Attention all shiver-seekers! The Dark Oak is a weekly thrill and chill inducing mystery podcast. Every Wednesday, Stefanie and Cynthia will present to you a true tale of the supernatural, the macabre, historical crimes, cryptids, the unexplained and the downright spooky. To help ease your fears, we also include The Branch of Hope Foundation, which connects you to the human side of our cases by giving back to non-profit organizations related to the first episode of the month. If you enjoy gu ...
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Episode 71: Inside the Mica Miller Case
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On April 27, 2024, 30-year-old South Carolina woman, Mica Miller, placed a disturbing 911 call. She was found later that evening having been killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. At first glance, Mica’s death sounds like a tragic suicide; however, in the days, weeks and months since, many dark secrets have surfaced including allegations of abus…
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Episode 70: The Life and Death of Edgar Allen Poe - An Oaktober Fest Special Edition
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Welcome to Oaktober Fest, The Dark Oak's celebration of the spooky month of October! Every week this month, we will bring you a case that is sure to get you in the creepy mood. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The father of mystery and the American horror story, Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and…
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Episode 69: Bella in the Wych Elm - An Oaktober Fest Special Edition
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Welcome to Oaktober Fest, The Dark Oak's celebration of the spooky month of October! Every week this month, we will bring you a case that is sure to get you in the creepy mood. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On April 18, 1943, local boys Robert Hart, Thomas Willetts, Bob Farmer and Fred Payne wandered into Hagley Wood, part of the estate belonging to Lord Cobham near W…
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Episode 68: Ron Sisman and Elizabeth Platzman: The Son of Sam Story - An Oaktober Fest Special Edition
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Welcome to Oaktober Fest, The Dark Oak's celebration of the spooky month of October! Every week this month, we will bring you a case that is sure to get you in the creepy mood. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ On the Halloween of 1981, Ron Sisman and his girlfriend Elizabeth Platzman were found brutally executed in Ron's ransacked Manhattan apartment. Detectives original…
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Episode 67: What Happened to Sandra Hughes? - An Oaktober Fest Special Edition
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Welcome to Oaktober Fest, The Dark Oak's celebration of the spooky month of October! Every week this month, we will bring you a case that is sure to get you in the creepy mood. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ While the rest of the world was feeling the chaos of the Covid 19 global pandemic, 54-year-old Sandra Hughes decided to spend time in the place she felt most at ho…
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Episode 66: Death Watch on the Hanging Hill & The Blue Sentinel of Peddlers Rock - An Oaktober Fest Special Edition
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Welcome to Oaktober Fest, The Dark Oak's celebration of the spooky month of October! Every week this month, we will bring you a case that is sure to get you in the creepy mood. This week Stefanie shares the tales of two spectral dogs, steeped in history, active to this day, and sure to haunt your dreams. Sources: Clyne, P. E. (1977). Ghostly Animal…
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Episode 65: Who Killed Robert Wone?
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32-year-old Robert Eric Wone could never have imagined that spending the night at an old college friend's house would result in his bizarre murder, yet that is exactly what happened on August 2, 2006. A little over an hour after arriving at the DC home that Joe Price's shares with two other men, Robert was dead and a bizarre 911 call was placed. Wh…
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Episode 64: The Unsolved Murder of David Bacon
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An up-and-coming Hollywood actor best known for his role in "The Masked Marvel,” crashed his sports car in a bean field in Los Angeles, California. The actor, christened David Bacon by the famous Hollywood film producer Howard Hughes exited the vehicle and stumble only a few feet before collapsing. In his back was a single stab wound to the back ma…
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Episode 63: Where is Cathy Moulton?
