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?

Unexplained deaths

boglechandler

On New Years day 1963 the bodies of Dr. Bogle and Mrs. Chandler were found on the bank of the Lane Cove River in Sydney. There were no outward signs of trauma and their cause of death has been speculated on for years. With so many questions about what they were doing there, why were they there, what happened to them, and who knew about it it’s no wonder that this case has held peoples attention for so long.

Some of Our Research:
Theories galore
Amazing photos from the era
A fantastic interactive site about the case
The documentary

Amazing coincidences

poe toaster

For nearly 80 years, someone (or someones) was seen toasting Poe with a glass of cognac, leaving the bottle and three roses on Poe’s original grave. The identity of this someone is still a mystery.

Some of Our Research:
The wiki overview
A tradition nevermore

Amazing coincidences

Count of St Germain

The mysterious Count of St Germain traveled Europe in the 18th century, hob-knobbing with royalty, conducting diplomacy, fomenting revolutions-shaping Europe to his, or someone’s, liking. It’s even rumored that he had a hand in the American Revolution. And along the way, he never aged a day. And after his death in 1784, he kept showing up….

Some of Our Research:
Count basics
Timeline of his activities
An ascended being?