The Big Book of Death

([July] 1995)

The Big Book of Death (Table of Contents: 1)

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Roger Langridge (credited)

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Roger Langridge (credited)

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Indexer Notes

Title page illustration.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 2)

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Luc Sante (credited)

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Foreword (Table of Contents: 3)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Sean Taggart (credited as S. M. Taggart)

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Sean Taggart (credited as S. M. Taggart)

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A Short History of Execution (Table of Contents: 4)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Tristan Schane (credited)

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Tristan Schane (credited)

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Short history of different forms of execution.

Decapitation (Table of Contents: 5)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Batton Lash (credited)

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Batton Lash (credited)

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History of decapitation as a method of execution.

A Visit with the Hanging Judge (Table of Contents: 6)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Frank Quitely (credited)

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Frank Quitely (credited)

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Judge Issac Parker, the famous "Hanging Judge" tells about hanging as a method of execution.

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• in Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely (DC, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)

Firing Squad (Table of Contents: 7)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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John Estes (credited)

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John Estes (credited)

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Information about how firing squads work.

Old Sparky (Table of Contents: 8)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Steve Dillon (credited)

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Steve Dillon (credited)

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How an electric chair works.

Reprints

• in 100% True? (DC, 1996 series) #1 (Summer 1996)

Capital Punishment - It's a Gas (Table of Contents: 9)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Nghia Lam (credited)

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Nghia Lam (credited)

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Information about how poisonous gas works.

Lethal Injection (Table of Contents: 10)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Andrew Wendel (credited)

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Andrew Wendel (credited)

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Information about how executions with lethal injections work.

Last Suppers (Table of Contents: 11)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Phil Winslade (credited)

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Phil Winslade (credited)

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Information about some of the strangest last suppers of convicted criminals.

Stupid Murders (Table of Contents: 12)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Glenn Barr (credited)

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Glenn Barr (credited)

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Stories about some really stupid murders that have happened.

Look Out! It's the Killer Postmen! (Table of Contents: 13)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Kieron Dwyer (credited)

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Kieron Dwyer (credited)

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Information about infamous Postal employees who killed their co-workers.

The Wide World of Death! (Table of Contents: 14)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Danny Hellman (credited)

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Danny Hellman (credited)

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True stories about people who have died on live television.

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• in Weird (DC, 1997 series) #4 (Spring 1999)

Teen Suicide (Table of Contents: 15)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Ilya (credited as Ed Hillyer)

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Ilya (credited as Ed Hillyer)

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Why teenagers commit suicide.

Suicide (Table of Contents: 16)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Graham Higgins (credited)

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Graham Higgins (credited)

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Information about why people commit suicide.

The Quality of Mercy (Table of Contents: 17)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Al Davison (credited)

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Al Davison (credited)

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Facts about Euthenasia.

The Right to Die (Table of Contents: 18)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Michael Avon Oeming (credited)

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Michael Avon Oeming (credited)

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Information about the founder of the Hemlock Society.

They Call Him Dr. Death (Table of Contents: 19)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Hunt Emerson (credited)

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Hunt Emerson (credited)

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Information about Dr. Jack Kevorkian.

Reprints

• in 100% True? (DC, 1996 series) #2 (Winter 1997)

The Eggshell Skull (Table of Contents: 20)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Tayyar Ozkan (credited)

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Tayyar Ozkan (credited)

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Information about how fragile the human skull can be.

Sickness Unto Death I: Black Death (Table of Contents: 21)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Joe Orlando (credited)

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Joe Orlando (credited)

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Information about the Black Plauge during the Middle Ages.

Reprints

• in 100% True? (DC, 1996 series) #1 (Summer 1996)

Sickness Unto Death II: Tuberculosis (Table of Contents: 22)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Mark Badger (credited)

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Mark Badger (credited)

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Information about Tuberculosis.

Sickness Unto Death III: Typhoid Mary (Table of Contents: 23)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Mark Wheatley (credited)

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Mark Wheatley (credited)

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Information about Typhoid Mary.

Sickness Unto Death IV: The Future (Table of Contents: 24)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Rebecca Guay (credited)

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Rebecca Guay (credited)

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Information about current diseases, including HIV.

The Art of War (Table of Contents: 25)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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John Garcia (credited)

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John Garcia (credited)

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Information about massacres during various wars.

Onward (Your Religion Here) Soldiers (Table of Contents: 26)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Greg Ruth (credited)

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Greg Ruth (credited)

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Information about various massacres committed in the name of religion.

One-Way Ticket (Table of Contents: 27)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Michael T. Gilbert (credited)

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Michael T. Gilbert (credited)

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Information about various accidents that caused massive deaths.

Spontaneous Human Combustion (Table of Contents: 28)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Richard Piers Rayner (credited)

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Richard Piers Rayner (credited)

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Information about Spontaneous Human Combustion.

Reprints

• in 100% True? (DC, 1996 series) #1 (Summer 1996)

Weird Death I (Table of Contents: 29)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Tomm Coker (credited)

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Tomm Coker (credited)

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Weird ways people have died.

Weird Death II (Table of Contents: 30)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Mark Martin (credited)

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Mark Martin (credited)

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Weird ways people have died.

Weird Death III (Table of Contents: 31)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Richard Sala (credited)

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Richard Sala (credited)

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Weird ways people have died.

Weird Death IV (Table of Contents: 32)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Harry Robins (credited as Harry S. Robins)

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Harry Robins (credited as Harry S. Robins)

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Weird ways people have died.

Weird Death V (Table of Contents: 33)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Fred Hembeck (credited)

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Fred Hembeck (credited)

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Weird ways people have died.

Weird Death VI (Table of Contents: 34)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Kim Hagen (credited)

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Kim Hagen (credited)

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Weird ways people have died.