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16-year-old Cathy Moulton was reported missing on September 24, 1971. She was last seen in downtown Portland, Maine wearing a navy-blue coat and carrying a brown leather bag. Police immediately decided that she was a runaway and her case remained uninvestigated, that is, until nearly thirty years later, a determined detective Kevin Cady devoted his…
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Episode 62: The Disappearance of Ebonee Spears
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30-year-old, Ebonee Spears was last seen on Jan. 14, 2016. The week and days before her disappearance were plagued with strange occurrences and troubling moments that have left her family wondering what could have become of Ebonee. On the evening of her disappearance, she attempted to make a phone call at the Wilmington Police Department but was un…
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Episode 61: The Unsolved Murder of Garrett Phillips
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When a 12-year-old dies suddenly, law enforcement focuses their attention on one man almost exclusively. Surveillance footage seems to contradict the person of interest's alibi. In this episode we have a soccer coach, a Sheriff's deputy and a small town torn apart by the devastating loss of Garrett Phillips. Sources:Who Killed Garrett Phillips. (n.…
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Episode 60: The Disturbing Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley
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According to the website Maritime Injury Report approximately 400 people have gone missing from cruise ships in the past 20 years. And according to Cruise Lines International Association of the 212 listed as having gone overboard between the years of 2009 and 2019, only 48 people were rescued. While these numbers aren’t insignificant, it is importa…
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Episode 59: The Unexplained Death of Olivia Jane Ward
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When 16-year-old Olivia "Janie" Ward died after a fall at a teen party in the woods, her family began a decades long search to find out what really happened to her on that night. With conflicting autopsies, "misplaced" records, and eyewitness statements that create more questions than answers, Janie's death sadly remains as much a mystery today as …
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Episode 58: The Disappearance of Marjorie West
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According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the disappearance of four-year-old Marjorie West remains "the great unsolved mystery of the missing” and the second oldest unsolved child abduction case recorded in American history. At the time of Marjorie’s 1938 disappearance, the search for her was one of the largest for a chil…
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Episode 57: Robyn Gardner - NEW Information from Exclusive Interview
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Holy smokes, do we have a treat for you! Last week, Stefanie was granted an exclusive interview with a source very close to Robyn Gardner. Join us as we tell you some of the answers to your burning questions about Robyn's case. What kind of relationship did Robyn and Richard have? How close were Robyn and Gary before her disappearance? Why did Roby…
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Hot Pursuit - A Focus on Crime in the Summer Sun - Episode 2
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Hello, Shiver-seekers! We have a special summer treat just for you! The Dark Oak Podcast was honored to participate in "Hot Pursuit - a Focus on Crime in the Summer Sun" which includes 17 true crime podcasters all dedicated to solving crimes and helping victims. We are so excited to share two bingeable episodes that are sure to steer you toward you…
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Hot Pursuit - A Focus on Crime in the Summer Sun - Episode 1
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Hello, Shiver-seekers! We have a special summer treat just for you! The Dark Oak Podcast was honored to participate in "Hot Pursuit - a Focus on Crime in the Summer Sun" which includes 17 true crime podcasters all dedicated to solving crimes and helping victims. We are so excited to share two bingeable episodes that are sure to steer you toward you…
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Episode 56: "A Dingo's Got My Baby!" - The Story of Lindy Chamberlain
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A camping trip in one of the most beautiful spots in Australia ends in tragedy when a young family's infant daughter goes missing. Lindy Chamberlain's screams pierced the night when she discovered her 9 week old missing from their family tent that a wild dog had just emerged from. Unfortunately, Lindy's account of what happened on that fateful even…
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Episode 55: The Disappearance of Robyn Gardner - Part 2
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In today’s episode we will tell you about the tragic story of Robyn Gardner who disappeared from the beautiful Caribbean Island of Aruba while visiting with her travel companion Gary Giordano. Gary says Robyn was lost to a freak snorkeling accident, but Robyn’s friends and family believe Gary is to blame. Sources: Burnside, T. (2012, September 11).…
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Episode 54: The Disappearance of Robyn Gardner - Part 1
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In today’s episode we will tell you about the tragic story of Robyn Gardner who disappeared from the beautiful Caribbean Island of Aruba while visiting with her travel companion Gary Giordano. Gary says Robyn was lost to a freak snorkeling accident, but Robyn’s friends and family believe Gary is to blame. Sources: Burnside, T. (2012, September 11).…
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Episode 53: The Strange Death of Kendrick "KJ" Johnson
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On January 11, 2013, 17-year-old Kendrick "KJ" Johnson was found deceased in a rolled-up wrestling mat at his high school. Many believe it was an accident, but an equal amount believe KJ was murdered. We tell you everything we know.Autor: Just Us Gals Productions
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Episode 52: Carl Tanzler and His Corpse Bride
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Thanks to a vision provided by a dead relative, Carl Tanzler claimed to have been in love with Elena de Hoyos before they even met. Actually, decades before they met. He tried desperately to save her from tuberculosis but was unsuccessful. Unwilling to let death separate them, Carl embarked on an unimaginable and unexplainable journey to keep the b…
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Episode 51: SeaWorld and the Death of Dawn Brancheau
