diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index d83480fa0a..a328568c0d 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -5158,13 +5158,6 @@ mat4 Application::getHMDSensorPose() const {
     return mat4();
 }
 
-void Application::crashApplication() {
-    qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Intentionally crashed Interface";
-    QObject* object = nullptr;
-    bool value = object->isWindowType();
-    Q_UNUSED(value);
-}
-
 void Application::deadlockApplication() {
     qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Intentionally deadlocked Interface";
     // Using a loop that will *technically* eventually exit (in ~600 billion years)
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 0d170bd0c2..838c81c250 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ public slots:
 
     void updateHeartbeat() const;
 
-    static void crashApplication();
     static void deadlockApplication();
 
     void rotationModeChanged() const;
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 7be498623e..1fa4a6fe29 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
 #include <QMenuBar>
 #include <QShortcut>
 
+#include <thread>
+
 #include <AddressManager.h>
 #include <AudioClient.h>
+#include <CrashHelpers.h>
 #include <DependencyManager.h>
 #include <display-plugins/DisplayPlugin.h>
 #include <PathUtils.h>
@@ -587,10 +590,41 @@ Menu::Menu() {
 
     // Developer > Display Crash Options
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(developerMenu, MenuOption::DisplayCrashOptions, 0, true);
-    // Developer > Crash Application
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(developerMenu, MenuOption::CrashInterface, 0, qApp, SLOT(crashApplication()));
-    // Developer > Deadlock Application
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(developerMenu, MenuOption::DeadlockInterface, 0, qApp, SLOT(deadlockApplication()));
+
+    // Developer > Crash >>>
+    MenuWrapper* crashMenu = developerMenu->addMenu("Crash");
+
+    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::DeadlockInterface, 0, qApp, SLOT(deadlockApplication()));
+
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashPureVirtualFunction);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { crash::pureVirtualCall(); });
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashPureVirtualFunctionThreaded);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { std::thread([]() { crash::pureVirtualCall(); }); });
+
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashDoubleFree);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { crash::doubleFree(); });
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashDoubleFreeThreaded);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { std::thread([]() { crash::doubleFree(); }); });
+
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashAbort);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { crash::doAbort(); });
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashAbortThreaded);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { std::thread([]() { crash::doAbort(); }); });
+
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashNullDereference);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { crash::nullDeref(); });
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashNullDereferenceThreaded);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { std::thread([]() { crash::nullDeref(); }); });
+
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashOutOfBoundsVectorAccess);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { crash::outOfBoundsVectorCrash(); });
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashOutOfBoundsVectorAccessThreaded);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { std::thread([]() { crash::outOfBoundsVectorCrash(); }); });
+
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashNewFault);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { crash::newFault(); });
+    action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(crashMenu, MenuOption::CrashNewFaultThreaded);
+    connect(action, &QAction::triggered, qApp, []() { std::thread([]() { crash::newFault(); }); });
 
     // Developer > Log...
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(developerMenu, MenuOption::Log, Qt::CTRL | Qt::SHIFT | Qt::Key_L,
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 2c1d2c9ee7..600632d125 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -66,7 +66,18 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString CopyAddress = "Copy Address to Clipboard";
     const QString CopyPath = "Copy Path to Clipboard";
     const QString CoupleEyelids = "Couple Eyelids";
-    const QString CrashInterface = "Crash Interface";
+    const QString CrashPureVirtualFunction = "Pure Virtual Function Call";
+    const QString CrashPureVirtualFunctionThreaded = "Pure Virtual Function Call (threaded)";
+    const QString CrashDoubleFree = "Double Free";
+    const QString CrashDoubleFreeThreaded = "Double Free (threaded)";
+    const QString CrashNullDereference = "Null Dereference";
+    const QString CrashNullDereferenceThreaded = "Null Dereference (threaded)";
+    const QString CrashAbort = "Abort";
+    const QString CrashAbortThreaded = "Abort (threaded)";
+    const QString CrashOutOfBoundsVectorAccess = "Out of Bounds Vector Access";
+    const QString CrashOutOfBoundsVectorAccessThreaded = "Out of Bounds Vector Access (threaded)";
+    const QString CrashNewFault = "New Fault";
+    const QString CrashNewFaultThreaded = "New Fault (threaded)";
     const QString DeadlockInterface = "Deadlock Interface";
     const QString DecreaseAvatarSize = "Decrease Avatar Size";
     const QString DeleteBookmark = "Delete Bookmark...";
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/CrashHelpers.h b/libraries/shared/src/CrashHelpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dae39d4a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/CrashHelpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//
+//  CrashHelpers.h
+//  libraries/shared/src
+//
+//  Created by Ryan Huffman on 11 April 2016.
+//  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef hifi_CrashHelpers_h
+#define hifi_CrashHelpers_h
+
+namespace crash {
+
+class B;
+class A {
+public:
+    A(B* b) : _b(b) { }
+    ~A();
+    virtual void virtualFunction() = 0;
+
+private:
+    B* _b;
+};
+
+class B : public A {
+public:
+    B() : A(this) { }
+    virtual void virtualFunction() { }
+};
+
+A::~A() {
+    _b->virtualFunction();
+}
+
+void pureVirtualCall() {
+    qDebug() << "About to make a pure virtual call";
+    B b;
+}
+    
+void doubleFree() {
+    qDebug() << "About to double delete memory";
+    int* blah = new int(200);
+    delete blah;
+    delete blah;
+}
+
+void nullDeref() {
+    qDebug() << "About to dereference a null pointer";
+    int* p = nullptr;
+    *p = 1;
+}
+
+void doAbort() {
+    qDebug() << "About to abort";
+    abort();
+}
+
+void outOfBoundsVectorCrash() {
+    qDebug() << "std::vector out of bounds crash!";
+    std::vector<int> v;
+    v[0] = 42;
+}
+
+void newFault() {
+    qDebug() << "About to crash inside new fault";
+
+    // Force crash with multiple large allocations
+    while (true) {
+        const size_t GIGABYTE = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+        new char[GIGABYTE];
+    }
+
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif // hifi_CrashHelpers_h