhlistova
Irina (Inessa) Gulyayeva
Oleg Makarenkov
Ivan Bilovetskiy
Yuri Tereshonok
Alexey Voronko
Yevgeniy Muratov
Tatyana Ryzhova
Alexander Dyakonov
Alexey Moiseyev
Helena Varga
Alexey Khobotov
Andrey Kravchenko
Yaroslav Makarov
Lyubov Zuyeva
Viktor Petrov
Ivan Fomin
Vadim Gromov
Viktor Tishchenko
Svetlana Korostik

Gallery of Andrei Chikatilo crime scene photos is below:

Posted by Best Gore on May 20, 2009 in Murder | 6 Comments, your thought is welcome »

Ralph Hayles Friendly Fire Incident in Desert Storm, 1991 (full video)

Ralph Hayles Friendly Fire Incident in Desert Storm, February 1991 (full video)

Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Hayles was commander of an Apache helicopter which fired two Hellfire missiles at friendly vehicles killing two US soldiers and wounding six other. This friendly fire incident took place on February 17, 1991 at about 1am Persian Gulf time during operation Desert Storm. Below is full video of the incident along with commentaries (9 minutes long, but an interesting watch).

On that February night of 1991, Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Hayles and his pilot Chief Warrant Officer Larry LeBlanc started up an Apache helicopter to patrol the north of Saudi-Iraqi border. US ground forces operating in the area reported possible enemy sightings – suspected Iraqi armored vehicles moving towards the 1st Squadron of the 4th Cavalry (1-4 CAV), 4th Brigade. Commanders of the ground forces asked for assistance from the 1st Battalion of the 1st Aviation Regiment Apaches to examine the area and if enemy presence is found, to engage them from the sky. This would have been the battalion’s first no-drill combat mission in the Desert Storm conflict. Because an actual sand storm was imminent and visibility was low, Ralph Hayles decided to command the Apache himself.

Three Apache helicopters responded to the call and found two military vehicles in the area. The Apache commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Hayles fired two Hellfire missiles at suspected vehicles. Shortly thereafter the Apaches received cease fire requests as there were friendlies in the area. The Hellfire missiles were already fired and both vehicles – Bradley Fighting Vehicle and an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier – destroyed killing two US soldiers inside.

Full length video of the friendly fire incident commanded by Ralph Hayles is below:

Posted by Best Gore on May 15, 2009 in War In Iraq | 6 Comments, your thought is welcome »

Beheadings in China – Rare Ancient B&W Photos Collection

Beheaded Chinese Man Bleeding Out in the Dirt

I have a real treat for all you fans of quality gore – ancient photos of beheadings in China. These are old and rare B&W photos circa 1900 – 1912 when Chinese government was executing one person after another by beheading. These beheadings were popular among public which gathered round to watch the spectacle and many photos were taken of it. Oddly enough, many even made it on postcards.

I don’t know whether there used to be a photo documentator of beheadings – kind of like execution – but it sure looks like many Chinese beheadings had a photographer on stand by to take pictures of the act and the aftermath. Perhaps the photos were used as scare mongering to keep people obedient or perhaps whoever was giving orders was a fan of photography and even though photo equipment was not that great at the beginning of the 19th century, making for clumsy set up and slow shutter speed, he always made sure photographer is there to take pictures of the beheading.

I also think that some of those beheading photos were taken by tourists in China. Perhaps it was a rush for some of the richer folk to go to China on death trips (I made that term up) – where as they would pay for a trip to witness live execution and take pictures of it. Maybe that’s why there are so many ancient beheading photos from China.

Collection of rare, ancient black and white photos of beheadings from China in the gallery below:

Posted by Best Gore on May 13, 2009 in Beheading | 4 Comments, your thought is welcome »

Volvo Passenger Car vs Volvo Semi Truck – Brutal Car Crash

Brutal Photo - Decapitated Head of Polish Volvo Driver After Car Crash

Volvo cars are regarded as some of the safest on the road. But what happens when one Volvo collides with another at high speed? They are both built solid but when it comes to a head on collision after a high speed driving – something’s got to give, Volvo or not. In this case it was a clash of Volvo passenger car and a Volvo semi truck. Needless to say, Volvo semi truck won. Not only has it won, it obliterated the passenger car model and pancaked the driver inside. The driver of smaller Volvo ended up with half of his head decapitated and the rest of his body not looking much better either. Brutal car crash with simple morale – it matters not what car you drive, in a collision with a semi truck, you’re gonna get owned. And chances are good the semi driver will end up without a scratch.

This is likely the first time my sorry ass can guess the country the accident took place at correctly – Poland. I have been to Poland before and am familiar with their license plates. Hot chicks there too. Oh and BTW, that white stuff on the road, that’s not snow. That’s a fire retarding foam that fire fighters laid there in order to make sure the car doesn’t spontaneously catch fire causing more damage. Not that the driver of that Volvo cares anymore.