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For decades Sea World has been committed to supporting environmental conservation by providing financial and scientific support to organizations focused on animal rescue and rehabilitation, conservation education, habitat protection and species research. Additionally, the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund has donated more than $19 million …
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Episode 50: The Unexplained Death of Ryan Singleton
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On the 9th of July 2013, a 24-year-old Ryan was driving his car through the Mohave desert through what we know as Death Valley. He was on his way back to Los Angeles after spending the day in Las Vegas, when his car ran out of gas on Hwy 15. After walking several miles towards the closest town in the intense heat, Ryan encountered what should have …
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Episode 49: The Disappearance of Amy Wroe Bechtel
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The 1997 disappearance of Amy Wroe Bechtel has been called one of the most baffling cases in U.S. history. A massive search was launched when she vanished, the search was so large even Russia was asked to assist. The healthy young athlete went jogging in the Shoshone National Forest and was never seen again. Amy’s husband led efforts to find his mi…
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Episode 48: The Mysterious Death of Jessica Renee Johnson
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When Jessica Renee Johnson's friends and family were told that she died by suicide, their worlds were shattered. Over the next few weeks and months, details came to light that that just didn't make sense: Jessica was found wearing clothes that no one recognized, she had strange new markings on her body, and the way in which she died was beyond unus…
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Episode 47: The Disappearance of Maura Murray (Part 3 of 3)
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Maura Murray is an American woman who disappeared on the evening of February 9, 2004, after a car crash on Route 112 near Woodville, New Hampshire, a village in the town of Haverhill. At the time of her disappearance, Maura was a 21-year-old nursing student completing her junior year at the University of Massachusetts. In this three-part series, we…
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Episode 46: The Disappearance of Maura Murray (Part 2 of 3)
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Maura Murray is an American woman who disappeared on the evening of February 9, 2004, after a car crash on Route 112 near Woodville, New Hampshire, a village in the town of Haverhill. At the time of her disappearance, Maura was a 21-year-old nursing student completing her junior year at the University of Massachusetts. In this three-part series, we…
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Episode 45: The Disappearance of Maura Murray (Part 1 of 3)
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Maura Murray is an American woman who disappeared on the evening of February 9, 2004, after a car crash on Route 112 near Woodville, New Hampshire, a village in the town of Haverhill. At the time of her disappearance, Maura was a 21-year-old nursing student completing her junior year at the University of Massachusetts. In this three-part series, we…
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Episode 44: The Bizarre Death of Paulette Gebara Farah
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Commonly referred to as the "Mexican Jon Benet Ramsey", the death of four year old Paulette Gebara Farah is nothing short of a tragedy. What began as a missing person case turned into one of the most suspicious death cases in recent history. Accident? Homicide? Tell us what you think after you listen to the story of Paulette Gebara Farah. Sources: …
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Episode 43: The Abduction of Frederick Valentich
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At the time of his final flight, Frederick was an ambitious, healthy, hardworking, and optimistic young person. On the evening of Saturday October 21st, 1978, at 6:15 Fred Valentich left Moorabbin airport and headed west, crossing Port Philip Bay on the way to King Island. Fred’s flight started without incident. After about 6 minutes over the open …
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Episode 42: The Disappearance of Geneva Adams
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When single mother, Geneva Adams, doesn't come home after a rare night out, her family immediately jumps into action, but finds few clues. After almost 40 years of searching a tip leads them to believe their mother may be buried under the name of Jane Doe in a cemetery about an hour away from where she disappeared. The day of exhumation, everyone i…
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Episode 41: The Unbelievable Story of Once-Convicted Serial Killer, Kathleen Folbigg
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In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg became the most hated woman in Australia when she was convicted of murdering her four children ranging from only 19 days old to two years old. The most damning evidence against her were her journals or what she called her "babble books." These journals detailed her daily life with her children and husband and became a crit…
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Episode 40: The Hidden Side of Boeing - The Suspicious Death of Whistleblower, John Barnett
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On March 9, 2024, less than four weeks ago, Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead of a suspected self- inflicted gunshot wound to the head. But many are calling for a full investigation into his death as Boeing's involvement in his death are examined. The state of the great American manufacturing giant, Boeing, has continual come under f…
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Episode 39: Alfred Rouse and The Burning Car Murder
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In 1930, Alfred Rouse, finding himself in financial trouble, faked his own death by purposefully setting his car, a Morris Minor, ablaze. To make the grizzly scene more believable, he murdered a man and placed him at the scene. The victim's identity has been a mystery for almost 100 years in what would come to be called The Burning Car Murder. But,…
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Episode 38: The Mysterious and Tragic Death of Kenneka Jenkins
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It's hard to believe that a beautiful, smart and talented 19-year-old woman would accidentally lock herself inside of a walk-in freezer, but that's exactly what hotel staff and police say happened to Kenneka Jenkins in 2017. Steeped in mystery, Kenneka's death has raised eyebrows since the news of it broke. Strange surveillance footage and unanswer…
