This is a tale of two stories, really. One, an unsolved murder from hundreds of years ago fueled by romance, revenge, and politics, and the other, a modern-day criminologist and professor who began mapping medieval crimes to help better understand how the criminal justice system began and evolved. The two stories intertwined when said criminologist began to explore this cold case, and eventually, helped to come up with some resolutions, 686 years later.
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Unsolved: The Keddie Cabin Murders
On April 12th, 1981, Sheila Sharp came home to find her mother, brother and family friend brutally murdered and her younger sister missing.
This kicked off a mystery that remains unsolved to this day and raises more questions than answers.
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The Mysteries of the Hoia Baciu Forest
Deep in the heart of Cluj-Napoca, Romania lies what some call the “Bermuda Triangle of Romania.” The Hoia Baciu Forest has quite the reputation of bizarre happenings – between reports of paranormal phenomena like UFO sightings, ghosts, weird energy fields, and a clearing where nothing living can grow, to mysterious red and orange lights and disappearing children, it’s even been the subject of lots of scientific research trying explain what exactly is going on there.
But are these bizarre happenings explicable? What exactly is causing this serenely beautiful place to gain such a dark reputation?
Edited by Maxwell Holechek
The Disappearance of Kenny Veach
In 2014 hiker Kenny Veach posted a YouTube video about his experience with a mysterious cave that left him shaking and with a strange feeling of dread. Prompted by other commenters, he would set out to find the cave again and never return…
What happened to Kenny Veach? Did he get lost in the desert? Abducted by aliens? Start a new life someone somewhere? Does the mysterious M Cave exist or was it all an elaborate hoax? The quest for answers only leads to more questions.
TW: Talk of suicide.
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The Disembodied Feet of the Salish Sea
Since August 2007, at least 20 disembodied human feet have been found in shoes on the coasts of British Columbia and Washington state, with the most recent foot washing ashore this past summer.
But why? Where did all of these disembodied feet come from? Was it another PNW serial killer dumping bodies into the Salish Sea? Was it foul play? Or was it a result of natural causes? And why just the feet? Join us as we put our best foot forward in undressing this weird podalic phenomenon.
TW: brief discussion of suicide.
The Mysteries at Boleskine House
With owners like Aleister Crowley and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, and bizarre history of fires while allegedly being built atop a cemetery, the Boleskine House in the Scottish Highlands has quite the reputation. Did Aleister Crowley’s occultist rituals leave behind evil remnants that continue to haunt the space, and leave him with the moniker “The Beast of Boleskine”? Did a local wizard in the 17th century really raise bodies of the dead, giving a local minister the not-so-fun job of having to put reanimated corpses back in their graves on that land?
John Tornow: The Wild Man of the Wynoochee
Wild men or feral men have long been a part of legend. Some even believe they account for some of the Bigfoot sightings throughout history.
John Tornow reached legend status when his desire to be left alone in the wilderness turned murderous. But what really happened? Who was John Tornow and how much of the story reported was twisted by those who were left behind in the end?
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Hélène Smith and Her Martian Communication
Born Catherine Elise Müller, and later identifying as Helene Smith, this 19th century spiritualist medium didn’t just communicate with the dead and speak of her past lives. She spoke to martians on Mars, and even had an alphabet, translator, and painted images that were out of this world (literally).
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Belle Gunness Black Widow Killer: Part Two
In part two of our two part episode, we see Belle Guness’ home burnt to the ground, her headless body being discovered in the ruins…or was it…
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Belle Gunness Black Widow Killer: Part One
Called the Female Bluebeard, Belle Guness lured men to work her farm only to rob and murder them.
In part one of our two part episode, we look at Belle’s early life, her turn to murder of her husbands and even children, until one night a scorned lover set her house on fire…
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