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Echoes of the UnknownA Stranger's Call: The Murder of Amy MihaljevicIn today's episode, we're delving into the 1989 abduction and murder of a young girl named Amy Mihaljevic. She left her middle school in Ohio, believing she was meeting someone she could trust. What followed is one of the most haunting unsolved crimes in American history. It's defined by the chilling realization that Amy was targeted, groomed, and ultimately betrayed by someone who knew exactly how to gain her confidence.
2026-02-0328 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Greatest Art Heist in History: Empty Frames at the Gardner MuseumIn today's episode, we’re traveling back to 1990, when two men dressed as police officers were let into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. 81 minutes later, thirteen priceless works of art were gone — currently valued at over $500 million. No alarms sounded. No suspects were arrested. More than thirty years later, only the empty frames remain — silent witnesses to the greatest art heist in history.
2026-01-2736 minEchoes of the UnknownNo Footprints in the Snow: The Vanishing of Maura MurrayIn today's episode, we're traveling back to 2004, when college student Maura Murray vanished from a quiet stretch of road in New Hampshire. Described as "the first crime mystery of the social media age," the case gained prominence due to extensive online amateur sleuthing and discussions on Facebook, which had launched just days earlier. It became a touchstone for how the internet shapes true crime narratives.
2026-01-2044 minEchoes of the UnknownMessage from Outer Space: The Wow! SignalIn today's episode, we're traveling back to 1977, when a radio telescope in Ohio captured a mysterious signal that has captivated astronomers and skywatchers for decades. Known as the Wow! Signal, it was a brief burst of radio waves from the cosmos that still remains unexplained to this day.
2026-01-1320 minEchoes of the UnknownThirty-Six Wounds: The Mysterious Death of Jonathan LunaIn today's episode, we’re traveling back to 2003, when federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna left his Baltimore office one night. His body was found the next morning in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Investigators, coroners, and federal authorities have spent years examining his final journey, only to arrive at conflicting conclusions. His death is one of the most baffling cases in recent American true-crime history.
2026-01-0628 minEchoes of the UnknownSecrets in Marquette: The Murder of Erin TaylorIn today's episode, we're traveling back to the year 2000 to delve into the tragic murder of a young woman named Erin Taylor. She was more than a name in a case file — she was someone who was deeply loved, and her absence left a space that cannot be filled. To this day, her death remains one of Marquette, Michigan’s most haunting mysteries — a wound that never fully healed and a story that refuses to fade with time.
2025-12-3016 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Hole in the Roof: The Strange Death of Rey RiveraIn today's episode, we're traveling back to 2006, when the body of Rey Rivera was found in a locked conference room of Baltimore's Belvedere Hotel. It apparently crashed through the roof from a height of 200 feet in a manner that baffled investigators. A cryptic note taped behind his computer, a panicked phone call, and a trail of unanswered questions turned his death into one of the most perplexing cases of the modern era.
2025-12-2328 minEchoes of the UnknownTrail of Blood: The Baffling Disappearance of Joan RischIn today's episode, we’re traveling back to 1961, when a young mother named Joan Risch vanished without a trace from her Massachusetts home. The only clues left behind were a kitchen smeared with blood, a phone ripped from the wall, and a trail of contradictions that has led investigators down decades of dead ends. More than sixty years later, Joan’s case remains one of New England’s most haunting mysteries.
2025-12-1625 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Night the Farm Went Silent: The Hinterkaifeck MurdersIn today's episode, we're looking back at the Hinterkaifeck murders of 1922. It's one of Germany's most disturbing unsolved crimes, where six people were brutally killed on an isolated Bavarian farmstead. The case is particularly chilling — not just for its violence, but for the eerie events that preceded and followed the murders.
2025-12-0923 minEchoes of the UnknownGhost Ship of Diamond Shoals: The Mystery of the Carroll A. DeeringIn today's episode, we’re looking back at the Carroll A. Deering mystery, which represents one of maritime history's most baffling disappearances. It centers on a massive American commercial schooner that was discovered abandoned off North Carolina's coast in 1921. What makes this a story about a "ghost ship" is that all members of the crew had somehow vanished without a trace.
