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...
The Shoeless Hillbilly – Podcast #81 Published on April 7, 2015 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Fraud & Deception, Podcast Peter Grainger had spent nearly his entire life living high in the mountains of New Mexico with virtually no contact with the outside world. Or did he?Click to Read More...
Trapped in Refrigerated Boxcar Published on March 25, 2015 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits Manuel Ramirez was laid off from his job, so he jumped aboard a boxcar that he thought was headed south to his mom's home. Big mistake...Click to Read More...
Saved by His Buckle Published on January 15, 2015 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Escape and Survival, Tidbits Alfred De Chico was shot three times by Salvatore Carricato, but there was no blood. He was saved by the buckle of his suspenders.Click to Read More...
Racoon Prevents House Fire Published on May 13, 2014 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Escape and Survival, Tidbits In 1965, Mr. & Mrs. John Ahlfeldt of Baltimore, Maryland were by their pet raccoon because a faulty fan was producing smoke.Click to Read More...
1755 Lisbon Tsunami Published on February 4, 2014 Posted in: Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Tidbits The tsunami that hit Lisbon, Portugal on November 25, 1755 killed an estimated 60,000 people. Many had made the mistake of rushing to the shoreline.Click to Read More...
Tunnel Joe Holmes – Podcast #69 Published on January 4, 2014 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Escape and Survival, Podcast Tunnel Joe Holmes was a career criminal serving a 20-year sentence for burglary. His great escape in 1951 elevated him to celebrity status overnight.Click to Read More...
The Ghost of Guam – Podcast #62 Published on April 27, 2013 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Podcast The true story of a US Navy radioman George Tweed who was hunted by the Japanese during World War II for 2 years and 7 months.Click to Read More...
The Pleasant Hill School Bus Tragedy – Podcast #61 Published on March 23, 2013 Posted in: Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Podcast, Schools & Education The sad, yet true, story of a 1931 school bus disaster in the Pleasant Hill school district in Colorado. Click to Read More...
The Man Buried Alive – Podcast #44 Published on May 4, 2011 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Escape and Survival, Podcast On August 21, 1933, Jack Loreen was dug up after spending the previous 64 days buried in a coffin. That was just the start of a crazy competition to survive the longest at six feet under.Click to Read More...
The Greatest Escape – Podcast #36 Published on August 10, 2010 Posted in: Escape and Survival, Podcast 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.Click to Read More...
Escape in a Homemade Submarine – Podcast #25 Published on September 2, 2009 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Escape and Survival, Podcast The fascinating true story of three Milwaukee men that started bombing Milwaukee Sears stores in an effort to obtain $100,000 and escape in their homemade submarine. Click to Read More...
The Disaster of the USS Indianapolis – Podcast #14 Published on June 15, 2008 Posted in: Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Podcast The sinking of the USS Indianapolis caused the worst at-sea loss of life in the history of the US Navy. Hundreds of lives could have been saved if the US Navy had not forgotten about the ship.Click to Read More...
The Hanging of Will Purvis – Podcast #10 Published on March 3, 2008 Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Podcast Will Purvis was hanged for the murder of another man, yet was able to walk away after the hanging was over. Possibly a case of divine intervention, but we will never know for sure.Click to Read More...
Fight! – Shiloh Baptist Church Disaster – Podcast #8 Published on February 9, 2008 Posted in: Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Podcast The true story of the 1902 Shiloh Baptist Church Disaster, which explains why you should never scream the word "Fight!" in a crowded room.Click to Read More...