The Artist and the Disturbing Commission

• 🎨 An artist, struggling with mental health, found solace and success by posting her dark art on Instagram.
• 💰 A mysterious follower commissioned a piece for $1000, valuing her work and encouraging her to charge more.
• ⚠️ The same follower later sent disturbing, self-destructing images of animal heads, revealing a macabre artistic medium.
• 😨 The artist became increasingly horrified and fearful, especially when the follower expressed a desire to work with human skulls.

Alexis Sharkey: Influencer's Tragic End

• 🌟 Alexis Sharkey, an Instagram influencer with over 69,000 followers, was found deceased on the side of a road.
• 💔 Her estranged husband was initially suspected, but he denied marital problems and claimed she left his apartment intoxicated.
• 🕵️ Police are investigating foul play, with theories circulating about her involvement with Monet, a beauty company accused of MLM tactics and product issues.

Ekaterina Karaglinova: Dermatologist and Social Media Star

• 👩‍⚕️ Ekaterina Karaglinova, a dermatologist and beauty pageant runner-up, was a prominent social media personality.
• 💔 She was found murdered in her apartment, stuffed into a suitcase, with stab wounds to her chest and abdomen.
• 🔪 Her ex-boyfriend, Maxim Garrieva, confessed to the murder, stating it was a crime of passion fueled by insults and humiliation.

Sinead McNamara: Yacht Crew Member's Mysterious Death

• 🚢 Sinead McNamara, an Australian model working on a luxury yacht, was found hanging from the back of the vessel.
• ❓ Initially speculated as suicide due to no stimulants found, questions remain about potential foul play and a prior argument with a crew member.
• 😔 Her death occurred on her last day as a crew member, leading to speculation about depression related to leaving a life of luxury.

Jocelyn Marroquin: The Perils of Cosmetic Surgery

• 🤳 Jocelyn Marroquin, an Instagram influencer with 13 million followers, died in Colombia following a Brazilian butt lift procedure.
• ⚠️ The estimated death rate for this surgery is high, suggesting complications from fat embolism were likely the cause.
• 💔 Her death highlights the dangerous pressures of social media and the pursuit of unattainable beauty standards.

The Peshmerga's Instagram Execution Vote

• ⚔️ Kurdish fighters (Peshmerga) posted a photo of a captured ISIS fighter, asking followers to vote on whether he should live or die.
• 🗳️ The majority voted for his death, and he was subsequently executed, a chilling example of social media influencing violence.
• 📱 This account was eventually banned, but similar instances of execution votes appeared repeatedly.

The Creepy Connection: Phones, Privacy, and Ads

• 👂 The narrator noticed Italian-sponsored ads after watching an Italian crime show, realizing his phone was listening to ambient sounds.
• 🔒 This raises concerns about voluntary surrender of privacy through smart devices and social media, echoing Orwellian surveillance.
• 📱 The narrator now uses a flip phone and VPNs, highlighting a growing unease with constant digital monitoring.