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On the night of August 30th 1888, a great fire raged under storm clouds in an East London dockyard, turning the sky blood red.
Bolts of lightning appeared like rips in the air; cracks that just might open up and let something abominable through. A few hours later, it seemed they did...
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In 1951, 67-year-old Mary Reeser moved down from Columbia, Pennsylvania to Florida to be closer to her son and grandchildren.

Five weeks later, Mary was dead; killed in the most horrifying and bizarre circumstances that continue to confound to this day.

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With Unexplained on a short break we're dipping into the archives again.

This week’s story is a true ghost of Christmas past, reaching out to us from almost 124 years to the day.

It was late one night on December 26th

1900, when a telegram was received by the Northern Lighthouse Board.

It was sent by a member of a rescue crew, dispatched to the Flannen isles, the site of the UKs most remote lighthouse, located way out in the Atlantic, beyond any sign of civilisation. 

They were sent to investigate why the light was no longer shining,

The telegram read:

A dreadful accident has happened at the Flannans. The keepers, have disappeared from the Island... 

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It was back in May 2020 that the body of Ben Williams was found in his flat on Fountain Road in Tooting, London.

When police found him, those who saw the state of his body had no doubt he had been murdered. After a more thorough investigation, however, the cause of Ben’s death was judged unknown and labeled simply ‘death by misadventure'.

And then they discovered the tapes; an audio diary that Ben had been recording of the pandemic, in the months before he died.

These are those tapes, raw and unadorned. Make of them, what you will.

Happy Halloween and remember, wherever you are, it is always the witching hour, somewhere...

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In June 2003, something unusual popped up for sale on eBay.

The listing was posted by used furniture dealer Kevin Mannis and concerned a strange Jewish artefact he'd apparently purchased a few years before. He called it a 'dibbuk' box.

He said he wanted to sell it because, according to him, it was haunted...

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The third and final part of Season 6 Episode 4: The Widening Gyre

As the bizarre events at 284 Green Street show no sign of abating, things reach a fever pitch in December 1977 with a series of even more seemingly incredible events, as Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair struggle to make sense of it all. 

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Part Two of Season 07 Episode 03: Under Black Water 

A strange discovery made on a fishing trawler just off the east coast of South Africa in 1938 has some wondering, could the Loch Ness Monster be real after all?

This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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In 1987, construction began on a small stretch of road that would later become known as the Stocksbridge Bypass, now considered one of the most haunted roads in the UK.

This is why...

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On Friday January 23rd 1959, a story begins from out of the foothills of the Ural Mountains. A story that is perhaps the most extraordinary of all the stories featured on this show so far. A chilling and profound mystery that remains to this day Unexplained…
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The final instalment of S03 Episode 1: We Are The Witchcraft (Contains adult themes).
John Maynard Keynes described Isaac Newton as the last of the magicians; the last person of science for whom the gnostic mysteries still held some sway. In 1914 another scientist and magician was born. Jack Parsons would go on to help establish NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab developing a rocket fuel that will put the human race on the moon.
In 1946, Parsons would also attempt a complicated magic ritual in the hope of manifesting the divine goddess Babalon. Some say he did it too.In 1952 Parsons was killed in a catastrophic explosion at his house in what many believe to be mysterious circumstances that to this day remain unexplained...
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Part Three of Season 06 Episode 22: To Morn Names

The discovery of the enigmatic words Tamám Shud curled up in a small fob pocket of the unknown man's trousers, is finally the clue that Detective Leane and his team have been hoping for. 

The truth of the man's identity is in sight...

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In the early 1900s, a strange enigmatic mystic ingratiated himself with the Russian royal family.

It was the beginning of a new life for him – and for the royals. 

Unknown to them then, it was also the beginning of the end...

The man's name... Grigori Rasputin. 

This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and Richard MacLean Smith.

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For those who like to reminisce about a time when the world was a safer place; when doors could be left unlocked and children could be left outside to play on their own without the slightest care or worry. 

