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.

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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.

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The Monk and His Hypnotist – Podcast #86

• Published on September 18, 2015

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Fraud & Deception, Podcast

An elderly monk and his wife decided to adopt their 63-year-old doctor. Dr. Raymond La Scola was then arrested for supposedly murdering his new mother.

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Cinderella Girl – Podcast #85

• Published on August 11, 2015

• Posted in: Forgotten History, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast

Anna Sklepovich had the same birthday as President Franklin Roosevelt. Find out what happened to Anna after she was supposedly invited to the White House.

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The Honest Man with an Evil Eye – Podcast #84

• Published on July 10, 2015

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Money & Financial, Podcast

In 1935, Frank Greges stumbled across a wallet containing the stocks. Find out what really happened and how he killed a man simply by staring at him.

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Clarence Frechette – Michigan’s Flying Bandit – Podcast #83

• Published on June 7, 2015

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast

Clarence Frechette made national news for a bizarre attack on the pilot of an airplane, possibly making him the world's first hijacker.

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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.

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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?

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Murder in the Mail – Podcast #80

• Published on March 6, 2015

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast

John Kmetz received a trial supply of herbal pills that would restore vitality to his 54-year-old body. Shortly after taking the pills, Kmetz was dead.

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The Great Venus Swindle – Podcast #79

• Published on January 21, 2015

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Podcast, Unbelievable

In 1953, Harold Jesse Berney was chosen by the US government to be its main contact with Uccelles, a prince visiting our planet from Venus. A crazy, true story!

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The Bowery’s Santa – Podcast #78

• Published on December 12, 2014

• Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Money & Financial, Podcast

Joe Bonavita went to the Bowery in 1946 to give away a big chunk of his hard-earned money to those less fortunate. The true story about an unusual Santa Claus.

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The Woman with the X-Ray Camera – Podcast #77

• Published on November 29, 2014

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Love & Marriage, Podcast

A New York City woman named Pearl Lusk was hired in 1946 to investigate a woman suspected in a jewel heist. What happened next is truly unforgettable.

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A Life Forgotten – Podcast #76

• Published on October 23, 2014

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Forgotten History, Podcast

What would you do if you had forgotten your entire past? One man suffered such a fate and spent many years trying to figure out who he was.

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The Citicorp Tower Revisited – Podcast #75

• Published on August 16, 2014

• Posted in: Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine, Unbelievable

When the Citicorp Tower in New York City opened in 1977, no one could have ever imagined that building was fatally flawed. A phone call from a college student in New Jersey to the building's structural engineer may have saved tens of thousands of lives.

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Arrest the Parents – Podcast #74

• Published on July 14, 2014

• Posted in: Law & Order, Podcast

Should parents be held responsible for the crimes that their children commit? Check out this story from 1947 detailing just what happened when New York City tried to do just that.

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