2025-12-0215 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Killer Who Stayed: The Setagaya Family MurderIn today's episode, we’re traveling to Tokyo to delve into a crime known as the Setagaya Family Murder, one of Japan's most perplexing unsolved cases. What makes it stand out is that, instead of fleeing after committing a horrific mass murder, the killer remained in the victims' home for several hours, displaying behavior that can only be described as bizarre. More than two decades later, this case continues to haunt investigators.
2025-11-2518 minEchoes of the UnknownTraces in the Dirt: The UFO Encounter at Trans-en-ProvenceIn today's episode, we're traveling back to 1981, outside the French town of Trans-en-Provence, where an unidentified flying object reportedly left physical evidence in the form of burnt residue — along with other physical traces — in a farmer's field. The incredible UFO event was later described in a Popular Mechanics article as "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time."
2025-11-1812 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Boy in the Box: America’s Unknown ChildIn today's episode, we’re looking back at the tragic story of a 4-year-old boy — previously known as the "Boy in the Box" or "America's Unknown Child" — whose body was found in Philadelphia in 1957. His identity remained unknown for 65 years, until police detectives finally identified him through the use of DNA and genealogical databases. Despite multiple leads and several theories, the boy's killer still remains a mystery.
2025-11-1119 minEchoes of the UnknownVanished at Sea: The Haunting Mystery of Amy BradleyIn today's episode, we’re revisiting one of the most haunting maritime disappearances of modern times. It's the story of Amy Bradley, a 23-year-old woman who vanished in 1998 aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean. After nearly three decades, far more questions than answers remain in this truly perplexing case.
2025-11-0426 minEchoes of the UnknownPhantom Broadcast: The Max Headroom Signal HijackingIn today's episode, we're looking back at one of the strangest, most inexplicable events in television history. A moment when reality was hijacked — literally — and no one has ever figured out who did it or why. This is the story of the Max Headroom Signal Hijacking — one of the most famous, and certainly the most bizarre, TV broadcast intrusions that has ever taken place.
2025-10-2813 minEchoes of the UnknownWhispers from Onion Lake: The Brutal Murder of Cindy BlazekIn today's episode, we’re traveling back to 1986 in order to delve into the brutal murder of Cindy Blazek. She was a 23-year-old elementary school teacher who lived and worked on the Onion Lake Cree Nation reserve, which is a small First Nation community in Saskatchewan, Canada. Nearly four decades later, it remains one of the province's most haunting unsolved cases.
2025-10-2117 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Call from the Ditch: The Vanishing of Brandon SwansonIn today's episode, we’re traveling back to 2008, where we'll revisit the disappearance of college student Brandon Swanson. It remains one of Minnesota's most perplexing missing persons cases. Brandon vanished during a phone call with his parents, leaving investigators and family members with more questions than answers. The case has become notable not just for its baffling nature, but also for the legislation it would later inspire.
2025-10-1415 minEchoes of the UnknownCreature in the Cornfields: The Beast of Bray RoadIn today's episode, we're traveling to the heart of America's Dairyland, where a quiet road in rural Wisconsin has become infamous for sightings, stretching back decades, of a strange creature known as the Beast of Bray Road. The entity has become one of America's most enduring cryptid stories, and dozens of eyewitness accounts have spawned regional folklore that persists to this day.
2025-10-0716 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Last Ride: What Happened to Erin Pospisil?In today's episode, we'll be digging into the tragic disappearance in 2001 of 15-year-old Erin Pospisil — one of Iowa's most haunting unsolved cases. When she vanished one summer night, she left behind a devastated family, and a community searching for answers that remain elusive to this day. It's a truly perplexing mystery that has endured for more than two decades.
2025-09-3013 minEchoes of the UnknownChopped Silence: The Ardenwald Axe MurdersIn today's episode, we’re looking back at the chilling case of the Ardenwald Axe Murders, a brutal crime that shook the small, tight-knit community of Ardenwald, Oregon in 1911. It stands as one of the state's most horrific and perplexing unsolved crimes.
2025-09-2312 minEchoes of the UnknownChocolates and Carats: The World's Sweetest Diamond HeistIn today's episode, we'll be getting a taste of the world's sweetest diamond heist. It was carried out in 2007 by a trusted customer at a bank in Antwerp's Diamond District, who had become friendly with the bank staff by bringing them weekly gifts of Belgian chocolates. One day, he calmly walked into a sophisticated, high-security bank vault, and walked out with $28 million worth of diamonds.