For many, Sunday September 5th, 1982 was the day when that all changed...

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Part two of Season 07 Episode 23: The Box 

Despite the disturbing nature of Kevin's eBay listing, his 'dibbuk' box attracts the interest of hundreds of potential buyers. Before long, it's heading for Kirksville, Missouri, with disturbing consequences...

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Part Two of S05 Episode 12: Prophet and Loss

Police cast their net ever wider in their effort to find a culprit for the brutal murder of the Evangelista family, drawing increasingly dark and strange connections to the case, but will any of it lead to an answer?

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On November 24th 1971 at Portland International airport, a man turned up at the ticket desk requesting a one-way ticket to Seattle.

The rest is strange and mystifying history...

This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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In 1685 George Sinclair, the brother of Maister Thomas Sinclair, the man who revealed Major Thomas Weir's confession to the authorities, published a book titled Satan's Invisible World Discovered, which contained a number of stories that neatly outlined the leading superstitions of the day.

Among them, although never referred to as such, is one of the earliest ever recorded cases of an apparent poltergeist...

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Perhaps more than anything, what grips many people about the case of Johnny Frank Garrett 9as explored in S03 E02 is the revelation that shortly before Garrett’s execution he had written a visceral and passionate final letter placing a curse on all those who had helped to secure his conviction. 
One of the more unexpected curse stories I have come across, is that relating to silent movie star and one of Hollywood’s first great heart throbs, Rudolph Valentino. This is that story.
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Since the announcement of the unexplained book which is due out on October 25th, a few people have been asking me for a reading list of books that have inspired me and the show.So in place of an Extra episode for next Tuesday July 17th 2018 I thought why don’t I just review them on the show - which I’d like to combine with a Q & A session to make it a bit more interesting.If you have any questions about the show, or me or anything else that you’d like me to speak about please write to me at unexplainedpod@gmail.com or on tweet me @unexplaindpod and I will endeavour to answer. Please get your questions to me before Tuesday at the latest.Thank you.

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Almost every culture it seems has a story of wild mythical creatures living out in the woods and mountains. 

Sometimes they break out from the myth, to be apparently captured on film, recorded on audio, and seen in real-life.

And in 1850, one was even said to have been caught...

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That people have lived on the land we know today as Guernsey, at least as far back as 4000 BCE, is evidenced by the many incredible relics there that date back to that time.

Most prominently the many dolmen that can be found all over the island. 

Some say they are valuable artifacts to be studied and learnt from. Others say they should be left well alone...

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No one knows exactly who The White Witch of Rose Hall is supposed to be, or if she was ever anyone at all. But it doesn't make the story any less real.

Or any less terrifying...

This epiosde was written by Ella McLeod and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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Author Elliot O’Donnell wrote widely about all manner of apparent hauntings in Britain and the United States, but there was one story – or rather location, for which he had a particular soft spot.  

The place, a mid-terraced Georgian townhouse in London’s Berkeley Square is often referred to as quite simply the most haunted house in London...

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When UFO researcher Bill Chalker is contacted about a baffling case from long ago in the Australian Outback, he uncovers reports of strange lights in the sky and unexplained attacks on farm animals. What supposedly took place on the McGann Farm in Fernvale, Queensland in 1927 are considered by some to be the strangest in all Australian ufology.  

Written by James Connor Patterson and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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In 1795, Donald MacInnes is a farmer working on Oak Island, a small land mass just off the coast of Nova Scotia. While walking through a clearing one morning, he discovers a strange circular impression on the ground. What he finds underneath it, will spark one of the most bizarre and mysterious treasure hunts of recent times.
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Part Two of Season 6 Episode 30: The Extinguishable Fire (Pt.2 of 2)

Inspired by Joan's apparent visions, and as the voices foretold, the Dauphin's army finally gain the upper hand in their efforts to reclaim the nation of France. 

