57 Eerie Photos with Even Worse Backstories

Some photos look ordinary, even pleasant, until you learn the history behind them. What seems like a simple snapshot can take on new meaning once the story is revealed.

These historical photos may appear eerie but unremarkable at first, however their backstories make them all the more fascinating.

This is a photo of the KISS nightclub in Brazil, posted on Facebook by one of the DJs. Later that night, 245 people perished and more than 680 were injured after fireworks hit the ceiling, causing the soundproofing in the ceiling to catch fire.

This is one of the final picture of Aaron Joel Mitchell. Aaron ran into the burning structure during the 2017 Burning Man festival. He died because of this. It is unclear why he did this.

A Lithuanian man in shock after accidentally hitting and taking the life of an 8-year-old.

The kid on the right, Bart Whitaker, had paid two of his buddies to end the lives of his family that night. They succeeded with the mother and brother, but the father, who took the photo, survived.

Snowboarder Marco Siffredi moments before he began his descent down Everest on a snowboard in 2002. He was never seen again and his body was never recovered.

Taken inside the Station Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island on February 20, 2003 just as the fire starts. The whole venue eventually went up in flames claiming 100 lives.

Final moments of Andrea Mazzetto, an Italian entrepreneur, before he plunged 650 feet to his death in front of his girlfriend while retrieving his phone.

Christopher McCandless final photo. His body was found by moose hunters in 1992. He lived in an abandoned bus for over 100 days. His cause of death was officially ruled starvation, but the exact cause is still debated.

A fire truck rushing to the scene of 9/11. All of the six firemen in Ladder 118 died saving people in the World Trade Center.

Singer Jenni Rivera posed for this snap on her private jet just hours before it crashed. Everyone including 2 crew members perished. Investigation was unable to find out the cause of the sudden steep descent that led to the aircraft impacting the ground at extremely high speed.

This image was taken just moments before Arthur Emanuel Bitencourt, a 7-year-old kid, passed away from inhaling the limestone powder.

In 2016, Lt. Col. Henry Worsley, a British explorer, tragically lost his life during an Antarctic expedition. Walking 913 miles in 69 days, he called for help just 30 miles shy of his goal. Severe dehydration and exhaustion caused organ failure. This was his final selfie.

MMA fighter Rondel Clark performing a weight cut that will result in his death. He died from severe dehydration and kidney failure after trying to cut weight for a fight.

Rolf Bae and Cecilie Skog kiss before attempting to summit K2. Rolf Bae passed away later that day in an avalanche. K2 is the second most dangerous mountain to climb after Annapurna.

This picture is of a wedding reception in Jerusalem where people can be seen dancing and celebrating. In a few seconds, the floor that they were dancing on collapsed, and they all fell two stories below. 23 people passed away, and another 380 were injured.

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