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The Strangest Unsolved Mysteries in History · The Infographics Show Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Hey everyone, and welcome back to the Deep Dive. Today
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  Speaker 1: we are diving deep into unsolved mysteries.
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  Speaker 2: Ooh exciting.
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  Speaker 1: You know there's something about unanswered questions and lingering doubts.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it really captures the imagination, doesn't it.
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  Speaker 1: It does. And there are so many different kinds of
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  Speaker 1: mysteries too, like disappearances, bizarre deaths, unidentified people appearing at
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  Speaker 1: a thin air.
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  Speaker 2: Each case is like a puzzle with missing pieces exactly.
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  Speaker 1: And today we're going to be looking at some truly
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  Speaker 1: bizarre cases that Infographics podcast highlighted.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, let's start with disappearances, all right. I think those
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  Speaker 2: are particularly unsettling, you know.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, when people just vanish, you're left with no answers. Absolutely,
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  Speaker 1: So let's start with a case that's haunted investigator for decades. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: the disappearance of the Solder children. Oh wow, it was
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  Speaker 1: Christmas Eve nineteen forty five in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: a fire broke out in the Solder family home. The
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  Speaker 1: parents and four of their children managed to escape. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: but five of the children, Maurice, Martha, Louis, Harrison, and Betty,
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  Speaker 1: were never seen again.
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  Speaker 2: You would think of fire that intense. Maybe the remains
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  Speaker 2: were just completely destroyed. Yeah, but here's the thing. What's
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  Speaker 2: that despite the house burning to the ground, no trace
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  Speaker 2: of the children's remains was ever found.
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  Speaker 1: Oh wow, And that's just.
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  Speaker 2: The beginning of the strange details. Like well, the father,
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  Speaker 2: George Sowder, he usually kept a ladder for emergencies. Oh right, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: but it was missing that night. The family trucks, which
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  Speaker 2: should have been working right, they mysteriously wouldn't start well.
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  Speaker 2: And get this, the phone operator who was supposed to
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  Speaker 2: connect the calls to the fire department, oh yeah, claimed
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  Speaker 2: she never received a call about the fire that night.
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  Speaker 1: Ah.
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  Speaker 2: And then there were reports of witnesses claiming to have
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  Speaker 2: seen the missing children after the fire, miles away from
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  Speaker 2: their home.
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  Speaker 1: Away.
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  Speaker 2: Some even describe people who seem to be watching the
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  Speaker 2: house in the days leading up to the fire.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, it sounds like a suspense novel, doesn't it. Was
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  Speaker 1: it tragic accident or was there something more sinister at play?
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  Speaker 2: I don't know. It's baffling.
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  Speaker 1: The lack of evidence. The strange circumstances. It's just, I know,
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  Speaker 1: so unsettling.
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  Speaker 2: The Sowder family never gave up hope though. Really they
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  Speaker 2: even put up a billboard with pictures of their missing children,
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  Speaker 2: hoping someone might have information.
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  Speaker 1: That's heartbreaking.
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  Speaker 2: To this day, their disappearance remains one of the most
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  Speaker 2: perplexing unsolved mysteries in American history.
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  Speaker 1: Wow, okay, so next up, we have another family disappearance
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  Speaker 1: that's just as chilling. Okay, the Jamison family.
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  Speaker 2: Oh yeah.
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  Speaker 1: In two thousand and nine, Bobby Sherilyn, and their six
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  Speaker 1: year old daughter Madison disappeared from their home in Oklahoma.
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  Speaker 2: All right.
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  Speaker 1: Their truck was found abandoned on a rural road where
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  Speaker 1: their belongings inside.
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  Speaker 2: So what's strange about this case is that the truck
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  Speaker 2: was found with the keys and the ignition really their
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  Speaker 2: cell phones inside, and even their dogs still alive in
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  Speaker 2: the cab.
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  Speaker 1: Oh my gosh.