So what then of Joan's other prophecy, the one foretelling of her imminent demise?

This episode was written by Ella McLeod and Richard MacLean Smith

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Early in the evening of November 23 1953, USAF pilot First Lieutenant Felix Moncla and radar operator Second Lieutenant Robert Wilson were scrambled in an F-89 Scorpion to intercept a UFO flying over Lake Superior.

They and their plane were never seen again. 

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A huge apology to all my listeners but sadly due to my daughter being quite ill over the last few weeks, I've been forced to postpone this week's episode until next Friday, October 29th. 

It's nothing serious but eventually, something had to give, and finishing the episode in time has proved a small step too far...

Very sorry again but rest assured we will be back next week!

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Part two of Season 07 Episode 14: If These Walls Could Scream.

Detectives Tennelle and Stearns begin their investigation into Elisa Lam's disappearance.  Clues are thin on the ground until the emergence of some bizarre CCTV footage recorded the day Elisa went missing, which completely upends the investigation... 

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It has been calculated that the likelihood of the human race being the only sophisticated life form in the milky way is a one in sixty billion chance. The milky way is one of 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe.
The following story is considered by many UFOlogists to be among the most compelling pieces of evidences of an alien visitation to our planet. Just what happened in the skies off the coast of Melbourne Australia in 1978 has never been fully accounted for. It is a mystery that remains to this day Unexplained.
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Unexplained will return next week.

In place of this week's episode, this is one from the vaults...

When 3 year old Shanti Devi becomes convinced she has lived another life before, her parents assume it’s just a childish game.

Today many consider her story to be nothing less than absolute proof of reincarnation…

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Meet Robert the Doll, the mysterious gift to a young boy named Gene Otto that marked the beginning of a lifetime of strange occurrences. Was Robert a harmless childhood companion—or the source of an inexplicable darkness?

Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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In 1898 a story written by Mildred Darby was published in London’s Belgravia magazine titled, “A House of Horrors.”

Darby later claimed it was in fact a true reflection of the many strange goings-on that occurred during her time living at Leap Castle in Ireland.

This episode is an adaptation of “A House of Horrors” by Mildred Darby.

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Pt. 3 of Season 06 Episode 28: The Nous Fear 

Where once the Internet was thought to offer something akin to a beneficial noosphere - many have instead been left fearing it has merely opened a door to chaos, disrupting established orders and threatening all the ‘progress’ that such order has contributed to.

But is this fear warranted?

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Second Officer Donald Repo was one of the 101 people killed when Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashed in the everglades just west of Miami in December 1972.

But then, according to numerous apparent witnesses, he came back…

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The Exorcist, released on December 26th 1973, is for many the most iconic horror film of all time. From William Freidkin’s masterful direction, to Blatty’s profound and personal script to the intensely evocative use of Mike Oldfied’s tubular bells, it is a cinematic masterpiece.
But what many people don’t know is that William Peter Blatty’s nightmarish book, from which the film was adapted, was in fact based on a real life Exorcism.
This is that story.
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In July, 1924, a group of prospectors returned from a trip working their claim in the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, with an incredible tale to tell having apparently come face to face with some kind of terrifying ape-like creatures...

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Third and final part of Season 07 Episode 23: The Box 

Jason continues his quest to get to the bottom of how the dibbuk box came into being.  What he uncovers is more wild than he could possibly have imagined...

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On December 24th, 1945, a fire destroyed the home of Jennie and George Sodder and their ten children in Fayetteville, West Virginia.  Five children were believed to have died. But when firefighters searched the rubble, there was no trace of them—no remains, no answers. How could they have vanished so completely? Join us as we uncover the strange clues and lingering questions surrounding this unforgettable case.

Written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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In March 2014, the parents of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers waved their daughters off at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport as they embarked on a trip of a lifetime to Central America. 

A month later they received the news that no parent wants to hear. The young women had gone missing and no one had a clue where they could be. 

