In February 1997, a man named Mel Waters phoned into Coast to Coast AM with a story so strange it would become one of the program’s most infamous legends. On his rural property near Ellensburg, Washington, Mel claimed there was a mysterious pit – a hole with no bottom. He said he had lowered fishing line more than 80,000 feet without hitting the end, that objects tossed into the hole never made a sound, and that bizarre events surrounded it: animals feared it, a neighbour's dead dog was supposedly thrown into it only to be seen alive again, and a bucket of ice lowered into the depths came back transformed. 

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https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4081

https://washingtonstateghostsociety.org/mels-hole

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Mel%27s_Hole

https://spookylittleearth.com/mels-hole-bottomless-mystery

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In 1922, a remote Bavarian farmstead became the scene of one of Germany’s most gruesome and enduring mysteries. The Hinterkaifeck murders claimed the lives of six family members and a maid, slaughtered with a mattock by an unknown assailant who may have been hiding in their attic for days—or even weeks—before striking.

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https://vocal.media/horror/the-farm-at-the-end-of-the-woods-the-hinterkaifeck-murders

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https://web.archive.org/web/20120512083417/http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/schrobenhausen/Hinterkaifeck;art603,2538485

https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/hinterkaifeck-murders/

https://strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/hinterkaifeck-farm

https://fathersonholygore.com/2018/10/19/lore-season-2-episode-3-hinterkaifeck-ghosts-in-the-attic/

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In 1922, a remote Bavarian farmstead became the scene of one of Germany’s most gruesome and enduring mysteries. The Hinterkaifeck murders claimed the lives of six family members and a maid, slaughtered with a mattock by an unknown assailant who may have been hiding in their attic for days—or even weeks—before striking.

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https://vocal.media/horror/the-farm-at-the-end-of-the-woods-the-hinterkaifeck-murders

https://www.hinterkaifeck.net

https://web.archive.org/web/20120512083417/http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/schrobenhausen/Hinterkaifeck;art603,2538485

https://www.thetruecrimedatabase.com/case_file/hinterkaifeck-murders/

https://strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/hinterkaifeck-farm

https://fathersonholygore.com/2018/10/19/lore-season-2-episode-3-hinterkaifeck-ghosts-in-the-attic/

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When 11 members of a Delhi family are found dead under bizarre circumstances, investigators uncover eerie rituals and a series of cryptic diaries. This Obscurata episode dives into the mysterious 2018 Burari deaths of the Chundawat family – exploring the chilling discovery of their bodies, the family’s seemingly ordinary life in Burari, and the haunting clues that blurred the line between a shared psychosis and the supernatural.

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https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/burari-deaths-cctv-footage-shows-final-moments-of-the-11-family-members-1276445-2018-07-03

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/11-in-family-found-dead-in-delhis-burari/article24316571.ece

https://www.vice.com/en/article/evke7k/india-burari-mass-suicide-docuseries-netflix-house-of-secrets

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When 11 members of a Delhi family are found dead under bizarre circumstances, investigators uncover eerie rituals and a series of cryptic diaries. This Obscurata episode dives into the mysterious 2018 Burari deaths of the Chundawat family – exploring the chilling discovery of their bodies, the family’s seemingly ordinary life in Burari, and the haunting clues that blurred the line between a shared psychosis and the supernatural.

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https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/burari-deaths-family-members-killed-themselves-in-delhis-burari-police-say-1778806

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/burari-deaths-cctv-footage-shows-final-moments-of-the-11-family-members-1276445-2018-07-03

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/11-in-family-found-dead-in-delhis-burari/article24316571.ece

https://www.vice.com/en/article/evke7k/india-burari-mass-suicide-docuseries-netflix-house-of-secrets

https://www.firstpost.com/india/burari-deaths-one-year-on-family-suicide-delhi-7012451.html

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In the summer of 1981, 20-year-old Cindy Anderson vanished without a trace from her Toledo law office. No witnesses. No struggle. Just a locked door, a ringing phone, and a deepening mystery.

What followed was one of Ohio’s most unsettling cold cases — a story tangled in prophetic nightmares, shadowy suspects, and the lingering question: did Cindy see it coming?.

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https://www.vulture.com/article/unsolved-mysteries-creepiest-cases.html

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In the summer of 1981, 20-year-old Cindy Anderson vanished without a trace from her Toledo law office. No witnesses. No struggle. Just a locked door, a ringing phone, and a deepening mystery.

What followed was one of Ohio’s most unsettling cold cases — a story tangled in prophetic nightmares, shadowy suspects, and the lingering question: did Cindy see it coming?.

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https://www.vulture.com/article/unsolved-mysteries-creepiest-cases.html

https://coldcaseexplorations.com/ohio-cold-or-unsolved-casesohio/the-abrupt-disappearance-of-cynthia-anderson/

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Once the home of Herb Baumeister, Fox Hollow Farm hides a dark past — the site where at least 11 men met brutal deaths. Decades after Baumeister’s suicide, the new owners began witnessing chilling phenomena: disembodied knocks, vanishing figures, and even violent attacks in the pool room where victims once perished. From the man in the red shirt to the whispered phrase “the married one,” this episode delves into the terrifying hauntings and lingering spirits of Fox Hollow Farm, where true crime and the paranormal collide.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Baumeister

https://people.com/who-was-herb-baumeister-serial-killer-11688625

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Once the home of Herb Baumeister, Fox Hollow Farm hides a dark past — the site where at least 11 men met brutal deaths. Decades after Baumeister’s suicide, the new owners began witnessing chilling phenomena: disembodied knocks, vanishing figures, and even violent attacks in the pool room where victims once perished. From the man in the red shirt to the whispered phrase “the married one,” this episode delves into the terrifying hauntings and lingering spirits of Fox Hollow Farm, where true crime and the paranormal collide.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Baumeister

https://people.com/who-was-herb-baumeister-serial-killer-11688625

https://www.paraholics.com/p/skeletons-of-fox-hollow-farm

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It’s nearly 2 a.m. on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. Inside the Sahara Tahoe casino, slot machines still jingle for a few lingering gamblers. But the night nurse, Donna Lass, is gone. Her logbook open mid-sentence, and the only clue is a mysterious phone call claiming she had a “family emergency.” No such emergency existed. Donna Lass vanished without a trace—and Lake Tahoe stirred once more with whispers of something sinister beneath its surface.

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