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  Speaker 2: It didn't look like they were planning on going anywhere far,
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  Speaker 2: but they vanished.
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  Speaker 1: Right into thin air. Yes, And to make things even creepier,
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  Speaker 1: what's that a large sum of cash was found in
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  Speaker 1: the truck, really completely untouched.
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  Speaker 2: If they were running from someone, why leave the money behind?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly.
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  Speaker 2: There was no sign of a struggle or any indication
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  Speaker 2: of where they might have gone.
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  Speaker 1: So strange.
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  Speaker 2: It was as if they just stepped out of their
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  Speaker 2: truck and disappeared.
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  Speaker 1: Into thin air. Yeah, this is so creepy.
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  Speaker 2: It gets even more bizarre how years later their skeletal
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  Speaker 2: remains were found in a remote area not far from
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  Speaker 2: where their truck was discovered.
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  Speaker 1: Oh wow.
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  Speaker 2: But despite having the remains, the cause of death remained
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  Speaker 2: a mystery.
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  Speaker 1: It's cases like these that make you wonder what could
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  Speaker 1: possibly have happened.
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  Speaker 2: I know, what could lead an entire family to vanish.
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  Speaker 1: It's incredibly unsettling. The not knowing, the lack of answers,
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  Speaker 1: it's just disturbing, it is. But let's move on to
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  Speaker 1: a different type of mystery, Okay, one that involves lost
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  Speaker 1: and stolen identities.
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  Speaker 2: Ah, yes, the mystery of the unknown individual. These cases
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  Speaker 2: often involve individuals found deceased with no identification, leaving investigators
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  Speaker 2: with a blank slate.
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  Speaker 1: Must be so hard to solve those.
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  Speaker 2: One of the most famous examples is the case of
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  Speaker 2: the Srton Man.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, I've heard of this one, all right.
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  Speaker 2: Picture this. It's nineteen forty eight, A well dressed man
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  Speaker 2: is found dead on Somerton Beach in Australia. No wallet,
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  Speaker 2: no ide, nothing to indicate who he was.
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  Speaker 1: Wow.
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  Speaker 2: And to make things even stranger, all the tags on
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  Speaker 2: his clothes were cut out.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, that's weird.
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  Speaker 2: The only clue a tiny scrap of paper tucked in
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  Speaker 2: his pocket with the words toman should printed on it.
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  Speaker 1: What does that mean?
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  Speaker 2: Toman should means it is ended in Persian. It was
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  Speaker 2: a phrase from a collection of poems called the Rubaiyat
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  Speaker 2: of Omar Khayam okay. Investigators eventually found the specific copy
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  Speaker 2: of the Rubayat that the scrap of paper came from
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  Speaker 2: written inside that book or a phone number and a
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  Speaker 2: coded message. Wow that has never been deciphered.
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  Speaker 1: Oh wow.
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  Speaker 2: The phone number led investigators to a woman named Jessica Thompson,
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  Speaker 2: who claims she didn't know the Summrton man, but acted
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  Speaker 2: very suspiciously when question.
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  Speaker 1: It's like something straight out of a spy thriller. I know, right,
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  Speaker 1: the coded message, the mysterious woman, the complete lack of identification.
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  Speaker 1: Was he a secret agent maybe or.
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  Speaker 2: A victim of some elaborate clot Well knows, We may
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  Speaker 2: never know.
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  Speaker 1: It's crazy.
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  Speaker 2: The Somerton Man's identity and the circumstances surrounding his death
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  Speaker 2: remain a complete mystery.
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  Speaker 1: Wow. So crazy. From mysterious codes and unidentified bodies, let's
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  Speaker 1: move on to a case that hits close to home
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  Speaker 1: for many. Yeah, the Boy in the Box.
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  Speaker 2: This one is especially heartbreaking.
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  Speaker 1: It is, it truly is.
