Nicholas Vrchoticky

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Writer and Editor, Freelance
Chief Content Officer, Obscurix

Iowa City

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As seen in: Obscurix, Cracked, Grunge, Looper

Covers: True crime, paranormal, history, science, folklore, mythology, historical figures, and crime data.

Doesn't Cover: Celebrity gossip, finance, business, or marketing.

Writer, editor, passionate lover of cheese. True Crime and Paranormal. Find my work @Cracked, @GrungeHQ, @looper, @PointsinCase, and elsewhere.

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Nicholas Vrchoticky is the founder and Head of Content at Obscurix LLC. As a former writer and journalist for major publications — such as Cracked, Grunge, Looper, and Listverse — Nicholas believes in well-researched and accurate content. He has a passion for the strangest topics and spearheads Obscurix's climb through the true crime, paranormal, and dark history spaces.

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Serial Killer Statistics: Facts, Victims, and Data Worldwide

Explore the most comprehensive collection of serial killer statistics, including global and U.S. data on vict…

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Will AI Destroy Humanity? These Scientists Think it Could - Obscurix

Will AI Destroy Humanity? It's a fear many people have raised since AI grew popular. Unfortunately, these sci…

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Everything We Know About the Perry School Shooting - Obscurix

The Perry School Shooting is a tragic symptom of rising school gun violence. This is what we know about the i…

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How the Godfather of AI Believes We Should Handle AI Counterfeit Content - Obscurix

With AI counterfeit content on the rise, Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI, believes counterfeiters should…

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Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo: The Ken and Barbie Killers - Obscurix

Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo made up the worst serial killer couple in all of Canada. With at least three …

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Haunted Clown Motel: The Eerie Truth - Obscurix

Romur says the haunted Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada, is one of the creepiest motels in the country. But how…

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Lance Shockley Put to Death for Killing State Trooper Carl Graham

Mar 24, 2026 |

By Nicholas Vrchoticky

| Obscurix

Bonne Terre, MO - Lance Shockley was executed by lethal injection at the Missouri Diagnostic and Correctional Center on October 14, 2025, for the first-degree murder of Sgt. Carl DeWayne Graham, Jr. of the Missouri State Highway Patrol in 2005. Shockley's execution is the first execution in the state of Missouri in 2025, according to Amnesty International.

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Lance Shockley Put to Death for Killing State Trooper

Oct 14, 2025 |

By Nicholas Vrchoticky

| Obscurix

Bonne Terre, MO - Lance Shockley was executed by lethal injection at the Missouri Diagnostic and Correctional Center on October 14, 2025, for the first-degree murder of Sgt. Carl DeWayne Graham, Jr. of the Missouri State Highway Patrol in 2005. Shockley's execution is the first execution in the state of Missouri in 2025, according to Amnesty International.

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Druze Men Killed in Syria

Jul 24, 2025 |

By Nicholas Vrchoticky

| Obscurix

Sweida, Syria - On July 17, 2025, a group of armed men executed eight civilians in what's believed to have been an act of sectarian violence. Among the victims was 35-year-old Hosam Saraya, a dual citizen of the United States and Syria. A Summary of the Slaying in Sweida The media discovered this execution after a video of the incident circulated online and on social media.