In February 1945 farm worker Charlie Walton was brutally murdered in the tiny English village of Lower Quinton. And the manner of the killing suggested something more than just murder…
Some of Our Research:
One telling of the story
A slightly different telling of the story
The promised BBC footage
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In the 1990s, a pre-internet called Usenet developed a bit of a spam problem. Hundreds of messages titled Markovian Parallax Denigrate were posted over the course of one day, but decades later something more interesting was discovered about them.
Some of Our Research:
The quick read
The long read
The deleted wiki page
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Hunt A Killer
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On December 17, 1967 Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt waded into the ocean for a swim while the rest of his party watched from the beach. He disappeared in the waves and was never seen again. Was it an accident, murder, suicide, or a well executed defection?
Some of Our Research:
The story
The National Archives of Australia’s great resources
Gary Simmon’s claims
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Blue Apron
A New Jersey pastor and his lover were brutally murdered, their bodies found posed in ritualistic fashion beneath a tree. The most shocking crime of early 20th century America culminated in a trial that ended with a fizzle, with several suspects and no obvious answers.
Some of Our Research:
The basics of the story
The wiki page
More details
February 14, 2000, Asha Degree’s packed a bag and left the house, seemingly of her own free will, never to return home. Did Asha really leave on her own? Did she run away or was she compelled by someone? And what happened to her?
Some of Our Research:
Asha’s story
Vanished episode
New witness information