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  Speaker 2: In nineteen fifty seven, the body of a young boy
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  Speaker 2: estimated to be between four and six years old, Wow,
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  Speaker 2: was found in a cardboard box in Philadelphia.
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  Speaker 1: Oh gosh.
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  Speaker 2: He was malnourished and had signs of abuse. Oh no,
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  Speaker 2: but his body was clean, his hair neatly cut, as
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  Speaker 2: if someone had cared for him before discarding him.
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  Speaker 1: That's so sad.
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  Speaker 2: Despite numerous efforts, including widespread media coverage and the creation
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  Speaker 2: of a bust based on his facial features, no one
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  Speaker 2: ever came forward to claim him.
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  Speaker 1: Just awful.
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  Speaker 2: His identity remains a mystery to this day.
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  Speaker 1: What's so haunting about this case?
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  Speaker 2: Well, someone out there must have known this boy right,
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  Speaker 2: must have missed him. Yeah, but for whatever reason, they
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  Speaker 2: never came forward. It speaks to the complexities of human
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  Speaker 2: relationships and the secrets that people can keep.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, it's a stark reminder that not all mysteries have
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  Speaker 1: happy endings.
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  Speaker 2: That's true.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes the answers we seek remain elusive, leaving us with
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  Speaker 1: more questions than answers.
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  Speaker 2: Speaking of enigmatic figures, Okay, let's talk about the Leatherman.
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  Speaker 1: Okay.
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  Speaker 2: The leatherman individual became a sort of local legend in
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  Speaker 2: the late nineteenth century.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, what did he do?
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  Speaker 2: Well? For decades, a man dressed entirely in handmade leather clothing. Wow,
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  Speaker 2: really walked a precise three hundred and sixty five mile
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  Speaker 2: loop Wow, between Connecticut and New York.
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  Speaker 1: That's a long way.
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  Speaker 2: He never spoke about his past, refused any offers of help,
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  Speaker 2: and lived off the land, accepting only food from the
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  Speaker 2: people he encountered along his route.
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  Speaker 1: It's like, why would he do that?
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  Speaker 2: What's fascinating about the leatherman is that he maintained this
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  Speaker 2: solitary existence for years. Yeah, walking the same route rain
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  Speaker 2: or shine.
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  Speaker 1: Rain or shine. Wow.
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  Speaker 2: He became a familiar sight in the towns he passed through. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: but no one ever discovered his true identity or the
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  Speaker 2: reasons behind his unusual lifestyle.
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  Speaker 1: What led him to choose such a solitary existence.
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  Speaker 2: It makes you wonder was he escaping something, seeking penance maybe,
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  Speaker 2: or simply content with his unique way of life.
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  Speaker 1: I guess we'll never know.
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  Speaker 2: We can only speculate, right, But the Leatherman's story highlights
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  Speaker 2: the mysteries that individuals can hold within themselves. Absolutely, sometimes
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  Speaker 2: people choose to remain enigmas, their true selves hidden behind
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  Speaker 2: a veil of silence.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, shifting gears a bit, Let's delve into some mysteries
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  Speaker 1: that involve death by unusual and some might even say
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  Speaker 1: unexplainable means, right, Like what the Chicago thailandyl murders from
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  Speaker 1: nineteen eighty two. Oh yeah, sent shockwaves across the nation.
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  Speaker 2: That was a terrifying example of product tampering and the
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  Speaker 2: vulnerability of our everyday lives.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, it really was.
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  Speaker 2: Someone laced thailanol capsules with potassium cyanide, resulting in the
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  Speaker 2: deaths of seven people in the Chicago area.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine reaching for a common over the counter pain reliever,
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  Speaker 1: not knowing it could be a fatal poison. That's scar
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  Speaker 1: The fear and panic that gripped the nation were palpable.
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  Speaker 2: What's particularly shilling is that the victims were seemingly random. Yeah, no,
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  Speaker 2: connection to each other.
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  Speaker 1: It's terrifying.
