In this episode of Until the End of Crime, Cameron and Hayden travel back to 1966 Brazil to investigate the baffling "Lead Masks Case." On the rough terrain of Vintém Hill, two electronics technicians—Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana—were discovered dead, dressed in formal suits and raincoats, with crude lead masks covering their eyes. With no signs of struggle and a cryptic note instructing them to "ingest capsules" and "await the signal," the scene sits at the bizarre intersection of Scientific Spiritualism, UFO mania, and potential foul play. We dissect the botched police investigation, the missing money, and the strange radioactive theories to determine if these men were victims of a confidence game or something far more otherworldly.

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