Disquietude

Tonight, we discuss the recent Corona virus outbreak as well as some of the most dangerous diseases to ever threaten our existence.  How likely is an end of world scenario from viruses such as Ebola, or even the Flu?  Is the Bubonic Plague ever going to go away?  Why is Brendan coughing so much?  Grab your medical masks and listen on...

Tonight, we revisit Robert the Doll, focusing on one of the more bizarre aspects of this haunting- the apology letters.  Each year, thousands of people who believe that they are victims of his curse write to Robert, begging for his forgiveness.  We read some of these letters and let you decide- are these extreme coincidences that have driven people so mad that they write an apology to a doll?  Or, are Robert's powers real?  

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Tonight, we discuss the bizarre cases of Anatoly Moskvin, AKA the "Russian Doll Man", and Carl Tanzler, two people who loved the dead a bit *too* much.  Moskvin kept a collection of children's corpses that he turned into dolls he believed were inhabited by the spirits of children that could be brought back to life one day.  Tanzler was a medical professional that developed an obsession with a patient that went beyond the boundaries of life and death. 

“I am Death, and when I love you it’s forever.” -Unknown

Death, racism, sexism, ghosts, and underwear infested with parasites- all hallmarks of the most influential company in media entertainment history- Disney.  We engage in some gallows humour as we talk about deaths and hauntings at the parks, and how the Disney corporation walks the fine line between evil and absurdity.

In April 1986, a steam explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant in Ukraine resulted in the worst nuclear power accident in history.  We discuss the horror of the incident, as well as exploring how scary nuclear energy can be, with stories and account given by our special guest, a Radiation Protection Specialist with 40 years of industry experience.  So grab your lead blankets and glow blue with us on this one.

During WWII, a covert Japanese military unit known as Unit 731 was created for the supposed purpose of chemical and biological warfare research.  The truth was that the unit carried out some of the most horrific war atrocities in modern history, in the form of bizarre methods of human experimentation.  Live vivisections of humans, exposure to the plague and anthrax, and weapons testing on live subjects only scratch the surface of the horror show that occurred in what became known as- the Laboratory of the Devil.

Warning:  This episode contains graphic descriptions of torture and rape.  Listen with caution. 

Back from our holiday break, we dive into some the the most interesting and disturbing missing persons cases we've come across in our internet travels.  From people vanishing without a physical trace, to some very extreme coincidences, we cover enough to make sure you check the locks on  your doors before going to bed tonight...

We take another dive into some unsettlling clips of audio, including the cockpit recording from the 1979 crash of Western Airlines flight 2605, some 911 calls you won't be able to stop thinking about, and an especially eerie hijacked radio station broadcast (presented by one of our very own listeners!).  This is one you probably shouldn't listen to before bedtime...  but you will anyway.  Enjoy!

In March 1997, an anonymous 911 call directed authorities to a mansion in California, where they would find 39 bodies, neatly placed in their beds, all wearing identical black shirts, black pants, and black Nike shoes, faces covered with purple cloths.  It was soon discovered the scene was a mass suicide by members of a cult known as Heaven's Gate- and the ritualistic suicides were performed because the group believed doing so would allow them to exit their earthly bodies and be transported to a spacecraft they believed to be in the tail of the Hale-Bopp comet that was passing by earth.  This event became a media sensation, largely due to the group's heavy internet presence, and the website of the cult, which is still operating to this day.  We discuss in detail the cult and the events of March 1997, and feature an actual email interview with one of the surviving members of the cult that maintains the website.  So lace up your Nikes, and join us on this VERY interesting journey.

March, 1922.  A series of odd occurrences at a farmhouse in the German countryside disturb a family for months, until one day, they are not heard from by the local townspeople, leading to the discovery of one the most gruesome and brutal massacres in the history of the country.  Six victims- two of them young children- killed one by one with a mattock.  Nearly 100 years later, the case is still unsolved, despite over a hundred suspects, and an investigation that unearthed family secrets of abuse, incest, and a *very* nosy neighbor.  Explore with us as we discuss one of the most fascinating unsolved murders of the 20th century.