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  Speaker 2: It made everyone feel like a potential target.
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  Speaker 1: The case had a profound impact on consumer safety. It did,
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  Speaker 1: leading to Tampa resistant packaging becoming the standard for over
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  Speaker 1: the counter medications.
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  Speaker 2: But despite a massive investigation, the perpetrator was never found.
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  Speaker 2: Oh wow, leaving a lingering sense of unease.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, you never know.
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  Speaker 2: It's a sobering reminder that even in a world of
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  Speaker 2: technological advancements, there are still those who seek to harm
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  Speaker 2: others in insidious ways.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, buckle up because this next one is straight out
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  Speaker 1: of a science fiction movie. The case of Mary Reser.
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  Speaker 1: Mary Reser, also known as the cinder ladyka In nineteen
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  Speaker 1: fifty one, Mary Reeser was found almost entirely cremated in
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  Speaker 1: her apartment what in St. Petersburg, Florida. Okay, but here's
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  Speaker 1: the strange part. Apart from her remains and a few
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  Speaker 1: melted objects nearby, the apartment itself showed very little fire damage.
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  Speaker 2: That's so strange, like.
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  Speaker 1: Something out of the X Files. I know, right, the
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  Speaker 1: level of heat required to cremate a body is extremely high. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: yet there was no evidence of a fire intense enough
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  Speaker 1: to cause such damage.
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  Speaker 2: So what happened.
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  Speaker 1: Well, the official explanation was that Mary Reeser was a
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  Speaker 1: victim of the wick effect.
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  Speaker 2: The wick effect, Yeah, what's.
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  Speaker 1: That where her clothing acted like a wick Okay, drawing
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  Speaker 1: up melted body fat to fuel the flames.
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  Speaker 2: Hmm.
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  Speaker 1: But many find this explanation difficult to accept, yeah, considering
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  Speaker 1: the limited damage to the surrounding area.
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  Speaker 2: It's a case that continues to spark debate and speculation
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  Speaker 2: it does, with some pointing to the possibility of spontaneous
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  Speaker 2: human combustion. Oh really, while others maintain that there must
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  Speaker 2: be a more rational, albeit undiscovered explanation.
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  Speaker 1: The Merry Reser case highlights how some mysteries seem to
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  Speaker 1: defy scientific explanation it does, leaving us with a sense
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  Speaker 1: of wonder, right, and perhaps a touch of fear. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: about the unknown forces that maybe at play in our world. Absolutely,
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  Speaker 1: and then there's the severed feet mystery. This case is
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  Speaker 1: not for the fint of heart. What happened darting in
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  Speaker 1: two thousand and seven over a dozen severed feet, severed
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  Speaker 1: feet still wearing shoes, Oh my gosh, washed ashore on
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  Speaker 1: the coast of British Columbia, Canada.
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  Speaker 2: That's terrifying.
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  Speaker 1: The gruesome nature of the discoveries naturally fueled speculation about
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  Speaker 1: foul play, serial killers, and all sorts of sinister scenarios. However,
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  Speaker 1: as more feet were discovered and forensic analysis came into play,
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  Speaker 1: the theory shifted to more plausible explanations.
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  Speaker 2: So what did investigators conclude?
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  Speaker 1: The prevailing theory is that the feet belonged to individuals
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  Speaker 1: who had died by suicide or in accidents, oh and
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  Speaker 1: their bodies had decomposed in the ocean, with the feet
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  Speaker 1: encased in shoes, eventually separating and washing ashore. Hum the
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  Speaker 1: currents and geography of the region may have contributed to
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  Speaker 1: the feet ending up on the same stretch of coastline.
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  Speaker 1: That makes sense, it's still a pretty unsettling thought, it is,
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  Speaker 1: imagining those feet drifting in the ocean for who knows
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  Speaker 1: how long. While the mystery may not be as sinister
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  Speaker 1: as initially thought, it's still a reminder of the unexpected
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  Speaker 1: ways in which the natural world can intersect with our lives,
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  Speaker 1: absolutely leaving us with perplexing puzzles to.
