The guy wasn't found guilty for murder, but instead was put in a mental hospital, because he was declared to be insane. Image: Dave Souza / CC BY-SA 4.0. There is also no shortage of people who want to blame the supernatural, ghosts, fairies, and a variety of other fantastical elements but, of course, there is no evidence of that, either. Since the 1950s, hundreds of dogs have jumped off a gothic stone bridge in northern Scotland. Anyone know? Overtoun Bridge. It never used to be creepy at all and most of the dog incident happened at a time when the land was used more frequently by the locals. The side they seem to want to jump from is the side with the higher drop. The Overtoun Bridge was built by H.E. Fünfzehn Meter geht es von der Brücke in die Tiefe. Von der Overtoun Bridge in Schottland sind bis heute schätzungsweise 600 Hunde in den Tod gesprungen. There is no definitive proof of either of these theories. Jetzt eBook herunterladen & mit Ihrem Tablet oder eBook Reader lesen. Seltsamerweise sollen die Hunde unterschiedlichen Medienberichten zufolge jedes Mal von derselben Stelle über die knapp 50 Zentimeter breite Here is some info on that: http://www.genetics.org/content/193/2/317. It was completed in 1895. On the other hand without a political or social angle I can't imagine the broadsheets being too interested so their lack of coverage isn't perhaps significant. There are several reasons, why the dogs may think it's safe for them to jump off the bridge, even though i don't understand why they would do it again, there is one really strange thing that happened there, besides the "Dog suicides". 3270 wurden… Hendrix was uninterested until they got to one end of the bridge, the end that dogs are said to favor. There have been several theories around why this may have happened. That sounds interesting. Trees and shrubs stand higher than the walls, and for a dog, there's no reason to suspect the wall is anything that couldn't or shouldn't be jumped onto in pursuit of whatever compelling adventure calls. I would rather doubt it's a scent from that height. This guy may just had a really fucked up idea in his insane brain, and thought it would be "funny" to kill his son and himself at the exact same spot the dogs tend to jump, but for me this story at least gave me a little bit of goosebumps. Two of the three dogs they could confirm had jumped had their breeds called out, and both are known for being more likely to have a really high prey drive. Die Overtoun Bridge spannt sich über eine Schlucht auf der Zufahrt zum Schloss. I would think that'd lend credence to all the theories about the dogs smelling something on the other side of the bridge--if they're working breeds, and particularly herding dogs or scent hounds, that'd kick in their instincts to find the source of the scent. Sign up for The Lineup's free newsletter and get our strangest stories delivered straight to your inbox. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. Huh. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I've seen photos of the bridge but only from the bottom. Außerdem verlor ein Mann hier plötzlich den Verstand und … While it is widely agreed that animals cannot decide to end their own lives, there have been strange examples of animal’s seeming to be intent on causing their own death in the past including: This herd of cows that broke free and ran directly toward and off a Swiss cliff in 2017, Over three days in 2009, also in Switzerland, many cows jumped to their deaths from a cliff, [Just one example of whales beaching themselves enmass] (http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2040762_2040769_2040788,00.html), [Ok here’s another more recent one] (https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/whales-mass-stranding-australia/556400/). 109. The water runs downhill underneath the bridge. The fact that the SSPCA have taken it reasonably seriously is also probably a good indication there may be something in it. lol. Archived. I remember reading about a mountainous place in Asia that supposedly has a similar effect on humans. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. The solid walls run end-to-end, and a dog has no way of knowing that he's even on a bridge. Hi all, first time post- on a subject that doesn't seem to have been covered previously, forgive me if I'm wrong.. Overtoun bridge near Dunbarton in Scotland has seen a significant number of dog deaths all conforming to a similar pattern. There he discovered that a wide,  flat path led to the entryway to bridge, which is covered in ivy—masking visual cues that mark it as a barrier on the other side of which lies a 50-foot drop. There must be a nearby colony of rabbits or similar small smelly animals. Or maybe it's neither of those, and the article is mistaken. So what do you think causes the dogs to jump from this bridge? It was one of those things where I was looking right at it and tried to say something and the dog went over before I could get a word out. Something with the local landscape and a certain point on the bridge that looked like they could jump over the ledge and land safely. Milton is a village near Dumbarton, Scotland, where a bridge is located that attracts dogs for suicide. It is the Overtoun Bridge and the site of many “doggy suicides.” Overtoun Bridge leading up to the Overtoun House. My friend and I are convinced there's human trafficking going on there. It's over a river, right? Researchers say there is a rational explanation. The only weird thing is they say that smell travels best on sunny days because moisture in the air tends to tamp down the smell of the minks below.... but I thought moist air actually transmitted smell better than dry air? Overtoun in Dumbarton, Scotland, is a land of many legends.