The preserved head of Diogo Alve Yes, you read it correctly. We have usually heard candies in the jar or cookies in the jar but this is a fact that there are some Human heads well preserved in the Jar. This is the story of Diogo Alves, a Portuguese first serial killer who killed 70 people. Since most of his crimes were committed in the Aguas Livres Aquaduct area therefore he was also known as "Aqueduct Murderer". His target was poor peasants who come back after selling their produce in the city by pushing them to death and make it look like suicide. After being caught the jury sentenced him to be hanged till death. During those times the heads of famous people were mysteriously getting stolen from the graves and sold in the hidden market for high prices therefore it was decided that his head will be given to the " phrenologists " to be preserved in a jar for scientific experiments. Phrenology - Phrenology is the study of perso...
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In this blog, I share information about subjects that interest me. A few of the areas that I include are information related to Pahari cultures and traditions of Uttarakhand (India). My travel guides, spiritual experiences, and a few learnings from my life experiences. In short welcome to the roller coaster ride of my world with some elements of Yin-Yang, lots of positivity, and happiness!