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Bones Found 76 Years Ago Could Actually Be Amelia Earhart’s
Researchers believe skeletal remains found in 1940 are “virtually identical” in size ratio to those of the long-lost aviator. By Nina Golgowski.
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The Dramatic Life and Mysterious Death of Theodosia Burr
The fate of Aaron Burr's daughter remains a topic of contention. By Hadley Meares. [It's Hadley.]
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A Fatal Mistake: The Sinking of El Faro
On October 1, 2015, the container ship El Faro sailed directly into the path of Hurricane Joaquin. When it sank it took the lives of all 33 aboard, including eight New Englanders. Rachel Slade wanted to know what happened and why. You will not soon forget what she found.
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The Mysterious Ending of John Carpenter's The Thing May Finally Have an Answer
Dean Cundey reveals a sly lighting technique used throughout the film to indicate when a character has become no longer human.
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Study reveals culprit behind Piltdown Man, one of science’s most famous hoaxes
New techniques finger 19th century amateur fossil hunter in famous forgery. By Michael Price.
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The shocking story of Israel's disappeared babies
For nearly 40 years, everything about Gil Grunbaum's life was a lie, including his name. He was not, as he had always assumed, the only son of wealthy Holocaust survivors who owned a baby garments factory near Tel Aviv. Grunbaum had been stolen from his mother by doctors at a hospital in northern Israel in 1956, moments after she gave birth. His biological parents - recent immigrants to Israel from Tunisia - were told their child had died during delivery.
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Mystery Show
A podcast where Starlee Kine solves mysteries.
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A Strange Case of Dancing Mania Struck Germany Six Centuries Ago
Modern experts still don't agree on what caused plagues of compulsive dancing in the streets. By Marissa Fessenden. (June 24, 2016)
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Vogel Staar
On Mozart's Feathered Collaborator. By Elena Passarello.
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Monumental proof to torment mathematicians for years to come
Conference on Shinichi Mochizuki’s work inspires cautious optimism. By Davide Castelvecchi.
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How Did a Shark in a Sydney Aquarium End Up With a Human Arm?
It opened its mouth and a murder mystery came out. By Matt Soniak.
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Death on the Serpent River: How the Lost Girls of Panama Disappeared
The mysterious deaths of two young tourists in Panama puzzled examiners and shocked nations on both sides of the Atlantic; now secretly leaked documents could reveal what happened. By Jeremy Kryt.
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Why ultra-powerful radio bursts are the most perplexing mystery in astronomy
Strange signals are bombarding Earth. But where are they coming from? By Elizabeth Gibney. (July 4, 2016)
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Body on the Moor
Why did this man travel 200 miles to die here? By Jon Manel.
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The Strange Story of a Murdered Banker in Puerto Rico
Fraud, Santeria rituals and an unsolved killing at Doral Bank. By Zeke Faux.
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Could Long-Lost Amber Room Be Stashed in a Nazi Bunker in Poland?
A museum in the country’s northeast says it has evidence of a hidden chamber inside a compound used by German forces, and that it may contain the treasure lost during World War II. By Rick Lyman. (June 10, 2016)
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Blindsided: A Dream Engagement Turned Nightmare
Don Huckstep thought he’d found love in his hometown of Fowler, Indiana. But when Teresa Jarding vanished, it foreshadowed a series of bizarre discoveries. By Mary Milz.
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The Old West’s Muslim Tamale King
How a South Asian immigrant became a Wyoming fast-food legend and received American citizenship—twice. By Kathryn Schulz.
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Body on the Moor
Why did this man travel 200 miles to die here?
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Primo Levi’s Handrail
“I have no wish for one outcome rather than another—it makes no difference to the value of Levi’s work. But a cool examination of the evidence shows that suicide is not beyond reasonable doubt.” By Diego Gambetta. (June 9, ’16)
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