Against the odds

Sodder Children

On Christmas Eve 1945 the Sodder family home caught fire, only 4 of the 9 children made it out. After the fire was extinguished no bodies were found leading the family to believe that the children had been taken before the fire started. Were they or was this just the wishful thinking of grieving parents?

Some of Our Research:
The Smithsonian article
The NPR story
What was left out of the story

Against the odds

charles darwin

The theories of Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of natural selection, are known world wide. What isn’t known is what caused his ill health. For much of his life Darwin suffered from varying chronic symptoms but to this day we still don’t know what caused them.

Some of Our Research:
CVS
Crohn’s disease
Mitochondrial issues

Against the odds

Arthur seat

In Edinburgh in 1836, a group of boys who were hunting rabbits came across a small alcove and found something very peculiar- 17 small caskets containing 17 small dolls. Immediately thought to be connected to witchcraft, these dolls have been a mystery for the ages- with new theories cropping up as recently as the 1990’s and suggestions of a possible connection to some very notorious serial killers.

Some of Our Research:
History of the dolls
Burk & Hare?
More Burk & Hare?

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stull ks

According to local legend a Gateway to Hell is located in Stull, Kansas. Each year on Halloween Satan uses this gateway to visit the earth. What is he doing and why is the gateway located in a tiny town in the middle of Kansas?

Some of Our Research:
Oh Hell
A place to rest your bones
The portal opens