In the Blink of an Eye – Podcast #132 Published on February 22, 2020 Posted in: Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Podcast In 1925, the parents and sisters of 9-year-old Evelyn Castle were killed after their car collided with a train. What came next for Evelyn was totally unexpected. It's a story that is both heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time.Click to Read More...
Suicide Prevented by Cork Leg Published on February 1, 2020 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits In 1924, Russell B. Hayward attempted suicide by jumping into the Hudson River. He forgot to remove his artificial cork leg.Click to Read More...
In the Water Too Long… Published on September 28, 2019 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits Polar Bear Clubs exist worldwide where people take a swim in cold, frigid winter water. It didn't quite go as planned at the Atlantic City contest in 1957.Click to Read More...
Plane Lands on Car Published on June 30, 2019 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits On November 18, 1951, 47-year-old pilot Joe Wardle attempted to land his Piper Cub after its engine had stalled. The car kept moving and moving...Click to Read More...
Flying Blind – Podcast #124 Published on June 7, 2019 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Podcast A great story about a Navy pilot who was blinded during a bombing run over North Korea in 1952 and the attempt by another pilot to land him safely.Click to Read More...
Saved by a Giant Turtle Published on June 24, 2018 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits 27-year-old South Korean Chung Nam Kim fell off of the Liberian Federal Nagara on Friday August 22, 1969 and was saved by a giant turtle.Click to Read More...
Man Sucked into Jet Engine Published on December 7, 2017 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits Fred E. Higinbotham was sucked into a military jet engine on May 14, 1956, and survived with barely a scratch on his body.Click to Read More...
Held on for Dear Life Published on December 1, 2017 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits Frank H. Krebs took the ride of his life when a plane he was about to board took off. He held on to the fuselage as the pilot lifted the plane into the air.Click to Read More...
Tried to Hide Her Report Card Published on September 15, 2017 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Schools & Education, Tidbits 11-year-old Nellie Stevens of Indianapolis, Indiana was missing for six days because she was too afraid to show her report card to her foster parents.Click to Read More...
Kids Trapped in a Toolbox Published on May 14, 2017 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits On Sunday, March 12, 1950, three Hinsdale, Illinois children were found trapped in a toolbox.Click to Read More...
Superboy Flies Out the Window Published on April 29, 2017 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits On March 18, 1954 4-year-old Kenneth Patrick Ward attempted to fly out of his Brooklyn apartment window and was saved by Marilyn Schroth.Click to Read More...
Kids Bounce Out of the Window Published on April 11, 2017 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits In 1957, three young children were using their bed as a trampoline when they all accidentally bounced out of the second-floor window. Click to Read More...
The Last Man on Earth – Podcast #88 Published on December 2, 2015 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Hoaxes, Podcast In 1960, Bud Boyd set out to find out what it would be like to be the last man on Earth. Without basic supplies, he set out to survive six weeks in the wild.Click to Read More...
The Rescue of Charles Nalle – Podcast #87 Published on October 25, 2015 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Law & Order, Podcast Charles Nalle is believed to have been the only person in United States history to have been rescued from slavery four times.Click to Read More...
Evert Stenmark – That’s the Ticket – Podcast #82 Published on May 9, 2015 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Podcast, Unbelievable Evert Stenmark was hunting alone for ptarmigan and was buried by an avalanche. Day after day he remained trapped under the snow. Find out how he survived.Click to Read More...