Weird Death VII (Table of Contents: 35)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Jean-Philippe Vidon (credited)

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Jean-Philippe Vidon (credited)

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Weird ways people have died.

Weird Death VIII (Table of Contents: 36)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Mike Hadley (credited)

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Mike Hadley (credited)

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Weird ways people have died.

Weird Death IX (Table of Contents: 37)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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David Chelsea (credited)

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David Chelsea (credited)

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Weird ways people have died.

The Definition of Death? (Table of Contents: 38)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Graham Manley (credited)

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Graham Manley (credited)

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Information about the Medical definition of death.

Anatomy of an Autopsy (Table of Contents: 39)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Tim Perkins (credited)

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Tim Perkins (credited)

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How an Autopsy is preformed.

Embalming (Table of Contents: 40)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Duncan Eagleson (credited)

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Duncan Eagleson (credited)

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How embalming works.

Six Feet Under (Table of Contents: 41)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Nick Abadzis (credited)

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Nick Abadzis (credited)

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Weird ways people have been buried.

The Watery Grave (Table of Contents: 42)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Roger Langridge (credited)

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Roger Langridge (credited)

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Information about burial at sea.

Cremation (Table of Contents: 43)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Alec Stevens (credited)

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Alec Stevens (credited)

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Information about cremation.

Mummification (Table of Contents: 44)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Mitch O'Connell (credited)

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Mitch O'Connell (credited)

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Information about Mummification.

Cryonics: The Frozen Dead (Table of Contents: 45)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Linda Medley (credited)

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Linda Medley (credited)

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Information about how Cryonics works.

A Walking Tour of Highgate Cemetery (Table of Contents: 46)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Robin Smith (credited)

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Robin Smith (credited)

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History of Highgate Cemetary.

Le Cimetière du Père Lachaise (Table of Contents: 47)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Steve Buccellato (credited)

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Steve Buccellato (credited)

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History of Le Cimetiere on Pere Lachaise.

A Poetic Journey Through the Protestant Cemetery in Rome (Table of Contents: 48)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Woodrow Phoenix (credited)

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Woodrow Phoenix (credited)

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History of Protestant Cemetary in Rome.

The Vienna Funeral Museum (Table of Contents: 49)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Chris McLoughlin (credited)

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Chris McLoughlin (credited)

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History of the Vienna Funeral Museum.

Greetings from Green-Wood Cemetery (Table of Contents: 50)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Randy DuBurke (credited)

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Randy DuBurke (credited)

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History of GreenWood Cemetary in Brooklyn N.Y.

Forest Lawn (Table of Contents: 51)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Rick Geary (credited)

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Rick Geary (credited)

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History of Forest Lawn Cemetary in Hollywood Hills, CA.

Reprints

• in Weird (DC, 1997 series) #3 (Summer 1998)

Where to Go (Table of Contents: 52)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Zina Saunders (credited)

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Zina Saunders (credited)

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Quick tour of several historical European cemetaries.

Dead But Not Departed (Table of Contents: 53)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Mike Collins (credited)

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Mike Collins (credited)

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True Stories about people whe were kept around after they died.

They Saved Sakharov's Brain (Table of Contents: 54)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Russ Braun (credited as Russell Braun)

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Russ Braun (credited as Russell Braun)

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Information about Organ Donation.

The Disposal Dilemma (Table of Contents: 55)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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James Romberger (credited)

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James Romberger (credited)

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Information about how some killers have tried to get rid of the body.

You Are What You Eat (Table of Contents: 56)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Renée French (credited)

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Renée French (credited)

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Stories about true life cannibalism.

Dead Love (Table of Contents: 57)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Craig Hamilton (credited)

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Craig Hamilton (credited)

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Stories about people who have performed Necrophilia.

The Vampire! (Table of Contents: 58)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Jim Fern (credited)

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Jim Fern (credited)

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True facts about Vampires and Vampirism.

Are Zombies Real? (Table of Contents: 59)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Steve Leialoha (credited)

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Steve Leialoha (credited)

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Information about Zombies.

Soccer: The Sport That Kills! (Table of Contents: 60)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Kirk-Albert Etienne (credited)

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Kirk-Albert Etienne (credited)

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Facts about people who have died at Soccer events.

From Cradle to Grave (Table of Contents: 61)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Matt Brooker (credited as D'Israeli)

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Matt Brooker (credited as D'Israeli)

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Information about the Black Plauge.

The Art of Death (Table of Contents: 62)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Bob Smith (credited)

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Bob Smith (credited)

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Stories about weird gravestones.

Heaven and Hereafter (Table of Contents: 63)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Shary Flenniken (credited)

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Shary Flenniken (credited)

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Information about how different religions view the hereafter.

Dante Goes to Hell (Table of Contents: 64)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Barron Storey (credited)

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Barron Storey (credited)

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Dante's vertion of Hell.

Near-Death Experiences (Table of Contents: 65)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Feliks Dobrin (credited)

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Feliks Dobrin (credited)

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Synopsis

Stories about Near Death Experiences.

Famous Last Words (Table of Contents: 66)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Alex Wald (credited)

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Alex Wald (credited)

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Synopsis

Famous People's famous last words.

The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (Table of Contents: 67)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Sean Taggart (credited as S. M. Taggart)

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Sean Taggart (credited as S. M. Taggart)

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The last words of Dutch Schultz

That Line Is Dead (Table of Contents: 68)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Steve Smith (credited)

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Steve Smith (credited)

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Synopsis

Information about people who claim to have spoken with deceased relatives.

Mike Montaigne Looks at Death (Table of Contents: 69)

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Bronwyn Taggart (credited as Bronwyn Carlton)

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Donald David (credited)

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Donald David (credited)

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Synopsis

Some philosophy from Michel De Montaigne.