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  Speaker 2: Solve precisely, and sometimes the answers, even when they're grounded
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  Speaker 2: in science, can still leave us with a sense of unease.
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  Speaker 1: All right, ready to venture into the realm of the
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  Speaker 1: unexplained in paranormal Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Let's do it.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely.
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  Speaker 1: Let's start with a case that's both creepy and psychologically disturbing. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: The Watcher House.
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  Speaker 2: The Watcher House.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, this one is straight out of my nightmares, what
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  Speaker 1: isn't it? In twenty fourteen, a family in Westfield, New Jersey, Okay,
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  Speaker 1: purchased their dream home, only to be terrorized by anonymous letters.
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  Speaker 1: Oh no, from someone claiming to be watching their every.
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  Speaker 2: Move that's so creepy.
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  Speaker 1: Letters were filled with unsettling details about the family, Oh god,
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  Speaker 1: their children, and the renovations they were making to the house.
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  Speaker 1: The writer, who called themselves the Watcher. The Watcher Ye,
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  Speaker 1: claimed that the house had been in their family for
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  Speaker 1: generations and that they were now it's rightful guardian.
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  Speaker 2: Oh wow.
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  Speaker 1: Imagine receiving letters like that.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that would be scary.
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  Speaker 1: It'd be absolutely terrifying. So what happened? The police investigated,
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  Speaker 1: but the Watcher was never identified, really, leaving the family
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  Speaker 1: living in fear and ultimately forcing them to sell the house.
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  Speaker 2: The case highlights the vulnerability we feel in our own homes.
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  Speaker 2: The idea that someone could be watching us, intruding on
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  Speaker 2: our privacy without our knowledge.
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  Speaker 1: Chilling thought. For sure. It is speaking of unsettling places. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: have you heard about Overtown Bridge in Scotland?
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  Speaker 2: Overtown Bridge?
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  Speaker 1: No, it's earned the nickname dog suicide Bridge.
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  Speaker 2: Dog suicide Bridge?
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  Speaker 1: What why? This bridge has gained notoriety because an unusually
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  Speaker 1: high number of dogs have leaped to their deaths from it,
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  Speaker 1: seemingly without reason. Oh no, it's a specific spot on
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  Speaker 1: the bridge too, and it's not like the dogs are
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  Speaker 1: being chased or spooked. They just suddenly decide to jump exactly.
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  Speaker 2: There are a number of theories about why this happens,
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  Speaker 2: like what. Some believe that certain animal sense undetectable to
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  Speaker 2: humans might be attracting the dogs to the area okay
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  Speaker 2: and prompting them to jump. Others point to the bridge's architecture,
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  Speaker 2: suggesting that the way the parapet is built might create
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  Speaker 2: an optical illusion that confuses the dogs.
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  Speaker 1: And then, of course, there are those who believe the
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  Speaker 1: bridge is haunted.
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  Speaker 2: A haunted bridge that's spooky.
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  Speaker 1: Which, let's face it adds an extra layer of creepiness
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  Speaker 1: to the whole thing.
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  Speaker 2: Whatever the explanation, the Overton Bridge case remains a fascinating
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  Speaker 2: example of animal behavior that we don't fully understand. Absolutely,
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  Speaker 2: it challenges our assumptions about animal intelligence and perception, reminding
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  Speaker 2: us that there's still much we don't know about the
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  Speaker 2: world around us.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, one more for the unexplained files, all right, hit
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  Speaker 1: me The Phoenix Lights.
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  Speaker 2: Ah. The Phoenix Lights one of the most well documented
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  Speaker 2: and widely discussed UFO sightings in history. It is in
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  Speaker 2: nineteen ninety seven, hundreds of people in Phoenix, Arizona, Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: witnessed a V shaped formation of lights hovering silently in
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  Speaker 2: the sky.