Gallery of photos is below. I still think Volvo makes some of the safest cars in the world. But it’s still nothing against another Volvo that’s ten times as large as your car. Brutal!

Posted by Best Gore on May 11, 2009 in Road Accidents | 15 Comments, your thought is welcome »

Isabelle Dinoire Photos – Labrador Dog Attack Face Transplant

Isabelle Dinoire Photo After She Was Mauled by Labrador Dog

Isabelle Dinoire is a French woman who was mauled by a Labrador dog after she had overdosed on sleeping pills in May of 2005. While she was passed out, Tania – the dog Isabelle Dinoire loved so much came to her and started scratching and chewing on her face. There are speculations that the dog got frantic after seeing her master unresponsive and was possibly trying to wake her. After she was mauled, Isabelle Dinoire was left without lips, with part of her nose, chin and cheeks missing. She was scheduled to undergo face transplant operation which took place on November 27, 2005 at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nord in Amiens, France. Isabelle Dinoire is the first person ever to have undergone a partial face transplant and these are the photos demonstrating the tragedy and the breakthrough in surgical medicine.

Isabelle Dinoire Story

Isabelle Dinoire came from Valenciennes in northern France. She had no memory of the dog attack. She overdosed on sleeping pills and spent quality time floating somewhere in the fifth dimension while her face was being eaten by a Labrador dog. After she woke up, she could see the floor covered in blood. She reached for a cigarette box, pulled one out and went to light it up when she realized she had no lips and the blood on the floor was her own.

There are controversial reports as to whether Isabelle Dinoire attempted a suicide when she overdosed on sleeping pills. Some sources, including Isabelle Dinoire’s daughter as well as orthopedic surgeon Olivier Jardé from the hospital in Amiens where the face transplant was performed claim that she did attempt suicide. Professor Jean-Michel Dubernard from Amiens who assisted with her face transplant operation however says that it was an accidental overdose, not a suicide. The identity of the donor is hidden, however there are also speculations that the donor died by killing herself (hanging).

Isabelle Dinoire later allegedly confirmed suicide attempt to the British The Sunday Times in a phone interview. She is also claimed to have said that she felt connection with the donor because they both were suicidal.

First Face Transplant

Transplants of internal body organs had been performed by surgeons for years before Isabelle Dinoire’s operation. We have all heard about heart transplants, kidney transplants or liver transplants, but such thing as face transplant had not been performed until 2005 when Isabelle Dinoire was mauled by her dog. Part of the reason is that people are very sensitive about their faces as your face is something that identifies you. It’s the sacred part of your identity.

It is also understandable that transplants of internal organs are life-saving operations, whereas face transplant isn’t. But as it is with transplants of internal organs, face transplants also require a donor, which ultimately results in change of facial features of the receiver. After you have receive a face transplant, each time you look in the mirror, you will be literally looking at a face of that other person.

Isabelle Dinoire After Face Transplant

Professor Bernard Devauchelle who performed face transplant operation on Isabelle Dinoire with assistance from Professor Jean-Michel Dubernard also implanted bone marrow cells into the patient in order to avoid rejection of new tissue by the system. Isabelle Dinoire was also served immunosuppressants in order to minimize tissue rejections.

Surprisingly, despite her immunity striving hard to fight with what it thought was an alien tissue, Isabelle Dinoire soon regained sensation in her new face. Physio classes helped her reactivate facial muscles and despite hardship from the beginning, she’s getting used to her new “identity” so to speak.

The Labrador Dog that mauled her had to be euthanized.

Isabelle Dinoire Photos are in a gallery below:

Posted by Best Gore on May 6, 2009 in Medical | 19 Comments, your thought is welcome »

Half Head Decapitation After Driver Ejected from Car

Half Head Decapitation After Driver Ejected from Car

By looking at the victim it’s pretty clear what happened here – the driver was speeding down the highway and failed to fasten his seatbelt. At some point he lost control over his car, hit something on the side of the road, the car stopped, the kinetic energy continued to move his body forward despite vehicle’s stoppage. As he flew through his windshield, the glass cut half his skull off, leaving him half head decapitated. This is all pretty clear. What leaves me puzzled is his car. Take a look at the picture of his car after he was ejected from it? Does everything seem normal with it? It doesn’t to me!

Seriously, considering the driver was ejected at a high speed from a vehicle – seeing how small the hole in the windshield is – shouldn’t there be some form of severe damage to the car? Expectedly the hood? Also, these photos are obviously rom a country where they drive on the left, since steering wheel is on the right (I don’t recognize the license plate – anyone know which country that is from?) how did he manage to fly through the opposite site of the windshield?

