Young women’s bodies have been showing up along interstate 45 between Houston and Galveston Texas since the early 70’s. Who is killing them? Is it just one person or is this the dumping grounds for several killers?
Some of Our Research:
Laura Smither
The Chronicles coverage
An extended victim list
In July 1896, three people were brutally murdered aboard the sailing ship Herbert Fuller, leaving the survivors far from home, in the middle of a vast ocean, and wondering: who is the killer among us?
Some of Our Research:
A brief overview
More details about the crew
Reporting from the time
This episode sponsored by:
HelloFresh
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In April 2010, a Facebook account named Karin Catherine Waldegrave (Von Berg Habsburg) appeared and started posting mysteriously prolific posts, only to be removed a year later. What were these posts about? And was Karin even real?
Some of Our Research:
A short overview
Reddit’s take
Karen’s copied posts
This episode sponsored by:
United States of Absurdity
Bombas
In 1836 John Audubon included the Washington Eagle in his book The Birds of America. Initially accepted as a new species of eagle critics began questioning the claim when they couldn’t find the bird in the natural world themselves. Was it real or did Audubon make it up?
Some of Our Research:
An overview of the bird
Audubon’s life
The prank on Rafinesque
This episode sponsored by:
United States of Absurdity
Unveiled in November 1990, Kryptos has baffled cryptographers for almost three decades, with two of its five messages still unbroken, and a promise of further mysteries after the last message is decrypted. What’s the final answer to Kryptos? Nobody even knows the question yet.
Some of Our Research:
Coverage of the initial deciphering
A new clue
Elonka’s Kryptos page
This episode sponsored by:
Bombas