2025-09-1610 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Missingest Man in America: What Really Happened to Judge Crater?In today's episode, we’re delving into one of the earliest and most enduring missing persons cases in American history — the baffling disappearance of Judge Joseph Force Crater. The New York Supreme Court judge hailed a cab in the heart of Manhattan … and vanished without a trace. It's a tale so entwined with corruption, secrets and high society that it still fuels speculation nearly a century later. The disappearance of Judge Crater stands as one of America's most intriguing missing persons cases, blending elements of political corruption, organized crime, and the glittering yet dangerous world of 1930s New York City...
2025-09-0915 minEchoes of the UnknownHorror in Cabin 28: The Keddie MurdersIn today's episode, we’re traveling back to the spring of 1981, where Keddie, California became the site of one of America's most disturbing, unsolved mass murders. The brutal slaughter of four people at the Keddie Resort has haunted investigators and true crime enthusiasts for decades. This tragic case was indelibly marked by investigative failures, compromised or destroyed evidence, and persistent questions about possible law enforcement protection of the killers.
2025-09-0418 minEchoes of the UnknownJuly 4th Getaway: The Disappearance of Patti AdkinsIn today's episode, we're delving into the puzzling disappearance of Patricia Adkins, a 29-year-old woman from the small town of Marion, Ohio. She vanished into the darkness just before a planned July 4th getaway, after clocking out of the night shift at the local Honda manufacturing plant. It was the beginning of a nightmare that has haunted the community for over two decades, standing as one of the state's most perplexing unsolved disappearances.
2025-08-2613 minEchoes of the UnknownBlood and Gold: The Murder of Sir Harry OakesIn today's episode, we’re digging into one of the most bizarre, tangled, and controversial unsolved murders in Canadian, and Bahamian, history. This is the story of a wealthy gold baron, a tropical paradise, a botched investigation — and a murder so mysterious, it drew in British royalty. The 1943 murder of Sir Harry Oakes remains one of the most baffling unsolved cases, stretching from the goldfields of Ontario, Canada to the tropical shores of Nassau, Bahamas.
2025-08-1912 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Final Party: Who Killed Donna Dustin?In today's episode, we’re traveling to the close-knit suburban town of Bowie, Maryland, to explore a chilling crime that left an indelible scar on the community. This is the story of the brutal murder of a teenage girl named Donna Dustin following a party — and the painfully frustrating effort over the subsequent five decades to find her killer.
2025-08-1217 minEchoes of the UnknownCross-Continental Enigma: The Bizarre Murder of Blair AdamsIn today's episode, we're traveling back to 1996, when a strange series of events unfolded that led to one of Canada's most perplexing unsolved murders. A young man from British Columbia was found dead — half naked and brutally battered — in the parking lot of a hotel under contruction in Knoxville, Tennessee. His truly bizarre cross-continental journey continues to baffle investigators three decades later.
2025-08-0520 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Unluckiest Footage Ever: Who Abducted Jennifer Kesse?In today's episode, we’re traveling back to 2006 to delve into the disappearance in Orlando of a young woman named Jennifer Kesse. To this day, it remains one of the most baffling missing persons cases in modern American history. The only clue was a haunting surveillance video the FBI dubbed "the luckiest and unluckiest footage ever."
2025-07-2913 minEchoes of the UnknownBackcountry Farmhouse Mystery: What Happened to Brianna Maitland?In today's episode, we’re delving into the mysterious disappearance of Brianna Maitland, which stands as one of Vermont's most perplexing cold cases. One March day two decades ago, the teenage girl's car was found abandoned in front of a collapsing farmhouse. The search for her continues to this day, and the case has presented investigators with a complex web of theories and unanswered questions.
2025-07-2212 minEchoes of the UnknownSilenced Secrets: The Mysterious Death of Dorothy KilgallenIn today's episode, we're digging into the death of the trailblazing media figure Dorothy Kilgallen, which remains one of journalism's most compelling mysteries. She was found dead one morning in her Manhattan townhouse, her death the result of a lethal combination of alcohol and sleeping pills. Although officially ruled an accidental overdose, many believe she was murdered to stop her from revealing new evidence about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
2025-07-1516 minEchoes of the UnknownCampsite Nightmare: Double Murder at Staley CreekIn today's episode, we’re looking back at a haunting case from the emerald green woods of western Oregon. In July 2005, two respected educators — Jeanette Bauman and Steve Haugen — hiked into the pine forest for a peaceful weekend camping trip. They never made it home, and were later found brutally murdered. Two decades later, the tragic case still baffles detectives.
