Legendary R&B singer Sam Cooke was shot and killed in a seedy hotel in 1964. Was it really a booze-fueled tirade that cost him his life? Or was he set up? Or was it some kind of hit?
Some of Our Research:
Cooke’s career
The night in question
Conspiracy?
In May 2002, in Davao, Philippines, a bomb went off in the hotel room of Michael Meiring, an American treasure hunter. Days later he fled the country-assisted by the FBI, according to the Philippine president. What was he up to? And why was the US government involved?
Some of Our Research:
Duerte shouts
More statements about Meiring
Reddit discusses
In October 2000, a video surfaced in which a man claimed to have the mummified remains of a Persian Princess. The investigation revealed that not only might the mummy be a forgery, but there might also be a murder in the mix.
Some of Our Research:
Figuring out it was a fake
How it unraveled
Laid to rest
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Between 1982 and 1996 five packages were mailed to seemingly unrelated New Yorker’s, each containing a homemade explosive. Who was the bomber and why were these people targeted?
Some of Our Research:
From the UM episode
Police thoughts on the bomber
Lots of details
This episode sponsored by:
Dailylook
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In 17th-century England, three people were hanged for the murder of William Harrison. But, to paraphrase some famous British historians, Harrison wasn’t QUITE dead…
Some of Our Research:
The basic wiki
Another version of the story
Peter Clifford’s exhaustive site
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Credit Karma
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