After a lifetime of inexplicable behavior and sullen silence, identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons were sentenced to indefinite treatment at Broadmoor Psychiatric Hospital. But the sisters didn't improve and their story ended in tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
By 1971, 8-year old Welsh twins Jennifer and June refused to speak to anyone but each other. For most of their youth, they isolated themselves, preferring to live out their days in a rich fantasy world rather than reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
From 970 to 931 B.C.E., King Solomon transformed war-torn Israel into a prosperous kingdom, with a capital city covered in gold. Although these ancient treasures have never been found, certain clues point to the possible locations of his missing mines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
There are multiple clues scattered throughout the Bible as to the place where Solomon, the richest King of Ancient Israel, mined the gold which gave him his power. Explorers have searched in the Middle East, Africa and North America, but they’ve never been found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ralph Izzard, Charles Stonor, and Frank Hodgkinson's 1947 venture into the jungles of Assam failed to produce a shred of evidence for the existence of the mysterious Buru. But they weren't discouraged, and maintained for years that Burus were real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When reporter Ralph Izzard, zoologist Charles Stonor and photographer Frank Hodgkinson heard rumors that a mysterious, dino-like creature lived in the swamps of India’s Assam Region, they resolved to find and capture the beast themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
For thousands of years, men, women, and children were brutally killed, and their bodies were unceremoniously dumped into the peat bogs of northern Europe. Did these people die by murder, capital punishment, or human sacrifice? The answers remain submerged in ancient waters and peat. Sponsors! Buy your Bombas at BOMBAS.com/UNEXPLAINED today, and get 20% off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
For decades, people harvesting peat from bogs uncovered frighteningly fresh-looking bodies. But beginning in the mid-1950s, researchers began to realize that these bog bodies were astonishingly well-preserved remains from the Iron Age, containing clues about long-dead cultures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Although the scientific community refused to accept the existence of a sixth sense, in the 2000s researcher Daryl Bem sought to design the perfect test to measure ESP ability. His persuasive results changed the course of psychological research forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Does a sixth sense like precognition, telepathy, or telekinesis really exist? That’s what researcher J.B. Rhine set out to determine in the 1930s with a series of experiments into extra-sensory perception. But his controversial results would only spur more questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mummies and legends of ancient curses have gone hand-in-hand since the dawn of the field of Egyptology. In the first half of the 19th century, over a dozen people died after coming into contact with the tomb of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, King Tut. Even today, the viability of “King Tut’s Curse” is hotly debated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When Howard Carter and his team of archaeologists first stepped into the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, they broke new ground in our understanding of ancient Egypt. Did they also unleash a curse? For years to come, strange events and unresolved deaths would plague those who explored the site. Parcasters - Which UFO sighting kicked off the alien craze? It wasn’t Roswell! Subscribe to Extraterrestrial today to learn about the close encounter that started it all, the Mount Rainier flying saucer sight...
The search for the meaning behind the secret code on the Shepherd's Monument continues across multiple time periods and multiple locations. In 1979, a French expedition to a small town promises to connect the monument to the Holy Grail. Then, in 2004, the former Bletchley Park codebreakers reveal their theory. The monument may indeed have a connection to Christ himself. Parcasters - This week on Crimes of Passion we take on the infamous case of Lorena and John Bobbitt! You won’t want to miss thi...
In 2004 in northern England, a husband and wife team of former Nazi codebreakers believed they'd cracked a centuries-old mystery. Shepherd's Monument in Staffordshire had long perplexed visitors, as it contains an inscription of random letters with no obvious meaning. Had the couple finally provided an answer? Is the code a love letter, a key to treasure, or something more? Parcasters - When Darwin published his thesis on human evolution, it was highly contentious. When John Scopes introduced th...
After the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, some scientists began to wonder if the mysterious Tunguska Event was actually the result of a nuclear explosion. As the topic became increasingly divisive within the scientific community, experts struggled to find a concrete explanation of what could cause such devastating destruction. Parcasters - Is there any truth behind the rumored society that protects the secrets of the Holy Grail? Learn more about the Priory of Sion on this week...
On June 30th, 1908, a massive explosion in remote Siberia flattened over 2,000 square kilometers of forest. The only problem? Nobody knew what caused it. Parcasters - This week on The Dark Side Of, we move on from Hollywood and start our exploration of the music industry. Our first episode details the myth of the 27 Club, you won't want to miss it! Subscribe to The Dark Side Of on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Following the string of brutal murders throughout the 1960s, the masked man known as the Zodiac Killer continued to write letters to the press and police, while capturing the imaginations of terrified onlookers across the country. Fifty years later, there is still no confirmed suspect as to the identity of the murderer. Parcasters - Don’t miss all of our special Summer of ‘69 episodes by subscribing to Parcast Presents: Summer of ‘69, on Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts! Sponsors! Vee...