This epiosde was written by Ella MacLeod and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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Part two of Season 6 Episode 20: Children of the Pastures

Lucia is faced with a true test of her faith as the Mayor attempts to put an end to her and her cousin's extraordinary claims. 

Meanwhile, excitement grows for the miracle that the Virgin Mary has apparently promised to perform at her 6th and final appearance...

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In last week’s episode, Time Out of Joint, we looked at two incidences of a supposed time slip.
In both stories we find ourselves questioning the validity of someone’s belief that they unwittingly stepped back into the past.
But what, instead, if we were on the other side and it was us witnessing them arriving miraculously from the future. How could we possibly believe them?
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On November 18th 2020 a small group of biologists spotted something strange while flying over a remote part of southeastern Utah; a bizarre reflective monolith that had gone unnoticed for years... 

Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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The elevation of the figure known as Jack the Ripper to perversely mythological proportions owes much to a new type of journalism that emerged around the same time as the Whitechapel murders; and there was one among all in the industry who for better or worse, had instigated it.
This final episode in Unexplained Season 3 explores the extraordinary life of William Thomas Stead.
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There is a story told over centuries, by local Congolese and explorers alike – a story that calls into question what we truly know about our world, and what may lurk still in the parts of the map that have yet to be fully filled in…

It's name is mokele-mbembe.

Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. 

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In March 1974, Terry Matthews and his mother, Gerri Betz, came across a strange metallic sphere in the woods close to their home in Jacksonville, Florida.

Then, things got a little strange...

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In the world of parapsychology, it has long be supposed that apparent poltergeist activity, if it were to exist at all, is not the malevolent workings of the deceased but rather the result of telekinesis – the potential ability of an individual to manipulate material things without physical contact.  
Despite years of scientific research, there remains no widely accepted evidence that we can manipulate them with our minds alone. There is one individual, however, that came closer than most to suggesting otherwise….
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In January 1998 a curious set of events besieged the tenants of 90 Mcminns Drive in Humpty Doo, Northern Australia. It has been described as one of the country's most compelling and terrifying cases of a poltergeist haunt.
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In 1952, George Adamski inadvertently created the alien contactee movement.  In this week's Extra, we take a brief look at the lives of Georgia Lee and Dorothy Martin, at two early proponents of the movement. 

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WARNING: Please be advised this episode contains disturbing and graphic scenes of torture. Parental discretion is advised.

In Scotland, England, and Wales, one powerful individual's fear of witchcraft almost single-handedly set off a series of witch panics throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, resulting in the torture and death of thousands of innocent people.  And it all began one stormy night back in 1589...

Featuring the story of King James VI and the North Berwick Witch Trials

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Unexplained returns for Season 08 on Friday, September 6th.

Sometimes eerie, sometimes strange, always Unexplained...

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When seasoned hiker Kenny Veach claimed to have found a cave in the Nevadan wilderness that made his body vibrate with fear, few believed him. So he set out to find it again, only this time he never came back.

Some believe he made the whole thing up. Others that he had unwittingly stumbled on a secret government location that led right into the heart of Area 51... 

This episode was written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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Part Two of Season 7 Episode 10: Into the Badlands 

As the weirdness on Tery and Gwen Sherman's ranch becomes more troubling, a strange organization led by the enigmatic Robert Bigelow offers to take it off their hands.

They are looking for clear evidence of paranormal activity, and they think the Sherman's ranch might be full of it...

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In April 1991, music executive Christopher Case told his friend that he'd been cursed by a woman he met while on a night out.  The woman apparently told him that he'd be dead within a week.

Then Chris stopped answering his calls. 

Written by James Conor Patterson and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. 

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Near Elkhorn, Wisconsin, in the autumn of 1991, local journalist Linda Godfrey recorded a series of peculiar sightings of a terrifying humanoid dog-like creature, apparently witnessed skulking around the fringes of nearby Bray Road. 