2025-07-0813 minEchoes of the UnknownChristmas Inferno: What Happened to the Sodder Children?In today's episode, we're traveling back to Christmas Eve 1945, where we'll investigate the baffling disappearance of five children in Fayetteville, West Virginia. What started out as a festive holiday evening for the Sodder family was transformed into an inexplicable tragedy that would haunt generations and become one of the most discussed unsolved cases in American history.
2025-07-0123 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Man Who Ran: The Baffling Disappearance of Lars MittankIn today's episode, we’re traveling to a resort town on the Black Sea coast of northern Bulgaria, where a young German man named Lars Mittank was enjoying a summer vacation with friends. What followed is one of the strangest disappearances in recent history. In a climactic moment captured on surveillance footage that continues to haunt viewers, Lars sprinted out of an airport in broad daylight ... never to be seen again.
2025-06-2411 minEchoes of the UnknownLiquid Gold: The Great Canadian Maple Syrup HeistIn today's episode, we’re plunging into a story that’s sticky, sweet, and criminally Canadian. We’re heading to the quiet forests of Quebec, where one of the strangest and most lucrative thefts in modern history took place. Not diamonds ... not art ... not even gold. No, we’re talking about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.
2025-06-1713 minEchoes of the UnknownHalloween Horror: The Haunting Murder of Arpana JinagaIn today's episode, we’re revisiting the haunting murder of Arpana Jinaga — a young woman whose life was brutally taken in her own apartment in Redmond, Washington, on Halloween night in 2008. This case represents one of the most perplexing crime mysteries in Redmond's history, and it left the community struggling to understand how such violence could occur in their midst.
2025-06-1019 minEchoes of the UnknownPlayground Mystery: The Abduction of Michael DunaheeIn today's episode, we’re revisiting one of Canada’s most heartbreaking and perplexing cold cases — the disappearance and presumed abduction of four-year-old Michael Dunahee. The young boy vanished without a trace from a playground in broad daylight, while his parents were just feet away. Michael's disappearance stands as one of Canada's most haunting unsolved mysteries.
2025-06-0312 minEchoes of the UnknownJustice Melts Away: The Yogurt Shop MurdersIn today's episode, we’ll be traveling back more than three decades to revisit one of Austin's most heinous crimes. The 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders has long been seared into the city's collective memory. The deaths of four teenage girls had ripple effects on a tight-knit community that previously had been comfortable leaving their front doors unlocked. This mass murder stands as one of Texas's most haunting unsolved criminal cases.
2025-05-2713 minEchoes of the UnknownThe News Anchor Who Vanished: What Happened to Jodi Huisentruit?In today's episode, we’re diving into a chilling case that left an entire town on edge and continues to puzzle investigators 30 years later: the disappearance of Iowa news anchor Jodi Huisentruit. This is a story about ambition, community, fear — and a terrifying question: how could someone vanish without a trace, just steps from their own front door?
2025-05-2012 minEchoes of the UnknownInto the Fog: The Flannan Isles Lighthouse MysteryIn today's episode, we're setting sail for a place known as one of the loneliest places on Earth: a rocky island off the coast of Scotland, where three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace. This story stands as one of Scotland's most enduring maritime enigmas, leaving behind questions and unsettling clues that continue to perplex investigators and historians to this day.
2025-05-1310 minEchoes of the UnknownStalked to Death: The Haunting Mystery of Cindy JamesIn today's episode, we’re delving into one of Canada’s most perplexing and haunting cases: the bizarre death of Cindy James. On a warm June day in 1989, the 44-year-old nurse was found dead under circumstances so strange they seemed straight out of a psychological thriller. Her death was the culmination of a long saga of alleged stalking, harassment, and terror that continues to baffle investigators and true-crime enthusiasts alike.
2025-05-0611 minEchoes of the UnknownVanished Without a Trace: The Brian Shaffer MysteryIn today's episode, we’re diving deep into the mysterious disappearance in 2006 of Brian Shaffer, a 27-year-old medical student at Ohio State University who seemingly vanished into thin air. This case has haunted Columbus, Ohio, for nearly two decades, and it stands today as one of true crime's most baffling mysteries. The case has particularly captivated public interest because of its seemingly impossible nature - someone walking into a building and never walking out.