The only explanation i could come up with is that the half head decapitated guy is not the driver, but a passenger. The driver may have been properly buckled up but something prompted him to floor the break pedal rapidly. His internal organs suffered a shock because of rapid stoppage, but he survived. His passenger, who didn’t buckle up flew right out of the car leaving half of his head with the brain inside. Now the driver has a messy interior, which reminds me of the scene from Pulp Fiction – especially the line by Samuel L. Jackson who tells John Travolta to get on the “brain detail” – fucking priceless.

So that’s my theory. What do you think? Am I quite close to the truth or did something else happen there? Messy half head decapitation either way. I was kind of tempted to say that “this will teach him to buckle up next time” but I don’t think he cares anymore.

Posted by Best Gore on May 4, 2009 in Road Accidents | 23 Comments, your thought is welcome »

Girlfriend of Mexican Drug Lord Brutally Murdered (exclusive photos)

Girlfriend of Mexican Drug Lord Brutally Murdered

These photos were taken by an avid Best Gore reader and are provided to you exclusively by Best Gore. Much kudos to crysec for sending those in to share with you all guys. Best Gore has hands down the best readers in the world and it shows in the comments and support received. You guys kick so much ass you have no idea.

Crysec who sent those pictures in provided following information to go with them – this young lady was a girlfriend of one of the drug lords (Narco Girlfriend) in CD Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Her boyfriend the drug lord got a tip that his girlfriend was cheating on him with another guy. In order to show who the boss in town is, the drug lord sent his men to get the girl and put her in place. When they found her, she was tortured and eventually killed by a brutal blow in the forehead with a grip of a handgun. You can see from the pictures in the gallery below that the blow she sustained left her with massive, gushing wound on the head. Her dead body was then dropped off the truck in the middle of the street for everyone to see that nobody fucks with the drug lord.

The guy she was believed to have cheated on the drug lord with was kidnapped, tortured, murdered and buried in one of drug dealer’s houses (locally known as narco bodegas).

Drug lords in Mexico don’t mess around. The north part of the country seems to be heavily lawless with drug related torture and murders happening without second thought. And south end of the country suffers from Swine Flu. Damn, that’s messed up.

Once again, thanks a bunch to Best Gore reader crysec who took these photos and sent them in to share with you all exclusively on Best Gore – your best source for sadder side of real life.

Posted by Best Gore on May 3, 2009 in Latin American Wars, Murder | 33 Comments, your thought is welcome »

Karst Tates Photos After Car Crash, Just Before Death

Karst Tates Photo After Car Crash, Just Before Death

Karst Tates, the Dutchman who made a failed attempt at killing Queen Beatrix with his black Suzuki Swift at Koninginnedag on April 30, 2009 died ashortly after he crashed into the monument of Queen Wilhelmina. These are the photos taken of him right after the crash. He’s all bloodied, but still alive at the time. He was taken to the hospital in Apeldoorn but death got him before he was able to explain his actions clearly.

Shortly before his death, Karst Tates was charged by Dutch public prosecutor with manslaughter, attempted manslaughter and attempted murder of members of the royal family (attempted murder of members of the royal family is a crime by itself in The Netherlands and is treated separately from “civilian” attempted murder). He will not be prosecuted as he succumbed to life threatening injuries he sustained when he crashed into the monument. From the video the crash doesn’t look too bad, but I guess all it takes is to hit your head badly enough against a hard, solid surface and Lady Death will be at your doorstep sporting her scythe of doom. Dutch authorities classified Karst Tates’ act as deliberate, but not a terrorist attack.

Karst Tates was a 38 year old Caucasian who lived alone in the apartment in Huissen. He has no criminal record and no records of mental instability. He was recently laid off several weeks ago after working as a security guard for a private company. The layoff caused his inability to pay for the rent and he was supposed to empty the apartment by May 1st so that new tenants could move in – says landlord Sem Bosman. I guess they can freely move in as Karst Tates won’t need it anymore. Sem Bosman however says that he’s never had a tenant who would be as well behaved and always paying on time as Karst Tates. All this global recession and bad lay off must have got to him so badly the guy’s brain just flipped.

The neighbors who used to live in the same apartment building described Karst Tates as a loner, but a nice person. They say he worked ungodly hours and was devastated when the company laid him off. He barely had any visitors and neighbors knew of no girlfriend he would be seeing.

With Karst Tates dead, Dutch authorities are reviewing the case – trying to figure out how it was possible he was able to get past two sets of metal barriers. He was obviously trying to hit the open deck bus with Queen Beatrix and other members of Royal Family, but he likely sustained injuries during ramming through barriers and then through the crowd as by the time he got close enough to the bus with the Royals, he missed it by 15 meters and slammed into a monument.

Below is a pretty good video recording of the Karst Tates car crash with cool captions.

Gallery of photos with Karst Tates inside his black Suzuki Swift all covered in blood right after the car crash, just before death:

Posted by Best Gore on May 1, 2009 in Road Accidents | 10 Comments, your thought is welcome »