In the summer of 1969, newspapers in Northern California began receiving coded letters from a person who would come to identify themselves as "The Zodiac." The author of the letters taunted the police by giving clues related to a series of unsolved murders, but did the cryptic messages truly come from the mind of the killer? Parcasters - Don’t miss all of our special Summer of ‘69 episodes by subscribing to Parcast Presents: Summer of ‘69, on Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts! Learn mo...
Since it was first allegedly spotted in 1976 outside the Shennongjia forest in China, the Yeren has captivated hundreds of scientists and amateur monster hunters across the world. And yet, despite hundreds of reported sightings, there is still no photographic evidence that this creature even exists. Sponsors! Gabi - Take 2 minutes and see if you can save up to $865 when you go to Gabi.com/UNEXPLAINED. Pair of Thieves - Get 20% off your first order at PairOfThieves.com/UNEXPLAINED. Veestro - Try ...
There is an ancient legend of a massive, hairy beast that lives in seclusion in the forests of China. They call it The Yeren, and since 1976, over four hundred people have claimed to have spotted the creature. Parcasters - What is it like to be abducted by Somali pirates? Find out today on Hostage, where we cover the lengthy captivity of journalist Michael Scott Moore. Available now on Spotify or wherever you listen to Parcast Originals! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
The Catholic church spent centuries encouraging the faithful to pray to the Shroud of Turin, even as they refused to issue an official edict on whether they believe the Shroud of genuine. But as science has improved over the course of the 20th century, scholars have gained new tools with which to determine where the Shroud of Turin really does bear the imprinted image of Jesus Christ. Parcasters - Cults...UFOs...Nazis? If you don’t know about the Vril Society, you’re in for a treat! This group a...
Today, a chapel in Turin, Italy, bears an ancient burial shroud that bears the faint image of a man. For centuries, this image is believed to be the burial image of Jesus Christ. Sponsors! Pair of Thieves - Get 20% off your first order at PairOfThieves.com/UNEXPLAINED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mexico's Zone of Silence has been a spot of mystery for decades. Though there may be a geological reason for why radio signals seem to fail within the Zone, locals have spent years promoting the more bizarre theories that extraterrestrial activity may be involved. Sponsors! Gabi - Take two minutes and see if you can save up to $865 a year on car insurance at Gabi.com/UNEXPLAINED. There are NO fees, NO forms, and NO spam. Veestro - Try the 6 most popular Veestro meals for just $49! Visit TryVeest...
There is a patch of desert in northern Mexico where no radios work. Compasses point the wrong way. And all manner of strange occurrences have been reported within its borders. Sponsors! The Farmer’s Dog - Get 50% off your two week trial of fresh, healthy food at TheFarmersDog.com/UNEXPLAINED. Plus, you get FREE shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In 1703 a prisoner died in captivity in the famed Parisian prison, The Bastille. No one knew his name, or even what his face looked like, as he had spent the entire period of his sentence confined in a harsh Iron Mask. Parcasters - This week on Extraterrestrial, we take on the mysterious Anunnaki, supposed ancient alien gods. What is their origin? What interactions have they had with our planet? Find out today at parcast.com/extraterrestrial Sponsors! Pair of Thieves - Get 20% off your first ord...
At the end of the 17th century, Parisians witnessed a strange man being escorted into the fortress prison known as the Bastille. He wore a dark metal mask, and for centuries historians, scholars, and writers have tried to determine this mystery prisoner's identity. Parcasters - A famous actress captured and forced to act in movies for a totalitarian regime, how would she escape? Find out this week on Hostage! Both parts available now at parcast.com/hostage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
In 1898 a Swedish immigrant farmer uncovered a rune-covered stone buried in Minnesota. Over the last 120 years, the Kensington Runestone has been denounced as a hoax time and time again, but continually resurfaced in the public eye as a potentially authentic relic of an ancient Viking expedition. Sponsors! The Farmer’s Dog - Get 50% off your two week trial of fresh, healthy food at TheFarmersDog.com/UNEXPLAINED. Plus, you get FREE shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....
At the turn of the 19th century, a Swedish American immigrant uncovered a strange stone slab on his land. It looked ancient and was covered in a mysterious writing. This was the Kensington Runestone, and its discovery would spark a century-long debate about its authenticity. Sponsors! Pair of Thieves - Get 20% off when you go to PairOfThieves.com/UNEXPLAINED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Over 10,000 years ago, the city of Atlantis was believed to exist as a pinnacle of human achievement before it was suddenly, mysteriously wiped from the face of the earth. Over millennia of human evolution, our species has returned time and time again to the mystery of the Lost City. Parcasters - Checked out Not Guilty yet? We’re following up our examination of the Robert Blake trial with a real corker, the trial of Cythia Payne, the Madam of London. Find out more at parcast.com/notguilty Learn ...
Known as the first Empire, this great city ran afoul of the gods and was destroyed over 10,000 years ago. Despite expeditions made by everyone from Spanish Conquistadors to Nazis, there’s no proof the Atlantis actually ever existed. Parcasters - Have you checked out Mythology yet? This week we tell the story of Poseidon's son, Bellerophon, and his quest to ride the mythical Pegasus. Available now at parcast.com/mythology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