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Episode 37: Escape from Alcatraz Island
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Join us as we reveal the secrets of the United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known as Alcatraz or simply, The Rock, which was a maximum-security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California. We take a look at famous inmates, including the Birdman of Alcatraz and two of the most famous prison …
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Episode 36: The Unsolved Murder of Lindsay Buziak
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When up and coming real estate agent Lindsay Buziak received a cold call from a new client that seemed too good to be true, she was both excited and nervous. This transaction could create a lot of amazing opportunities for her, but she struggled to understand why she, relatively new in the business, would have been trusted with such an opportunity.…
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Episode 35: The Mysterious Death of Hugues de la Plaza
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Hugues de la Plaza's death is quite the compelling mystery... a dead body, stabbed multiple times, behind a locked door with no evidence of an assailant and no potential suicide weapon. Security cameras did not pick up anyone other Hugues near his home on the early morning of his death. After being stabbed, why did 36-year-old Hugues de la Plaza wa…
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Episode 34: The DB Cooper Skyjacking
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We cover details of DB Cooper’s 1971 plane hijacking and go into some of the more compelling theories and suspects including Richar Floyd McCoy, Dick Briggs, Robert Rackstraw, Sheridan Peterson, Vince Petersen and William Gossett. This episode will be a great way to get caught up to speed on the latest and greatest in the land of the Cooperites. **…
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Episode 33: The Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse
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Almost exactly 18 years ago, a young professional woman seemingly disappeared without a trace. Few clues were ever found and the ones that were are more frustrating than helpful. From grainy security footage where any identifying characteristics of the person of interest were obscured to many potential witnesses never being interviewed, the Kesse f…
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Episode 32: The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
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In honor of Black History Month, today we delve into the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. The 16th Street Baptist Church was a large and prominent church located downtown, just blocks from Birmingham's commercial district and City Hall. Just before 11 o'clock on September 15, 1963, instead of rising to begin prayers, the congregation was knocked…
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Episode 31: The Disappearance of Cynthia Anderson - PATREON SNEAK PEEK
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Cindy was last seen on August 4, 1981, at the law office where she worked on East Manhattan Boulevard in Toledo, Ohio. The law partners arrived back at the office after a meeting at noon to find the radio on and their desks prepared for the day. Cindy left her romance novel open on her desk to the only violent scene in the book, where the heroine w…
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Episode 30: The Unsolved Murder of Dian Fossey
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Thanks to lack of education and movies like King Kong, gorillas used to be considered ferocious man killers. It took a tenacious Dian Fossey moving to the jungles of Africa and living among the great apes, to change the public's mind about the gentle giants. During the 1960s and 70s, when a poaching pandemic threatened the existence of the African …
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Episode 29: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
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The origins of one of America’s oldest unsolved mysteries can be traced to August 1587, when a group of about 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina. Later that year, it was decided that John White, governor of the new colony, would sail back to England in order to gather a fresh load of supplies…
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Episode 28: The Brown Family Disappearance
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When a Florida family went missing in 1985, local authorities were at a complete loss with absolutely no leads. Nearly 6 weeks after James and Carolyn Brown and their three children were last heard from, the family was reported missing. Strange phone calls, a dead hamster and a wall that was freshly painted in an effort to cover blood stains, left …
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Episode 27: The Mysterious Survival Story of Casey Hathaway
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After three days in the unforgiving wilderness, three-year-old Casey Hathaway was miraculously found unharmed. He said a bear saved him from harm. Is it possible? We will explore his story as well as five additional stories of children mysteriously surviving in the wilderness including that of Alice Rachel Peck and Ida Mae Curtis. We conclude by ex…
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Episode 26: Elizabeth Short AKA The Black Dahlia
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We delve in to the most brutal, baffling, sensationalized, and shocking murders in American history. We will cover the life of Elizabeth short as well as details of the murder and several key suspects that may represent the faces of evil. Sources: The Murder of the Black Dahlia: The Ultimate Cold Case Crime magazine. (n.d.). https://crimemagazine.c…
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Episode 25: The Sodder Family’s Christmas Tragedy
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When a tragic house fire destroys the Sodder Family home in the early hours of Christmas Day, 1945, it is believed 5 missing children perished in the flames. As details unfold over the next days, weeks and months, the Sodder parents begin to question whether their children were in the house on the night of the fire. For decades, a large billboard h…
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Episode 24: The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
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On the morning of July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off from Lae, New Guinea, on one of the last legs in their historic attempt to circumnavigate the globe. They never made it. What became of the two adventurers? Lost at sea? Crash landed on a deserted island? Captured by the Japanese? We will explore all the options…
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