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  Speaker 1: Some witnesses describe the lights as being part of a
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  Speaker 1: massive silent craft that span the width of the city.
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  Speaker 2: That's huge.
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  Speaker 1: Others reported seeing individual orbs of light that moved independently
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  Speaker 1: and then seemed to disappear into the night.
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  Speaker 2: What makes the Phoenix Lights so intriguing? What's that is
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  Speaker 2: the sheer number of witnesses and the variety of their accounts,
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  Speaker 2: as people from all walks of life, including law enforcement officers, pilots,
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  Speaker 2: and everyday citizens reported seeing the lights.
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  Speaker 1: And despite some attempts to explain the lights as flares
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  Speaker 1: or military aircraft right, there are still many who believe
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  Speaker 1: that what they saw that night was something truly extraordinary.
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  Speaker 2: The Phoenix Lights case remains a touchstone for those who
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  Speaker 2: believe in the possibility of extraterrestrial visitation. It does it's
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  Speaker 2: a reminder that there are still events in our world
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  Speaker 2: that defy conventional explanation, leaving us to wonder about the
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  Speaker 2: true nature of reality and our place in the universe.
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  Speaker 1: It's cases like these that keep the imagination firing in
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  Speaker 1: the conversation going they do. If you're enjoying this deep
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  Speaker 1: dive into unsolved mysteries, be sure to check out infographics podcasts.
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  Speaker 1: They do a fantastic job of diving into these cases. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: they do, exploring the evidence and presenting different theories.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, they're a great resource for anyone who enjoys learning
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  Speaker 2: about unsolved mysteries.
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  Speaker 1: And exploring the unknown. It's amazing how many unsolved mysteries
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  Speaker 1: are out there, like cases that have puzzled investigators for years,
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  Speaker 1: decades even, And what's even more fascinating, what's that is
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  Speaker 1: it new evidence or theories? Sometimes emerge, breathing new life
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  Speaker 1: into these cold cases.
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  Speaker 2: It's true. Sometimes a seemingly insignificant detail, overlooked or dismissed
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  Speaker 2: at the time, can become the key to unlocking the truth.
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  Speaker 1: It's so true.
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  Speaker 2: And with advancements in forensic science and technology, we're constantly
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  Speaker 2: gaining new tools to re examine old evidence.
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  Speaker 1: Right and potentially solve mysteries that were once considered unsolvable.
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  Speaker 2: Exactly.
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  Speaker 1: It's like those forensic file shows with a revisit old cases.
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  Speaker 1: I love those shows with new DNA evidence and suddenly
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  Speaker 1: a case that was cold for years heats up against exactly.
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  Speaker 2: And it's not just forensic science. Sometimes as a fresh.
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  Speaker 1: Perspective, a new investigator coming in with a different approach, exactly,
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  Speaker 1: it can make all the difference. Okay, so let's dive
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  Speaker 1: into some more of these mysteries that have captivated the
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  Speaker 1: public's imagination. All right, we've already covered some really bizarre
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  Speaker 1: disappearances in strange deaths we have, but we're just scratching
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  Speaker 1: the surface.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, So where should we go next?
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  Speaker 1: Well, I think a good place to start would be
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  Speaker 1: with a case that had a significant impact on American
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  Speaker 1: history and finds the Wall Street bombing of nineteen twenty.
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  Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I remember learning about this in history class.
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  Speaker 1: It was a devastating attack, right absolutely.
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  Speaker 2: It happened during the lunch hour on Wall Street, Okay,
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  Speaker 2: when a horse drawn wagon loaded with explosives detonated in
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  Speaker 2: front of the JP Morgan building.
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  Speaker 1: Oh wow.
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  Speaker 2: The blast killed thirty eight people and injured hundreds more.
