THE MUSEUM OF DEATH, a showcase for just that, was established in San Diego in 1995. In 2000, the museum’s owners, James Healy and Cathee Shultz, relocated it to its current location in Los Angeles and expanded it to include the largest collection of serial murderer artwork, photos of Manson crime scenes, original photos from the Dahlia Murders, and other such relics of the violent, fatal, and macabre.
Other exhibits in the museum include Henri Landru’s guillotined, severed head, a body bag and coffin collection, full-size replicas of execution devices, mortician and autopsy instruments (with pictures and video of them in use), taxidermy displays, the Heaven’s Gate Cult recruiting video, and more.
If you’ve read this far, the Museum of Death may be a must-see for your inner ghoul. The museum offers a self-guided tour that lasts about an hour, but you are free to remain as long as you want (if you are up for it).
“I think it shocks people, but its a good shock,” he (Healy) remarked. “Seeing all these artifacts of death in one place reminds people how precious life is.”
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