Posts from "April, 2016"

The disappearance of Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan

earhart and noonan

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On July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan left Papua New Guinea in a twin-engine Lockheed airplane, bound for Howland Island, a tiny island 2,550 miles to the east. They were never seen again, and speculation as to their fate continues to this day.

Some of Our Research:
The Basic Wiki
About air navigation
A research archive

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Short: The Casie Nicole


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Casie Nicole

In this special short, we discuss what happened in April 1990: four men set off in the boat Casie Nicole for a seven day fishing trip. Five days later, one of them was picked up floating, alive, in a wooden bait-box, but with no sign of the other three men. To this day their fate is unknown.

Some of Our Research:
From the Unsolved Wiki
From Unsolved Mysteries

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The Death of Kurt Cobain

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Kurt Cobain

When Kurt Cobain was found dead by a shotgun wound, police immediately classified it a suicide. However, the case is more complex than anyone could have anticipated, rife with suspicion and fear.

Some of Our Research:
A view of The Greenhouse
The story explained
According to Tom Grant

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Sunset Limited derailment

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Sunset Limited

In 1995 Amtrak’s Sunset Limited derailed in the middle of the Arizona desert. It quickly became apparent that the train was deliberately derailed. Who did it and why have never been discovered.

Some of Our Research:
New York Times’ report
A lot of good information
20 years later

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Louis le Prince

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louis le prince

In September 1890 Louis le Prince boarded a train in Dijon to go to Paris, along with luggage and a prototype of his new invention, a motion picture camera. When the train arrived in Paris, le Prince, his luggage and his camera had vanished.

Some of Our Research:
A quick overview
Look at the cameras and films
An extensive overview

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