25 Death Masks Of Historically Important People That Are As Fascinating As They Are Creepy

25 Death Masks Of Historically Important People That Are As Fascinating As They Are Creepy

Death masks — made out of a wax or plaster cast put on a dead person’s face — have long been part of human history. Below, morgue workers make a death mask of notorious Depression-era gangster John Dillinger, who died in a shootout with FBI agents on July 22, 1934. Brandstaetter Images / Getty Images … Read more