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Episode 49 // Secret Society Sampler: Freemasonry & The Illuminati

From their esoteric symbols to their elusive rituals & doings, secret societies control our curiosity. If we can’t join them, we can...

Episode 48 // The Lady of the Dunes

There she lay facedown on a beach towel, naked in the sand: handless, dead and with a mouth full of expensive dental work. In 1974, when...

Episode 47 // The Stayner Saga Part 2: Cary’s Gone Killing

In Part 2 of this series on the Stayners, we turn to Cary: the brother left to live through Steven’s disappearance and eventual return....

Episode 46 // The Stayner Saga Part 1: Steven’s Gone Missing

When 7-yr-old Steven Stayner was kidnapped, his family was shaken. And when 14-yr-old Steven returned home, life was still far from...

Episode 45 // NXIVM’s Own Starlet: The Wayward Story of Allison Mack

Allison Mack set off on her acting career at a young age, playing dorks, "plain Janes" and other blonde-haired, girl-next-door types...

Episode 44 // Lost in the Wilderness Part 2: Hikers Found Dead

If a tree falls in the forest –and nobody’s around to hear it– who knows if it killed someone below? The mysterious, fatal instances that...

Episode 43 // Lost in the Wilderness Part 1: Hikers Gone Missing

We walk into nature to confront the unknown, but returning home isn’t a guarantee. From the desert of Nevada to the mountainous forest of...

Episode 42 // Etan Patz: The First Milk Carton Kid

On a spring morning in 1979, a young boy walked to his bus stop and never returned home. The disappearance of Etan Patz would result in a...

Episode 41 // Aliens in the Schoolyard

In 1966, a group of schoolchildren in Australia pointed their fingers at what looked like a UFO. School personnel cautioned everyone to...

Episode 40 // Who's That Babushka Lady?

When John F. Kennedy was assassinated on that fateful drive in Dallas, The Babushka Lady was there, capturing it all on film. As...

Episode 39 // The Disappearance of Timmothy Pitzen

On a spring morning in 2011, a father dropped off his six-year-old son at school. An hour later, a mother picked the boy up, whisking him...

Episode 38 // The Denver Airport: A Hub For Travel and Conspiracy Theories

Welcome to Denver International! Here’s the capstone donated from the freemasons, some murals depicting apocalyptic futures, and be sure...

Episode 37 // Waking Up to Miraculous Talents

Traumatic brain injuries can be life-altering. Imagine surviving one and coming out the other side completely different. Furthermore,...

Episode 36 // The Mysterious Case of the Dyatlov Pass

A slashed tent, scattered footprints, radioactive clothing and a dislodged tongue. In February of 1959, nine hikers were found dead in...

Episode 35 // Conjuring Up The Conjuring

When a movie introduces itself as “based on a true story,” everything that follows is subject to scrutiny. What true story, and according...

Episode 34 // The Salem Witch Trials

Bubble, bubble, toil and lots of trouble. The puritanical witch hunt of Salem, Massachusetts took the lives of 19 innocent people as one...

Episode 33 // The Poltergeist: The Film That Unleashed a Curse?

Steven Spielberg’s 1982 horror hit scared audiences silly with its story of a suburban family cursed by demonic ghosts. Off-screen, there...

Episode 32 // A Quartet of Urban Legends

A chain-mail letter warns of an organ-harvesting cabal. A supposed mountain gremlin appears in a video. A hitchhiker in an evening gown...

Episode 31 // The Villisca Axe Murders: A Century-Old Bloodbath

One summer night in 1912, eight people were axe murdered in their sleep under the same roof. Over a hundred years later, the house...

Episode 30 // Hidden Rooms: What Lurks Inside the Walls

Have you ever had one of those dreams where you discover other rooms in your apartment? Like, suddenly there’s a door you never noticed...