Unexplained Mysteries
Life can take unexpected turns. Some are easily defined. Others… require further investigation. Every Tuesday, collect the pieces of a seemingly unsolvable puzzle — events in history which have eluded so many for so long, but deserve a deeper look. Unexplained Mysteries is a Spotify Original.
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Ark of the Covenant Pt. 1
According to the Bible, ancient Israelites used to transport the pieces of the Ten Commandments in a chest blessed by God.
34 min
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Seattle’s Windshield Pitting Epidemic Pt. 2
Did a nearby factory unleash a cloud of caustic gas? Were psychological factors at play? Or were the pits a symptom of nuclear fallout?
36 min
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Seattle’s Windshield Pitting Epidemic Pt. 1
In the spring of 1954, Seattle suburbanites began noticing dime-sized dents and dings on their windshields.
33 min
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The Death of Alberto Nisman Pt. 2
Alberto Nisman’s mysterious death was initially ruled a suicide until a follow-up investigation reclassified it, raising terrible questions.
40 min
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The Death of Alberto Nisman Pt. 1
By January 2015, an Argentinian prosecutor had spent years investigating the country’s deadliest terror attack.
35 min
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Lost Women of Panama: Lisanne Froon and Kris Kr...
On April 1st, 2014, Dutch tourists Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers disappeared in the rainforest outside Boquete,
32 min
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Unsolved Murders Crossover: Chandra Levy
After a Washington D.C. intern disappeared in May 2001, her parents learned she was having a secret affair with a powerful politician.
38 min
208
The Psychic Detective: Hero or Hoax? Pt. 2
Dorothy Allison consulted on some of the most infamous crimes of the ‘70s, but despite her successes, she also faced skeptical critics.
37 min
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The Psychic Detective: Hero or Hoax? Pt. 1
In 1967, 43-year-old housewife Dorothy Allison awoke from a frightening dream: a young boy in a striped shirt drowned. Only, it wasn’t just a dream.
38 min
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The Gardner Museum Heist Pt. 2
An FBI agent, a world-famous art detective, and one of Boston’s deadliest gangsters all tried to track down the paintings stolen from the Gardner Museum.
34 min
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The Gardner Museum Heist Pt. 1
On March 18th, 1990, Johannes Vermeer's painting, "The Concert," disappeared from the Gardner Museum.
38 min
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Lighthouse Keepers of Eilean Mor
On December 26, 1900, a reserve lighthouse keeper arrived for his shift at a remote lighthouse off the coast of Scotland after being delayed by a storm.
30 min
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The Hollinwell Incident
On July 13, 1980, over 300 people fainted en masse during a marching band jamboree in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England.
34 min
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Disappearance of Harlem Globetrotter Rico Harri...
More than 6 years have passed since Rico Harris's disappearance, and today police still don't have any leads about where he went.
34 min
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Disappearance of Harlem Globetrotter Rico Harri...
In October 2014, former Harlem Globetrotter Rico Harris parked in a remote lot in a Yolo County Regional Park. Later, police couldn't determine why he'd driven there, why he'd left his car... or what became of him afterward.
33 min
216
Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion
In Chicago 1987, local television sets were commandeered by a man in a Max Headroom mask. His explicit and uncensored behavior caught the attention of millions who wondered: Who had the power to take over the airwaves? What was his motive?
35 min
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Exploding Teeth
For roughly a century, from the 1860s to the 1960s, numerous people reported the same bizarre medical malady: horrible toothaches that didn't end until the offending molars exploded — inside their mouths.
29 min
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The Hinterkaifeck Slaughter Pt. 2
For almost a century, the Hinterkaifeck murders have run cold.
36 min
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The Hinterkaifeck Slaughter Pt. 1
In a rural German settlement in April 1922, five members of the Gruber family, along with their maid, were slaughtered in cold blood.
39 min
220
New World Monkey Voyage Pt. 2
45 million years ago, a group of monkeys somehow arrived in South America.
31 min
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New World Monkey Voyage Pt. 1
There are two families of monkeys on the planet: the Old World Monkeys, which live in Africa and Asia, and the New World Monkeys native to South America.
32 min
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Cochno Stone
Outside Glasgow, Scotland, a 1,000-square-foot slab of rock lies buried in a hillside, covered in ancient carvings.
29 min
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Skyquakes
Inexplicable rumblings from the heavens have dated back centuries.
29 min
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Houska Castle Pt. 2
Nobody really knows why Houska Castle was built, or why its strange layout seemingly defies explanation.
34 min
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Houska Castle Pt. 1
Is a castle in the present-day Czech Republic guarding us against unimaginable evil?
33 min