2025-04-2914 minEchoes of the UnknownChilled to the Bone: The Icebox MurdersIn today's episode, we’ll be looking back at a grisly double murder that occurred in Texas one sweltering summer day in 1965. A gruesome discovery in a quiet Houston home sent shockwaves throughout the city. The Icebox Murders stands as one of Houston's most disturbing unsolved cases, featuring a truly grotesque crime scene and a mysterious suspect who seemed to vanish into thin air.
2025-04-2212 minEchoes of the UnknownCrime of the Century: The Antwerp Diamond HeistIn today's episode, we’re investigating one of the greatest robberies in history — the 2003 Antwerp Diamond Heist. A break-in so elaborate, so brilliantly orchestrated, that it's been dubbed "the heist of the century." The thieves managed to steal over $100 million worth of diamonds, gold, and jewelry from what was considered the world's most secure diamond vault. The audacity and precision of this crime earned it the nickname "the perfect crime."
2025-04-1511 minEchoes of the UnknownSilent Screams: The Villisca Axe MurdersIn today's episode, we’re revisiting one of America's most haunting unsolved murders. Some crimes are so brutal, and so confounding, that they transcend time. The Villisca Axe Murders are one such case. It's a story of a peaceful Iowa town that was transformed overnight into the epicenter of a century-old mystery that continues to captivate and disturb to this day.
2025-04-0810 minEchoes of the UnknownArctic Mystery: The Village That VanishedIn today's episode, we’re taking you to the vast, frozen wilderness of northern Canada — far from the bustling cities, deep into a remote area. This chilling story unfolds near Lake Anjikuni, one of several lakes located along the Kazan River, where an entire village of indigenous people vanished many years ago without a trace. This baffling disappearance stands as one of the most perplexing cases in North American history.
2025-04-0110 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Torso Murders: The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury RunIn today's episode, we’re traveling back to the 1930s to explore a case that still sends shivers down spines — the unsolved mystery of the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run. This is the story of one of America’s most elusive serial killers, a specter who haunted Cleveland and baffled investigators, including the legendary Eliot Ness.
2025-03-2511 minEchoes of the UnknownSecrets at the Dome: Who Murdered Michael Francke?In today's episode, we’re traveling back to 1989, to a cold winter night in Salem, Oregon. That's when a man named Michael Francke - director of the Oregon Department of Corrections - was brutally murdered. This truly baffling case has no shortage of possible motives. An innocent man was convicted of the crime and spent nearly three decades behind bars before his release. Frustratingly, the true identity of the killer remains unknown.
2025-03-1812 minEchoes of the UnknownCold Clues: A Double Murder and a DisappearanceToday, we're presenting a special episode that will discuss two separate yet equally perplexing cases that have left communities searching for answers for many years. These intriguing mysteries - one a double murder and the other a disappearance - were brought to our attention by two listeners. Both of them hope we'll receive a tip that could help at least one of these families finally find the closure they've long sought.
2025-03-1313 minEchoes of the UnknownSilent Secrets: The Murder of William Desmond TaylorIn today's episode, we’re looking back at a famous case that’s one of Hollywood’s greatest unsolved crime puzzles — the murder of famed silent film director William Desmond Taylor. This case — full of scandal, cover-ups, and intrigue — has captivated true-crime enthusiasts and historians for over a century.
2025-03-1115 minEchoes of the UnknownFrozen in Time: The Unsolved Murder of the Grimes SistersIn this episode, we're digging into a case that has haunted Chicago for nearly 70 years — the unsolved murder of teenagers Barbara and Patricia Grimes. It’s a story of innocence lost, strange sightings, and a mystery that refuses to die. The disappearance and murder of the two girls stands as one of Chicago's most haunting unsolved cases, leaving a trail of questions that have persisted all these years.
2025-03-0409 minEchoes of the UnknownThe Last Gamble: The Disappearance of Lord LucanIn this podcast, we’re delving into an unsolved crime mystery that has haunted investigators for more than half a century. This strange story is filled with a multitude of cryptic clues that have left experts baffled to this day. The case is about the brutal murder in 1974 of a 29-year-old British nanny … and the nobleman who quickly vanished and has drawn suspicion ever since.
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