What seemed a ludicrous proposition at first, soon took on a surprising amount of credibility...

This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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On December 1st, 1948, the body of an unknown man was found on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, South Australia. 

Despite recent claimes that the identity of the individual, who would come to be known as the Somerton Man, has now been discovered, his story remians one of the most enduring mysteries of modern times.

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In the summer of 1958 in Mölnbo, Sweden, EVP pioneer Friedrich Jürgenson was attempting to record the sound of birdsong in his garden. What he captured instead would change his life forever.
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Some look for gold in rock seams and mineral deposits. Others prefer their search for riches served with a healthy side order of deep and mystical conspiracy... 

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He is the personification of the unknown; a messenger of the medium, at once new but strangely, archaically, familiar. 

His name is The Slender Man, and one way or another, he is coming for us all.

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This episode contains deeply disturbing scenes of violence, murder and sexual violence toward children. Parental discretion is advised.

In June 1912, one quiet rural community in southwest Iowa, USA, became the scene of one of the most brutal and inexplicable unsolved murders in American history. It remains no less shocking today than it was over 100 years ago. 

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Perhaps the strangest and most mysterious story to come out of the 'Bennington Triangle' was that which took place in the early 1800s, which ultimately led to the first officially recorded case of a wrongful conviction for murder in the United States, but was it?  

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1977, in the village of Broad Haven in Wales, a bizarre episode at the local primary school sets off an extraordinary series of events, unparalleled in the history of the British UFO experience; a series of events that remain to this day, very much unexplained...
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In 1964 the eleventh in a series of brutal murders occurred in and around the city of Boston, Massachusetts, that police had come to believe were all perpetrated by the same individual - referred to in the press as The Mad Strangler.   

No closer to finding the culprit after 18 months of investigations, an incredible decision was made in an attempt to crack the case...

Featuring the extraordinary story of self-proclaimed psychic Peter Hurkos. 

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When asked once what inspired her novel, The Woman in Black, Susan Hill replied that her chief ingredient was atmosphere, which I think sums it up perfectly.

Some have suggested she might also have found inspiration from a little-known haunting, said to have taken place in Cheltenham back in the late 1880s.

This is that story. 

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As interest in all things ancient Egyptian grew in the wake of the rediscovery of Tutenkhamun's tomb in 1922, so too did the number of people claiming to have lived a previous life during the time of the Pharoahs.
There was one person however whose peculiar story of reincarnation was a little different from all the rest...
The story of Omm Sety, once known as Dorothy Eady was described by one New York Times reviewer as one of the world’s most intriguing and convincing modern case-histories of reincarnation. 
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In 1670, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Major Thomas Weir, a Covenanter and man of puritanical faith was a much-respected member of the city's Presbyterian community. Until, one day, the mask slipped.  

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Part 2 of Season 7 Episode 1: The Fall Without End

After the US government offers a formal apology and explanation of sorts to Frank Olson's family, Frank's son Eric is unconvinced. 

Digging a little further into the case, he uncovers some horrifying truths...

This episode was written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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At almost exactly the same time that the horrifying events were coming to light on Hinterkaifeck farm, another strange and tragic story was unfolding on a farm in Brittany, France.

Featuring the story of Pauline Picard

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The notion that free-will might be nothing more than an illusion is a little unnerving to say the least. For some, it might merely be seen as a fascinating quirk of life.
But for others, a lack of free-will might speak of something else entirely, something far more sinister.
For after all, if we aren’t in control of our minds, then just who, or what, is?
Featuring the chilling and tragic story of the exorcism of Michael Taylor.
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The third and final part of Season 6 Episode 27: All That We See 

New York-based writer John Keel joins the hunt for the Mothman as something ominous looms on the horizon...