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  Speaker 1: It's hard to imagine the chaos and terror that must
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  Speaker 1: have ensued it is. Did they ever catch the perpetrator?
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  Speaker 2: No, Despite a massive investigation by the FBI, the case
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  Speaker 2: remains unsolved to this day.
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  Speaker 1: Wow.
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  Speaker 2: Really there were a number of theories Oh yeah, like what,
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  Speaker 2: with some pointing to anarchists or anti capitalist groups as
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  Speaker 2: the most likely culprits.
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  Speaker 1: It's a sobering reminder that even in the heart of
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  Speaker 1: a bustling financial district, vulnerability can strike at any moment.
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  Speaker 1: It's true, and the fact that the perpetrators were never
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  Speaker 1: brought to justice adds an extra layer of mystery and
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  Speaker 1: unease to the whole event.
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  Speaker 2: Speaking of unease, okay, move on to a case that's
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  Speaker 2: truly unsettling. All right, laid on me the Circleville letters.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, I'm intrigued. Tell me more about this one.
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  Speaker 2: Well, imagine this. You start receiving anonymous letters in the mail. Okay,
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  Speaker 2: at first they're just strange, filled with gossip and accusations
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  Speaker 2: about you and your neighbors.
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  Speaker 1: All right, so what happened?
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  Speaker 2: But then the letters become increasingly threatening? Oh no, delving
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  Speaker 2: into personal details that the writer shouldn't know.
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  Speaker 1: That's creepy. Where did this happen?
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  Speaker 2: This took place in Circleville, Ohio. Circleville, Ohio, starting in
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  Speaker 2: nineteen seventy six, Okay, the letters targeted various residents, accusing
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  Speaker 2: them of affairs, wrongdoing, and even plotting to kill people.
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  Speaker 1: Did they ever figure out who was sending these letters?
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  Speaker 2: Well, that's where things get even more bizarre. A man
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  Speaker 2: named Paul fresh Hour was eventually convicted of sending some
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  Speaker 2: of the letters, oh and serve time in prison. Okay, However,
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  Speaker 2: the letters continued even while he was incarcerated. What suggesting
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  Speaker 2: that he wasn't the only one involved.
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  Speaker 1: So there was more than one Circleville letter writer. That's
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  Speaker 1: even more unsettling it is did they ever find the
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  Speaker 1: other person or persons responsible?
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  Speaker 2: The mystery remains unsolved.
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  Speaker 1: It's crazy that it just stopped.
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  Speaker 2: The Circle of the Letters case has become a classic
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  Speaker 2: example of harassment and psychological terror. It has leaving residents
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  Speaker 2: to wonder who was behind the letters and what their
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  Speaker 2: motives truly were.
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  Speaker 1: It's a reminder that sometimes the most disturbing mysteries hit
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  Speaker 1: close to home. They do within our own communities. Absolutely,
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  Speaker 1: let's switch gears a bit and talk about a different
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  Speaker 1: kind of mystery. Okay, art heists?
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  Speaker 2: Oh yes, the daring theft of priceless works of art. Right,
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  Speaker 2: there's something captivating about the audacity and planning involved in
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  Speaker 2: these heists.
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  Speaker 1: There is.
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  Speaker 2: One of the most famous and still unsolved art heists
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  Speaker 2: is the Gardner Museum heist of nineteen ninety.
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  Speaker 1: I've heard about this one. Didn't they steal some incredibly
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  Speaker 1: valuable paintings?
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  Speaker 2: They did. Two thieves disguised as police officers entered the
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  Speaker 2: Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum in Boston, Okay, and made off
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  Speaker 2: with thirteen works apart, oh, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermir
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  Speaker 2: and Manet.
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  Speaker 1: Wow, those are some big names in the art world.
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  Speaker 2: They are.
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  Speaker 1: How much was the stolen art work worth?
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  Speaker 2: The estimated value is over five hundred million.
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  Speaker 1: Dollars five hundred million dollars.
