Florence Foster Jenkins is considered to be the forerunner of today’s talentless celebrities.

An odd true story about a San Diego robber dubbed "Jack the Stripper" by the press in the early 1960's. Listen to this episode to learn about his unusual motus operandi.

A toad is found alive beneath a concrete floor poured 9 years earlier.

The bizarre true story of Count Karl von Cosel and the girl of his dreams.

The story of Amala and Kamala, two girls in India who were supposedly raised by wolves.

Clarence King, was a famed scientist, explorer, and author. Yet, few people knew that he lived a double life.

A French nobleman gave it all away for the chance to love the woman of his dreams. Did he ever get the girl?

After giving birth to a stillborn, Grady the Cow just bolted from sight. Just where could she have gone?

Six men died in a Chicago woman's home in three years, most of whom were married to 47-year-old Margaret Summers.

Just why would anyone choose to be buried alive? Surprisingly, a number of people have opted to do so.

U.S. Vice President Lyndon Johnson invites camel driver named Bashir Ahmad to the United States.

In 1928, there was a court battle over Noach Goldberg's wooden leg. Listen to find out why.

Conrad Cantzen died in 1945 and is long forgotten, but his shoe fund still lives on. Learn about this down-on-his-luck actor's bizarre will.

A premature baby born before the 1940s had little chance of survival unless the baby was lucky enough to be part of a popular sideshow exhibit at Coney Island.

Albany jeweler Samuel Resnick retired to Phoenix, Arizona, but something went wrong. He ended up paying to have himself murdered.

The 1869 discovery of this fossilized giant provided the first definitive proof that giants once did inhabit the Earth. Listen to find out the real facts in the story.

Stephen Dennison was sent to prison for stealing $5.00 worth of chocolates back in 1926. He was still there 34 years later.

Slavomir Rawich's escape from a Siberian prison camp is among the greatest stories of survival ever. So great that it seems totally unbelievable at times.

For a while, it seemed like Dumpy the Dog could survive just about anything, but a puppy-hood illness came back to haunt him.

William Kogut decided to end his life using a deck of ordinary playing cards. Learn how he managed to do so in this fascinating true story.

Ida Mayfield Wood lived as a recluse for 24 years. When she died, 1,103 people claimed to be the heir to her fortune. Who would get her fortune?

Wealthy Ann Cooper Hewitt was tricked into being sterilized at age 20. Just why did her mother do so?

The Phantom Sniper terrorized women in the Los Angeles area in the early 1950s. He was captured due to one minor mistake that many would have overlooked.

Long forgotten story about the strange kidnapping of Milly McGill back in 1945. It is what happened after Milly was returned back to her parents that is the oddest part of this true story.

A Christmas Eve celebration for the children of Calumet, Michigan turned into a death trap.