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In the early hours of March 14th 1928, below deck of an ocean liner just off the coast of West Africa, former RAF pilot Colonel George Henderson reportedly experienced a 'crisis apparition' of his friend and fellow pilot, Captain Raymond Hinchcliffe saying he was lost and in great danger.
What Henderson is said not to have known at the time, is that Hinchcliffe, and his co-pilot, Elsie Mackay were 3000 thousands miles away, high in the clouds, and fated never to be seen again...
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In December 1975, on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, pilot Norman Peter Gibbs took off for a recreational flight around the island.

He was never heard from again in circumstances so strange that people have been trying to unravel the mystery ever since. 

Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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In the early 2000s, a story emerged online about a mysterious sarcophagus unearthed by miners in a remote Siberian village back in 1969. Inside, so they say, was the eerily preserved body of a woman, later dubbed the Tisul Princess—a discovery swiftly seized by Soviet authorities and buried in secrecy.

Decades later, another astonishing find—the Ice Maiden of the Altai Mountains—raised even more questions about ancient civilizations, lost histories, and the blurred line between legend and reality...

Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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Since the dawn of communication we have shared stories about imaginary beings; entities such as demons, angels, monsters and fairies.
But what if they weren’t stories at all? What if these entities were real, existing right next to us, right now, walking invisibly among us? What if all we needed to see them was some kind of gateway?
What price might we pay for opening it? Featuring the story of the mysterious death of occultist Netta Fornario.
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It could be said that all stories are ultimately about one thing – death. None more so than the stories we tell each other concerning what awaits us after life. It is a theme that can be found in stories told across every community and culture, from as far back as we can remember.
But what might our dreams have to do with it? Featuring the unsettling story of The Pollock Twins.
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The stories we tell can often be said to reveal certain truths about ourselves, and yet, the notion of truth is the most elusive of things.
For the residents located near Howden Moor in the North East of England, the strange events that occurred on one spring night in 1997 would test their credulity to the limit…
They say the truth is out there, but does it even exist?
Featuring the extraordinary story of The Howden Moor Incident.
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In Unexplained Extra episodes we look at the stories that for one reason or other didn't make it onto our show.
For last week’s episode, Do You See What I See, we came across a story that demonstrates the sheer power of belief and how one man’s interpretation of the arrival of the Hale Bopp comet led to the death of 39 people.
Featuring the story of the Heaven's Gate group.
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Fear, it would seem, is a powerful primal emotion. So potent that it can even make us afraid of things that may not even exist.
But then again, just because we can't see something, it doesn't mean it isn't there
Featuring the terrifying Pontefract Poltergeist.
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Of all the unexplained mysteries I have come across there is one that has for me left the most indelible impression. As far as mysteries go you couldn’t invent a better story. A story that has over time led to some of the most extraordinary of speculations and has since evolved a folklore all of its own.
This is that story...
Featuring the mystery of the Eilean Mòr Lighthouse Keepers.
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Part two of Season 6 Episode 27: All That We See

The apparent sighting of a strange winged creature on the outskirts of Point Pleasant in West Virginia sparks a flurry of similar sightings over the next few days. 

One local reporter and a writer from New York endeavour to get to the bottom of just what is going on...

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For any regular listener of this show, as you may have gathered, Unexplained is rather fond of a good old haunted house story.  
The story of the Cooneen ghost house of Ireland is just one such tale,  often regarded as one of the most compelling supposed true-life hauntings of all time... 
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A closer look at the mysterious RAF Rudloe Manor...

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In August 1930, the first media report of a strange creature, reportedly seen in the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland, was published by a local Inverness newspaper.

It would not be the last...

This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith

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For the last episode, When the Snow Melts, we took an in-depth look into the unsettling mystery often referred to as the Dyatlov Pass Incident.
The incident details the mysterious deaths of nine hikers as they attempted a challenging trek through the Ural Mountains.
In this Extra episode we look at one final theory that might go some way to explaining just what exactly happened on that fateful night of February 1st 1959.
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In 1878, a man named Kakisikutchin took his wife, six children, mother-in-law, and brother, out into the forest, to hunt food for the winter.

