The dog boy.
In 1954, a boy named Gerald Bettis was born.
The rumors around town held that he was cruel and sadistic, and that he liked to capture stray animals and do twisted experiments on them.His cruelty only grew as he got older.
Really? This must be true.
An American accidentally bought London Bridge.
This is one of the most popular urban legends about London, and it simply refuses to go away.
That can't be true.
The Alice killings.
The story of the Alice Killings is one of Japan’s most famous urban legends, as well as one of its newest.The legend revolves around a series of killings that supposedly occurred between 1999 and 2005.
You won't believe this, but It's true.
Hitler wanted to live in Balham.
When Hitler was brainstorming his takeover of Europe, he apparently spent time considering where his UK headquarters would be.
It isn't true.
There are no roads in the City of London.
How else do the buses get around?! This one relies on a technicality, as most of the streets in the City of London were named before ‘road’ entered the English language.
I find that hard to believe.
There’s a vampire in Highgate Cemetery.
It all began with the sighting of a spooky grey figure, which obviously can’t have been anything other than a vampire. Locals were soon seen marching on the cemetery, some armed with crucifixes.
You're joking!!! That can't be true.