Certainly Strange

Certainly Strange

By Annemoon van MaastrichtTrue Crime
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Certainly Strange episodes

  • Have You Seen This Man?: The Man Everyone Dreams Of

    A face has been haunting me. Not that of a friend, or a colleague, and no – not my own. It is a face that I saw on the internet, a single drawing of a man’s face. This man’s face gives me such an unsettling feeling in my gut, a feeling of dread that creeps up my spine and gets a hold of me. And when I read the story behind the face, I grew even more disturbed. But that was not even the whole of the story…


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    18 min
  • :) - The Smiley Face Killers

    “I don’t know where I am. I’m so cold. Please help me, I’m lost.” These were the words spoken by Dakota James, a 23 year-old student in Pittsburgh on the evening of December the 15th, 2016, when calling his friend, Shelley. 5 weeks later, on January the 25th, Dakota James disappeared. His case would be one similar to hunderds more in America...

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    36 min
  • HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: The White Ladies

    As you wander into the fields near my village, you will find little hills. They are graves - the burial mounds of an ancient people. And as the fog rises between these mounds, the people around here whisper the name Witte Wieven, or White Ladies... but who or what are they? Dive into the most famous piece of Dutch Folklore with me for this Halloween special!


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    16 min
  • Obey Or Else: The Circleville Letters

    Everyone has secrets, even in a village where everyone seems to know everyone. Perhaps even especially in small villages such as those. But this anonymous writer seemed to know all of them, of everyone. About the things that happened between closed doors. An unseen stalker in the shadows, lurking where you least expect it. Like big brother, watching you. Inhabitants of the small village of Circleville received more than 1000 letters over the span of 20 years by an anonymous writer who threatened people to reveal all their secrets – and if they didn’t, people would die. And this writer didn’t just stick to making threats.


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    40 min
  • Do You Fear The Big Bad Wolf?: The Werewolf Scare of the 1500s

    There live things in the forest that you know to fear. There is always

    something lurking in the shadows that is out to get you. If you were a farmer anywhere during the middle ages, or even in the ages that came after that, there was one creature that you feared most of all. The wolf.

    We have all heard about how much people used to fear witches, but wolves, or rather, people who had the ability to change their shape into that of a wolf, were perhaps even more frighting. And in some cases, we are right to fear the beast that lurks within.


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    18 min
  • A Strange History of Masked Balls

    From bigfoot to trees, from nearly burning a king alive to a vintage attempt at Transformers... When you think of masked balls, you probably think of wide halls and chandeliers, women dressed in beautiful gowns and men in elaborate suits, their faces hidden behind colourful masks. But as much as media likes to romanticize these masquerades, the history behind them can be quite strange and quite gruesome at times. But mostly, it’s just strange.


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    13 min
  • The Man In The Iron Mask

    It was the 1680´s in France, the time of Louis XIV, The Sun King, a rule under which France thrived into becoming the jewel of Europe. But, as they say, the brightest lights cast the darkest shadows. In a solitary cell in the Bastille sat a man, his face obscured by a deep black velvet mask. No one was allowed to know his identity or to know his face, and the man was not allowed to speak.


    Today's episode features a promo for the podcast The Nightcap Nebula. Go check them out!


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    27 min
  • The Mystery Writer Who Became A Mystery: The Vanishing of Agatha Christie

    The greatest mystery of Agatha Christie is herself. On December 4, 1926, she vanished and was nowhere to be found. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains mentions of suicidal thoughts


    This episode features a promo for the podcast Shitting Bricks.


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    25 min
  • The Curse of Macbeth

    Double double toil and trouble; fire burn and caldron bubble. These lines will forever be associated with witchcraft. Not just because these lines are spoken by witches, but also because the play these lines are from is believed to be cursed. THIS EPISODE INCLUDES SEVERAL MENTIONS OF SUICIDE.



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    16 min
  • The House That Kills: The Curse of The Palazzo Dario

    Home is where the heart is. Your home is your most sacred space, where you feel guarded and safe from the dangers of the outside world. But, if the stories are to be believed, there is one house in particular that wishes nothing but harm upon anyone who dares live inside its walls.

    CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains several mentions of cases of suicide.


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    17 min

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The attempted murder on a ghost, cursed paintings burning houses down, and lighthouse keepers disappearing without a trace. The world is filled with astonishing stories that will make you go and…