But only Kakisikutchin returned.  His family had all died he said, and now he was being tormented by the wendigo. 

This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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For the last episode We Are the Witchcraft, we took an in-depth look into the extraordinary life and death of pioneering rocket scientist and magician Jack Parsons. In this week's Extra episode we take a closer look at the no less extraordinary life of Marjorie Cameron the focal point of his Babalon Working. 
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Throughout history we have attributed worth and sentiment to inanimate objects, things that when looked at out of context or without the language to understand their worth would otherwise appear completely insignificant.
But what of those objects that seem not to conform to the vagaries of the human conscious. Objects that seem to have a power all of their own…
Featuring the extraordinary mystery of The Hexham Heads.
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In the autumn of 1984, in the village of Dodleston on the border of England and Cymru, something peculiar is occurring. When Ken Webster brings a computer home as a favour for a friend, little did he know he would soon be communicating with an apparent farmer, living at the same location 450 years in the past...
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Günther Stoll was a fairly typical individual. He enjoyed his job as a food engineer, he loved his wife and he enjoyed the occasional drink at his local pub.   You might say he was an ordinary man. His death, however, was anything but...  

This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. 

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This week's episode looks at the strange and mysterious Houska Castle, a place that has long fascinated people on account of its peculiar location and supposedly dark origins...

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In the late 1940s, Italian sculptor Amilcare Santini was commissioned to make a statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to use as a model for mass production. 

Little did he know, that it would become just about the most famous depiction of the Immaculate Heart ever created.

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With five of the students' bodies now recovered from Kholat Syakhl mountain, rumours begin to circulate about just what exactly might have caused their deaths.
Meanwhile, with four of the students still unaccounted for, lead investigator Lev Ivanov is under increasing pressure to bring the the case to a swift and uncontroversial end...
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SEASON 4 SEND-OFF
All of us will die and even for those who believe we are somehow more than a bundle of cells and flickering synapses and that something else awaits us beyond this mortal realm – there are few who consider the preservation of the body or its final resting place to have any significant bearing on that.
So why does disturbing a grave site make us so uneasy?  Perhaps because our relationship with death has never really been about the dead...
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For centuries people of Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, India, and China have recognized the existence of a strange ape-like creature said to stalk the vast Himalayan mountain ranges.

It has many names. 

In English, it's name is Yeti. 

This episode was written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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Toward the end of the Second World War, it became apparent that billions of US dollars worth of priceless art, gold, and a veritable treasure trove of other artifacts, looted by advocates of the Third Reich had been hidden away throughout Germany.

Some believe a significant amount of it, is still out there... 

This episode was written by Ella McLeod and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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RERUN EPISODE

(Huge apologies to all, due to illness I've not been able to produce a new epiosde this week, but here is one of my past favourites from Season 4 instead.)

In February 1978, five young men from the Yuba-Sutter area in Northern California took a short trip to watch their favourite basketball team. But the men never returned home. 

It's a tragic and beguiling mystery that to this day remians Unexplained. 

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Roughly 20 years after the death of the McLeod brothers, news broke from out of Canada's Northwest Territories of yet another beguiling mystery striking fear into the hearts of anyone in the area at the time...

The Mad Trapper of Rat River.

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One afternoon in May 1828, a mysterious boy stumbled into a quiet square in the picturesque city of Nürnberg, in what was then the German Confederation.

Unable to utter more than a few words and seeming as though he had just arrived from another planet, when the apparent truth of the boy's provenance eventually came to light, it was even more extraordinary than anyone could possibly have imagined. 

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The third and final part of Season 07 Episode 25: The City Upon a Hill 

As accusations of witchcraft mount up soon the fear spreads beyond Salem and out into the wider Puritan community. With over 100 people accused of being in league with the devil, it's time to begin the official trials.

The shit gets real, as they say... 

This episode was written by Richard MacLean Smith and Ella Mcleod

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