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  Speaker 2: Making it the largest unsolved art theft in history.
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  Speaker 1: And they've never recovered any of the stolen.
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  Speaker 2: Paintings, not a single one. Are you serious? There have
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  Speaker 2: been numerous investigations, theories, and even rumors of the paintings resurfacing,
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  Speaker 2: but they remain missing.
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  Speaker 1: So they're just out there somewhere.
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  Speaker 2: The empty frames where the paintings once hung right are
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  Speaker 2: still on display at the museum, really serving as a
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  Speaker 2: constant reminder of the audacious heist.
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  Speaker 1: It's like a real life treasure hunt with clues scattered
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  Speaker 1: across time. In continence, it is speaking of mysteries that
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  Speaker 1: have left people scratching their heads for decades, we have
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  Speaker 1: to talk about the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
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  Speaker 2: Ah. Yes, Jimmy Hoffa, a name synonymous with organized crime,
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  Speaker 2: labor unions, and enduring mystery. His disappearance in nineteen seventy
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  Speaker 2: five has become the stuff of legends.
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  Speaker 1: Remind me who is Jimmy Hoffe again.
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  Speaker 2: He was a powerful and controversial labor leader who served
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  Speaker 2: as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, powerful labor union.
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  Speaker 2: He was known for his tough negotiating tactics and his
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  Speaker 2: alleged ties to organized crime.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, so what happened to him?
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  Speaker 2: Well, that's the million dollar question, right. He disappeared from
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  Speaker 2: a restaurant in suburban Detroit. Yeah, and was never seen again.
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  Speaker 1: And they never found his body.
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  Speaker 2: Nope. Despite numerous investigation, wow, supposed confessions, and countless theories,
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  Speaker 2: his remains have never been located.
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  Speaker 1: So what are the most common theories about what happened
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  Speaker 1: to him?
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  Speaker 2: The prevailing theory is that he was killed by the mob.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, that makes sense.
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  Speaker 2: Possibly because he was trying to regain control of the
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  Speaker 2: Teamsters after being released from prison. Some believe his body
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  Speaker 2: was buried at a specific location. Oh really, like Giant
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  Speaker 2: Stadium in New Jersey. Okay, but those leads have never
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  Speaker 2: panned out.
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  Speaker 1: It's amazing how a disappearance that happens so long ago
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  Speaker 1: it is can still capture the public's imagination.
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  Speaker 2: I think it's that combination of power, intrigue, and unanswered
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  Speaker 2: questions that keeps us coming back to these mysteries. They
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  Speaker 2: challenge us to think critically, to.
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  Speaker 1: Examine evidence exactly, and to consider different perspectives.
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  Speaker 2: And sometimes even when we don't find definitive answers. The
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  Speaker 2: process of exploration and investigation itself can be intellectually stimulating.
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  Speaker 1: It's like working on a complex puzzle, trying to fit
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  Speaker 1: the pieces together, even when some are missing precisely.
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  Speaker 2: So, as we wrap up our deep dive into these
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  Speaker 2: unsolved mysteries, I'd like to leave our listeners with a
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  Speaker 2: final thought, what is it about these cases, these unanswered
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  Speaker 2: questions that continues to fascinate us?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah? Why are we so drawn to this?
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  Speaker 2: Is it the desire for justice, the thrill of the unknown,
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  Speaker 2: or perhaps the need to make sense of a chaotic world.
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  Speaker 1: It's definitely a combination of those things, wouldn't you say?
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  Speaker 2: I think so.
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  Speaker 2: They are great.
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  Speaker 1: They do a fantastic job of diving into these cases. Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: they do, exploring the evidence and presenting different theories.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely, They're a great resource for anyone who enjoys learning
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  Speaker 2: about unsolved mysteries and exploring the unknown, and for our listeners.
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  Speaker 1: If you were an investigator on any of these cases,
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  Speaker 1: where would you start your investigation? What clues would you
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